Not just for little ones...

Not just for little ones...
When you get a new oil and you fall in love, you start to think of all the ways you can incorporate this oil into your routine! Take a look at this blend....
Coriander, Geranium, Lavender, Palmarosa, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Lemon, Roman Chamomile, Jasmine, and Rose.
Gentle Baby isn't a new oil to me but it is has been absent from my shelves for some time now. When I saw it being offered as a 15 mL, I jumped at the chance to order it. Well, this gem arrived yesterday and only happy thoughts came to mind when I cracked open the bottle. I thought about all of the ways I used this oil with my boys when they were itty bitty. I also remembered how much I loved this oil for myself when I learned to layer it with some of my favorite oils. 
Everyone should have this oil! Even if florals aren't your thing, the benefits of this oil are endless and we can balance that floral aroma for you!! 
Here are some of my favorite ways to use this oil: 
  1. -Create a linen spray. If it is for a crib, layer it with Lavender and Frank. If it is for an adult, layer it with Cedarwood, Lavender, and Orange. 
  2. -Add this to your dryer balls. Even if it is just for your load of sheets. 
  3. -New mamas, create a roller and apply to clavicle while you are trying to rock your baby to sleep. 
  4. -For babies: Add a drop to bath water for a calming environment before bed. For adults: Create bath salts with Gentle Baby, Lemon, and Lavender for a skin spoiling, refreshing bath. 
  5. -Create a soothing balm with coconut oil, Gentle Baby, and Purification. You can use this on irritated skin, rashes, or problem areas. Ratios will vary for kids and adults. 
  6. -Add this to your skincare routine. Add to your moisturizer or create a serum. 
  7. -Create a nasal inhaler to carry with you. My kids hated their car seats. This would have been perfect to wave under their nose when they were agitated. 
  8. -Create a refreshing room spray and layer Gentle Baby with all of your favorite citrus oils! 
  9. -Create a perfume! wear on your diffuser jewelry. 
  10. -Add to your lotion for a light floral aroma and reap all of the benefits of the Coriander, Geranium, Lavender, Palmarosa, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Lemon, Roman Chamomile, Jasmine, and Rose. 
Favorite diffuser blends: 
Gentle Baby, Cedarwood, Orange 
Gentle Baby, Purification, Lemon 
Gentle Baby, Grapefruit, Spearmint 
Gentle Baby, Lavender 
Gentle Baby, Northern Lights Black Spruce, Grapefruit 
Gentle Baby, Lemon Myrtle, Cedarwood 
Gentle Baby, Stress Away, Lemon 
This gem is available in a 15 mL bottle through the end of the month! Do not miss out!! 
What are your favorite ways to use this oil? 

The Red Juice

The Red Juice

Let's talk about the product my husband told me I need to be telling everyone about....Ningxia Red! 

How many of you received your kit and were clueless on what did to with those red packets?

Step 1: Put them in the fridge.

How many of you were totally thrown off by the name you couldn't pronounce and just pushed them aside?

Step 2: Get your shot glass ready.

How many of you thought we were all a little off because we were taking shots of some juice you couldn't pronounce?

Step 3: Add a drop of your favorite vitality oil and send it down the hatch!

What is this stuff???
Well to make the pronunciation easier, I am going to keep it simple and tell you it is Wolfberry juice! Major super food shot here! It can also be called goji berry. Not so scary anymore?

HOW ABOUT SOME FAST FACTS ON THIS WOLFBERRY? You ready for this?!
• It has over 15% protein by weight
• It contains over 21 essential minerals
• It contains 18 amino acids
• 67 times the vitamin b1 of brown rice
• 2 times the vitamin b3 of bakers yeast
• 3 times the vitamin c of raw oranges
• 5 times the calcium of raw cauliflower
• 2 times the beta carotene of raw spinach 100 g of Ningxia Wolfberry contains 1600 mg of potassium!!

1-2 ounces of Wolfberry juice a day is all you need.

Where does the word Ningxia come from? Location! Location! Location!

