A couple months ago, due to FDA regulations, Young Living began creating bottles especially formulation for Internal Usage of our Oils. They contain the same oils as the other, but the suggestions on the bottle are solely for oral use, drinking or in a capsule. When the Vitality line came out, I wasn't interested in investing heavily. Then, I received a sample of Grapefruit Vitality, and it smells and tastes the same as regular Grapefruit. Though normally Grapefruit isn't available in a 5 mL. I liked it! Then I heard they were subbing out some of the Oils in the Premium Starter Kit with Vitality versions. That perked my interest, I want to be able to Present the most accurate Starter Kit, and information that I can, when I teach, so that my team members, I am giving them the most current information. So I've been slowly remembering to say "I drink Lemon Vitality" instead of just Lemon in my water. Towards the end of last month, I decided to make an Oily investment in Vitality Oils, but I couldn't decide where to start. I asked around, and found myself venting to the oily sky, that I wish they had a Vitality Collection, so that I wouldn't have to narrow it down. I put in my order, and The Next Day (not kidding!), the Young Living Spring Collection came out. And what was on page 5? A Vitality Collection! Young Living read my mind!
My Oily Friend Amy Moore shared this graphic to show off the new Vitality Culinary Collection, and invited us to share too. It makes me want them all!
It contains 5 mL Vitality versions of Ginger. Basil, Thyme, Lemon, Peppermint, Rosemary, Black Pepper, Lime, Oregano, and Cinnamon Bark! All Fabulous for your Kitchen Collection!
10 fabulous oils and the wholesale price is only $110.25. I'll have all my bases covered now. Sometimes Oily Wishes do come true!
This morning I went into the bathroom, and found an empty bottle of Raven on my sink. Funny, I didn't use Raven yesterday, and no one has the cough coughs. Well, Jacob was feeling iffy.
It turns out my husband made a new nasal rinse concoction this morning, I found the bottle on the edge of his sink. It was an old 5 mL RC bottle, but over the RC was a small label with "The Nose Plays" written on it. It's got RC, Raven, Frank, Lavender, and Rosemary. He called it, "The Nose Plays".
If you haven't seen Ocean's 11 (or 12, or 13) go watch them all. In Ocean's 13 Matt Damon puts on a gratuitous fake nose, and argues, The Nose Plays! We didn't think it would but it did. Just like we didn't think we'd find a happy blend of Oils to help rinse out Eric's sinuses. But we did! He has chronic sinus issues, and his doctor recommended a daily sinus rinse. He uses a Neil Med squeeze bottle filled with water and a packet of salt so that it ends up being saline. To this saline, he has been adding 1 drop of RC for his daily flush. It's not a 'cure', but it has drastically improved his health baseline, thus making his other medications more effective since he doesn't have to use them as often. He still has issues on occasion, so he's been mixing it up with other oils like Lavender or Rosemary, but he misses the RC. So he mixed up his own! So I wanted to share it with you:
The Nose Plays
25 drops RC
25 drops Raven
10 drops Lavender
7 drops Rosemary
7 drops Frankincense
Mix in an empty 5 mL bottle. Then use 1 drop in Saline sinus rinse in a Neti-Pot or Neil Med Sinus Rinse bottle. Hope the Nose Plays for you all too!
This is the Recipe for Bug Spray I've used for the last two summers. Not only does it do a nice job at keeping bugs away. The only thing I can tell between using this and some other chemical crud is that this gets absorbed in the skin a lot quicker, which makes sense, since this is all natural, so I need to reapply every half hour or so.
This recipe was a combination of things I found online summer 2014, but I didn't realize for a while it uses LLP within it, so sometimes I get relief from applying another layer of spritz. Summer 2015 I made it in tinier bottles, easier to keep in my purse or hand, for frequent applications while we were outdoors. Feel free to mix it up, if you don't have Palo Santo, try Citronella.
As we near the end of March, I noticed that my few pieces of aquamarine jewelry are looking pretty grimy. Back in the day, when we lived in California, I worked in a jewelry store. When I left I 'borrowed' a couple tubs of jewelry cleaner. But it's been a long while since I used it all up, though it was also chock full of chemicals. One thing I recall about cleaning jewelry from my days at the store, you don't want to use regular soap, because it will leave grime on your stones. You might get the dirt out, but you'll likely leave behind a film that will detract from the sparkle and natural beauty of the stones.
So I decided to look up a recipe for using Essential Oils, a more natural cleaner to retain the natural beauty of my stones. Here goes my experiment.
Recipe for Oily Jewelry Cleaner
2 tsp Thieves Cleaner
2 tsp Witch Hazel
1 tsp Baking Soda
3 drops Lemon oil
3 drops Tea Tree oil
Mix in a glass jar, soak jewelry in for a minute or so, then remove, gently brush with toothbrush. Do not scrub or use on pearls, opals, or turquoise. Rinse clear with water and pat dry.
If you want to see my Video of using it and creating it, here you go:
Sorry I turned it sideways a quarter of the way through, I'm not a professional videographer.
I've been hosting a Jamberry Party this week, and a few of my friends have asked how I take them off. I incorporate using Young Living Essential Oils into the removal of my Jamberry Nail Wraps.
For some reason, I couldn't get the computer to switch directions while recording, so it recorded in two separate pieces. I also couldn't get it to merge them together. So here you go, 2 valuable chunks.
So for you here to review how I remove my Jamberry wraps with Essential Oils.
Enjoy! Hope you are able to do some healthy removal, and enjoy combining these great products!
So I have this blend I use, I call it my Snoochie Blend. It's 10 drops each of Melrose, Purification, and Lavender, and I use it around my ears and sinuses when I'm having congestion. Last fall, I made a youtube video on what I do with my Snoochie Blend, it's not good, but here you go -
This week caught me off guard. Jacob woke up Tuesday morning feverish. Sam had gotten sick the week before, and it was Jacob's turn. He woke up grumpy, and coughing more than usual. I didn't like the look he had, so I took him into the Dr. in the afternoon. He had a fever by naptime. And he had an ear infection. I didn't see that coming!
So since then I've been trying to smother us all in the Snoochie Blend. But Chris got an ear infection by Thursday too, and apparently, a cough begun by some sort of viral crud can lead to ear infections. Oy. So far, I've been applying to myself and haven't caught it.... yet. Knock on wood.
Last night was a girl's night out for me, and I was so grateful for it, as I'd been home with sickies all week. But one of my friend's ear was in need of some support, and she didn't have any Melrose. So we Improvised:
10 drops Purification
10 drops Lavender
7 drops Melaleuca A. (Tea Tree)
3 drops Thieves (which has Clove and Rosemary just like Melrose)
2 drops Panaway (since there's Clove but also Helichrysum, which I've been reading lately is great for ear support)
This blend smelled so fabulous. We put it in a roller, and added some grapeseed carrier oil. And she applied it around the base of her ear and down to her throat, just like I did in my video.
Within probably half an hour she started to feel some differences, she wasn't sure if it was good things or not. But this morning, she told me her ear was feeling tons better! So I wanted to share this Improv Success Story!
