Creating a low-tox lifestyle can be a beautiful journey of discovering cleaner, more natural ways to enjoy the things you already love.
Even the smallest swaps can feel luxurious. Fragrance is a wonderful place to begin!
For me, one of the most enjoyable swaps is choosing the beautiful aromas of pure Young Living essential oils and essential oil blends as my personal fragrance.
You still enjoy that exquisite ritual of putting on a scent you love, while making a choice that fits beautifully into a more plant-focused lifestyle.
Our sense of smell is also closely connected to the areas of the brain involved in emotion and memory, which is one reason aroma can feel so personal.
So when choosing a fragrance, I love asking:
“What scents truly attract me?”
and
“How do I desire to feel when I wear it?”
Some of my personal favorites include the Young Living Sensation, Abundance, and Stress Away blends.
Begin With the Scents You Naturally Love
Your natural preferences are the perfect place to begin!
🌸 Floral
Soft, elegant, and romantic:
Joy
Geranium
Ylang Ylang
Rose
Geranium
Ylang Ylang
Rose
🍋 Fresh & Bright
Crisp, vibrant, and refreshing:
Lemon
Orange
Grapefruit
Bergamot
Peppermint
Orange
Grapefruit
Bergamot
Peppermint
🌲 Woodsy
Rich, natural, and grounding:
Idaho Grand Fur
Evergreen Essence
Northern Lights Black Spruce
Cedarwood
Frankincense
Sandalwood
Vetiver
Evergreen Essence
Northern Lights Black Spruce
Cedarwood
Frankincense
Sandalwood
Vetiver
💛 Warm & Sensual
For something a little richer and more distinctive:
Sensation
Shutran (for men)
Shutran (for men)
Fragrance is wonderfully personal. Choose what smells beautiful to you.
🌿 Grounding & Inspiring
Beautifully complex blends include:
Abundance
Hope
Grounding
Freedom
Harmony
Valor
Hope
Grounding
Freedom
Harmony
Valor
☁️ Soft & Peaceful
For something gentle and comforting:
Peace & Calming
Stress Away
Stress Away
Create a Fragrance That Is Uniquely Yours
Here is where it becomes especially fun. You can layer your essential oils!
Fragrances often include different levels of aroma:
Top notes tend to feel light and bright:
Lemon • Orange • Grapefruit • Bergamot • Peppermint
Lemon • Orange • Grapefruit • Bergamot • Peppermint
Middle notes often become the heart of the fragrance:
Lavender • Geranium • Ylang Ylang • Rosemary
Lavender • Geranium • Ylang Ylang • Rosemary
Base notes tend to feel deeper and richer:
Frankincense • Cedarwood • Patchouli • Vetiver • Sandalwood
Frankincense • Cedarwood • Patchouli • Vetiver • Sandalwood
Try pairing oils you already love.
You might explore:
Bergamot + Lavender + Frankincense
Orange + Ylang Ylang + Cedarwood
Stress Away + Bergamot
Or layer one of your favorite Young Living blends with a single oil to make it feel brighter, softer, warmer, or richer.
Allow Your Fragrance to Unfold
Do not judge a fragrance only from the bottle.
Apply your oils according to label directions and experience the aroma on your skin.
Notice it when you first apply it, then again several minutes later. You may discover that a fragrance becomes even more beautiful as it settles.
Create Your Own Fragrance Wardrobe
You may even enjoy having several favorites:
Something fresh for daytime.
Something grounding for reflective moments.
Something luxurious for evenings.
Something soft and peaceful for quiet days.
Something grounding for reflective moments.
Something luxurious for evenings.
Something soft and peaceful for quiet days.
And somewhere along the way, you may discover one that simply feels unmistakably you.
Ready to Discover Your Signature Fragrance?
Begin with one simple question:
What aromas am I naturally drawn to?
Choose a fragrance family, explore a few singles or blends, and have fun discovering what you enjoy.
If you desire a little help finding a fragrance or creating an exquisite combination of your own, you can reach out to the person who helped you get started with Young Living.
The Royal Dream Team is also be delighted to help!
You can call or text 830-355-3578 and myself or a member of the team will love to get you started.
Here’s to creating a low-tox lifestyle that feels beautiful, luxurious, and wonderfully you.
Fragrantly Yours,
Your Royal Crown Diamond Partner
As you find Young Living products you love and enjoy you may find an opportunity to begin to share those products with your friends, family, and others.
Almost every member who grows a referral income begins as a product user. Then, a friend or family member shares a problem, and you realize, “I have experienced something similar,” or “I have something that may be helpful for that.”
Because you already use Young Living in your everyday life, sharing a product can become a natural part of the conversation.
And when that happens, Young Living gives you several simple ways to help someone find exactly what you desire to share.
This short video walks you through where to find your personal YL Share Link and how to create a Deeplink.
