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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.
Lauren says
I'm always interested in exploring ways to help my family without added chemicals. I'd love check out essential oils!
Carrie says
I would love to win the plant therapy products because I love how they have a dedicated children's line and aromatherapists on staff. I signed up for your newsletter.
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Dacia Gillette says
I am trying to fix some health problems, & these just might help! I'd be interested in the Top 32 set.
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Stacie Mosley says
I have rheumatoid arthritis and I have been reading about the benefits of essential oils. I would love to try them!
Eileen says
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Eileen says
Would love to win. I've just started with essential oils and would love to learn more and do more with them. Right now I only have lavender, lemon, and peppermint.
Angela says
It would be such a great blessing to introduce Plant Therapy’s essential oils into my families life!
Leslie says
I've had fantastic success with a couple oils to treat recurring sinus issues and digestive problems with my 4 kids. As a high school teacher, I don't make enough to buy a lot of them to try. This would give me the chance to figure out some of our other issues.
Dawn says
After a rigorous battle with breast cancer I have attempted to turn my family's entire course to heath in a different direction. The oils will help me and my family live cleaner and hopefully clear up my scars...physically and emotionally. Looking forward to living long and strong!
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Brandy says
I'm excited to try them as an alternative to the overpriced MLM that I'm currently using! I love all the options, the high quality and all the information that Plant Therapy puts out - very helpful!
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Jessica says
I am just starting to get into oils. Right now, I've mainly been diffusing the couple I have because I'm not sure what else to do with them. I have four kids, and we are trying to turn our family's health around. These oils look awesome!
latisha shipman says
I was excited to see this giveaway - Plant Therapy oils are the only oils I buy, I have used them for well over a year - I LOVE their products and am already subscribed to their newsletter. I would be so excited to win :)
Connie L. says
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Kathy says
Already subscribed to the newsletter. I'm just getting into EOs. Finding out they are really work. Want to find out more, so I just enrolled in Aromahead courses. I'll be needing to buy a lot of products in addition to the EOs.
Connie L. says
I'd love to try PT EO to get away from using medicines that we truly don't know what side effects are there. I want to get back to the basics!
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Jennifer Duckworth says
Plant Therapy promotes safe usage of their products and their customer service rocks! I would love to try more of their oils.
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Joy says
I would love to have a greater assortment.
Lisa Reaves says
Plant Therapy promotes safe usage and offers many safe ideas for using their oils. I love that they have such a great kids-safe list of oils as well!!
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Jessica T says
I would like to try Plant Therapy’s essential oils because I just started getting into essential oils. I have only started with lemon and lavender but would love to try others! Thanks!
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Jordie Mann says
With Lupus and various illnesses inside my family and friends' families, I would put these oils to work! I've yet to purchase essential oils because I'm researching the best company to align with and while still searching, Plant Therapy is at the top of the list thus far. I intend to create my own line of lotion or body butters and essential oils will be used in the hundreds so the company that I choose will have the best of the best oils and customer service available. I am enthusiastic about this new line and will be selling them at local venues to begin with and online eventually. Thank you for taking my entry! One more thing should be mentioned. I intend to give 10% of all sales to a charity after my costs are covered.
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Karyan Stratton says
I love essential oils! I am almost out though so I need to order more!!
Shannon F. says
Would love to win the oils set as I'm just starting to use them and learn more about their benefits.
Krissa stiger says
I have been wanting to try essential oils to work with reducing my migraines. I would be super excited to get a free trial!
gina says
I use the lavender and some water in a spray bottle. Fleas do not like it ,spray rug dog. Works great!! when not feeling so great peppermint great.
Dorothy says
I have tried several of them already and they work great!
Jennifer Byram says
I'd be sooo excited to win these because my daughter has been studying the health benefits of essential oils and herbs, and our whole family has been interested in using them to better our health. But honestly, they are out of my price range right now. We got a couple to start with, but we'd like to do more!
RachelJ says
I've just started to use some essential oils, so it would be great to have more to choose from and know better how to use them.
Meghanssj says
I have made major changes to my diet in the past few months that are helping me to lose weight. I love how I feel and I would like to add other healing practices to my life that will allow me to better care for myself, reduce stress and become more balanced. I think essential oils would be a great place to start.
Sheila says
I am like others, I want to try them and have even purchased a couple but how to use them and when and what for is confusing. So the guide would be great.