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How to Make Aromatherapy Perfume Oil

December 18, 2011 in Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy Perfume, Beauty, Buy / Purchase, Common Questions, Essential Oils, Gift, Make My Own, Mind / Body / Soul, Natural, Recipes, Shop, Young Living Distributor by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

With perfumes and colognes containing so many chemicals these days it only makes sense to make your own. Plus it’s easy and fun to make your own aromatherapy perfume oils! Here’s how…

Add 25 drops your favorite essential oil (see good choices below) to 1 oz. jojoba oil.
Let sit in a tightly capped bottle for two weeks before to using.
Pour mixture into pretty bottles and label.

Good essential oil choices for a perfume oil are:

Joy™ (#3372) is a luxuriously exotic blend with uplifting overtones that creates magnetic energy and brings joy to the heart. When worn as cologne or perfume, Joy exudes an alluring and irresistible fragrance that inspires romance and togetherness. When diffused, it can be refreshing and uplifting.

Sensation™ (#3420) is a wonderfully fragrant, powerfully romantic blend that is extremely uplifting and refreshing. It was formulated to enhance the enjoyment of special moments.

Dragon Time™ (#3327) is a blend of calming and soothing essential oils, including clary sage, which contains natural phytoestrogens – the perfect choice for women’s emotions during special times and needs. Its balancing properties make it a perfect choice for supporting normal, healthy emotions during the female monthly cycle. Dragon Time is recommended for young and mature women.

Abundance™ (#3300) is created to enhance the frequency of the harmonic magnetic energy field that surrounds us. This higher frequency creates what is called “the law of attraction,” which refers to the things we attract to ourselves. Abundance opens us to a wealth of possibilities.

Gentle Baby™ (#3345) is a soft, fragrant combination of essential oils designed specifically for mothers and babies. It helps calm emotions during pregnancy and is useful for quieting troubled little ones. It is also soothing to tender skin. Many of the essential oils in this blend are used in elite cosmetics to enhance a youthful appearance.

Sacred Mountain™ (#3414) promotes feelings of strength, empowerment, grounding, and protection that are a result of being close to nature. This blend of conifer essential oils, including spruce, fir, and cedarwood, evokes the feelings of sanctity found in the mountains.

Sandalwood (Santalum album) (#3634) has a rich, sweet, warm, and woody aroma that is sensual and romantic. Used traditionally as incense in religious ceremonies and for meditation, it is uplifting and relaxing. It is valued in skin care for its moisturizing and normalizing properties.

Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) (#3608), sometimes called “the scent of the sixties,” has a musky, earthy, exotic aroma. In Eastern cultures, it is commonly used around the house to provide general support for health and to help release negative emotions. It is very beneficial for the skin, helping to reduce a wrinkled or chapped appearance. Patchouli is a general tonic that supports the digestive system and soothes occasional queasiness.

Magnify Your Purpose™ (#3377) is a specially crafted blend of essential oils that stimulates creativity, desire, focus, and motivation. It helps foster a positive attitude, encouraging you to rise above adversity, seize the initiative, overcome procrastination and self-pity, and magnify your life’s purpose.

Harmony™ (#3351) is an exquisite blend that promotes physical and emotional well-being by bringing harmonic balance to the energy centers of the body. The liberating, balancing, and calming essential oils in this blend open us to new possibilities while contributing to an overall feeling of well-being.

Grounding™ (#3348) is a relaxing and balancing blend of essential oils that provides a stabilizing influence. Emotional chaos can lead to poor decisions. Grounding helps you cope with reality in a positive manner.

Highest Potential™ (#3373) is an exotic blend designed to increase your capacity to achieve your highest potential. It combines the uplifting and inspirational qualities of Australian Blue with the power of Gathering to help bring greater unity of purpose. Jasmine is added to enhance self-confidence, while ylang ylang calms, soothes, and harmonizes.

Tip: These make especially nice Holiday gifts for your friends and family who appreciate all-natural products.

Evelyn Vincent

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Gift Idea: Easy Aromatherapy Sachets for the Hostess

December 17, 2011 in Air Freshener, Aromatherapy, Gift, Recipes, Using Essential Oils, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

Sachet bags These little aromatherapy sachets are so fast and easy to make that you could make them at the last minute if you find yourself running short on time and lacking a sweet hostess gift before meeting up at parties this holiday season.

Sachets are small fabric bags usually with a drawstring ribbon and they can be filled with dried herbs, cedar shavings, or cotton balls scented with aromatherapy oils. They are usually placed in dresser drawers, linen closets, cedar chests, plastic tubs, and clothes closets to name a few.

The pretty little sachet bags in the image to the left are available at CharlesCraft.com

Add 5-8 drops of your chosen Young Living essential oil to dried flowers/herbs, cedar shavings, or cotton balls; in lightweight decorative cloth bags then tie with a thin pretty ribbon.

