I started using Essential Oils simply because my mama visited with her new brand starter kit, raved about it, and I had birthday money! Six years later it was one of the best unexpected blessing to our family.
I had never really thought about essential oils even though I had already been on a wellness journey for a few years due to an imbalance of hormones triggered by birth control.
I had focused so much on what I put IN my body and MOVING my body (weight gain was a HUGE symptom for me with my hormones out of wack!)
I also am OVER THE MOON excited about the emotional + hormonal support essential oils/ supplements that have been a GAME CHANGER for my cycle and motherhood!
Favorite Ways I use Young Living for....
-Kiddos sleepy routine-
Every night we (the kiddos know what to do) fill up their diffuser and add about 4 drops of Lavender Oil and and 4 drops Peace & Calming (smells so dreamy). Or we love the Sleepyize blend which makes ME want to fall asleep putting them down. I also have rollerballs of Valor (amazing support when kids are too anxious to fall asleep) and peace & Calming. I will rub them on the kids feet, their wrist and a little on their spine and give them a tiny massage, or they will simply open the bottle up and smell it while laying bed.
Lavender is a herb that is widely known to help with nervousness, anxiety, stress, and sleeplessness. It doesn’t make you sleepy like taking a sleeping pill would, but what it does do is help take the edge off of sleeplessness.
Glow Serum, my face is obsessed with this!
You can make it two ways:
One way in a roller bottle so I can just roll it on my cheekbones when I want a little glow after putting my makeup on. The other way I make it is in a little dropper and drop a few drops into the palm of my hand and rub it all over my face like a moisturizer.
You can literally get rid of ALL of your moisturizers and just use this (plus sunscreen). All you need is Frankincense and Copaiba Essential Oils, both come in your starter kit (see info at the end of this post).
I also have been applying Frankincense directly to a pimple or fine lines! DO IT!
I highly recommend using the Think Dirty App to identify the potential risks associated with the personal care products you use everyday, this is where I started.
Frankincense- Anti-Aging & Wrinkle Fighting supporter. Frankincense essential oil is a powerful astringent, meaning it helps protect skin cells. It can be used to help support acne blemishes, the appearance of large pores, prevent wrinkles, and it even helps lift and tighten skin to naturally slow signs of aging.
-Immune Boost-
When my wonderful doctor prescribed me Thieves + Frankincense to help boost our whole families immune system during a season of sickness, that was a GAME CHANGER, especially Frank down the spine!! We also rub the roller bottle on the bottom of our feet each morning, then put their socks on. I have read that the main thing with oils is consistency and its so true!
-Detangler-
We use a detangler almost everyday for my girl. I was excited to find a recipe to make my own that is non-toxic and also has health benefits. I Young Living Lavender Mint Conditioner, combined with distilled water and Essential Oils.
-Cleaning-
I have used just vinegar and water for YEARS and years and HATED the smell. Now I use Thieves and add in whatever essential oils to make it smell the way I want it to! Thieves also has liquid hand soap, laundry detergent and more that I have been using (and love, again, super budget friendly!)
-Essential Oils for Wool Dryer Balls-
After I did some research we quickly got rid of all dryer sheets and fabric softeners from our house. I use THESE Wool Dryer Balls and I add a couple drops of Lavender, Purification or Thieves Essential Oils to each ball. Make sure the oil absorbs in before tossing in with your clothes. If you deal with your clothes still being staticky, that is due to over-drying. So decrease your drying time. If you still have an issue you attach a safety pin to your dryer balls or some toss in a ball of tinfoil, problem solved!
-Diffusing-
We have completely gotten away from candles because of how toxic they are, I was so frustrated to learn this. The money I wasted on candles was ridiculous AND it was harming out bodies.
The problem is that I just LOVE, like really LOVEEEEEEE the ambiance that candles add. I am an enneagram 4, so yea, I love my environment to be cozy. I gave a diffuser a go, I had nothing to loose. I cannot imagine life without my diffusers now! I put one in every single room in our home, for real.