The wolfberries for our juice, actually sourced from a location that gets flooded with important minerals. The NingXia Wolfberry is native to the Ningxia Hui Autonomous region of Northern China. Its botanical name is Lycium Barbarum L and is the most highly esteemed for its medicinal and healing properties of all of the Lycium species that exist in China. The highest concentration of the NingXia Wolfberry crop is located in the Yellow River Flood Plain. This flood plain derives its water from the Himalayan Mountains. This water flows through the mountain snowpack and lower Himalayan foothills and becomes charged with an INSANE mixture of minerals and organic nutrients. By the time that it reaches the NingXia province it is a mineral-rich, super-fertile silt water…the likes of which you will find nowhere else on earth. YEAH. THAT GOOD.

Want to hear just one of the reasons why you should be taking a daily shot?

This NingXia wolfberry also has a pretty incredible ORAC score. ORAC is Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It’s essentially a test that attempts to quantify how powerful the antioxidant capacity is of a food. So, for example…blueberries are a known high-antioxidant food, and they rate just under 5,000 on the ORAC scale. Ningxia Red comes in at a whopping 30,000 on the S-ORAC (same thing as ORAC - just specified for supplements)! 😮

Want the science to back up all of the benefits of this Wolfberry juice?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92756/

YL gives new members the opportunity to try our Wolfberry juice at a stellar price point through the Ningxia Premium Starter Kit! 

Already a member? The Essential Rewards Ningxia Red Kit is a way to get the biggest bang for your buck! 

Coffee Talk

Coffee Talk
This morning, as I was patiently ( or not so patiently) waiting for my coffee to steep in our french press, I remembered a video I saw when I started to dive into the essential world. It was a simple explanation on the distillation process process of essential oils and it has really stuck with me over the last five years when I am asked to explain the difference in quality between Young Living essential oils versus other companies.  

If you have ever inquired about the quality of Young Living Essential Oils, you have probably heard the words " Seed to Seal". Young Living has a number of farms and distilleries around the world. Farms that are partnered with, must pass the Seed to Seal certification standards. You can read all about the Seed to Seal standards and guarantees, here.

Let's get back to the coffee, though! One of the standards that you get with the Seed to Seal promise, is the guarantee of essential oil from the FIRST distillation. What does that mean? Well, think of your ground coffee as plant matter. When you go to brew your coffee, that first brew is going to produce the strongest cup of coffee. Think of this as the first distillation. If you were to take the same coffee grounds that you just brewed and brew them once more, you still get a a cup of coffee BUT the quality and strength of the coffee is weaker. With each brew of those coffee grounds, the coffee will get weaker and weaker even though it is still producing a cup of coffee. Think of this as your plant matter folks! 

When I am asked what I think of a certain company who says their oils are pure but provide a less expensive product, I go ahead and take a peek and the website and their prices. The first oils I look at are the flowers.Why the flowers? Well, did you know that it takes 10 pounds of Jasmine flowers to make 5 mLs of pure Jasmine essential oil? It takes 22 pounds of rose petals to create 5 mLs of Rose oil.  As I am browsing the prices, I know that if a company is selling rose oil for fifty dollars, something isn't right. I know that if I see Lavender oil listed for ten dollars something isn't right. Is their product pure? Maybe. If it is pure, I can guarantee you, you are not getting the first distillation. When your oil costs significantly less than the plant matter required to create that oil, you are not getting the highest quality product. What does this mean? You are going to be using a greater amount of that oil to come close to the benefits of a single drop of pure oil from the first distillation. So are you really saving money? 

Paying for a quality product is worth it friends! If you are here to reap the amazing benefits of these plant juices, know that you absolutely get what you pay for when it comes to essential oils. The transparency, high standards, and quality product that Young Living produces and guarantees cannot be beat! 


Quarantine Hair

Quarantine Hair
Alright friends! 

When is the last time you had your hair cut? I chopped my hair off in the fall and had my last cut the first week in December. With all of life's events and now the stay-at-home orders, I have absolutely no idea when a haircut will make it onto our schedule. To be honest, I wanted to start growing my hair out after my last haircut. This mama missed the ease of putting her hair in a ponytail. However, I knew I was in trouble with these color treated ends and no haircut for sometime. Over the last few months, I changed a few things in my routine and my hair has absolutely taken off and is looking super healthy! 

