Stress Away Essential Oil

Stress Away quickly became one of my lifeline oils, not only because of it's stress reducing abilities but it has an amazing scent of lime and vanilla. If you don't love the smell of lime and vanilla then I really have to worry about your state of mind. Anyone who works or lives in stressful atmospheres can benefit from this blend to support deeper sleep and a calmer outlook on life.

Stress Away™ is a natural solution created to combat normal stresses that creep into everyday life. Stress Away is the first product to contain the unique stress-relieving combination of lime and vanilla pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils. Stress Away also includes copaiba and lavender to reduce mental rigidity and restore equilibrium. Featuring powerful plant constituents, such as the cedrol found in cedarwood and the eugenol that occurs naturally in vanilla, Stress Away can help induce relaxation and reduce occasional nervous tension.

For Emotional Balance

• Dilute 1-2 drops and apply to back of neck and temples to minimize stress. 
• Diffuse 8 drops with 4 drops Peppermint to uplift and unwind. 
• Add 10 drops to bath salts and soak for 20 minutes. 
• Diffuse 8 drops of Stress Away with 4 drops of Lavender before bedtime. 
• Dilute and apply one drop to wrists or back of neck to help calm anxiousness or nerves. 
• Apply to temples and wrists as needed to reduce tension and feelings of stress. 
• Add two drops to water as needed to help reduce stressful feelings. 
• Diffuse to relieve stress and calm moods. 
• Rub on temples, jawline and the back of neck to ease the tension. 
• Diffuse to ease tensions and stress from PTSD.

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PanAway Essential Oil

PanAway® was created by Gary Young following a severe injury to the ligaments in his leg. Containing wintergreen essential oil, which is often used for massage, PanAway is soothing to the skin while providing comforting warmth to muscles after exercise. It is an ideal choice for supporting comforting muscles during or after exercise especially when used in combination with Ortho Sport during a massage.

This oil is powerful enough to sooth pain in adults but gentle enough to use on children. Earlier this year my son who is eight years old developed knee pain so severe that he underwent tests to determine if he had bone cancer. I made him a pain cream using 1 cup of coconut oil, 10 drops PanAway, 10 drops Valor and 10 drops Peppermint. That cream was the only thing that helped him walk without a limp. My mother who had been suffering through shoulder and hip pain applied it on herself and was able to walk around the Fort Worth Zoo all day without any pain!

For Wellness

• Rub 4 – 6 drops of peppermint essential oil in the palm and rub over the stomach and around the navel to relieve discomfort. 
• Rub across your lower back if you feel discomfort from sitting in front of a computer. 
• Apply to help alleviate stressed muscles or other physical discomforts. 
• Apply on your temples to ease minor head tension. 
• Apply topically immediately after an injury to reduce swelling and bruising. 
• Massage on sore muscles after a tough workout. 
• Apply a drop on temples, back of neck and across the forehead for headache relief. 
• Dilute and massage on location to ease growing pains.
• Apply 1-2 drops on location to ease arthritis and rheumatism discomforts. 
• Rub 2-3 drops at the base of the spine or vitaflex point of the foot to ease sciatic pains. 
• Apply to bruises to help speed the healing and relieve pain. 
• Use with a warm compress along spine to ease back pain. 

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Joy Essential Oil

I'll be completely transparent with you, when I first brought this bottle up to my nose and took a whiff I about choked on a flower shop. I love soft floral tones like jasmine and stargazer lilies but strong floral tones I don't care for. I knew that this oil had a strong geranium scent, which is great for symptoms of depression, but to me the scent was initially overpowering. A friend of mine who introduced me to essential oils started giggling and informed me that often times the smells from essential oils that are most ‘offending’ to you are the actual oils/smell that your body is short supply of! It was the truth because at that time in my life I was in short supply of Joy. I began to rub the oil over my heart and my attitude quickly began to change. I now break into a sprint for my bottle of Joy anytime my young boys get a case of the Grumpy Gusses!

Joy™ is a luxuriously exotic blend of Bergamot, Ylang Ylang, Geranium, Rosewood, Lemon, Mandarian, Jasmine, Roman Chamoille, Palmarosa, and Rose. With uplifting overtones this oil creates magnetic energy and brings joy to the heart. When worn as cologne or perfume, Joy exudes an alluring and irresistible fragrance that inspires romance and togetherness. When diffused, it can be refreshing and uplifting.

For the Home

• Add a few drops of Joy essential oil blend to a rag, and rub down your hardwood floors. 
• Add a few drops of Joy essential oil blend to an everyday lotion for a lovely additional scent. 
• Put one drop on a cotton ball and stick it in the air vents of your car for a sweet scent. 
• Diffusing this essential oil in the air during a romantic night (or dabbing a little on yourself) can help set the mood. 
• Place a few drops on a cloth and throw it in your dryer with the rest of the laundry for great smelling clothes. 

For Wellness

• A few drops of Joy essential oil rubbed directly onto the abdomen will help chase the cramps away. 
• Feeling tense? Rub a drop of Joy essential oil blend on your wrists, neck, heart area, or feet. 

