Friday, June 5, 2015

DIY Essential Oils Hand Soap!

I've been working on a DIY and I'm happy with the final result! I love castile soap but I don't like that it doesn't suds up to well without using a "foaming"pump. So....I got 6 bars of the Kirk's castile soap and shredded/chunked them into a container and added water until it was the consistency that I liked! Not stiff like a bar of soap but not watery either. I'll be honest it took 2 days to get it how I wanted. But that's ok because I have enough to make a ton of other things, as well! So the first finished products are- 3 bottles of hand soap! OH YEAH!!!!! All made with my own castile soap and Young Living essential oils! They Smell Heavenly !!!!YUMMM
1. Lavender Hand Soap 2. Theives Hand Soap 3. Joy Hand Soap Next on the list will be body wash, shampoo, and laundry 
detergent!

You can find my post on "How to Make Castile Soap" here! 


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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

En-R-Gee Young Living Essential Oil

En-R-Gee contains a blend of stimulating oils that have traditionally been used to help restore mental alertness, uplift, and strengthen the mind as it promotes energy.




What is in En-R-Gee Essential Oil? There are six different therapeutic grade essential oils in En-R-Gee. They are listed below along with a brief description of each oil.
  • Rosemary Essential Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis CT cineol) one of the most broadly used plants throughout the ages. It still can be used for numerous applications including stimulating hair growth due loss due to aging and restoring mental alertness when experiencing fatigue.
  • Nutmeg Essential Oil (Myristica fragrans) uses including stimulating digestion and energizing the body! It also supports nervous and endocrine systems and prostaglandin balance.
  • Lemongrass Essential Oil (Cymbopogon flexuosus) The Benefits of Lemongrass include supports the circulatory system and supports healthy joint and tendon function.
  • Juniper Essential Oil (Juniperus osteosperma) was used traditionally for centuries for kidney and bladder support and skin care. It is a natural cleanser and detoxifier.
  • Balsam Fir Essential Oil (Abies balsamea) traditionally used for muscular aches and pains, the warm aroma of balsam fir soothes and rejuvenates body and mind. Known for supporting respiratory function and support of the respiratory system. Diffusing it energizes the mind, yet relaxes to the body.
  • Clove Essential Oil (Syzygium aromaticum) helps to boost immunity, and promote oral health. And is also the highest ranked known antioxidant!   An important ingredient in Young Living's Thieves blend due to its wonderful immune-enhancing properties, its principal constituent iseugenol, which is used in the dental industry to numb the gums!
  • Black Pepper Essential Oil (Piper nigrum) helps with occasional digestive upsets and sooth minor muscle discomfort.
How to Use it?
Use diluted - 50:50 dilution (one part essential oil: one part of vegetable oil). Then,
  • Apply several drops (2-4) on ears, wrists, neck, temples or feet
  • Massage using 1:15 dilution
  • Apply to chakras/vitaflex points
  • Directly inhale, or
  • Diffuse.



Young Living -Dragon Time

Great supporting oil for women!!
Dragon Time is an essential oil blend of calming, soothing essential oils like clary sage, whose natural phytoestrogens support healthy emotions in women




Dragon Time Essential Oil™

What is in Dragon Time Essential Oil Blend? 

There are six different therapeutic grade essential oils in 
Dragon Time Essential Oil. They are listed below along with a brief description of each oil.



  • Jasmine Absolute (Jasminum officinale) as a wonderful aroma that relieves stress and uplifts the mind and body! It is also beneficial for the skin and supportive of women's challenges. It has been used throughout history for romance and attraction and for balancing the feminine energy of the body.
  • Clary Sage Essential Oil (Salvia sclarea) has been used for centuries to help support the female body and it's own challenges. It is very rich in antioxidants and  contains sclareol which is very rare when distilling essential oils. Used to help with occasional mild mood changes, cramps, and edema associated with the menstrual cycle; and same for life changes.
  • Marjoram Essential Oil (Origanum majorana) relaxes tense muscles after exercise, and is supportive of the nervous and cardiovascular systems. It is a key oil in the Raindrop Technique! It is beneficial for occasional simple nervous tension.
  • Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula angustifolia) can help you relax, wind down before bed and even ease stress due to its adaptogen nature. Its balancing properties can also boost stamina and energy. It may be used to soothe and cleanse common cuts, bruises, and skin irritations.
  • Fennel Essential Oil (Pelargonium graveolens) benefits of fennel date back to the ancient Egyptians. Use Fennel Essential Oil to help with occasional digestive upset or to support the circulatory glandular and respiratory systems. 


How to Use it?
Use NEAT (undiluted) then,
  • Apply several drops (2-4) to wrists, neck, around ankles and feet;
  • Add several drops (2-4) to bath water;
  • Apply to vitaflex points;
  • Directly inhale;
  • Diffuse; or
  • Dilute 1:15 with vegetable oil for body massage.






