This class was put together by a fellow Happy Oiler!

You might be thinking, “What are these oils Iʼve been hearing/seeing all over

the place?” or “Iʼve gotten my kit and love it but what should I get next?”. No

matter where you are in this journey I hope that this event will help answer

your questions and get you on your way to using essential oils in your day to

day life. We love incorporating more and more oils and YL products into our

lives and help our families to a less toxin laden day to day life as well as more

immune power and overall better health. Iʼm just going to tell you some of

my favorite oils and products, and talk a little bit about why I use them and

how theyʼve helped my family, and then give you some of my favorite

recipes!

The Premium Starter Kit Just in case you are completely new to oils or to

Young Living: here is a quick overview of all the goodness that comes in the

Premium Starter Kit that so many of us have gotten to dive head first into the

wonderful world of essential oils. With this kit you get 11 amazing oils AND a

diffuser to use them right away.

We like safety so here are some tips when getting started!

- Use a carrier oil (like olive oil, sweet almond oil, or coconut oil, stay tuned

for the next post as we will dive in more on this) to dilute your essential oil

when applying to skin. This isn't always necessary but it's best to start that

way to ensure your skin isn't too sensitive!

-Store your oils in a cool, dark place to keep their compounds from altering

-Fun fact: YL oils never expire! Just store them properly.

-Keep oils out of your eyes and ears. If they accidentally get where they

shouldn't

go, use a carrier oil (not water) to rinse it out

- It's always wise to start slow & small and consult your doctor before use.

- Always put oils in glass. They are incredible at pulling toxins out of things,

but if you are going to drink water with EOs in it, you don't want to also drink

plastic

- Check the bottle before ingesting an oil to be sure that it is labeled as a

"dietary supplement" so you know it is safe for taking internally!

- Always dilute with a carrier oil for kids.

- Only diffuse around newborns. We never apply topically until our littles are

at least 6 months old, and then we dilute heavily!

- And of course, use YL. It's the safest out there!

If you have the Premium Starter Kit you may already have purchased a carrier

oil to use with your essential oils. If you are new to oils, here is an overview of

carrier oils and why we use them.

Two main reasons I use carrier oils are:

1. they help the essential oil absorb better into the skin and get to where

they need to go faster and more effectively and

2. a very small amount of essential oils is enough for each use, carrier oils

help applying the essential oils much more effectively. And a good side effect

is that this way your essential oils will last much longer too. You can pre-

dilute your oils with a carrier oil and store in a glass roller bottle for fast and

easy application. I do this with multiple oils - Thieves for example. I use that

roller nightly on our feet and this way I don't have to go through the messy

side of diluting every evening!!

Young Living Essential oils support all 9 body systems.

Here is the thing: if you stop treating symptoms and focus on supporting your

body's systems with these natural substances you will notice huge changes in

your body's response. Your immune system will get better and you will feel

overall wellness. We will always be grateful for medications that will help us

when our body needs serious help to get over something. But if you change

your lifestyle to a supporting, wellness oriented one that includes daily oil

regimens, good food choices most days and daily exercise you will notice how

amazing our bodies are built!

Check out what oils (most of these are from the Premium Starter Kit) support

which body systems.

You have your Starter Kit and youʼre loving the oil life, but what do you buy

next?! We were all in the same boat at some point, and would love to share

some of our found favorites!!

Here are our top 20 most popular products outside of the PSK! Please note, I

am including a couple oils that are currently OOS, but they're worth waiting

for! I promise!!

1. Citrus Fresh - AMAZING for a clean smelling house! I love to add it to

our sink when cleaning!

2. Lemongrass - Perfect for a post-work out massage, and for relaxing!

3. Orange - I love pairing orange with Ylang Ylang (more on that below)

and adding it to my Thieves toothpaste for pearly whites!

4. Tea Tree - Your skin will thank you over and over again!

5. Cedarwood - For healthy hair & lots of zzzzʼs

6. Thieves Cleaner - This cleaner is life changing. We have replaced every

cleaner in our home with this one bottle!

7. Peace & Calming II - This is a staple in our home. I use it all the time on

wedding days, and for nice restful sleep!

8. Valor II - Also a staple. Use it in the mornings to kick the dayʼs butt. Or

just at any time that you need a little boost of confidence to get going!

