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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.
Kristy B says
I love essential oils and am kind of picky about them. I have heard great things about plant therapy and would like to try them.
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Shannon says
My entire family recently decided to go "clean" with everything we eat, drink and use for minor ailments. I have them all on board!! I'm a little shocked by this and need to run with it as quickly as possible...so they do not lose interest. :) The Essential oils are just that....ESSENTIAL for my family to feel happy and healthy.
Sarah Gray says
I love your brand.
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Kara says
I just started using essential oils and really want to learn about other types out there and their uses. This sounds like a great opportunity and I'd love to win!
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Jenn says
I've been interested/fascinated with the healing properties of essential oils. I truly think they will help us daily to feel & heal better. Thanks for the chance to win these amazing oils.
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Randy says
I'm curious about all the discussion about essential oils and the benefits to kids and adults. We try to live a healthy lifestyle and take more natural approaches on things so it would be great to win one of these gifts and be able to try essential oils.
Lyndsay says
I love oils! I use lemon oil everyday in my water and haven't been sick since December! I would love to try more oils to see how they can help in other areas of my life!
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Sandra R says
I would love to try the peppermint for headaches and nausea, and I would like two of my night owl children to try the lavender.
Michelle Harrison says
I've been enjoying using essential oils, but I only have a few. It would be awesome to have a few others!
Laurie says
I am always interested in trying new brands! I love Essential oils!
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Sarah D. says
We found a wart on the bottom of my daughter's foot and we were told to try Tea Tree Oil on it... so I've been very intrigued. The amount of information is sometimes overwhelming and I'm not one to just jump on band wagons, but maybe there's something to this Essential Oil rage?!
Tina says
I've just started using essential oils and would love to try more.
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Christina says
I have been so curious to try these. This fall/winter and even SPRING has been BRUTAL with colds, stomach flus and all sorts of strange sickies. Anything natural that I can try to avoid or minimize the length of time we have to deal with them, I'm interested in!
kay says
I've been wanting to try the essential oils after reading so much about them on various blogs!
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Ellen says
I'm always looking to try new oils, I'd love to see what they have to offer
Karen says
I just ordered some plant therapy oils yesterday! I'd love to try the kid safe ones! And that case looks great!
Summer Popelka says
I am new to essential oils and would love to try more.
Rebecca says
I've used lavender before as a sample and loved it! My daughter suffers with allergies so I'd love to replace meds with oils.
Jen Palmer says
I've just started trying a few basic EOs and would love the opportunity to try more.
Darla B says
I use lavender every night before bedtime. I had no idea there were so many essential oils available.
Laura Snyder says
I love that their essential oils are powerful and reasonably priced.
Aaren says
This looks wonderful! I've just started using oils and I'd love to try some more. Thank you!
Colleen Wheeler says
We have started our journey to being an all-around healthier family recently through food and exercise, and I've been feeling that essential oils are the next step for us...this set sure would be helpful!
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Cate M. says
This would be incredible! I have 2 children who go to school and daycare and I don't like to use nasty medicines when they bring home a bug.
Meagan F says
I am working on switching us to a more natural lifestyle and really want to try some EO's!
Kerry says
I hear so much about essential oils I would love to try them
Tina C. says
I've been interested in essential oils for a long time. We've used essential oils to scent our homemade soaps, and we've just recently been using it for other purposes. We've been using peppermint oil to keep bugs out of our house (we had a mosquito problem for a couple weeks), and a mix of lavender and tea tree to soothe the itchy mosquito bites. I'm really interested to learn about what else these oils can do!
Lisa Russell says
I love essential oils! I would like to try their brand.
Annelies says
What an amazing give-away! I use lavender and peppermint but would love to try other essential oils!