DIY Liquid Castile Soap

I LOVE Castile soap! 
 Our brains have been programmed over the years to assume since there are no suds it must not be working! lol.  So I decided to try something I have been doing with those pesky "ends" of soap bars hanging out in the shower ( ya know the ones I'm talking about! The ones that are to small to do anything with!)

Some may feel that this is to LONG of a  process. I, however, love the end result. So it's worth it to me  
:-) I love the fact that this is an all natural product and I can make it as thin or thick as I want it! It has many uses: Hand soap, bath soap, shampoo, facial soap! The possibilities are endless!!





OK So What do you need??!!I used Kirk's Original Coco Castile Soap Bars! LOVE LOVE LOVE this soap!







"Liquid" Castile Soap:I make a lot at a time. You can easily half this recipe if needed!





I "chunked up" 6 bars of soap. Sometimes I shred it but I tried it this way this time. Shredding it defiantly makes the "aging" process go faster. So it's your choice! My "chunking" looked like this!









Then I added water, just enough to cover the top of the soap.


















From there I just continue to add water, over time, until it has reached it's desired consistency!

Like I said, you may not want to make as much as I did at one time. I have a big family! LOL 


Stay Tuned for what you can do with this amazing soap, to help your family!

Monday, May 25, 2015


                                                                                                                                                         

There are often times in a persons life where we just need a simple pick me up!!! Set back and smell the flowers and stay positive!







Remember, don't dwell on the door that closed behind you. Instead focus on the one that opened in front of you! 

What are Essential Oils??

Want to start using essential oils? Read this first!

Essential oils have changed my life – and believe me, I was a skeptic when I was first introduced to them. You mean to tell me that an oil is going to help my families health and wellness?! YEAH RIGHT!  My husband was a skeptic too. He was like ok, if you say so!!!
But before I explain why essential oils are so great, you might be wondering what they actually are!

What are essential oils?

Essential oils are the oil of the plant from which they were extracted.  They contain all the goodness that protects and maintains the plant, and we can use them to help support our own bodies’ health and wellness.
There are many different kinds of oils out there, and they all have different properties and uses. From well-known plants like Bergamot and Eucalyptus to unusual and exotic ones like Petitgrain and Spikenard, there’s an unfathomably huge range to choose from – and they each provide all sorts of different benefits and uses. 

How can essential oils help promote the health and well being of you and your family?

I’m no scientist (and you probably aren’t either), so I’ll explain how essential oils have helped my loved ones and me…
I’m all about hanging onto my sanity despite all of the craziness of my every day life of a mom of three boys and a surgical tech!  – Stress Away is my go-to for stress: it relaxes me, calms me down, and takes the edge off my worries.
My boys love Lavender and can't wait to see what I will be difussing, next! 
Those are just a few examples, but essential oils have also replaced many everyday products that I used to spend a fortune on. I now clean my home with oil-infused natural cleaners rather than toxic chemicals from the supermarket, for example. I cleanse my face with oil-infused natural products too. And everyone in the family benefits from using calming essential oils in the diffuser before bedtime!

Can you just use any essential oils?

In my opinion, no. I’ve done a lot of research into this and if you ask me, there’s one particular brand that stands head and shoulders above the rest: Young Living

Introducing Young Living Essential Oils!

There are many reasons why this brand is so great, but here are my three favorites:

1: The source matters

One of the most important things I’ve learned in my journey to healthy living is that it’s not just what something is  it’s where it comes from, how it’s grown, and how it’s processed. Whether it’s blueberries fresh from the farm, or cows on green pasture, or a soft organic t-shirt, I know that the source matters.
I did many hours of research to find an essential oil company that I felt I could trust with my family’s health. Young Living is that company: they truly care about quality.
To ensure the purity of their oils, the team at Young Living set the highest standards for planting, harvesting, and distilling on the farms they own and co-op. And if I’m going to be putting products on my family’s skin and around our home, I want to know they’re pure and unadulterated!

2: You become part of a big, friendly community

As a Young Living customer, you automatically become a member of a big oily family that will give you all the support and advice you need! It’s a wonderful feeling to know you have the help and reassurance of a generous and caring community of moms, experts, and lifelong users.
I’ve been using my oils for a long time, but I still reach out to the our close-knit community for their advice and expertise!

3: The Young Living Premium Starter Kit is the best introduction to essential oils (and it’s such great value, too!)

No other essential oils company offers such a great-value and comprehensive range of products to get you started.
The Young Living Premium Starter Kit contains your everyday staples – all the oils and equipment you’ll want to have on hand for a variety of situations. There’s an excellent user guide, too, which will help you understand how to use everything contained in the kit.
Here’s what else is great: once you buy the Premium Starter Kit, you automatically become a “wholesale member” of Young Living. This means you can continue to buy other Young Living products for a huge 24% discount off the retail price! You’re under zero obligation to buy any other products as a wholesale member, but if you do, you get 24% off!

