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Beginner's Guide to Essential Oils
Many people swear by essential oils as home remedies and claim they help keep their kids out of the doctor's office. Though these claims are not backed by the FDA, it certainly sounds intriguing! So if you want to figure out how to incorporate them into your family's routine, here are some good ways to start.
Content courtesy of our sponsor Plant Therapy
Top 5 Oils
- Lavender
Lavender Population is known for being calming by reducing anxiety and acting as a stress reliever. It can also help with minor burns and reducing scarring and other skin issues including eczema and psoriasis.
- - Lemon
Lemon can be refreshing, energizing, and uplifting. It can also be added to your favorite household cleaner to help refresh and sanitize.
- - Peppermint
Peppermint is stimulating and can help enhance alertness and improve your energy. It can also relieve headaches, nausea, digestive problems, and congestion. Because of its menthol content, peppermint has a cooling effect which can also help reduce a fever and relieve pain.
- - Tea Tree
Tea Tree is often known for its ability to help combat acne and oily skin. You can also add a few drops to laundry to help keep things fresh.
- - Frankincense
Frankincense frereana is especially prized for its skin rejuvenating properties. It's great for wrinkles, scars, dry skin and damaged skin, and can help heal a wound or cut. It can also calm and relax your body and uplift your mood.
Top 5 KidSafe Synergies
Plant Therapy also has a line of KidSafe Synergies, which are basically different blends. Here are their top 5 for summer:
- Germ Destroyer
Move over hand sanitizer! A germ fighting oil is great to have on
hand to help your family fight any sickness you might come in contact with.
- - Sneezy Stop
Do you or your child suffer from allergies? These synergies have been known to alleviate symptoms caused from seasonal allergies.
- - Ban The Bugs
Beware summertime buggers! Your family can play outdoors more this summer with an all natural insect repellent using these synergies.
- - Calming The Child
These relaxing synergies are great to use during the day or before bed when you or your child are feeling overwhelmed or extra wound up.
- - Nighty Night
These two oils are perfect to help you or your little one sleep more soundly during the night. Fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. I know we've all gotten to a point where we will try anything!
hand to help your family fight any sickness you might come in contact with.
Laura says
I would love to try Plant Therapy's essential oils as a way to help my kids stay healthy without using over the counter medication.
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Nubia says
I would love to try essential oils. I'm a health coach so I'm always trying new health products to stay on top of my game. I would love to get into essential oils especially since I just listened to the essential oils summit with Dr. Axe! I'm so in it to win it!!!
Jessica says
I would love to use oils more for my family
Angela M says
After discovering my oldest son had sensitivities to chemicals in certain soaps, I began making my own using essential oils and his eczema has cleared up! Would love to try even more.
Susan R says
I've really been wanting to learn about and utilize essential oils. Fingers crossed!
Maegan says
I would love these oils because I want to be able to give my children a much more healthy environment to live in (not just food they eat) and with these there are so many possibilities I could be substituting for the chemical-filled products/air that we have now.
Nicole says
I hear so many good things about essential oils. Would like to try them out.
quianna says
Would like to try oils for natural bug spary, eczema and most importantly sleep for my sleepless three year old.
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Michelle says
I have young children that I would like to try alternative and Natural therapies when they are sick And therapies to keep them from being sick!!
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Katie Reed says
I am very interested in natural ways to treat common illnesses and issues. I have heard that essential oils can be used for anything from disinfecting surfaces to treating rashes and colds. I am very interested in learning more.
Marti says
Would love to try these essential oils. Working to make my life more toxin free.
Tracy Wright says
I'm stuck in an olive, coconut and almond oil rut. So may other choices to explore their many healing potentials that I would love to learn about!
Jessica says
I haven't heard of this line of EO's before and I am very interested to find out more about them. I have wanted to sign up with other companies in the past, but just never had the money to be able to afford the initial start up for them. I would love to try more EO's. And be able to have a chance at learning more with using them for me and my family.
Sarah Nares says
Id like to try Plant Therapy’s essential oils since I have heard alot about oils recently and I am still in the dark about what they do. There are so many different kinds of oils I cant remember which does what but by how many people swear by their benefits I want to start learning and taking them. This company looks great since its kid friendly and I have small children at the house : )
Judy Wigginton says
I would love to try these! I have been coughing quite a bit and also have sleep issues.
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Nycci says
I have just started learning about essential oils and want to experiment more to find more health benefits for me and my family.
Linda Matthews says
I've been wanting to use essensial oils for cleaning, cleaning the air, better health. Newsletter!
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Ginger says
I believe that these are very powerful -- in Europe, they regulate essential oils just like the medicines they are. I just used clove oil last week to successfully fight a tooth abscess instead of going to the dentist!! I have a chronic illness but feel that essential oils work far better than pharmaceuticals ... unfortunately, since they aren't covered by health insurance, I cannot always buy what I need. This would be a great help to me!!
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Michaela says
I have used EOs for a few months now. Has helped with allergies and such and saved us the trouble of a few doctors visits (used a blend on my back when I pulled a muscle, without which I would have needed a muscle relaxer, and treated my toddler's sinus infection). I would love to win this set!
Carrie says
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Amber says
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Cami says
I just started researching essential oils and would love to get started using them on myself and for my family.
Tracy says
I have been reading a lot about EO lately and would love to start using them! This would be an awesome way to experience several at once!
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Linda says
I was just at a friends house this weekend and she was using a blend of essentials to clean! Smelled great and came home and started reading. This would be such a treat and so timely!
Betsy Butters says
I keep hearing about Essential Oils and would love to learn more!
Jennifer Reddick says
I would like to try the essential oils because I never have before and we have allergy issues in our household.
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Jennifer says
We are trying to do more natural living, from laundry to sickness. This would help get us going in the right direction