Top 7 Reasons to Use Essential Oils

Now that the days are getting shorter, we are running the kids to after school activities, and preparing for the biggest holiday season of 2016, the stress of day-to-day activities can start to wear us down! But with the help of pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils, you could easily:

Support a healthy immune system: Essential oils are aromatic liquids distilled from plants. Their purpose in the plant is to protect itself from whatever nature throws at it! Although essential oils are not approved drugs to treat illnesses, it's easy to understand how they can translate to helping our own healthy immune systems.
Sleep better: Melatonin has often been called a ‘sleep hormone’ - we sleep better when melatonin is secreted from the pineal gland. Certain essential oils, like Cedarwood, support a healthy pineal glad, which can help us achieve a more restorative sleep.
Improve energy & focus: Inhaling the aroma of essential oils is extremely powerful. Certain essential oils can stimulate and awaken the brain - shown to boost attention span, retain information, and ward off fatigue.
Calm the kids and reduce stress: Essential oils can act on the mind as their aromas can be calming and sedating.
Feel joyful: Essential oils can uplift your emotions like music can impact your workout! Engaging your senses can have a positive effect on the body, mentally and spiritually.
Enhance your beauty routine: When it comes to beauty, much can be learned from Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen who many regard as one the most beautiful women in history and who used essential oils to achieve smooth and radiant skin!
Detoxify: Essential oils can gently detoxify your cells and help you lose weight.

When I was first introduced to Young Living Essential Oils, I thought the sole purpose was to make my home smell like a spa! I have since learned countless other ways to incorporate them daily. We diffuse lavender at night to encourage a restful sleep, peppermint during homework time to keep the brain awake, or frankincense to promote a state of peace in the home.

Thieves and Thieves Vitality are most popular during the fall and winter months. This essential oil blend is a combination of warm cinnamon, clove, lemon, rosemary, and eucalyptus essential oils. It is the #1 essential oil we use to support a healthy immune system for everyone in the family! When using any essential oil, always read the bottle label, dilute with a carrier oil on sensitive skin or children, and never apply inside eyes or ears.