9. Joy - I LOVE joy!!! Itʼs exactly for what you think it would be for. Itʼs one

of my favorites to wear on scarves or as perfume!

10. Deep Relief Roll-On - This is the greatest roll-on in existence. If

you ever have aches and pains from daily life, youʼre going to want to

get yourself some Deep Relief.

11. Grapefruit - Itʼs this sweet, invigorating aroma that I LOVE for its

ability to encourage feelings of joy, satisfaction, and playfulness.

12. En-R-Gee - For those times you need some energy

13. Gentle Baby - Whether youʼre a momma or not, this little bottle

is AMAZING for feeling calm & for your skin!!

14. Ylang Ylang - The “love potion” get it. Youʼll thank me later

15. Progessence Plus - Ladies, this one is for you! It does wonders for

your hormone balance! (*If youʼre on birth control, this one isnʼt for

you, as it contains naturally occurring progesterone!)

16. Dragon Time - Ladies, this one is ALSO for you. Itʼs for that

“dragon time” of the month. Hellooooo happiness.

17. Breathe Again Roll-On - For those times that you need a little

help breathing

……….Vitality oils! (Any of them are AMAZING but here are a few fun

ones!)

18. Grapefruit - TASTES SOOOOO good in your water! Plus it can also

support weight-management programs when taken internally and

paired with a healthy diet and exercise.

19. Lime - This baby is an important ingredient in one of YLʼs most

popular blends, Stress Away™. Whether youʼre stirring it into drinks for

a bright burst of flavor or giving your food a little extra citrus zip, Lime

Vitality essential oil is a welcome kick of summer that you can enjoy

year-round.

20. Orange - has a clean, refreshing scent and flavor and contains the

naturally occurring constituent limonene. Google what Limonene can

do for you!

Besides our beloved Thieves Essential Oil (used daily in our house to support

our immune systems, especially during flu season), there is a FULL line of

products containing this amazing blend!

• Thieves Spray - I just LOVE this one - carry it around with me

everywhere. We use it as a hand sanitizer (natural alternative that

actually works!), for door handles and shopping carts and (here is a

great one) to spray into our throats when it does not feel so happy (this

is not for kiddos though!)

• Thieves Laundry Soap - laundry is not my favorite...but I do like to do it

a little bit more when I know that I am not accidentally harming my

family with a ton of unnecessary toxins

• Thieves Toothpaste and Mouthwash - the VERY. BEST. I have receding

gums and they have been painful and sometimes bleeding for years.

Since starting Thieves toothpaste and Mouthwash my gums are super

happy and not hurting at all! LOVE IT.

• Thieves Hand Soap - traditional hand-soaps contain a chemical called

Triclosan to kill germs. It also is harsh on your skin and you really don't

need it at all. This is a wonderful chemical free alternative to regular

hand-soap and it smells absolutely amazing!

• Thieves Dish Soap - basically the same as the hand-soap. Just being at

peace about eliminating toxins from my home gives me such a good

feeling! At least I can do something right ha!

• Thieves Dishwasher Detergent - This baby is ultra-concentrated,

meaning that most loads require just 1 tablespoon!

• Thieves Lozenges - when your throat does not feel like it should, soothe

it with these amazingly tasting drops!

• Thieves Cough Drops - These are new, and they're too soothe your sore

through and ease your cough. YUM!

• Thieves Cleaner - this thing is SO amazing that it really would deserve

an entire post or even class on its own. The most versatile nontoxic

cleaner that WORKS! I have never had more fun cleaning and felt

better about it! From countertop spray to bathroom or floor cleaner

and window cleaner - this thing really does it all. I just used it as a spot

cleaner on my carpet - OMG, so awesome!!

Oh, Ningxia, how I love you!!

Add a daily shot of NingXia Red® to your diet to enjoy the benefits of this

powerful, whole-body supplement. This sweet and tangy drinkʼs formula

includes wolfberry, which is touted for its health benefits. Also featuring

plum, aronia, cherry, blueberry, and pomegranate juices and extracts, Young

Livingʼs NingXia Red is packed with superfoods to support overall wellness. In

addition to these antioxidant ingredients, NingXia Redʼs formula includes

pure vanilla extract and Lemon, Orange, Yuzu, and Tangerine essential oils for

a great tasting, healthy treat.

