Healthy Uses For Essential Oils
Young Living Essential Oils have millions of healthy uses and this page would be thousands of pages long if we were to publish every possible use. Below are some healthy uses and tips we think you will enjoy. "The Essential Oils Desk Reference" (complied by Essential Science Publishing) and "Reference Guide for Essential Oils" (complied by Connie and Alan Higley) have many abundant healthy uses for Young Living Essential Oils. These books are available at a discount on our Online Store.
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NOTE: When using essential oils on children or babies, always dilute the oils with V-6™ Enhanced Vegetable Oil as children and babies have more sensitive skin than adults and the natural medicinal properities in the oils may be a little too strong to take without diluting. Refer to the Essential Oils Desk Reference for information on using on children and babies. Use only the oils that are suggested for children and babies. Always check the Safe Usage guide before using essential oils.
Everyday Health Challenges:
Upset Stomach
Soothe an upset stomach with Peppermint. Put a small drop in a glass of water or in tea and drink it to soothe your stomach. Or, put a drop on the tip of your tongue or wrist or take a few drops and rub it around your stomach or your navel and watch how fast your stomach gets back to normal.
Headache
Headache relief with Peppermint! Put a drop in your finger and rub it over your forehead or on your temples. In many cases, the headache will instantly leave! Be careful not to put any essential oil in your eyes. If that happens, immediately put V-6™ Enhanced Vegetable Oil in the eye to dilute the oil. Essential oils will sting if you get them in your eyes, and you want to avoid putting oils in your eyes or your ear canal. Another suggestion is to put peppermint on the back of your neck. Let it dry for a few minutes. Then go into the shower and let the hot water "drive" the peppermint in by positioning the spray on the back of your neck.
Muscle Pain
Relieve painful muscles with Peppermint or Wintergreen! Put a few drops of Peppermint or Wintergreen in V-6™ Enhanced Vegetable Oil and massage the muscles. Peppermint and Wintergreen have been reported to help relieve the pain fast! Put the Wintergreen on first. Wait a couple of minutes and then layer the Peppermint on top. The Peppermint serves as a "driver." Some people layer OrthoSport on the painful muscles first, followed by wintergreen and peppermint.
Knee or Back Pain
Wintergreen has been successful in eliminating or reducing pain for knee or back pain due to inflammation. Rub one or two drops of Wintergreen on the pain and wait five minutes and reapply if necessary.
First Aid:
Lavender should be included in every first aid kit!
- Put 1-3 drops of Lavender to stop a cut from bleeding.
- Put 2-3 drops of Lavender on a minor burn to decrease pain and aid in healing. Lavender oil will also minimize the formation of scar tissue.
- Drop Lavender into a sore to clean the wound to help kill bacteria.
- A drop or two of Lavender oil on a rash, bee, or insect bite will help stop the itching and help the healing process.
- For eczema or dermatitis, mix several drops of Lavender oil with V-6 Vegetable Oil and massage in affected area.
- Stop a nosebleed by putting a drop of Lavender on a tissue and wrap it around a small piece of ice and push the tissue covered ice chip up under the middle of the top lip to the base of the nose and hold as long as comfortable for you or until the bleeding stops (don’t freeze lip or gum).
- Try relieving motion sickness by placing a drop of Lavender oil on the end of the tongue or around the naval or behind the ears.
- Rub a drop of Lavender oil over the bridge of the nose to unblock tear ducts.
- Relieve dry or chapped or sunburned skin or lips by rubbing lavender oil on affected areas.
- A drop of Lavender will help heal a cold sore.
- Put lavender behind your ears and neck to help you fall asleep. You can also layer Peace and Calming on top.
