Do you find yourself wishing you felt like you had all the time in the world? Essential oil of thyme is like having time in a bottle. Or it can certainly help you to feel that way.
Just as humans are poetically likened to snowflakes, each of us unique, so are essential oils with their individual combination of constituents that makes them do what they do.
Thyme essential oil’s ‘snowflake’ composition includes high levels of thymol (in the range of 37-55%), with its other key constituents being para-cymene, gamma-terpinine, linalool, carvacrol and myrcene. And this composition gives thyme essential oil its own particular strengths when it comes to potential benefits for us humans.
Among those benefits is the ability to both uplift our spirits and settle butterflies while also helping you tune into your sense of purpose. All these things combine to help you stay on track each day and attuned to doing things effectively and in alignment with where you want to go – which in turn, helps create a sense of spaciousness about your time. Try it and click here to let us know how it feels for you.
Up until now, your thoughts on thyme might have only extended as far as cooking. And for sure, it’s a beauty in the kitchen. If your herb garden is always struggling, Young Living Thyme Vitality essential oil is your flavour saviour!
It can be safely added to your cooking, thereby making it super-easy to infuse thyme’s distinctive taste into recipes. Because the essential oil captures the lifeblood of the plant and is so concentrated, you’ll get the added benefit of thyme’s healthful properties when using Young Living Thyme essential oil this way.
Do go easy when adding Young Living Thyme Vitality essential oil to your recipes. Just one drop goes a long way! When adding it to liquid or a moist mixture, dip a toothpick into the oil and stir that through for a great way to keep control over the flavour impact. Try it in your pasta and poultry dishes, marinades and dips. A drop or two is especially great in marinades where you really want a big flavour punch to start with because marinades lose some intensity with the absorption process.
Please note that it’s imperative to only ever add essential oils to food and drink when the label on the oil bottle clearly states you can do so. Very few oils in the marketplace are of the genuine quality and purity needed, and also, not all oils are meant to go down the hatch, even if they are of the highest calibre. Always be sensible with your oils usage and follow the usual guidelines for safe use.
Thyme essential oil is steam distilled from the leaves of the Thymus vulgaris herb, which flourishes throughout the Mediterranean area.
A woody-based perennial evergreen growing to approximately one foot / 30 centimetres in height, its lilac flowers blossom late spring to early summer and are beloved by bees and butterflies. Now that I’ve said this, you’re probably tempted to persevere with planting some in your herb garden! Don’t worry, you can add Young Living Thyme Vitality essential oil to your food along with the fresh herb and flowers. In this case, it’s hard to have too much of a good thing.
Along with being traditionally used in cooking for a long, long time, thyme’s properties have been revered likewise, with this fragrant herb being mentioned among the 877 helpful herbal recipes in the Ebers Papyrus dating back to the 16th century BC in ancient Egypt. It was also documented in the ancient texts of De Materia Medica by Dioscorides in AD78 and Benedictine herbalist Hildegard of Bingen’s ‘Medicine’. In short: it’s legendary.
When you look at the Young Living products that include thyme (Thymus vulgaris) essential oil, this gives great insight into its potential benefits:
- Young Living Ortho Ease and Ortho Sport Massage oils, both of which are tremendous for pre- and post-exercise and any kind of strenuous activities
- Young Living Dentarome Ultra toothpaste (awesome for natural, non-toxic oral hygiene)
- Young Living Inner Defense® and Longevity® softgel capsules (both very high in antioxidants that can protect against free radical damage)
Other suggested uses for genuine thyme essential oil include:
- diffusing for up to 10 minutes up to three times daily
- topical application well diluted (one part thyme to four parts or more of pure carrier oil and test first on the underside of your arm for sensitivity: dilute more or discontinue if skin is too sensitive)
- please note that this oil can be too hot for some skin types and direct inhalation can cause irritation, so don’t inhale too closely or for long
Essential oils are potent, so as always, please follow directions on the bottle and the usual guidelines for safe use of authentic essential oils.
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Enjoy the good oil daily.
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