🌿 Your YL Share Link and Deeplink
Your YL Share Link and Deeplink both connect to Young Living through your unique member number.
Your YL Share Link
Your personal YL Share Link opens the full Young Living website.
This is a great option when someone desires to browse, explore different categories, or simply everything Young Living offer.
Your Deeplink
A Deeplink takes someone directly to one specific product, kit, or collection that is already grouped together such as the Happy Healthy Home Kit.
This is especially helpful when someone asks about a particular product and you know exactly what you desire to share.
You might simply say:
“Here is the product I was telling you about.”
or
"I really love using this kit"
🎥 Learn How to Use Your YL Share Link and Deeplink with the video above
This step-by-step video shows you how to build and share a personalized Young Living Wishlist.
💛 Create a Personalized Wishlist
A Wishlist is a wonderful option when you desire to recommend several products together.
You can create a customized page filled only with the products you specifically choose for a friend or family member.
Instead of sending several links or asking them to search the website, you can gather your suggestions in one easy place.
It is a simple way to say:
“I listened to what you shared with me, and these are a few things I think you may enjoy exploring.”
or
"These are the skincare products I love. Check them out"
🎥 Learn How to Create a Wishlist with the video above
🌱 Sharing Can Also Create Referral Income
When someone purchases through your referral connection, you can earn 25% of the PV from their purchases during their first three months.
After those first three months, referral income continues!
The heart of sharing can remain simple:
Listen. Help. Share what you genuinely feel may serve someone well.
💛 Which Option Should You Choose?
They desire to browse → YL Share Link
You desire to share one specific product, kit, or collection → Deeplink
You desire to recommend several handpicked products → Wishlist
Choose the tool that best serves the person and the conversation.
Need a Little Help?
The person who introduced you to Young Living is a wonderful first resource, and we encourage you to reach out to them with your questions.
The Royal Dream Team is also happy to help. 🌿
You can text or call us at (830) 355-3578, and someone from our team will be happy to answer your questions.
Begin with a conversation. Listen to what someone is looking for, and choose the sharing tool that helps you serve them best.
Yours for Abundance,
Your Royal Crown Diamond Partner
Your Royal Crown Diamond Partner
We’ve all seen the ads, they tell you their skincare is “natural”. You order the product in great anticipation for the wonderful results you believe you will experience. Suddenly reality sets in. The skincare arrives and alas, it is full of ingredients you cannot even pronounce. Once again, your hard earned money is spent on a less than ideal product.
Let’s talk about the good, the bad, and the beautiful in skincare so you can invest your hard earned dollars wisely moving forward!
Let’s save the best till last and begin with the very commonly used yet harmful ingredients you do not want in your skincare!
With all this bad news, there is some really good news! The “purpose” listed above for each of these ingredients can actually be achieved through natural, non toxic ingredients! Why settle for cheap ingredients that have long standing negative side effects when nature offers you the real thing?
I believe every woman is a beautiful work of art and deserves a skin care system that feels just as treasured.
This is why I love the ART Skin Care Collection by Young Living. Much like an artist preparing her canvas, these beautiful formulas help prepare your skin to glow naturally and gracefully. Each formula is crafted with innovative, powerful botanicals and pure, skin-transforming essential oils your skin absolutely loves! The ART System is like “food for your skin”, designed to reveal your most refreshed, renewed, and radiant complexion.
Our entire family, both young and mature use these products and we absolutely love them. At age 72, I cannot afford to mess around! My daily skincare routine is a commitment I wish I had begun earlier in life. With extensive sun damage from living my entire youth on a lake followed by 7 years on the ocean as an adult, I am now working hard to reverse the damage of some of my long days in the sun. By taking good care of your skin now, and investing in pure and natural skincare, your body will respond in the most positive way.
Here are the plant powered ingredients that truly sets the ART Skin Care System apart!
- Orchid (Orchis mascula) ~ This delicate flower is known for its age-defying antioxidants that help soften the look of fine lines and wrinkles while keeping your skin hydrated and radiant. It’s one of the secrets to that youthful, lit-from-within glow!
- Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) ~ Essential Oil. It’s truly a royal oil! Long cherished for promoting firm, smooth, beautifully renewed skin. It helps refine texture and brings that heavenly brightness back to your complexion.
- Melissa (Lemon Balm) ~ Essential Oil Melissa is pure joy for your skin! It helps calm and balance, easing visible redness and bringing a peaceful, even tone. When your skin feels happy, it shows.
- Honeysuckle (Lonicera flower & leaf extract) ~ So gentle & so sweet! Honeysuckle helps protect and purify your skin from daily stress. It’s rich in natural antioxidants that keep your complexion soft, clear, and healthy-looking.
- Cupuaçu Butter & Squalane ~ Found in the ART LIGHT MOISTURIZER, this luxurious duo deeply hydrates and helps plump and smooth the skin for a silky, luminous finish. It’s like a drink of water your skin will thank you for!
