I understand what it's like to feel overwhelmed with the options available when it comes to products for both our health and our home. Just a few short years ago, I too was struggling to understand what products were truly 'safe', 'pure' & 'natural'.
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How did I get started with Essential Oils?
My journey with essentials oils began a long time ago, however I really dove into them in March of 2016 after attending my first dōTERRA essential oil class. During this time I was going through a major change in my life, trying to sift through the confusion regarding the products I was using on a daily basis from skin care to cleaning supplies.
It was so hard to determine what was actually 'natural & safe', and I was truly overwhelmed and disappointed that I had fallen into the trap of many advertising ploys. I realized that much of what I was using on my body and in my home really wasn't doing me any good, and in some cases was potentially causing me harm.
It was so hard to determine what was actually 'natural & safe', and I was truly overwhelmed and disappointed that I had fallen into the trap of many advertising ploys. I realized that much of what I was using on my body and in my home really wasn't doing me any good, and in some cases was potentially causing me harm.
During the essential oil class I was blown away at the countless areas of my life they could support and all the amazing ways they would improve not only my own health & wellness, but that of my whole family - including my fur-babies!
I ordered my first 'Home Essentials Kit' that night, and never looked back!
I now educate others on the safe usage of essentials for people & pets of all ages and stages of life, and work to dispel many of the myths that are associated with essential oils.
What is an Essential Oil?
Essential oils are naturally occurring compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant. Essential oils give plants their distinctive smells, essential oils protect plants and play a role in plant pollination. In addition to their intrinsic benefits to plants and their beautiful fragrance, essential oils have long been used for food preparation, beauty treatment, and health-care practices.
How do you use Essential Oils?
Essential Oils can be used 3 ways:
Aromatically, Topically & Internally
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Aromatically
Essential oils are powerfully fragrant and quickly enter our respiratory & limbic systems as we inhale them. The limbic system is partially responsible for our mood, memory and emotions so it is no wonder that they can easily influence our mental and emotional well-being. When they enter our respiratory system they quickly enter our general circulation |
Topically
Essential oils are easily absorbed through the skin and can provide both local and systemic effects. Some essential oils can enter our bloodstream in as little as 10 minutes, providing fast acting effects. It is recommended you dilute essentials oils with a carrier oil such as coconut oil, both to prevent any skin sensitivity and to increase the effects. I love lavender essential oil for anything skin related including burns, bug bites and other irritations. |
Internally
Many of dōTERRA's essential oils can be used internally. When consumed, essential oils enter our circulation by way of the gastro-intestinal tract, and can then positively impact our organs. Peppermint essential oil, for example, is widely known to ease & calm digestive upset |
Why dōTERRA?
When you choose dōTERRA, you are choosing essential oils that have been gently and carefully distilled from plants that have been harvested at the perfect moment by experienced growers from around the world for ideal extract composition and efficacy. Each of dōTERRA's essential oil is also carefully and thoroughly tested using the strict CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® quality protocol. dōTERRA's Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® essential oils involves a process that ensures proper methods are used for growing, harvesting, and distilling the plants, trees and flowers that essential oils are sourced from. This detailed process is crucial to maintaining their purity, and dōTERRA does both their own in-house testing as well as third party testing to ensure that every single essential oil they provide us is pure & unadulterated.
While there is a science to the distillation of essential oils, it is also an art.
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