Young Living NingXia Red benefits include support for energy levels, normal

cellular function, and whole-body and normal eye health. A daily shot of 2–4

ounces helps support overall wellness with powerful antioxidants. I love to

add different oils to my Ningxia shot...most days that includes Frankincense

(look up health benefits of Frank and you will want to bathe in it!!), Longevity

and a citrus oil (Lemon, Jade Lemon or Orange). Delicious and healthy!!

We have all had moments when we hear about how something simple can

help us become healthier but we canʼt find the motivation to invest in it. Like

fitness, we all know if we move more and eat less our bodies and mind will

change. But there is something else that is simple and could up your game in

the pursuit of health and wellness. Itʼs what we put into our bodies.

We all hear the information on good nutrition; if you could just increase the

amount of antioxidants you take, you could then reduce the free radical build

up in your body and that could lead to better health. If you could just

increase the good bacteria in your body, you would have better digestion and

that could lead to better health. If you could just find a way to take more

omega 3 fatty acids which could help maintain good blood pressure, that

could lead to better health. If you could just find a way to take the B vitamins

you need every day to help turn fat into energy and help increase red blood

cell production, that could lead to better health.

We all know these things are good for us, but how do we get started? The

great thing is we work for a company that is all about health and wellness.

Young Living offers a kit that gives your body everything I mentioned above,

its called the Core Supplement Kit (Master Formula, OmegaGize 3, Life 5, and

Longevity).

Not wanting a kit?! Don't worry there are TONS more options for you!!! Just

check out the supplements tab by going to Virtual Office > Quick Order >

Nutritional Supplements > Supplements! If you could do something every day

to increase your overall health and wellness and it only took 15 seconds

would you do it?

Let's talk about HERBS baby! Rosemary, Thyme and Oregano. All from the

Vitality line meant for dietary use. The biggest question I hear about these is

WHY would we use oils for cooking instead of the herbs in our garden or

grocery store? Let me tell you!

It all comes down to FREQUENCY. A healthy person has a frequency around

62-68 megahertz (MHz). And as our frequency dips down, that is when our

body starts to show symptoms and illnesses. So it's really important to stay

well and keep frequency up! Now, dry herbs have a frequency of 12-23 MHz.

Fresh herbs go up to 20-27 MHz, which is awesome. Fresh is best!

But get this!! Essential oils have a frequency between 52-320 MHz!! This

means that even the lowest frequency oil is still higher and more beneficial to

our bodies, as far as frequency goes. I love this stuff!

POST A great way to use your oils and support your body daily is to drink

them in your water. All 'Vitality' citrus oils are a wonderful addition to your

water - taste great AND help detoxify your system! I find that I drink more

water throughout the day when I flavor it with my oils.

• Personal favorites: Peppermint (added bonus: energy and suppresses

appetite), Lemon, Orange and Grapefruit (added bonus: kicks up your

metabolism)

• When adding oils to your water, you will want to make sure you grab a

water bottle that is glass or stainless steel.

• Citrus oils detoxify, and you don't want to be drinking the toxins they

pull out from materials like plastic. Start slow, and don't over-do the

amount of drops you put in your water.

• Tip: Add a tiny bit of salt to mix your oil with the water. OR You can

grab some stainless-steel straws on Amazon.

For the next part of our class, we will be talking about some of our favorite

recipes. Did you know that you can use Essential Oils to make your own

versions of beauty products we use daily? If you look at the labels of lotions,

deodorants, shampoos and conditioners closely you will notice that most of

them have unnecessary toxic ingredients that can potentially harm you and

your family. You can make your own lotion, deodorants and handwash or

body soaps with oils and other natural toxin free ingredients. Lots of these

recipes include the use of glass roller bottles, containers, spray bottles, etc.

Another fun idea is to repurpose your old essential oil bottles to make roll-

ons. You can buy roller fitments from Young Living & create recipes & utilize

empty bottles all in one DIY project!

These lovely roll on bottles with 10ml of Essential oil are amazing for on the

go! I am using all 5 of these on a weekly basis. Here is what they do:

1. RuTaVaLa - calming and relaxing - I love this one when I feel tense and

stressed or just right before bed

2. Deep Relief - one of the most popular blends YL offers - and for a good

reason. If you ever have tense muscles, a sore back or head

tension...this roller will save your life!!!

