More Initial Experiences {Part 1}| Young Living Essential Oils

The plan for this blog is to regularly post my experiences or information that I find. However, I've been using oils daily for the last two months and have already had so much success that I feel like I ned to summarize those experiences before moving on!

I've already told you about my headaches and Peppermint Oil. Honestly, if not another thing worked for me, that alone would have left me with a positive experience. but, the more that I tried and the more that I learned and the more that worked, the more I wanted to try!

Allergies/Sinus:

Our house is full of allergy-sufferers: 3 out of 4 of us deal with seasonal allergy problems. My youngest son, who is 7, has fought allergies since he was a baby. He has been on medicine for several years. Fortunately, we have a pediatrician who is of the mind that if he only suffers November through April, then he doesn't need the meds the rest of the year, but still: that's a lot of medicine for a little guy! So, the possibility of a natural solution for him has me over the moon! This has been a crazy weather year so far...winter was awful! (read: COLD!) And, Spring has just now decided to show up, so he is still showing signs of being affected. This would typically mean staying on the Singulair and Q-Var (Inhaled steroid) longer than normal. However, his medicine has not been refilled since it ran out the last week in March, and we have had no problems!!!! Can I get an Amen?!  

I read somewhere that the "Allergy Bomb" is made into capsules using Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint. I'm not even going that far. I'm putting one drop of lemon followed by one drop of lavender behind each ear. And, if he's particularly sneezy, i'll add the peppermint, but I don't do it every time because it's a pretty strong oil, and he's not crazy about it. I don't even do the Lemon and Lavender daily....just as needed. I am using the same thing and it's absolutely amazing! My husband has been a long time sufferer, but won't admit it and never takes medicine. Of course, he's very difficult and won't try this either! So, I diffuse the heck out of it when I can tell he's having trouble, and it's definitely easing his suffering as well! 

I've had a particularly rough season--again: this crazy weather is to blame, I'm sure! the LLP regime was only knocking back my symptoms there for a few days. So, I did some more digging, and someone suggested swabbing the inside of each nostril with Thieves and Lavender. They warned that it burned so badly that you would need an ice pack. It was a little strong, but I surely did not need an ice pack! :o) Maybe is the was the elation over being able to breathe? Seriously, in two minutes, I could breathe through my nose and the pressure in my face was gone! Just this week: the pressure in my face seemed to be causing me an earache. More searching, and I was told to take Melrose and rub the front and behind my ear and down my neck to encourage draining. It was also suggested to take Lavender and rub on cheek toward ear if it was allergy induced. I kid you not--within minutes, I could feel it draining. 

Sore Throat:

My oldest son is rarely sick, so when he wakes in the middle of the night crying because his throat hurts: he's serious! I had already read up on Thieves begin the go-to for a cold or any kind of "bug". Since it was the middle of the night, I went with that. I put Thieves in the diffuser and rubbed some on the bottom of his feet. That morning when we woke up, he still wouldn't eat or drink. I did some more reading, and it said to put a drop of Thieves under his tongue or make a hot tea. I had lemon herbal tea, so I made a cup of that and put a drop of Thieves in that. I put more in the diffuser and more on the bottoms of his feet. And, I rubbed Purification on the outside of his neck at his throat. Within a few hours, he was his normal self and eating lunch. No one else got sick and he never had anymore problems. 

Neck Pain:

After photographing an 8 hour wedding...outside, in the rain and mud, with no assistant!....I had the worst kink in my neck. I knew as soon as I sat down in my car to drive home that I had done something.  I got home, kicked off my muddy boots, put my camera bags down, and immediately went to my oil box. I picked out PanAway, which as of yet I had not used on myself, only on my boys' growing pains (Leg aches). I put a drop directly on my neck and on the top of my shoulders and rubbed it in. I then put the memory cards in the safe, changed into my PJ's, brushed my teeth and got into bed. The. Pain. Was. Gone. GONE! I could not even turn my head all the way to the side when I walked in to my house. FIVE minutes later, it was GONE! And, I slept like a baby and woke up the next morning with NO pain. I have since used this A LOT! :)

Sunburn:

Our family took a road trip in early April to Georgia. I was so happy to see the sun and warm temperatures that I did not consider sunscreen. Well, of course, I ended up burned to a crisp! Normally, I do not burn too badly, but considering again that I had not been outside in 4 months (not literally...but close...did I mention that it was COLD?)... anyways... if I do burn, I usually itch to death and then peel. Obviously, this is not preferred. So, I had my Lavender with me. I mixed in a drop or two with each handful of lotion that I applied for three or 4 days. I had no pain, no itching, and the best part: I did not peel, and it was awesome to come back to Virginia sporting a nice tan! 

Bug Repellent: 

As you've no doubt figured out, I 'm a summertime girl. However, I am not a fan of Bugs. And, in Georgia, the mosquitos and these most irritating knats were already out in full force. Fortunately, I also brought Lemongrass with me. The pool was unbearable unless you were in the water, and even then they were swarming in your hair and around your face and ears. NOT FUN! I put one drop of Lemongrass on each wrist and behind our ears and on the back of our neck. The bugs immediately picked on someone else! I have not yet tried it here at home, and also have found a recipe for a spray (will post later!) that I intend to mix and try. Last summer our mosquitos were the size of small birds, so this will be a good test!