Thousands of years ago people discovered essential oils, the purified extracts of natural plant liquids produced during growth for their health-enhancing properties. Today these oils are used in almost every country of our world and are recognized as providing powerful benefits.
Essential oils can provide great support to the body. The most popular essential oils are Thieves, lavender, and peppermint.
Many products we use often are synthetically mass-produced and are superior to their naturally occurring counterpart. For example, the active ingredient in aspirin is naturally produced within the bark of a willow tree. It was used as early as 400BC by the ancient Romans for pain relief. Since the 1930’s it has been a synthetically manufactured medicine.
However, artificial synthesis is not a best choice or method to produce essential oils. The best method to obtain oils from organic plants is a process that requires a special adaptation of low-temperature low-pressure steam distillation. This best preserves the purity of the natural organic compounds.
It is very important to only use pure therapeutic grade essential oils that do not contain quality reducing additives or chemicals. Some companies add chemicals or solvents to their oils to make them at a lower cost. These additives often reduce quality. As a result, their products can also cause adverse skin reactions or other undesirable side effects, especially to those individuals already having compromised immune systems.
Pure Essential Oils
Producing pure essential oils requires the care and expertise of master distillers. Young Living Essential Oils is the world leader of pure essential oils. To maintain high product quality Young Living owns and maintains the farms where they cultivate and produce oils. They do not spray their crops with chemicals and all weed control is by hand. Then they rigorously test each batch to assure product consistency and purity. Young Living goes beyond organic in their farming practices and processing of oils.
Essential Oils Wholesale
Most companies sell their oils in retail stores, but Young Living offers their oils at the wholesale cost to their members. People can purchase oils at the retail cost directly from members, but the best way to get oils is to get a membership with wholesale pricing.
Companies that sell their oils at retail spend their marketing dollars advertising and sending sales representatives to stores. Young Living sells their oils at wholesale, spending their marketing dollars rewarding their members for sharing oils with others. Young Living allows anyone to become a member when they purchase an oil starter kit. Check the “Steps to Young Living membership” instructions in the side bar on the right. Or you can contact me directly or schedule a consult.
How to Use Essential Oils
There are three basic ways to use essential oils. First, mist them into the air using a vaporizing oil diffuser that plugs into a wall electric outlet. Then add water and essential oils to the well of a diffuser. Turn on the diffuser and see how it vaporizes the water and oil mixture as a fine mist that circulates throughout a room.
The second way to use essential oils is by a topical application to the skin, either directly or mixed with carrier oil. Popular carrier oils are olive oil and coconut oil. Both are made from the nuts of trees. Use carrier oils to dilute essential oils when you don’t need a strong concentration or to thicken essential oils for skin sensitivity testing. Then, once it is determined there are no adverse skin reactions, a person can apply pure therapeutic essential oils directly onto skin.
Most essential oils can also be ingested either by mixing them with water, other ingredients or as part of a vegetable capsule. Look up and enjoy the many recipes that are available for ingesting oils. Also, check essential oil reference books or obtain advice from a Young Living member as to which oils can be ingested, best methods for ingestion, and the most popular recipes. 
Essential Oil Blends
Essential oil blends are a mix of more than one essential oil. Oil blends like Panaway support muscles and joints. Also, the Thieves vitality oil blend supports the immune system. Many who suffer with anxious thoughts and stress often find greater relief from Stress Away rather than using unblended oils like vanilla or lavender.
For more information about essential oils and recipes on how to use them, check out these pages:
- Argan Oil
- Aromatherapy and Essential Oils
- Eucalyptus Oil
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- Lavender Oil
- Peppermint Oil
- Tea Tree Oil
- Thieves Oil
- Young Living Oils