3. Breathe Again - AMAZING!!! absolutely one of my favorite oils ever!

One roll and it does ON POINT exactly what the name says - totally

awesome!

4. Stress Away - in a convenient roller. Daily use in this house - oh and it

smells like Paradise! Need I say more?

5. Tranquil - the very best to roll onto your chest and neck before bed. I

love the aroma of this blend and it literally puts me right out

SLEEPY CREAM

This sleep cream includes lavender to relax and unwind, Peace and Calming

for the same reason and Valor to help with any scary thoughts or even

nightmares. This stuff smells absolutely amazing!! You can even add in some

Cedarwood for some extra zzzzz's.

Sleepy Cream Recipe:

• 1/3 – 3/4 c Coconut Oil (depending on how strong you like your

fragrance and potency)

• 8 drops Lavender essential oil

• 8 drops Cedarwood essential oil

• 8 drop Valor II

• 8 drops Peace & Calming II

• You want to whip the coconut oil a good 5 to 10 minutes until it is

super creamy.

• Next mix in your essential oils well. Store in a glass jar and apply to your

feet before bedtime as needed.

Roller Recipe:

Fill your roller bottle half way with a carrier oil of choice & add: 8 drops of

P&C II 8 drops of Lavender, 8 drops of Valor II *optional* 8 drops of

Cedarwood. If needed, fill to top with carrier oil. You can use Stress Away in

place of Peace & Calming II while it is out of stock!

ALUMINUM FREE DEODORANT

What Youʼll Need:

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup cornstarch (or arrowroot powder for sensitive skin)

1/4 cup baking soda

1/8 -1/4 teaspoon essential oil (We like Joy or StressAway, but feel free to

choose your favorite)

*Recipe slightly adapted from gnowfglins.com

What to Do:

1. If the coconut oil is in a solid state, put some in a microwave-safe container

and pop it in the microwave for 10-second intervals (until it melts fully).

2. Mix in essential oil.

3. Add cornstarch and baking soda and mix until smooth.

4. Transfer to a jar and apply with your hands or an empty deodorant tube

for mess free application.

Note: It may be best to refrigerate your deodorant since coconut oil has a

low melting point. **You can also try and of the Thieves toothpastes or even

just oils (Lime, Peppermint, Copaiba)

GLOWY SKIN RECIPE

One of my main reasons that I started my journey with essential oils was

because I was on the hunt for incredibly glowy skin. And boy did I find it!!!

Check this out:

Lemon-Sandalwood Bar Soap twice a day, A drop of Melaleuca alternifolia

(Tea Tree Oil!) in the morning, and then my glowy skin mix of: Jojoba oil in a

glass dropper bottle with 10-15 drops of Purification, Tea Tree, Lemon and

Lavender and 5 drops of Frankincense. You can also use Lavender to treat

redness. I canʼt stress enough how much Tea Tree + Lemon-Sandalwood bar

soap have done for my face, but the rest of it keeps my skin glowing AND

clear.

I also love using Frank and Purification on a cotton round with Witch Hazel as

a toner

SEASONAL STUFFIES

If you're someone who struggles with being able enjoy the months where

new flowers are blooming, the bees start doing their jobs of pollinating, the

air starts warming up, and the wind takes all of this and blows it around,

leaving you with some funky systems that maybe just make ya miserable...

YOU NEED THIS COMBO IN YOUR LIFE!!! (This isn't beyond the Premium

Starter Kit, but you still need it :P It was TOO GOOD not to share!)

You can:

-Diffuse this trio

- Make a roller with equal parts topped with a carrier oil of choice with this

trio

- AND/OR purchase these babies in the Vitality line along with veggie capsules

(from Young Living) and make your own Spring-Time-Symptom-Crushing-

Capsules by adding 1-2 drops of each oil, fill the capsule with a carrier oil, and

take with a full glass of water. (The fun part? The original topical/aromatic

oils came in your starter kit, which means you have them already, other than

the Vitality line!)