For Emotional Health

• Apply to brain vita flex points to stimulate feelings of happiness. 
• Add 2-3 drops of Joy essential oil blend to 1/2 cup Epsom salts and dump into your bath for an instant mood boost. 
• Diffusing or directly applying Joy essential oil can help uplift the spirits. 
• Apply 1-2 drops over your heart when you’re feeling sad or depressed. 
• Add 2-4 drops to bath salts and soak to help promote relaxation and combat insomnia, stress and irritability. 

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Frankincense Essential Oil

Frankincense has been used for thousands of years and is mentioned in one of the oldest known medical records — the Ebers Papyrus — an ancient list of 877 prescriptions and recipes. Being that this is not only one of the Essential Oils of the Bible, Frankincense is one of three gifts that was given to Jesus when he was born so that in itself tells you it has to be AMAZING!!

Frankincense has a sweet, warm, balsamic aroma that is stimulating and elevating to the mind. It’s Useful for visualizing, improving one's spiritual connection, and centering, it has comforting properties that help focus the mind and overcome stress and despair. Frankincense is considered the holy anointing oil in the Middle East, where it has been used in religious ceremonies for thousands of years. More recently, it has been used in European and American hospitals and is the subject of substantial research. Frankincense is also a valuable ingredient in skin care products for aging and dry skin. The ancient Egyptians used it in rejuvenation face masks.

For the Home 

• Concentration - Diffuse or apply to the temples and back of the neck to improve concentration. 
• Fingernail Health - Massage into the fingernails and cuticles to support fingernail health. 
• Aging - Add a few drops to your moisturizing oil to fight aging and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. 
• Acne - Apply a drop to acne to speed healing. 

For Wellness

• Stretch Marks - Apply a drop to scars and stretch marks twice a day to help them fade away.
• Warts - Apply a drop to warts twice a day until healed. 
• Back Pain - Ease back discomfort by applying directly on the spine. 
• Immune Support - Drop in a capsule and take internally for immune support. 
• Skin Irritations - Apply on itchy, scratchy skin to soothe irritations. 
• Cough/Sore Throat - Apply on neck and throat to soothe irritations in the throat and coughing. 
• Sun Damage - Ally a drop onto sun spots twice a day to fade sun spots and heal sun damaged skin. 
• Bug Bites - Dab a drop on bug bites to calm itching. 
• Breast Health - Massage 2-3 drops into breast tissue to naturally support your breasts. 

For Emotional Health

• Calming - Massage 2-3 drops into your temples and on the back of your neck to calm you down. 
• Meditation - Diffuse to enrich prayer and meditation. 
• Anxiety - Diffuse to uplift mood and help combat sadness and anxiety. 
• Overactive Brains - Rub on feet and back of neck to soothe overactive children. 
• Stress - Apply 1-2 drops to the wrists and back of the neck to lift your spirits and reduce stress. 

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Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender has a fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous aroma that is soothing and refreshing. Because it is the most versatile of all essential oils, no home should be without it. Lavender is an adaptogen, and therefore can assist the body when adapting to stress or imbalances. It is a great aid for relaxing and winding down before bedtime, yet has balancing properties that can also boost stamina and energy. Therapeutic-grade lavender is highly regarded for skin and beauty. It may be used to soothe and cleanse common cuts, bruises, and skin irritations.

For the Home

• Wind Down - Rub a drop of lavender oil on your palms and smooth over your pillow to aid with relaxation and sleep for the whole family.
• Relaxing Bath - Put 6-10 drops in a bath with Epsom salts or diffuse 5-8 drops before bedtime to relax and unwind.
• Dandruff - Rub several drops of lavender oil into the scalp to help eliminate dandruff.

For Wellness

• Fever - For babies or small children, sponge them down very gently with tepid water to which you have added a drop of lavender oil. Take care not to let them get chilled. This works for adults too.
• Minor Burn - Apply 2-4 drops on location to soothe pain of minor burns.
• Hay Fever - Rub a drop of lavender oil between your palms and inhale deeply to help alleviate the symptoms of hay fever. 
• Menstrual Discomfort - Massage into abdomen for help with menstrual discomfort.
• Sunburn - Apply a few drops of lavender directly to a sunburn for relief. 
• Motion Sickness - Place a drop on end of tongue, behind the ears or around the navel to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
• Nosebleed - To stop a nosebleed, put a drop of lavender oil on a tissue and wrap it around a small chip of ice. Push the tissue covered ice chip up under the middle of the top lip to the base of the nose and hold as long as comfortable or until the bleeding stops (do not freeze the lip or gum). 
• Cold Sore - Put a drop of lavender oil on a cold sore. 
• Sore Throat - Warm a bottle of lavender oil in hot water for a minute or two, then gently massage a few drops into the skin around the ears and throat. For babies & small children, add 2-3 drops of the warmed oil to a little olive oil and massage in the same way. 

