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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.
christina says
I've wanted to try them out for falling asleep AND waking up and the afternoon energy slump, but I always feel overwhelmed by both the starting price and the information overload
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Jennifer Vandeven says
There are so many things I would love to try but oils can be so expensive. I am working my way through the ailments in my family looking for alternatives and winning this would allow for more trials! Thank you!
Mary Duffel says
I love essential oils and need to learn more about using them!
Carli Vidimos says
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Jennifer says
I love essential oils & have been brand shopping to compare the different ones.
Jenna says
I'm new to essential oils and I'm excited about making some of my own cleaning and beauty products to ditch the chemicals. I'd love to try Plant Therapy's essential oils.
Marie says
I would love to safely use these oils.
Jamie says
I have always wanted to try essential oils but never really knew where to start.
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Tallie says
I have struggled for years with bipolar disorder and hormonal imbalance. As I walk through this life, I am discovering that nature has everything I need to be a balanced individual. I am currently on a natural tincture for my mood disorder and have improved 80%. This is so encouraging and inspires me to learn more and to teach my children how to take a natural path. I would use the mentioned products for motivation to continue on this path. Thanks! You have also inspired me and encouraged me- some days I just felt like I couldn't stick to it, but you make it easier! So thanks again!
Becky A says
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Cristina Wingate says
I just started the essential oils world and was convinced to purchase an intro kit from YL. To my surprise, to order 1 individual bottle will cost us almost $30.
I knew I could not keep this up with our budget with 2 kids. So, I looked into Plant Therapy and it has great reviews & affordable. I would love to be able to try this as well as "the kids safe" line for my young daughters.
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Jareen Lyda says
My daughter recently started her own organic skincare line ("Ladies of Alton" - shameless plug;) and they use many of these oils. I would like to expand my use of them also.
Elizabeth Ford says
I would love to try and learn more about essential oils for myself and family -especially the sleep help!
sarah says
I'm sleep training my newborn. I'll take what help I can get :-)
Ashley S. says
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Kristin Cooper says
Have always wanted to try oils! Would love to sleep though the night again!
Carli Vidimos says
I have looked into essential oils, but never taken the leap. Would love to see what their all about!
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Kristine says
Thank you for this awesome opportunity! I want to try essential oils to help make our life a more natural one. We've switched our processed way of living for a real food diet, and we are exploring more natural solutions for our lives :)
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Crystal cockerel says
Hoping to improve health!!
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Molly says
I'd love to be sure of what I'm using on my kiddos, and to have safe blends to use for them outside this summer :)
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Ashley S. says
Big step towards a healthy lifestyle and further elimination of the many harmful chemicals used in products today! I would love to use these to make homemade alternatives and share those recipes :)
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Andrea says
I really want to get into essential oils, but the cost is so much to get started. My friends have raved about how much they help them.
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Silvia Gomes says
I love essential oils and I'm still so new to it!
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Jola says
I would love to try these oils! I just got my first oil diffusers and have a couple oils I use in them but would love to try this brand and different combinations. I'm sure having 32 new oils to play with would help recharge me at work, help headaches, sleeping at night and numerous other things!
Kathy I. says
I would love these oils, especially the set for my kids. We could definitely use natural remedies for allergies, bugs and germs!
Vickie Bragg says
Our family is in the process of deciding which brand of essential oils will work best for us. Plant therapy is a new name to us and we would like the opportunity to try it. We have been using essential oils for the past two years and continue to find new uses for them each day. They have made a significant difference in our health.
Ellen says
I'd love to try more essential oils!!
Carol says
A few months ago a friend gave me the opportunity to use a few essential oils. Boy have I been impressed! I would really like to try some of essential oils from Plant Therapy on my family and myself to further replace more conventional remedies with alternative ones.