My favorite thing about the diffusers we have is that they have lights inside, like a soft lamp!
You can diffuse whatever you are needing- calm, energy, headache relief, help relive a cough and more. There is even a combo to duplicate my favorite Anthropologie candle- the Volcano. And I made sure to get diffusers for the kids rooms that they are a diffuser and humidifier combo. One of my favorites to diffuse is just Peace & Calming Essential Oil. It smells so good and it has helps ALL OF US to relax. I used to diffuse it before the kids get home from school and the homework, but now its going all the time with them home!
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR PURE, ESSENTIAL OILS WITH AN EDUCATION TRIBE?
If THE WELLNESS WELL tribe had a motto it would be “quality matters”.
So I like to source products and ingredients – food, beauty, home cleaning, personal care, etc – from companies that are in line with that same belief.
I source all my essential oils, supplements & wellness products from one trusted place – Young Living.
They never use fillers or add synthetic chemicals in their oils. So what you’re getting is only the good stuff – pure, potent, essential oils & over 600 lifestyle products!
I REALLY DIG THEIR:
You can order your starter kit here & I’ll send you even more recipes and resources like these so you feel comfortable using all your oils
Sign up as a Member – for 24% off retail prices (recommended) this does not mean you will ever have to sell anything, it just means you are getting a starter kit & will therefore get 24% off retail prices (just like Costco!) AND joining my deeper wellness education tribe!
When you sign up as a wholesale member, you have the option of joining our private wellness group on facebook, which is where you can learn everything you need to know about using your oils & connect with an amazing, inspiring community. If you are interested in selling the oils and sharing about the company I am passionate about helping women earn income to help support their families! We have monthly business bootcamps & provide mentorship to everyone who joins our tribe!
You can follow me on Instagram @the.wellness.well as I share more of our daily life in Hawaii, my health journey with hormone imbalance & choosing to live a clean lifestyle!
That is just a start of what I have been using Young Living for!
FAQ
What do we use oils for? For just about everything!! Whether you are looking for oils to help support your sleep, for natural immune system support, for energy support, for focus, for relaxation, for your kids, for natural alternatives to cleaning products, the list is endless, there is an oil/product for that!! And you will learn along the way, there aren’t hard set rules, but part of joining our oils tribe is that you get access to the most amazing resources & our private facebook community.
Why Young Living? YL has an unmatched Seed to Seal process to guarantee the purity & potency of every oil. Each batch of oils is rigorously tested in house for therapeutic viability & they are so confident in their products that you can actually visit the farms & participate in the harvest/distillation process.
How do we use oils? You can diffuse them (you get a diffuser in your starter kit!) which is great for making your house smell great, helping your babies or kids relax at night for bed, getting rid of unwanted odors in the house & more, you can apply topically (some require a carrier oil like coconut oil, you’ll learn all about that later!), you can make rollerball combos, creams, sprays, and just about anything!!
How will I learn how to use my kit? You’ll get plenty of reading material with your kit, but as mentioned above, you’ll get access to our exclusive facebook community full of amazing resources like how to use each oil in your kit, which oils to be wise around with kids or while pregnant/nursing, and all of the dilution ratios for individual oils. We have classes, books, live facebook hangouts & search functionality that will help you navigate through any questions you might have.
What should I get? A premium starter kit, which comes with 12 of the most commonly used oils + your diffuser (I LOVE my aria diffuser) is the best value & provides you with everything you need to get started. You’ll get over $300 worth of product for only $165.
Do you have to order more oils monthly or sell them? Nope! Your kit can be a one time purchase, but along with it comes a wholesale membership, which just means that should you decide to purchase any of young living over 600 lifestyle products in the future, you would get a 24% discount! You will also get a personal referral link so when your mama wants a kit, you get a no strings attached $50. thank you check from Young Living! But neither is required.
ORDER HERE & make sure the number 1833281 appears in both the “Enroller” & “Sponsor ID” fields.
& then wait for a welcome gift curated but ME!
In research done on liquid minerals (the best form for absorption), participants were found to have adverse effects on the liquid minerals without essential oils, whereas those effects were completely eliminated with the addition of essential oils. This plus the additional increase in synergy and bioavailability makes mineral supplements like Young Living's Mineral Essence much more effective than other mineral supplements on the market.
Here's another example: Before putting essential oils in Young Living's MultiGreens supplement, there was a 42% absorption of the nutrients in 24 hours. With the addition of YL essential oils, blood absorption increased to 64% in 30 minutes and 86% in one hour. What?
If you want to get the most for your money and the most nutrients and health benefits possible for your body,
look into Young Living's vast supplements, they have so many!
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR PURE, BIOAVAILABLE SUPPLEMENTS?
If THE WELLNESS WELL tribe had a motto it would be “quality matters”.
So I like to source products and ingredients – food, beauty, home cleaning, personal care, etc – from companies that are in line with that same belief.
I source all my essential oils, supplements & wellness products from one trusted place – Young Living.
They never use fillers or add synthetic chemicals in their oils. So what you’re getting is only the good stuff – pure, potent, essential oils & over 600 lifestyle products!
I REALLY DIG THEIR:
You can order your starter kit here & I’ll send you even more recipes and resources like these so you feel comfortable using all your oils!
Sign up as a Member – for 24% off retail prices (recommended) this does not mean you will ever have to sell anything, it just means you are getting a starter kit & will therefore get 24% off retail prices (just like Costco!) AND joining my deeper wellness education tribe!
Maybe the drugstore was the only place to purchase deodorant while you were growing up, so it’s still your go-to. Maybe the popular magazines listed award-winning antiperspirants, so you continue to shop for their top pick. Maybe no one ever told you about the dangerous ingredients you’re applying to your pits, so you keep swiping the same chemical-laden, conventional deodorant day after day.
While deodorant may not seem like a big deal, it’s actually one of the biggest ways you can either contribute to your toxic buildup or bring nourishing, natural ingredients to your body.
When you consider all of the assaults your body experiences in terms of toxins you may be exposed to (pollution, processed food, drinking water, products, etc.), it’s vital to minimize your toxic load by making changes in the areas you do have control over.
You have the power to make decisions every single day that have the potential to lead to sickness + disease or to promote health + happiness. The deodorant you use daily is one of those decisions – which is why we’re sharing the ugly truth behind drugstore deodorant and what you should use instead.
We often don’t take into consideration how the simple swipe of a stick on our underarms can be so detrimental to our health. The truth is, our bodies have been designed to absorb a big part of the products we apply, day in and day out. And when these products are filled with ingredients that are linked to sickness + serious disease, we can’t stress enough how important it is to avoid these chemicals at all costs.
While individual ingredients may seem like a small or insignificant part of the product, each ingredient comes together to impact the entire product and each one serves a specific purpose. But along with this purpose comes potentially harmful side effects.
Let’s take a closer look at these chemicals that could be lurking in your drugstore deodorant.
- Parabens are preservatives that allow the product to last longer by preventing mold or bacteria growth, BUT have been very closely linked to endocrine disruption + breast cancer.
- Fragrance masks body odor + makes you smell slightly floral or shower fresh, BUT is a mixture of 3,000+ chemical ingredients and the cause of countless serious health issues.
- Aluminum blocks your pores to prevent sweat and keep you dry all day long, BUT studies have revealed its connection to detrimental diseases like Alzheimer’s and even death.
Day after day, ingredient after ingredient, it makes an impact. For better or for worse.
We’ve been tricked (whether by our current culture, marketing messages or well-meaning family members) that chemicals + synthetic ingredients are necessary for effectiveness – and any potentially negative side effects are overlooked or even completely disregarded. We’ve believed the lies for too long that ingredients don’t matter, sweating is bad, and strong chemicals are a must stay dry and odor-free.
Times have changed and the truth is out – dangerous ingredients are not necessary for an effective deodorant. Thankfully, some people are becoming more aware of the harmful ingredients in anti-perspirants and drugstores are beginning to offer more “natural” options to replace traditional, toxic deodorants. But just because there’s a green leaf or the word “organic” on the front of the jar or tube, be wary of what’s actually inside.
This is where you have to do some digging and become your own private deodorant detective.
Marketing messages may claim “NO” this and “NO” that… But rather than focusing on what’s NOT in the product, do some digging + look at the ingredient label to see which ingredients are really being used instead. The natural beauty market has become highly saturated and product quality has become consistently compromised. Sadly, green washing is much more common in the skincare industry and is deceiving consumers that the products they’re purchasing are pure, natural, or organic – while in reality the ingredients list reveals otherwise.
Even if some of the “natural” brands lining the drugstore shelves claim to be aluminum-free, several are loaded with the following fillers and other harmful ingredients:
- Propylene Glycol: Fragrance, skin conditioner + absorption enhancer. Linked to organ toxicity and skin irritations. And because it improves product penetration, it helps to carry other harmful ingredients in the product through the skin. Oh, it’s also found in anti-freeze.
- Fragrance: As mentioned above, this is one of the most toxic ingredients you’ll find, even on “natural deodorant” labels.
- Benzyl Salicylate: Fragrance, UV absorber. Linked to endocrine disruption, weakened immune system and skin allergies.
- Phthalates: Makes products pliable + stick to skin. Linked to permanent birth defects and endocrine disruption.
- Triclosan: Antibacterial agent + preservative. Linked to liver toxicity, skin allergies and thyroid dysfunction.
(EWG is our go-to for ingredient insight and ThinkDirty is the perfect app to have by your side when you shop!)
Whether you’ve discovered a “natural” deodorant or are still committed to your conventional antiperspirant, the ugly truth behind drugstore deodorant is that they are more detrimental to your health then you might realize. Ingredients DO matter and with a product you apply every single day (sometimes even multiple times a day) these toxic ingredients can build up in your body and begin to breakdown your overall health.
We can’t stress enough how essential is it to actually read and research and learn your product labels. look for – ingredients that are actually pronounceable, recognizable, and most importantly, real.
These are the kinds of ingredients you should be using instead.
Products made with pure ingredients that aren’t diluted with chemicals or buried under a long list of cheap fillers and stabilizers. Labels that don’t contain anything lab-made and ingredients that come directly from their source – nature. Nourishing ingredients that give you exactly what you need to strengthen your immune system, skin structure and sense of wellness –
without any dangerous side effects.
These deoderants are made with a short list of ingredients including organic coconut oil, organic beeswax, organic arrowroot powder, baking soda, organic tallow from grass-fed cows, and organic essential oils. Ingredients like these allow the skin to breathe and function as it should. Vitamins and essential fatty acids with anti-inflammatory + anti-microbial properties help to improve the health of skin, leaving pits smooth and protected.
You won’t ever have to google the ingredients when the list is short on deodorant labels (except for maybe tallow, if that’s a new term for you!).
it’s possible to do both – provide effective solutions for skincare (and unwanted body odor) & provide powerful health benefits for your body. We hope you’ll trust your pits to the experts and toss out your drugstore deodorant for good.
Have you made the switch from toxic, traditional deodorant? Let me know below!
If not, what’s holding you back?
$16
- Primally Pure natural deodorant contains a small amount of baking soda to combat odor and is fortified with kaolin clay (powerful detoxifier) and non-nano zinc oxide (soothes irritation)
- Made with other good-for-you organic ingredients including grass-fed tallow, fair trade coconut oil, arrowroot powder, beeswax and essential oils
- Blue Tansy Essential Oil powerfully combats inflammation, calms irritation and is potent in skin soothing properties
- Goes on virtually clear and doesn't stain clothes
- Natural Crystal Deodorant – A more natural alternative to powders, roll-on sticks, or sprays, our salt deodorant crystal helps eliminate odors and prevent perspiration.
- Clean & Unscented – The nakd. crystal deodorant stick helps keep you cool and dry while helping to eliminate odor-causing bacteria for all-day freshness you can trust.
- Effective Natural Deodorant For Women and Men – A smarter choice before you head off to work, after a quick shave, or post-workout dryness Thai crystal deodorant is made for busy adults.
- Pure, Hypoallergenic Support – Unlike a traditional antiperspirant that’s filled with harsh chemicals and aluminum, Thai crystal stone is made with all-natural minerals.
- Unbeatable Quality – nakd. products are always made with the highest-quality natural ingredients and come backed by responsive and reliable customer service.
Within a month of being on birth control I was a raging, PMSing, soon to be bride. I was becoming depressed, suffering from extreme weight gain, which had never been an issue for me. My cravings were for FOR REAL and with foggy brain, insomnia and extreme fatigue I was miserable to say the least. I felt completely helpless at the age of 20 in a season that was supposed to be exiting & a new adventure with my new hubby. All I wanted to do was crawl into a hole.
I went through years of doctors, tests, more doctors, diets, cleanses & supplements— you name it, I have done it. The journey began slow, it began in a doctors office, where he placed me on Wellbutrin (thinking I was depressed which is why I was feeling moody & gaining weight). Needless to say, it didn't work.
I ended up having to be my own advocate because I left most of the doctors scratching their heads... I just wanted to know what the root cause was.
After years of trying everything, wasting so much money and seeing no lasting results I finally have found things that support me better than anything. Praise Jesus.
After years of deep insomnia (melatonin wouldn’t touch it) I took a supplement that actually made me FEEL tired, a feeling I didn’t realize I missed. For so long I would go to bed “wired and tired”.
After using a few things, I wasn’t sure if I saw or felt a difference & I decided to not buy them again to save money— well my body quickly told me it was not happy about that.
Sometimes you don’t notice the slight changes until you stop supporting your body with it.
Needless to say there are certain non negotiable for me and my body support.
I am finally sleeping WELL, feeling tired at night. The extreme weight gain has stopped!! My Pms is now super mild or non existent. I now have more energy to get through the day as a mama of 3. And my cravings are in control!
I am still on a wellness journey, still have weight to loose and stress to let go- but man, I feel 80% better than I did even 5 years ago. I am so thankful & only want to help support other women in their journey. I want to be a shoulder to cry on and an easy button to hit for all things wellness. A place where women can soak up all the years of research & use it for their Benefit!
This blog is going to be a place where I open up a little more about my struggles with living in the world of wellness & yet not looking the part... of still having struggles, & of not “arriving” yet. I feel so unauthentic most times, sharing what I know & how I live when you could easily look at me, and question my knowledge & impact by my weight and appearance. I get it. That was me over a decade ago. I judged & didn't condor their deeper story. I had never struggled with weight, or hormones or anything “off” and so it was a simple equation, "calories in, calories out." I call bullsh*t on that real quick now. I have learned so much, that’s not the truth. Everyone is created so intricately, is different. What works for you may not work for me and vice versa. The Lord never intended that.
My heart beats strong to empower tired + stressed women who struggle with hormones so that they can take back control of their health & sanity in healthy natural ways.
My heart beats for the women who has yet to struggle with hormones or over burdened bodies due to the daily toxins they unknowingly put ON & IN their bodes.
The “before” me. And then the “after” me.
Both are so important:
The “before” me is the young woman who has yet to struggle with hormone imbalance, weight gain or uncontrollable weight gain and toxic body overload. She is one I want to take under my wing and teach alll the things I wished I would have known at 20. All the things I have learned researching over a decade. I want to teach them so that hopefully they can be empowered & equipped to make informed decisions with their health and as they move into a season of being the gatekeeper of their own home. Maybe, they can avoid some of the toxic overload on their bodies.
My heart beats for the “after” woman, where I am now, to support, to be a shoulder to cry on in seasons of frustration & confusion when there body seems to be agains them. To be a source of knowledge to help in the season of “my body seems to be rebelling against me”, like they are a foreigner in an unknown land.
There is so much education I have consumed for myself over the years, as I have had to be my biggest advocate. I want to share that, walk with and encourage as they allow their bodies to heal at its peaceful pace.