For Emotional Health

• Bad Temper - Apply 2-4 drops on the wrists or behind the ears to calm a cranky child (or adult).

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Purification Essential Oil

Purification is a blend of Citronella, lemongrass, rosemary, Tea Tree, lavandin , and myrtle. Purification can be used directly on the skin to cleanse and soothe. When diffused, it helps to purify and cleanse the air from environmental impurities including cigarette smoke and other disagreeable odors. My husband tells me I have the nose of a blood hound so this oil is a necessity for me in my home!

For the Home

• Diffuse Purification oil to eliminate odors and purify the air. 
• Put several drops on a cotton ball and place in the air vents in the home, office, hotel room or other enclosed area.
• While traveling, inhale during flights to help protect yourself from pathogens found in the recirculated air.
• Put 2 drops on two cotton balls and place in the toes of smelly sneakers to combat odors.
• Spritz several drops of purification oil mixed with water to repel insects.
• Diffuse to get rid of any unpleasant smell, including wet dog. 
• Add a drop to your washing machine or dishwasher to freshen! 
• Add a drop or two to your dryer balls to freshen up cloths in the dryer. 
• Add 20-30 drops to 10 ozs water for an all natural Febreeze.

For Wellness

• Put a few drops on your hands and inhale during a flight. This can help get rid of germs from the recycled air.
• Put a drop of purification oil on insect bites to cleanse and help stop the itching.
• Apply a drop to blemishes to aid in clearing the skin.
• Rub on the outside of a sore throat to ease pain.
• Apply to a blister to help cleanse.
• Mix a drop of Purification oil with a carrier oil and, using a cotton swab, swab the inside of the nose to support a strong immune system. 
• Add a 1-2 drops onto cuts and wounds to sterilize.

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Peppermint Essential Oil

Peppermint is definitely one of the oils listed in my favorite oil category because there are so many different uses for it! I don't know of many oils that are so versatile where it can make my son more alert during school, get rid of a migraine, eliminate a fever in my 3 year old, refresh and cool us on hot days when added to water and also transform our hot chocolate into a peppermint mocha! Are you picking your jaw up off the floor yet?!?!

Peppermint is one of the oldest and most highly regarded herbs for soothing digestion. A single drop of Young Living Peppermint is the equivalent of 25-28 cups of peppermint tea. It’s potent! Far more powerful than herbs. It’s carefully distilled at a low temperature and with low pressure, so that all the therapeutic properties are protected. So, if you don’t have time for 25 cups of tea, we found a solution!

Jean Valnet MD studied peppermint's supportive effect on the liver and respiratory systems. Other scientists have also researched peppermint's role in improving taste and smell when inhaled. Dr. William N. Dember of the University of Cincinnati studied peppermint's ability to improve concentration and mental sharpness. Alan Hirsch MD studied peppermint's ability to directly affect the brain's satiety center, which triggers a sensation of fullness after meals.

In the Home

• Wake up - Diffuse or apply first thing in the morning to increase energy and alertness after sleep.
• Treats - Great addition to any chocolate. Add a drop to hot chocolate for a wonderful peppermint mocha treat!
• Healthier Eating - Diffuse to reign in the urge to snack on junk food.
• Pest Repellent - Many household bugs doe not like peppermint oil. Add a few drop to water in a spray bottle and spray where you think pests grace you with their presence.
• Fresh Breath - Add a drop on your tongue to freshen your breath.
• Energizing Shower - Add 2-3 drops of peppermint essential oil to your regular morning shampoo and conditioner to stimulate the scalp, energize your mind, and wake up! It can naturally thicken and nourish damaged hair. 

For Wellness

• Hot Flashes - Rub peppermint oil on the back of your neck for hot flash relief. Apply before bed to prevent night sweats. 
• Upset Stomach - Rub 4 – 6 drops of peppermint essential oil in the palm and rub over the stomach and around the navel to relieve discomfort. 
• Refresh - Rub several drops of peppermint on the bottoms of the feet or to the wrists to cool off. It’s very refreshing! 
• Acid Reflux - Drink a drop of peppermint oil in distilled water or a cup of tea to reduce symptoms associated with heartburn or acid reflux.
• Fever - Rub several drops on bottoms of feet, back, armpits and crown to relieve fever (mix with carrier oil before applying to children).
• Headache - Rub a drop on your temples, forehead and back of neck to relieve a headache.
• Arthritis - Rub peppermint on joints to relieve arthritis induced aches and pain.
• Sinus - Diffuse to unclog sinuses and to relieve swollen and scratchy throats.

For Emotional Balance

• Diffuse, rub under your nose or place 1-2 drops on your tongue and to promote alertness and concentration.

CAUTION: Do not use on children under 18 months. If you have sensitive skin you may prefer to dilute with a carrier oil. Avoid the eye and mucus membrane areas – if it makes contact with eye, do NOT flush with water, flush with a carrier oil such as vegetable oil or olive oil. Flushing with water will only make it worse. Do not apply to broken or sensitive skin.

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