GRAPEFRUIT & PEPPERMINT SUGAR SCRUB

What you need:

-1 Cup Coconut Oil

-1 Cup White Sugar

-1/4 C Juice from grapefruit

-Zest from 1 Grapefruit

-30 Drops grapefruit essential oil

-10 Drops Peppermint essential oil

-1/4 teaspoon beet juice (for color)

In a medium mixing bowl, combine coconut oil and sugar. Mix on medium

speed until creamy. Add the grapefruit juice, zest, essential oils and beet juice

and mix again until blended. You can change up the ingredients to get the

consistency you desire. For instance, if you prefer a coarser scrub, add more

sugar...If you want a smoother scrub, add more coconut oil. It is fun to play

around and tweak it to your liking!

WINTER SKIN SAVER.

Save this somewhere, because you're going to want it for winter!

What you need:

• 1/4 Cup Beeswax

• 1/2 Cup Grapeseed Oil

• 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil

• 7 Drops of Lavender EO

• 7 Drops of Melrose EO

• (It's also nice to add a few drops of Frankincense and Myrrh! I keep it at

20 drops of oil total!)

What you do: Melt Beeswax, Grapeseed & Coconut Oils in small saucepan

over low heat. Once melted add oils and promptly pour into jars. Once it has

solidified, it's ready to use!!!

COLOGNE

• In a ¼ oz Perfume Spray Bottle (you can find these on Amazon!)

• Add: 5 drops Northern Lights Black Spruce, 5 drops Valor,

• 1 teaspoon Witch Hazel

• Fill with water

• Shake & spray!!

PERFUME

Add 5 drops of each of your favorite combos to a spray bottle full of water

with 1 teaspoon witch hazel for a health boosting, toxin free, incredible

smelling perfume!

• Release/Tangerine

• Abundance/Motivation/Envision

• Inner Child/Stress Away

• Ylang Ylang/Orange

• Joy/Orange

RECIPES GALORE!

As you can see, there are TONS of recipes that you can utilize with essential

oils. Here’s a few more to try.

Make a checklist, whatever you need to get to trying some SUPER fun oily

recipes!!!

1.Throat Tea

Mix with Water, 1 drop Thieves, 2 drops Lemon, 1 Tbsp Honey

2.Lip Balm

4 Tbsp coconut oil 2-3 Tbsp beeswax (recipe called for 3, but I had read that it

made it too stiff. Used about 2.5) 12 drops of essential oil, can mix different

kinds, peppermint/lavender (no citrus due to the plastic holder) Makes 15

tubes

3.Eyelash Growth

1 drop Lavender Oil Put in a new tube of mascara and apply daily as part of

makeup routine.

4. Skin Marks

Mix 10 drops Helichrysum 6 drops Lavender Oil 8 drops Lemongrass Oil 4

drops Patchouli 5 drops Myrrh 15 ml V6 Mixing Oil MIX IN THE ORDER GIVEN

(VERY IMPORTANT) Roll the bottle between your palms after adding each

oil.Apply topically at least 3-4 times a day

5. Dish Soap (if you're not the DIY type, I highly suggest grabbing the Thieves

Dish Soap!) 2 cups unscented Castile soap 20 drops Lime EO 8 drops Lemon

EO 6 drops Citrus Fresh EO

~mix all ingredients together into a glass jar.

DIFFUSER RECIPES Let's talk about DIFFUSING!

Our olfactory system (our sense of smell) is the ONLY one of our 5 senses

that activates the limbic system. This is where our emotions/feelings/

thoughts are processed. Since we can't walk around holding a bottle of oil for

a long period of time, it is highly beneficial to diffuse the oil and allow it to

enter our systems through smell, so that we might be healthier, happier

people

Diffusing them also allows them to enter the systems of everyone around us

and to set the environment. AND they are great for fighting germs and

staying healthy, keeping your house clean, etc. There are literally hundreds of

combinations of essential oils to diffuse and experiment with, but these are

my Top 5 from the Young Living Premium Starter Kit (PSK) and top 5 outside

of the PSK!!

PSK RECIPES:

1. Lemon + Peppermint (to wake up & focus—

2. Lemon + Peppermint + Lavender (for Seasonal Stuffies)

3. Thieves + Raven (To keep my immunity boosted)

4. Lemon + Citrus Fresh (so fresh & so clean)

5. Frank + Copaiba (calm!!!)

Outside the PSK:

1. Lavender + Peace & Calming (wind down)

2. Orange + Thieves (Because I'm in love with a warm smelling house)

3. Valor + Frank (finding my zen)

4. Joy & Peppermint (I mean, the name says it all.)

5. Ylang Ylang & Orange (Because Valentine's Day is coming up

WHY did we choose Young Living?