- Olive Fruit Unsaponifiables & Leucojum Bulb Extract ~ These nutrient-rich botanicals help restore elasticity and promote a beautifully supple texture, helping your skin look refreshed, renewed, and radiant.
And of course, what makes ART even more special is what it doesn’t contain.
You’ll never find parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, synthetic preservatives, synthetic fragrances, or synthetic dyes/colorants, only pure, nature-inspired goodness that honors your skin and your health.
“Beauty is not about perfection . . . it’s about honoring the masterpiece God created . . . YOU!”
Each step of the ART Skin care system is lovingly designed to work in harmony, cleansing away impurities, balancing hydration, and nourishing your skin.
Start with this lush, silky foaming cleanser to wash away impurities without ever stripping your skin’s natural moisture.
Infused with Orchid, Frankincense, Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, Melissa, Lavender, and Lemon essential oils, it leaves your complexion soft, refreshed, and glowing. It’s gentle enough for sensitive skin yet strong enough to remove your eye make up.
Next, bring balance and brightness back to your skin with this revitalizing toner.
You’ll feel a cool, calming breeze of Peppermint, Frankincense, and Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, harmonized with Melissa and Honeysuckle to help tone, tighten, and refresh.
Step 3: ART MOISTURIZER
Depending on your skin type and daily needs, you can choose between these two moisturizers.
Finish your daily system with this nourishing, silky-light cream. Cupuaçu Butter, Orchid, Honeysuckle, and Olive Fruit Extract deeply hydrate and smooth, leaving your skin luminous, supple, and soft to the touch. Frankincense and Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood essential oils help support firmness and refine texture. They reduce the look of pours, diminish fine lines, and calms visible redness, encouraging a beautifully even, radiant complexion.
When your skin needs a little more hydration such as during cooler months, dry climates, or whenever it feels thirsty, reach for this rich, luxurious cream. It provides lasting moisture and protection, helping your complexion stay soft, plump, and hydrated throughout the day.
Together, this 3-Step System offers a graceful, natural approach to skincare. Your skin will look and feel its best: pure, balanced, and glowing with beauty from the inside out.
Your most radiant, refreshed, and renewed skin is just three steps away. Compared to over the counter famous skincare brands, Young Living’s skincare is very competitively priced! My family and I find that each of the products last a long time. So let’s get started discarding the old and embracing the new!
Order all three ART Skin Care products today to receive 24% off your order. Use the promo code shareyl for an extra 10% off!
As a wellness coach for over 30 years, I look forward to supporting you in your health and beauty journey for years to come.
You will receive fun, simple and easy tips to help you live your most vibrant life ever!
With love and joy,
🍂 What if you could enter this Fall and Winter season with a proactive strategy for your immune system?
Caring for your immune system daily builds confidence in your overall wellness plan. Clean food, exercise, pure water, and specific essential oils make a powerful foundation.
Why Essential Oils?
I believe God is extravagant! On the third day of creation, He gave us plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs to keep us healthy and strong. What a gift! 🌸 Today, Young Living essential oils help bridge the gap between what our bodies need and what we sometimes miss in our daily diet and environment.
Meet the Golden Touch One Collection by Young Living.
This is one of my all-time favorite collections—a true “winter rescue kit.” It combines:
- Raven, R.C., and Melrose (for topical use)
- Thieves, DiGize, EndoFlex, and JuvaFlex Vitality blends (for daily internal support)
In the video, I share exactly how I’ve used each one of these oils—raising three healthy children and helping countless clients around the world.
Order Here
Thieves Vitality – Our #1 best-selling blend for immune strength.
R.C. & Raven – Comforting support for clear breathing.
Melrose – Cleansing and purifying, especially for skin.
EndoFlex Vitality – Helps support metabolism, thyroid, and adrenal balance.
DiGize Vitality – A travel essential for tummy comfort.
JuvaFlex Vitality – Gentle support for the liver and detox pathways.
Fun Fact: To make an essential oil, it oftentimes takes hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds of plant material distilled at a very low temperature using a steam distillation just to come out with one pound of oil. Rose oil, for instance, takes 2,000 pounds of rose petals to make 1 pound/16 ounces of pure Rose essential oil. Wow!
For over 30 years, I’ve had the privilege of watching these oils transform lives when combined with simple, everyday lifestyle choices. My hope is that this collection becomes as much of a blessing to your family as it has been to mine.
Wishing you joy, peace, and radiant health this season! 🌸
With love and gratitude,
Teri Secrest
Teri Secrest
This blog is for educational purposes only and is not meant to prescribe or diagnose health concerns. Please consult your doctor before starting a new wellness regimen.
