to recap part one, i went over these ten oils:
-thieves
-joy
-r.c.
-motivation
-white angelica
-cedarwood
-gentle baby
-purification
-orange
-stress away
i'm also going to go over my top 2 "can't live without" yl products that aren't oils, but that will be at the end.
the first oil i'll go over today is digize. it's basically what i grab whenever i have anything going on tummy-related. makena has (for lack of a better word) poop-issues and we rub this (or the tummygize, the pre-diluted kids version) on her belly when she's constipated or has "owie tummies". it usually helps get things moving! also i grab for it whenever i'm nauseous or i ate too much. it helps promote healthy digestion. this one actually comes in the kit now, which is really great! i mix it with peppermint, put it in a roller bottle and top with carrier oil and keep one in my diaper bag to have on hand.
next on the list is valor. ohhhhhhh valor. if you know me and know anything about my oil obsession, you know valor is my hands-down favorite oil. for me, it does everything. i went into complete panic mode when i heard it was going out of stock for at least SIX months!!! i hoarded that crap. lol! valor is my liquid confidence. i'm ok at writing things like a blog when i have time to think about my words and i can hide behind a computer screen :) but put me in front of a group of people and i jumble my words, get bright red in the face and make hardly any sense. a few drops of valor over my heart before i'm presenting at an oil party and my nerves ease soooo much. this stuff also stops jon's teeth grinding. it's bad enough having to listen to the grinding, but he used to wake up with nasty headaches because of it. valor also promotes better sleep AND can help keep your body in better alignment. i rub it up and down my spine after i get adjusted at the chiropractor. i'm glad i hoarded the original, but because so many people feel the same way as i do about valor, gary young actually re-formulated the original valor without the blue tansy and came up with an amazing new blend. it's called valor II and is in stock! smells a tiny bit different but still works wonders!
i guess i'll follow that up with my next favorite oil. peace and calming. same thing as the valor, its been out of stock for a few months and will be until sometime this fall so i stocked up. this blend too, has been re-formulated and there is now a p&c II available to buy, which is also fantastic. i use this oil every single night in my diffuser. same with both of my kids. some people don't care for the smell at first, and i didn't either....but now i'm obsessed with it. just smelling it calms me because i love it so much! it has also done wonders for calming down my neurotic dog. she gets scared during fireworks and is just anxious in general sometimes, so a drop rubbed in my hands and then applied to her ears makes a big difference. anxiety and sleep. two of the most common struggles i've seen since talking to people. this one helps me with both. love love love.
since we're talking about sleep, i'll list dream catcher next. makena has had night terrors now for probably 2 years. if your kid deals with these, you know how sad it is. it's like shes having a bad dream and wakes up crying/whining but no matter how much i try and comfort her, it doesn't help because she's not actually awake. it's really strange but i guess very common around her age. they happen more often when she didn't nap that day. anyways, i heard about dream catcher for night terrors. the bottle is pricey so i waited a while, but now i wish i hadn't. i use this with p&c and cedarwood in her diffuser every night and instead of having night terrors every night, it happens maybe once every 2 weeks. i'll take it!
idaho balsam fir. this one smells very...earthy. it's a great one for the men because it's not "girly" smelling. one of the primary uses of this oil is with muscle fatigue. it may also be beneficial for asthma, bronchitis, burns, depression, hemorrhoids.....and the list honestly goes on and on. to be completely honest i don't usually grab this one when i have sore muscles. i'll either reach for panaway, deep relief, aroma siez, copaiba, etc. i had to include this on my list because it is one of the 3 oils in what my oil friends and i like to call the "morphine bomb". its this with frankincense and copaiba in a capsule. i've swapped out my ibuprofen for this combo and it is VERY comparable! one more lab-made relief option that i have stopped using. win.
naturally i'll move into talking about copaiba. like i said above, this is one of the 3 oils that make up the "morphine bomb". it's actually so awesome that it now comes in the premium starter kit. when someone asks me for a pain oil, this is the first one that rolls off my tongue. it's in my ridiculously amazing pain cream that i swear by. it's actually known as an enhancer, meaning when you add a few drops of this to any of your homemade roller bottle blends, it kicks it up a notch. from regular strength to extra strength if you will. everyone deals with pain at one time or another, so this is why its always on my shelf.