After doing a LOT of research on oils of all different brands, we made the

confident decision to go with Young Living.

This is hands-down one of those cases where you get what you pay for. Yes,

you *can* buy a cheaper bottle of oil elsewhere, but *buyer beware* youʼre

receiving an inferior product.

Young Living is the only company out there that has what is called the “Seed

to Seal” promise, or anything like it. This has such a huge impact, you guys! It

means that Young Living controls every single aspect of their production line.

They own their own farms. They plant their own seeds. They cultivate their

own crops. They use essential oils on their plants. They oversee everything,

literally, from planting the seed to sealing the bottle. They can say with a

100% guarantee that they know what is inside each and every bottle, and

that they are pure beyond a shadow of a doubt.

In our house, we have been working on living as chemical and additive free as

possible. This. This is why I chose Young Living. The skin is the largest organ in

the body, and if Iʼm going to be consistently using these products on the skin

of myself and my loved ones (and breathing them in, and ingesting them), I

want to know exactly what Iʼm getting. YL gives me that peace of mind.

☺ **Please note*** Any recipes and testimonials in this class are ONLY for

Young Living Oils. I would never recommend the same usage for other brands

of oils, as I have not put my trust into anything other than Young Living.

At some point, youʼll have loved your oils SO much that they start to

disappear!

As in… youʼve used them all up and now the bottles are EMPTY! If weʼre

keeping things more natural in our lives, we might as well consider reusing

and recycling, too, right? So, KEEP your empty oil bottles!

Here are some things that you can do with them:

• Add 10-20 drops of an oil as a “sample” for a friend who youʼd like to share

your love of oils with,

• Grab a package of roller fitments on your next Young Living order! Create

little roller-bottle versions of some of your favorite homemade blends.

• Create yourself a “travel kit” for on-the-go oily needs! You created a

favorite face serum in a big olʼ eye dropper bottle? Add some of that to one

of the empties, label it, and toss it in your carry-on with the rest of your

toiletries. Looking for some ‘travelʼ-specific ideas? How about creating a

“Queasiness Averted” blend with Peppermint + Ginger in a carrier oil for

when those airplane rides take your tummy for a twirl?! (I love to rub it

behind my ears and onto my tummy pre-flight instead of taking over-the-

counter options that just make me drowsy.)

• Divide up your favorite oils into separate bottles so that you can keep them

all over the house! (Purification in each bathroom, Frankincense wherever

you might wash your face, Peppermint in the medicine cabinet and near the

hot cocoa, etc.)

TIPS:

• How to easily get the plastic reducer thingy off the top of the bottle:

o First --- the plastic thingy limits how much oil comes out of the bottle at

a time, so that you can only get one drop. So, we will now refer to it as

THE REGULATORRR!!!... like an oily superhero!

o Screw the cap of your oil bottle on about half way. Pull the cap at an

angle. Repeat.

o The cap will grab the “regulator” and give you leverage to get it off

without breaking a finger nail or grabbing the screwdriver --- which

probably isnʼt in the right place anyway. (Did we put the screwdriver

back in the junk drawer? The garage?... where do these things go?!)

o Ta-da! Youʼre really the superhero here. Now you get to use your

empty bottle for something else!

• How to clean the bottles:

o Unless youʼre putting the same oil into the bottle that was in there

previously, youʼll want to clean out any oil residue that still exists.

o Take the caps and regulators () off your empty bottles. Donʼt worry

about the labels just yet.

o Place everything --- bottle, caps, regulators --- into a bowl of soapy

water (gentle Castile soap or Thieves cleaner work great!).

o Walk away and forget about them for a bit (5 minutes or more)

o While wet, you can gently peel away the label starting at the seam. If

the soapy water doesnʼt clean the rest of the residue off, try a drop of

Lemon essential oil rubbed onto the bottle with your fingers.

o Rinse everything completely and allow them to air-dry fully.

o Rock on with your empty bottles for exciting new concoctions!