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How to Use Your Everyday Oils- Purification Edition

3/25/2015

Purification

I can not get enough of this oil blend!!
I'm diffusing it now with an extra drop of lemon for an energizing kick. I move the diffuser into each room of the house for about 30 minutes each.
I always think about homes with indoor pets when I use Purification because I know how hard it is to eliminate pet odors from carpets and furniture and the air, even. We don't have indoor pets, however, we do have a busy toddler in diapers and that's kind of the same thing, right? Teenagers who play sports- gym bags- running shoes- work shoes...it's all the same thing, right? Smelly. We all tend to spray some store-bought product that just masks the odor and fills the air with headache inducing chemicals. Have you read the labels of some of those products? Don't. Just stop using them. They contain known carcinogens and have hundreds of toxic chemicals all hiding behind the ingredient labeled "fragrance"- who knew? Now YOU do! Further down, you'll read about our easy and inexpensive natural solution to these toxic sprays.
Purification oil is a blend of Lemongrass, Citronella, Rosemary, Lavandin, Myrtle, and Melaleuca essential oils. It digests odors instead of covering them up and smells amazing! A couple drops in a load of musty towels will change your life!! It is effective in soothing skin aggravations and is gentile on skin. It takes the sting and swelling out of bug bites too!! This oil is everything an essential oil should be- useful and practical.

How to Use Purification

Purify the air- Diffusing 3-5 drops, depending on the size of the room, of Purification oils helps clear the air of odors. Rather than masking the odor, Purification actually digests the odor and smells incredible! Instead of using common household deodorizing sprays (which are full of harmful chemicals) we mix 4-5 drops of Purification oil to a 4oz travel size spray bottle and fill with water to spray on couches, carpets and in the car. Play around with whatever ratio suits your needs:)

Soothe insect bites- Dab a drop of Purification oil directly onto the bite and the oil will calm down the inflamed blood vessels under the skin that cause the itching. Further, Purification is an excellent bug repellent! The same fabric freshener spray recipe can be used on the skin as a non-toxic bug spray.

Clear skin blemishes with just a dab

Check out the Homemade Mommy for more easy uses and to find these recipes:

Zit Zapper

Bug Repellent Lotion Bars

For more information and step-by-step instructions on how to enroll in a wholesale membership with Young Living and begin using your Everyday Oils, click here.

This blog is strictly about Young Living Essential oils and products. Young Living is the only brand I use and recommend- only when purchased directly through the Young Living website. Whenever a particular oil is talked about here, I am referring to Young Living's oils ONLY.

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Cedarwood and Our Breakthrough!

3/9/2015

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Today's post is taking a vacation from our series on the everyday oils. We do have more of the everyday oils to discuss and I'm excited to continue that series, however, today I want to share with you something personal that our family has been going through. If you've followed our posts and/or spent any time with us in the past 2 years, you know that we've been on a unique journey. We've been learning what it means to have a premature baby and how to work with Doctors, Therapists, Specialists, Teachers and Social Workers to see that he reaches HIS full potential. It's been an incredible journey, full of triumph and setback. We have learned so much and come so far by trusting our professional team as well as our own intuition.

I mentioned triumph and setback. Since our son's birth, there has been a timeline in place for reaching developmental milestones and goals- much like there is for a full term child only with adjustments allowing for his prematurity and all that comes along with that. He's taken a bit longer to develop fine and gross motor skills, verbal and non-verbal communication and healthy normal function of his brain and body systems. This uphill battle is further complicated by sensory issues and aversions, which are common in premature babies. Our triumphs have been in gross and fine motor skills, non-verbal communication and cognition- He's smart as a whip! Our setbacks have been in tackling his aversions. Oral aversions are common in babies who were born premature and often are the cause of feeding delays and issues. It's inconclusive exactly why this is, but one can only assume it has something to do with the extensive medical intervention that takes place directly after birth and continues for months- Endotracheal tube used to intubate when on a ventilator, Orogastric tube used for feeding, etc.

We have successfully hurdled past all feeding issues associated with his oral aversion and now have been focusing on one last issue- Drinking from a cup. For whatever reason he has been terrified of a cup of any kind, no matter how closely it resembles a bottle. He cries- kicking and screaming whenever a cup is introduced. We have no idea why and it's been extremely challenging to make any headway.

I mentioned trusting our own intuition in addition to our professional help. Enter, our new found love of essential oils. We've spent the past couple months getting our feet wet with the Premium Starter Kit and understanding how to use the oils. One thing we've learned- They only work if you use them. We use them, every day and they work! Young Living offers over 100 different Essential Oil singles and blends as well as many other products. We've started to experience oils and other products outside of the Everyday Oils.

This month, we started using Cedarwood. It caught my attention for it's effectiveness with focus and sleep. I've been diffusing it at night with lavender and also rubbing it topically on our son during the day to help with focus. It has other uses that I disregarded. It never occurred to me that he could benefit from the way Cedarwood reprograms the cells and releases old memories- That just seemed like a benefit for someone older with more life experience. What was I thinking?!! He's had more life experience that needs to be let go of than anyone I know! Well, it's been 3 days and today we had a major breakthrough!! Today, he didn't cry and kick and scream at the sight of the sippy cup. Today, he gave the cup a chance. He held it- never done that before. He chewed the rubbery spout- never ever would he do that before. He gave it a chance. He didn't actually drink from it but, for those of you who have seen his disdain for a cup in the flesh, you know how huge this is!! Baby steps. He'd only ever touch it long enough to throw it across the room as far away as possible. Today, it was as if the cup was a long lost friend. I couldn't help but think that he was letting go of old memories that are hindering him. Perhaps memories of being in the NICU on a ventilator- being intubated- having feeding tubes- not to mention the countless other medical procedures who's memories would undoubtedly be stowed away in his tiny developing brain. I can't imagine.

I was quietly observing from the other side of the room, in complete shock, and I snapped this pic for Dad. I was overcome with emotion. I will never know if he's been held back by trapped memories but I do know that today was a break through for us- for him. These oils work. They do what they say they do. We use them and that has been our experience. Incredible!

Uses for Cedarwood

According to the Essential Oils Pocket Reference by Life Science Publishing, Cedarwood is also used for hair loss, arteriosclerosis, ADHD, and skin problems such as acne and eczema. When inhaled, Cedarwood stimulates the limbic region of the brain, the center of emotion, and stimulates the pineal glad which releases melatonin. It was found in clinical test by Dr. Terry Friedmann that this oil may help with ADD and ADHD in children. It is recognized for it's calming and purifying properties.

Oh! Did I mention that Cedarwood is on the list of Young Living oils under $20 for wholesale members? It's true.

This blog is strictly about Young Living Essential oils and products and it is the only brand I recommend. Whenever a particular oil is talked about here, I am referring to Young Living's oils ONLY.

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