Frankincense. We've all heard of this oil. It goes back to biblical times when it was presented as a gift to baby Jesus. That's gotta say something right? In my personal opinion, this oil has more medicinal and healing qualities to it than any other oil. i've heard some amazing stories about what this stuff has done. i personally enjoy using it for tons of things. from mental clarity, to skin issues, to immunity boosting and beyond. it's pricey, i'll admit. but a.) it comes in the kit and b.)it's uses are endless!
Next up is a citrus. Grapefruit. You can obviously use this one to flavor your water or other food/beverages which i love to do. Not only does it taste good but it may increase energy, boost your immune system, nourish skin, and (get this...) it may even help diminish cellulite!! score. which only makes sense that its one of the three oils in the "weight loss trio". The other two are lemon and peppermint. a couple drops of the 3 in a capsule taken twice daily can give your body that extra push to shed some pounds.
Oregano. You've used it in your food. but did you know that it has strong immune-enhancing properties? and antioxidant properties? and it supports the respiratory system? it also has the ability to remove skin tags from your body. i'm currently in the process of testing this theory. it's considered a "hot oil" so you don't wanna apply it directly to your skin without a carrier oil (unless you're attempting to remove skin tags of course). this oil comes into play a lot during cold and flu season for my family. it's one of the 4 oils in the "flu bomb" that we take religiously when someone is sick. oh, and its a delicious way to flavor your food too :)
and last but not least, i give you lemongrass. first two words that pop into my head: inflammation and pez. haha it honestly smells EXACTLY like lemon-flavored pez. i loved that candy growing up (ok i still love it) so its kind of nostalgic to me. reminds me of easter, we always got it in our baskets. anyway....the other word is inflammation because its a great way to reduce it. my mom has psoriatic arthritis so she uses lemongrass in a lot of her pain and inflammation blends. i always know when she's applied it because the room smells like pez! it can also promote better sleep and the nice thing is that it is SO cheap.
alrighty. so there you have it. my top 20 oils. real quick though i'm gonna talk briefly about 2 other young living products i'm obsessed with. ningxia red and thieves household cleaner.
i've blogged about thieves cleaner already, and i also have put up multiple fb posts about it. obsessed. you can read my blog entries here and here.
ok ningxia red. where do i start. i'm actually going to take some info straight out of my essential oils desk reference, because my own words aren't good enough for this one.
"Ningxia wolfberries have long been treasured in the natural health community. Their phytochemical profile is legendary: amazing polysaccharides, calcium, 18 amino acids, 21 trace minerals, beta-carotene, vitamins b1, b2, b6 and e along with polyphenols. Thanks to the power of synergy, this new formulation of NingXia Red juice is more powerful than ever with the addition of new and highly efficacious ingredients. Ningxia Red's new formula promotes free radical scavenging by providing high levels of powerful antioxidants while boosting energy. It supports brain and cognitive health as well as digestive health. The nutritive power of ningxia red fortifies the cardiovascular system and supports health blood pressure levels while promoting restful sleep patterns. It aids the body's natural function. It also provides nutrients needed for healthy insulin sensitivity and promotes a feeling of satiety if taken prior to meals. Ningxia Red also supports proper muscle and joint health".
yeah. it's that awesome. and it helps that its yummy tasting. everyone in my family has an oz of this per day. if i grab a packet out of the fridge i have to quickly drink it or makena is next to me going, "mommy can you share? mommy? mommy. share? share with kena?". it gives me such natural energy.
here's a few pictures that impressed me big time in the eodr that i figured it would share, as well as some of the other benefits of this juice.
and that brings me to the end! i'm sure this list will continue to grow and maybe even change a little, depending on my phase of life, but for now these are the things that i've been so lucky to find and start using daily. they have all made such dramatic improvements in mine and my family's lives. :)
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