How to Use the Eating for Life Cookbook to Grow Your Young Living Business
"Imagine creating a 5-star dining experience as an adventure—complete with rich tastes and fragrant scents!"
~ Teri Secrest
Oh, what a glorious experience this has been!
Over the past year, I’ve hosted more Cooking Parties than I can count on both hands—and every single one has been nothing short of miraculous.
Picture this: a warm, welcoming kitchen filled with laughter, mouthwatering aromas, and friends lighting up as they cook side-by-side. One person starts talking about how they use Lavender Vitality, someone else jumps in with a story about Peppermint in their water, and suddenly, the whole room is alive with testimonies, questions, and joyful discoveries.
Here’s the best part:I wasn’t teaching.
I was hosting. Loving. Listening. Cooking. Creating beautiful memories.
And something wonderful kept happening…
By the end of the night—no exaggeration—guests were joking about whose next Young Living order would be the biggest!
Yes, really. 💃
Yes, really. 💃
I watched Young Living carts fill up as guests logged in and got more and more excited to try the oils, the recipes, the products—and all the possibilities they had just experienced firsthand and heard about from those around them. Orders doubled and sometimes tripled in volume!
This is the the perfect time to share:
- The beauty of Loyalty Rewards
- The generous Gift With Purchase offers
- The free diffuser for Month 2
- And how simple it is to commit to a 90-day wellness journey
🍽️ So, how can you use the Eating for Life cookbook to grow your Young Living business?
Here’s my best advice: Host a Cooking Party
✨ STEP ONE:
Invite a few friends over and cook a delicious 5-star menu together.
✨ STEP TWO:
Use the Eating for Life cookbook alongside Young Living’s Vitality oils, Einkorn products, and NingXia Red.
✨ STEP THREE:
As you prepare each recipe, share the Nutritive Benefits section for each ingredient—it's right there in the cookbook!
This allows you to educate and inspire your guests without needing to be an expert. The book does the teaching for you, making it easy to highlight how each ingredient supports wellness in a tangible, practical way.
This allows you to educate and inspire your guests without needing to be an expert. The book does the teaching for you, making it easy to highlight how each ingredient supports wellness in a tangible, practical way.
🧺 Hosting Tip: Share the Grocery List!
A fun and inexpensive way to host is to let each person choose a recipe from the menu. Have them bring all of the ingredients for that single recipe that contributes to the full menu. Your guest will love contributing—and it will make the gathering feel more like a team effort! More than that, it will guarantee they show up.
Other ways to spread out the cost:
- Choose a budget-friendly menu, like Week 3: Penne Pesto with Pine Nuts from the cookbook with simple, fresh ingredients
- Use Loyalty Rewards points to grab some of the Young Living products ahead of time
- Get to know your local farmer's market vendors, local growers and ranchers. Sometimes you can find great ingredients at amazing prices.
This isn't your typical class. No slides, no formal teaching -- just aprons on, music up, and spoons in hand! 🌟
Open your home. Open your heart. Open your kitchen.
There’s something powerful that happens when people experience something new together. When people feel seen, nourished, and inspired, they walk away filled—with good food, yes, but also with hope, curiosity, and next steps for their wellness journey.
And yes…
Every Cooking Party should be full of dancing.
That’s a Teri Secrest requirement! 🕺️🎶
Every Cooking Party should be full of dancing.
That’s a Teri Secrest requirement! 🕺️🎶
Show that you truly care
Before the night ends, take a quiet moment with each guest. Invite them back for a personal Wellness Assessment. These heartfelt one-on-one conversations can spark the biggest transformations.
Someone who was too shy to speak up in a group might now feel ready to share—and you’ll be there to listen with compassion, offer guidance, and recommend the oils and products that can support their journey.The best part.... You don’t have to be an expert!
If you’ve experienced just one breakthrough with essential oils…
If you’ve felt your body respond…
If you’ve shared your story with a friend…
You already know more than most people around you.
If you’ve felt your body respond…
If you’ve shared your story with a friend…
You already know more than most people around you.
Take a deep breath. Be courageous.
Be the light someone else is looking for.
Be the light someone else is looking for.
The Eating for Life cookbook is not just a business tool.
It’s a community builder, a conversation starter, and a life-giving resource that brings people together in the most beautiful way.
It’s a community builder, a conversation starter, and a life-giving resource that brings people together in the most beautiful way.
Bulk pricing is available!
If you’d like to have extra books on hand to teach a class, host a cooking party, or to gift this inspiring book to the Brand Partners in your organization, Seeds of Thyme offers bulk pricing. Let’s grow together—with joy and purpose!
I pray it blesses your home, your heart, and your Young Living business.
If you’ve already used the cookbook in your own journey—I’d love to hear about it!
Please send your story to Teri@TeriSecrest.com..
Please send your story to Teri@TeriSecrest.com..
Here’s to your radiant health and flourishing business.
With joy,