I am here to share that with you as I know switching to a plant-based hair care routine can be so tricky! First, in the fall, I started taking an MSM supplement, after attending Silver Retreat. Lindsey Elmore spoke about Sulfurzyme and how beneficial it was for our bodies. She said it should be incorporated into everyone's routine. This got me digging. I started googling MSM and WOW! I get it, we should all look into an MSM supplement. The list of benefits go on and on. MSM has been studied and may support things such as:

  • Inflammation/Arthritis
  • Cartilage Preservation
  • Range of Motion & Physical Function
  • Reduce Muscle Soreness Associated with Exercise
  • Reduce Oxidative Stress
  • Seasonal Allergies
  • Skin Quality & Texture 
I found this article helpful! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372953/ . Rather than go down the rabbit hole of all the supplements available, I went with what I knew and trusted, Young Living. After about three weeks of taking Sulfurzyme, I noticed a difference in my nails, hair, and muscle tightness/soreness post workouts. If you are looking for a starting point with supplements, here is a great one! 

Onto nourishing my actual hair! 
My hair is growing. There is no doubt about that! The question now was how to nourish and make it through all of these months without a haircut.  The big key here, is a plant-based formula. We are trying to nourish the hair and stay away from harsh chemicals and toxins. However, if you have ever tried to make the switch, you know it can be tricky! 

Step 1: Cleansing
I recommend everyone start with Young Living's Lavender Shampoo! It is light and you get a great lather. Another bonus, it ALSO contains MSM. You need no more than a nickle-sized amount! My husband uses less. Only cleanse your SCALP! Unless you have product in your hair, you only need to wash your scalp. Leave those natural oils that are nourishing your hair alone. If you find you need more moisture in your shampoo, then try the Lavender Mint Shampoo. If your hair is extremely dry, over-treated, or breaks easily, I would look into the Copaiba Vanilla. 

Step 2: Conditioning
If you have fine hair that is prone to oil and grease, go with Young Living's Lavender Conditioner. I have color treated hair so I want something with more moisturizing components. I go with the Young Living Lavender Mint Conditioner. You are going to wring your hair out and gather in your hand like you are putting your hair in a ponytail. Massage a dime to a nickel-size amount into the hair you gathered, staying away from the scalp.  The conditioners are as thick as body butter so you do not want to over do it.  Leave in your hair while you finish your shower and then rinse. 

Step 3:  Leave-In Conditioning (optional)
If you have short or thin hair, you may want to skip this step or use a lighter conditioner, such as the Lavender Conditioner. I like to use the Copaiba Vanilla conditioner because my hair is color-treated and my ends need extra nourishment.  A bottle will last you months and months and months if you are only using it for this step.Take a pea-sized amount in your hands and massage conditioner into the ends of your hair. Leave it in and wrap hair in micro-fiber towel. 

Step 4: Healthy Scalp (optional)
I love this step year round. I change the oils I add to this recipe based on my scalp health. If I am dry, itchy, or irritated, I grab Lavender, Melrose, and Cedarwood. If I am looking to promote healthy growing conditions, I grab Rosemary, Cedarwood, and Geranium. If I want an added boost, I add Ylang Ylang. Start with half a dropper to one dropper full of Mirah Lustrious Hair Oil. Drop into two ounce spray bottle. Add 5 drops each of three essential oils of you choice. Top the bottle with alcohol-free witch hazel and shake to mix. Before drying hair, lift hair and spritz mixture on the root of your hair. Comb through and style as usual. 

That is it folks! I swear by this routine. My hair feels AH-mazing. My ends look healthy and my hair is growing. If you aren't ready to jump in at once, start with the Sulfurzyme and Lavender Shampoo. Then slowly build your haircare collection from there. This would be a great time to jump on Essential Rewards, ease yourself into the routine, and earn points back to spend on your oils! 

You will love the results. Here is a YouTube video of me talking about my routine!

Washing your fresh produce!

Washing your fresh produce!
The Thieves Fruit & Veggie Soak 🍇🍅🍏has been our go-to for clean fruits and veggies for a few years now. I was blown away by the difference in taste, cleanliness, and appearance after a good soak. Of course, there is always a good hack to go along with our Thieves products! Stay tuned for a helpful tip in cleaning your produce as needed instead of a big bath at the beginning of the week!



 
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