In thinking of my top 9 tips for Young Living Valor®, I had an ‘A-ha!’ flash that if I was thinking of star signs and picking an essential oil blend to capture the essence of a Libran, represented by a set of scales, Young Living Valor® could be The Chosen One. The foundation stone of several fundamental [...]
Try a drop of Young Living Thieves® on a splinter. I had a sore spot on my finger recently and had a feeling there was a splinter buried in there somewhere. Having heard this tip from a few people over the time, I put on some Thieves®, covered it with a band-aid and re-applied/replaced it a [...]
If you’re an essential oil user, you’ll know something about diluting them with pure vegetable carrier oils for application onto the skin. These delicate substances are very potent — at least 100 times more concentrated than the plants and herbs from which they come. While many are so mild dilution is not necessary, others require it. [...]
Tennis elbow? Apply a drop of authentic peppermint essential oil after tennis for a fresh and cool effect. Essential oils are potent, so please follow directions on the bottle and the usual guidelines for safe use. Thank you! Our preferred choice of essential oils and natural products is Young Living. Discover why we love them so [...]
Ask an essential oils fan if they love Frankie, and most will know you aren’t talking about Jersey Boys. They will nod wisely and give you their personal favourite use for frankincense. It’s said this ‘holy anointing oil’ was thought to cure everything from gout to a broken head in ancient times. (Two bonus tips for [...]
Apply authentic melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) essential oil for toenails you're happy to put on show. Put a few drops in your palm, dip the fingertips of your other hand into the oil and rub it into your toenails daily to keep them feeling and looking in good shape. Essential oils are potent, so please follow [...]
For many essential oil-loving people I know, one of the biggest revelations was the moment they discovered that when you put oils in a burner, it can not only cancel out their potential benefits but can actually create toxic compounds. “But it’s so cosy and atmospheric to burn oils,” you might be saying. I’m sorry if [...]
Drip 1- 2 drops of authentic sandalwood essential oil onto the crown of your head to help meditative focus while doing yoga. Our preferred choice of essential oils and natural products is Young Living. Discover why we love them so much here and here. Young Living supplies Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood (Santalum paniculatum) as its sandalwood. Young [...]
Not long into Spring, I gave the air-conditioning in my car its first workout for the warmer months. And I could tell I hadn’t used it lately. There was a very odd odour that I can’t attribute to anything in particular — much as it resembled old socks, wet dog and month old takeaway wrappers, it [...]
Eucalyptus: one word, 700 plus species and a multitude of medicinal properties. We’ve already covered the fundamentals, including the history of its journey to distant shores and three ‘mainstay’ eucalypts commonly regarded for respiration and the benefits imparted by their high levels of eucalyptol: Eucalyptus radiata, globulus, polybractea. As promised, today’s post delves into several other [...]
