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Essential Oils

YellowLabMom — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 21:44:29 GMT

Do any of you have any experiences with essential oils? I have horrible allergies and I am sensitive to many things. My friend orders them from a company. She diffuses them in her house, uses them topically and orally. Just curious about other opinions. TIA

Re: Essential Oils

spud188 — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:41:35 GMT

My daughter's use Young Living Essential Oils so I can only speak to that brand and what they tell me.

2 of my grandchildren have allergies,and no problem.

Last week they toured one of their Lavender Farms and Distillery. All natural organic farming.

Re: Essential Oils

dansey — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:44:32 GMT

I just started getting into the Essential Oils and love them!! I use a diffuser and also apply to the bottoms of my feet. I use the Doterra brand. Google them and find all about them!

Re: Essential Oils

Snowpuppy — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 23:06:12 GMT

Learn all you can before you invest as good quality oils can be pricey. They can also burn the skin if applied incorrectly and need a carrier oil.

A diffuser is nice if all you want is aromatherapy around the house but understand that essential oils can smell very different than the Glade you're used to spraying.

I started with Eucalyptus oil last winter for sinus relief. OMG, what wonderful relief and so much less expensive than OTC meds.

Currently I'm using a blended oil called Muscle Mend for knee pain relief. Mixing it with Ben Gay for osteoarthritis relief.

Re: Essential Oils

Abrowneyegirl — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:17:57 GMT

I also have terrible severe allergies and I love EO.

Important to note: I can only tolerate the purist of EO the ones of 'lower quality' set my allergies off.

I have found the allergy blend of

-Lavender

-Lemon and

-Peppermint

To be a huge help to my allergies. I keep in a glass roller ball and apply to my feet as needed.

I have found 2 books to be very helpful:

Modern Essentials: A Contemporary Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils

and

Valerie Ann Worwood's book "The Complete Book Of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy"

Re: Essential Oils

HULAGIRL — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:35:45 GMT

I have a friend who has gone off the deep end over this stuff, but so far it doesn't interest me much. She swears by it, though.

Re: Essential Oils

Azcowgirl — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 04:14:45 GMT

Hi Dansey....

I love DoTerra Oils too .....and the LLV Supplements (:

Re: Essential Oils

YellowLabMom — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 21:10:14 GMT

Thank you all for your feedback. :-)