Ready to buy your Young Living Premium Starter Kit- A Brand NEW Kit!!!?

Here’s what you get in the BRAND NEW KIT:


  • Ten 5ml bottles of essential oils: Lavender, Peppermint, 

  • Lemon, Frankincense, Copaiba, PanAway, Thieves,
  •   
  • Purification, DiGize, and R.C. Plus a bonus bottle of the 

  • popular Stress Away blend. 


  • A home diffuser with optional light, optional 30-second 

  • intervals, and auto-shut-off.

  • Aroma Glide roller fitment (to turn any oil into a roll-on)


  • Two sample packets each of Lavender, Peppermint, Peace & 

  • Calming, Lemon, and Thieves (for you to share with your 

  • friends)


  • Two NingXia Red 2oz samples (an antioxidant drink 

  • concentrate that’s a great supplement for supporting health 

  • and wellbeing)


  • 10 sample bottles to share with friends along with sample 

  • cards with information on how to use them!


Total value: $300

You pay: $150 – that’s 50% off!

And remember: once you’ve purchased the kit, you 

automatically become a wholesale member – which entitles 

you to 24% off all future purchases from Young Living! There 

are NO monthly minimums or fees.


Step-by-step: purchase your Premium Starter Kit

oneClick on the link below to sign up. clicktwoSelect “Sign up as: Young Living Wholesale Member” – which will allow you to purchase the Premium Starter Kit.
screenshot2Remember: you’re NOT obligated to make any further purchases after this. Wholesale membership simply allows you to buy the Premium Starter Kit at a huge discount. 
threeFill out your name, billing address, shipping address, and contact information. (You’ll be asked for your social security number in case you want to become a distributor of Young Living products in future. This information will never be shared with anyone.)

fourCreate your password and PIN – which you’ll use to log in to your account and order any future oils.
 fiveSelect your order: the “Premium”, “Basic “Plus” or “Basic” Starter Kit. I highly recommend the Premium: it comes with everything you need to get started, and it’s the best value of the three. 
pick-kit-2sixOptional: sign up for the frequent buyers’ club called Essential Rewards (ER). When you join, you’ll start accumulating rewards points for everything you buy, which can be used to get free products on future orders. There’s no need to join right away – you can purchase your Starter Pack first and join the ER club later if you prefer.
sevenAgree to the Terms & Conditions.
eightCONFIRM YOUR ORDER! I’ve had many folks miss this step and end up not fully checking out – and I don’t want you missing out on your oils!

Some great ways to use the essential oils in your Premium Starter Pack

Each of the oils in your Premium Starter Pack has SO many fabulous uses, but here are some of the ways in which I like to use them:
The oils listed below are in the Premium Kit. These are a few of the systems for which each oils helps!

Lavender:
  • Calming and balancing – we all know that ahhh feeling we get from Lavender!
  • Supports a healthy nervous system and healthy skin
  • Love to add to bath salts this way

Peppermint:
  • Supports a healthy and balanced digestive system
  • Wakes you up! Great to use before a workout!
  • I love it in my homemade lip balm

Lemon:
  • Stained clothes? Rub the oil all over the stain, then immediately put the item in the washing machine. Works like no other stain remover – even on dried-out stains!
  • Works great as a natural ‘goo’ gone on those pesky sticker labels
  • Love to add a drop to my water to support a healthy liver

Frankincense:
  • Prized for rejuvenating and supporting healthy aging skin
  • Beautifully spiritual to diffuse while praying or meditating
  • Immune boosting!

Copaiba:
  • I take daily in my Ningxia Red Shot for overall wellness
  • Combine with egg whites for an amazing hair mask nourishing to the scalp!

PanAway 
(an oil blend containing wintergreen, helichrysum, clove and peppermint):
  • Supports a healthy muscular-skeletal system
  • My kiddo loves this one for when she wakes up in the night due to occasional growing discomfort

Thieves:
  • Awesome immunity booster – I love to make this foot rub with it
  • Excellent essential oil for use in homemade cleaning recipes
  • Diffuse as a germ repellent

Purification (an oil blend containing citronella, lemongrass, lavandin, rosemary, tea tree and myrtle):
  • Add a few drops to shoes to help neutralize odors.
  • Soothes bug bites
  • Add a few drops to some baking soda as a carpet deodorizer
  • I also make my own deodorant with this blend

DiGize:
  • 2 drops after every meal supports my digestion!

R.C.

Watch this walk through, from Homemade Mommy on how 

to get started with the Premium starter kit I recommend: