Feeding coconut oil to your furry friend provides him with many health benefits, including elevating the metabolism, increasing energy and vitality, protecting them from illness, speeding up healing, soothing and healing skin conditions, improving digestion and reducing allergic reactions. It also promotes healthy skin, a healthy coat, and healthy teeth and gums! (To learn more about the benefits check out this article from Dog’s Naturally Magazine.)
I kept a jar in the pantry, but every summer this becomes a problem because the melting point for coconut oil is 76 degrees, which means it turned to a jar of liquid! This minor issue led to experimenting with creating small frozen treats, and the result is so convenient and you can do this year-round.
Simply scoop your favorite organic coconut oil into a zip-lock bag and seal it tightly. Line a baking sheet or platter with parchment. Trim the tip off a corner of the zip-lock so that you can use it like a pastry bag, and begin squeezing small dollops of coconut oil onto the parchment.
If your home is at a comfortable temperature (around 72-75) you’ll find it very easy to squeeze out, but if it’s a little stiff in the bag trying heating it slightly with body heat. When you’re done creating the dollops, place your pan in the fridge or freezer. It will solidify quickly and can then be transferred off the parchment and into a jar or air-tight container for storage in the fridge or freezer. You can also try mixing in an essential oil such as peppermint (for breath), lavender (to ease anxiety when traveling or introducing new people) or clove oil (for a teething puppy). Be sure to only use pure therapeutic grade essential oils (I only use Young Living).
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Some VERY EXCITING changes have happened to the Young Living Premium Starter Kit per the new 2018 Young Living US Product Guide (which you can view here: 2018 US Product Guide), as well as information from an email to the current distributors:
1. The Desert Mist Diffuser is now offered as an option in the Premium Starter Kit (PSK)!
This gorgeous diffuser will be offered at the lowest price point of all the PSK's, so no need to upgrade your diffuser if you love the look of this Desert Mist as much as we do. ♥ The Desert Mist Diffuser offers multiple settings—High, Low, and Intermittent mode—allowing run times of up to 10 hours, as well as 10 LED colored light options, including an alluring candle-like flicker mode.
2. Purification and R.C. are replaced with Raven and Citrus Fresh in the essential oil PSKs.
Raven™ is a cleansing blend of Ravintsara, Peppermint, Eucalyptus Radiata, and other essential oils. Raven creates a cooling sensation when applied topically to the chest and throat.
Citrus Fresh™ Essential Oil is a proprietary Young Living blend that combines Orange, Tangerine, Grapefruit, Lemon, and Mandarin oils with a hint of Spearmint. It has an uplifting, refreshing aroma that is one of my very favorites to diffuse both alone or blended with other oils to make my entire home smell fresh and clean.
3. The essential oil sachets are now replaced with a sample-size sachet of Thieves Household Cleaner.
This may be the most exciting change of all. Thieves Household Cleaner is probably my favorite product overall from Young Living. I decided that I would not clean my home with toxic chemicals because I had children and animals that could get sick, or worse, from my cleaning. After years of using baking soda, vinegar, and special microfiber cloths only, I was ecstatic to have the cleaning power of the essential oils AND the wonderful spa-like scent of Thieves Household Cleaner to safely clean with. And the cost is beyond cost-effective. Because you dilute the concentrated cleaner, the cost ends up being less than anything you can purchase at your local store to clean with. I am so happy that every person will have the chance to try it with their PSK purchase!
4. There is now a Savvy Minerals Makeup Starter Kit!!
Savvy Minerals products contain these high-quality ingredients:
• Young Living Essential Oils
• Aspen Bark Extract
• Mica
• High-quality minerals
• Naturally derived ingredients
• Non-nano ingredients
Young Living holds all Savvy Minerals makeup products to superior standards, so you can feel good about what you are putting on your skin—always. This means that you’ll never find these ingredients in your Savvy Minerals makeup bag: talc, bismuth, parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, nanoparticles, synthetic fragrance, synthetic colorants, or cheap synthetic fillers that are usually found in other leading brands.
(Read more at: https://www.youngliving.com/…/savvy-minerals-by-young-living)
• Young Living Essential Oils
• Aspen Bark Extract
• Mica
• High-quality minerals
• Naturally derived ingredients
• Non-nano ingredients
Young Living holds all Savvy Minerals makeup products to superior standards, so you can feel good about what you are putting on your skin—always. This means that you’ll never find these ingredients in your Savvy Minerals makeup bag: talc, bismuth, parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, nanoparticles, synthetic fragrance, synthetic colorants, or cheap synthetic fillers that are usually found in other leading brands.
(Read more at: https://www.youngliving.com/…/savvy-minerals-by-young-living)
Premium Starter Kit includes:
• 1 Foundation
• 1 Blush
• 3 Eyeshadows
• 1 Lip Gloss
• Misting Spray
• Foundation Brush
• 5-ml Lavender essential oil
• Savvy Minerals by Young Living Booklet
• Introduction to Young Living Booklet
• 1 Foundation
• 1 Blush
• 3 Eyeshadows
• 1 Lip Gloss
• Misting Spray
• Foundation Brush
• 5-ml Lavender essential oil
• Savvy Minerals by Young Living Booklet
• Introduction to Young Living Booklet
Please reach out if you have any questions at all. ♥
Who doesn’t love the fresh and uplifting aroma of warm, fluffy, and fragrant clothing straight from the dryer? I especially enjoy when a fresh batch of linens and blankets are ready to be placed on the bed on a cold winter day, that’s my favorite! But let me ask you this, do you realize what you are coating your linens, towels, and families clothing in with dryer sheets? Let’s take a closer look...
Every day, our bodies are in contact with clothing from morning to night, absorbing the chemicals we choose to include in our dyers and washers. Few realize dryer sheets are coated with harmful chemicals including benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, chloroform and linalool. Addition synthetic fragrances are also used to hide the chemical scents release from dryer sheets in the heat. In addition, dryer sheet fragrances and perfumes are designed to stay on your fabrics long after being removed from the dryer, which leads to prolonged exposure of harmful chemicals through inhalation and skin absorption.
So what’s the best alternative option? For me, its wool dryer balls and here are a few reasons why:
- Chemical free and improves your indoor air quality
- Softens clothing and linens naturally
- Reduces drying time by 25%
- Reduces static and wrinkles
- Long lasting with up to 500 loads or a year depending frequency of use
How do wool dryer balls work?
- Place your wool dryer balls in the dryer with your wet load.
- As the balls tumble inside your dryer, the wool balls will draw out excess water from your load, reducing drying time and softening your clothes at the same time.
- Water within the dryer balls are redistributed during the drying time, reducing static and wrinkles.
Worried you will miss out on good smelling laundry? Simply add 3 drops of your favorite essential oil to each of your wool dryer balls before the load to add an all-natural fragrance to your laundry! Here are a few of my favorite essential oils to use with dryer balls: Lavender, Purification, Orange, stress away, joy, abundance, and lemon. My favorite part about essential oils is the fact you get to choose how you want your clothing and linens to smell so have fun with it!
I used to love Bath and Body Work Wallflowers. I had them all over my house at one point my newly married life. These days, though, chemical fragrances tend to give me a major headache. Since I have started diffusing essential oils in my house, my nose has changed and I cannot stand any type of artificial fragrances. Even the Febreze scented trash bags make me gag.
It’s odd how that happens, huh?
If you’re like me, but want to keep using those Wallflowers, here’s a quick little tutorial for ya! Enjoy!
DIY How to Reuse Bath and Body Works Wallflower Bulbs with Essential Oils
Items Needed:
- Unscented Fragrance Oil (Or you could also use Fractionated Coconut oil, Sweet Almond Oil or other carrier oil without a strong smell)
- Your Favorite Essential Oils (I like Thieves, Orange and Stress Away)
- Empty Wallflower Bulbs
- Needlenose Pliers
Directions:
- Begin by taking your empty bulb and your pliers (I used needle nose or a butter knife) and running it along the plastic edge of the top of the bulb where the wick is.
- Gently loosen the wick and pull it free but DO NOT pull it out of its plastic covering. You want the entire plastic tip to pop out with the wick still in it.
- Next, fill the bulb with the carrier oil of your choice like sweet almond or fractionated coconut, but be careful to not fill it to the top.
- Add about 10 drops of your favorite essential oil into each bulb.
- Take your plastic tip and wick you popped out and place it back in the bottle, giving it an extra push until it clicks in firmly.
- Swirl the bulb gently around to mix all the oils together.
- Twist into your wall plugin and you have a new wallflower!
Note: Read instructions on original Wallflower packaging regarding fire safety before use. Keep out of reach of children.
**When you have the wick out you can wash it with a little bit of Thieves household cleaner or hand soap under hot water, then rinse, squeeze, rinse, squeeze, repeat over an over to get as much of the fragrance out as possible. Be careful when squeezing because there is a tiny pin hidden in there that could poke your finger.**
Feel good about what you and your family are snaking on by trying this easy and wholesome no bake energy bite recipe! Energy bites are the perfect pick me up snack filled with nutritious and all natural ingredients you and your family will love. This simple recipe is easy to make and simply delicious.
Try something a little special by infusing your energy bites with a hint of Young Livings 100% therapeutic grade vitality essential oils! For this simple pumpkin recipe, I have chosen to include the warm and spicy flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg, which go perfect with pumpkin and oats. Other warm and fall like seasonal vitality oils such as ginger, clove, and orange also make a lovely addition to pumpkin energy bites depending on the preference of your taste buds.
On the go, packed in a lunch bag, family movie snack, quick hiking pick me up, pot luck poppers, or a quick bite before the gym … These energy bites will go fast, I promise you that! Feel free to add a superfood favorite like chia seeds or flaxseed for an added bonus of wellness!
I personally like to presoak my chia seeds to allow the seeds to sprout and release the enzyme inhibitors used to protect the seed. Soaked chia seeds are typically easier to digest and allow your body easier access to the chia seeds nutrients inside the seed. To soak seeds, mix 1 Tbsp. chia seeds with 2 Tbsp. water. Allow the seeds to sit for approximately 15 minutes. Your seeds will form a gel like coating.
Like I mentioned previously, the possibilities with no bake power bites are endless so have fun with your power bites and feel free to make them your own with different nuts, fruits, superfoods, essential oils and sweet filling like chocolate chips, and cocoa powder!
Ingredients:
I Cup Seedless Dates
¼ Cup Pumpkin Puree
1 Tbsp. Agave or Honey
1 Tbsp. Chia Seeds
1 Tbsp. Ground Flaxseed
¼ Cup Dried Cranberries
1 Drop Young Living Cinnamon Vitality Essential Oil
1 Drop Young Living Nutmeg Vitality Essential Oil
1 Cup Old Fashioned Oats
Directions:
Prep chia seeds as directed above and set aside for 10-15 minutes
Combine dates, agave, pumpkin puree, chia seeds, flaxseed, and dried cranberries in food processor and pulse until well combined and smooth.
Transfer your mixture into a large glass bowl and add vitality essential oils and rolled oats. Mix until well combined.
Allow your mixture to cool and become slightly harder. Roll into Tbsp., balls. If mixture is still wet, roll outer bites in rolled oats.
Store in an airtight container up to one week in the refrigerator