Non-toxic Personal Care Products:
Relax Your Body & Calm Your Mind
Use Peace & Calming on the bottom of the feet and within seconds you will feel calm and relaxed. Dilute this oil with V-6™ Enhanced Vegetable Oil and put on baby's or children's feet to calm a crying child. Diffuse this oil in your home. Peace and Calming is a great smelling oil and one of our favorites. It can also be used to relieve anxiety or as a beautiful perfume. Lavender also has a very calming effect on the body. Rub on the bottom of your feet or rub on your pillow for a good night's sleep.
Healthy Make-up Remover
Use V-6™ Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex as a make-up remover. You can apply two or three drops to a damp cotton ball and wipe off your makeup. This also leaves your skin soft and nourished.
Breath Freshener
Keep a glass spray bottle of water with the appropriate amount of peppermint essential oil drops (depending on size of bottle). You can cool yourself with this spray or spray it in your mouth for a breath freshener.
Natural Deodorant
Rub 2– 4 drops of Lavender oil, Geranium oil, or Thieves Dentarome Plus toothpaste over the armpit area.
Fight dandruff
Put several drops of Lavender on the scalp.
Non-toxic Cleaning:
Carpet Cleaning
Use two capfuls of Thieves® Household Cleaner in a gallon of water in the shampooer and shampoo your carpet. The carpet will get clean and you house will not smell like chemicals. This will also freshen the air in your home and will kill bacteria! Always test any product on a small portion of your carpet before use. Thieves® Household Cleaner is non-toxic and it is safe for children and pets.
Everyday Cleaning
Thieves Household Cleaner - Clean your whole house with this amazing and safe cleaner. It is so concentrated that it makes 18 bottles of effective cleaning power. Use it for windows, countertops, appliances, cutting boards, bathrooms, kitchens, etc. Use 1 to 3 capfuls along with 1/2 to 1 c. Borax for your laundry. It is also wonderful for removing stains from clothing (spot test first) and for dusting. If a child accidentally swallows some of the Thieves Household Cleaner, you do not have to call poison control. You do not have to induce vomiting. You do not have to give the child milk. The cleaner probably won't taste very good, though, so adminster a glass of water to help get rid of the taste. Use three capfuls of Thieves® Household Cleaner in a gallon of water and use this to clean your home. You can put some of this mixture in a spray bottle to easily clean your surfaces daily.
Freshen up your bathroom
Take your favorite essential oil and put a couple of drops on the cardboard of your toilet paper roll. This will keep your bathroom smelling fresh for many days. Put a couple of drops of lemon oil in a glass spray bottle and spray to freshen up your bathroom. Shake the bottle before spraying.
Clean Bathroom Fixtures, Windows & Mirrors
Keep a glass spray bottle of water with the appropriate amount of peppermint oil (or Thieves® Household Cleaner). The amount of oil or cleaner depends on the size of your spray bottle. Not only will this clean your bathroom and other areas, but it will clean windows and mirrors so streak free that the glass seems to disappear and evens seems to stay clean longer!
Wellness:
Thieves Essential Oil
This oil is simply amazing. One of the ingredients in Thieves essential oil blend is Clove, which has the highest anti-oxidant level of any essential oil. The Essential Oil Desk Reference states that studies at the Weber State University in Ogden, UT, during a 1997 demonstation showed the killing power of Thieves essential oil against airbone microorganism just after 20 minutes of diffusing! 99.3% of Micrococcus luteus organisms were killed. Another study against the gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed a kill rate of 99.96% after 12 minutes of diffusing Thieves oil. Diffuse Thieves essential oil into the air to kill airborne organisms and/or apply to the bottom of your feet to give your body the help it needs to fight sickness and disease. Thieves oil is a family favorite during the cold and flu season.
101 Ways to Use Thieves!
Lavender Essential Oil for Hay Fever or Allergies
Help alleviate the symptoms of hay fever by rubbing a drop of Lavender oil between your palms and inhale deeply or diffuse Lavender in a cold air diffuser or nebulizer.
Young Living Foot Reflexology Chart
You can apply the appropriate oils on the reflex points that stimulate all the internal body system. Please refer to the Essential Oils Desk Reference book. 
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