Good essential oil choices for your sachet bags are:

Citrus Fresh
Christmas Spirit
Sensation
Joy
Grounding
Humility
Inner Child
Inspiration
Peace & Calming
Sacred Mountain
Gentle Baby
Abundance

Gift Tip: Include a bottle of the chosen essential oil you placed on the filling of the sachet so it can be refreshened every so often.

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Working with Emotions: Your Shadow & Aromatherapy eBook The Shadow Side of our personalities is an essential part of all of us and as natural as our memory or our emotions. Within our Shadow, we store away those parts of us – whether emotions, thoughts, beliefs, experiences or characteristics – that we and others deem as bad, unacceptable, shameful, unlovable or dark. Fortunately, the Shadow isn’t all bad, in fact its quite good as it is one of the easiest routes for us to reach our goodness; our Light.

In this ebook, Evelyn Vincent and David Zarza C.Ht. teach you about your Shadow and Aromatherapy, as well as instructing you on how to use essential oils when working with your Shadow. In a safe and gentle way, you will be lead through a process of uncovering some of what is in your Shadow with the intention of integration and harmony. This is for you to appreciate yourself in a new light and perhaps even embrace your Shadow side.

Generally speaking, we rarely explore our darker nature with a smile, much less with excitement and enthusiasm. However, Evelyn and David will show you how rewarding and fulfilling exploring your Shadow with Aromatherapy can be!

On the path towards your Light, you will always encounter your Shadow. Find out what a blessing this really is!

Working with Emotions: Your Shadow & Aromatherapy eBook Table of Contents

I TRANSFORMING EMOTIONAL PATTERNS WITH AROMATHERAPY

II THE SEAT OF OUR EMOTIONS

III PORCUPINE MEDICINE AND THE OPERA SINGER

IV OLFACTORY: STEPPING OUT OF THE BOX AND SMELLING

V WHAT IS AN ESSENTIAL OIL AND A CARRIER OIL

VI INTRODUCING THE SHADOW

VII SHADOW ASSESSMENT

VIII WHO WE ARE

IX GLOSSARIES AND SHADOW/BALANCED EMOTION TABLES

X INTERACTIVE SHADOW EMOTION / BALANCED EMOTION WORKBOOK

XI RESEARCH

The eBook is 129 pages at $19.95 instant download, to get yours click here.

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Gift Making: How Much Does a Drop of Essential Oil Cost

December 10, 2011 in Aromatherapy, Buy / Purchase, Common Questions, Education, Essential Oils, Gift, Make My Own, Recipes, Using Essential Oils, Young Living Essential Oils by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

Many of us make a particular gift in bulk every year for Christmas and hostess gifts to show our love and appreciation. To help keep you to your budget here’s an easy way to determine how much one drop of essential oil is going to cost when making your aromatherapy gifts. Essential oil used by the drop

Here’s how it’s done…

The price of your Young Living essential oil divided by one of these numbers, either…

250 – the number of drops in a 15ml bottle, or…
82 – the number of drops in a 5ml bottle

Let’s say you are a Young Living wholesale customer or distributor (learn more about those to save 24% off retail prices) and the total number of drops in your recipe is 10 drops of Peppermint essential oil (you’ve purchased a 15ml bottle), you would… divide the wholesale price by the total number of drops in either the 5ml or 15ml size bottles.

$19.75 (whsl cost of Peppermint oil) divided by 250 (# of drops in a 15ml bottle) = 0.079 cents per drop

6 Favorite Aromatherapy Tips and Recipes for the Holidays:

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Slique Tea Holiday Collection Slique Tea is an exotic tea from Young Living that has been formulated with natural ingredients to help support individual weight goals.* This blend is rich in flavonoids, a dietary compound generally associated with helping maintain certain normal, healthy body functions. Slique Tea is a delicious, premium blend of wholesome and rare ingredients. It offers a natural alternative to sugar-laden fruit drinks from concentrates, sodas, and coffees and can be used as part of a healthy weight-management program. It contains Ecuadorian ocotea leaf (Ocotea quixos), a member of the cinnamon family traditionally used by natives for health and wellness. Amazonian cacao is then added, along with pure, proprietary vanilla essential oil.

Slique Tea also contains jade oolong tea leaves, sought after for their rich aroma and powerful antioxidant content. These leaves are handpicked from the high mountain regions of Taiwan, known for producing some of the world’s finest teas. All of these ingredients are enriched with 100 percent pure therapeutic- grade Arabian frankincense powder, an exclusive ingredient from Young Living’s distillery in Salalah, Oman.

Slique Tea supports healthy weight management when combined with a healthful diet and exercise program, provides a natural energy boost, and is rich in antioxidants, flavonoids, and polyphenols.

Who Should Take Slique Tea?

+ Adults looking for a guilt-free alternative to sugar-laden snacks and beverages

+ Adults who desire a natural addition to their weight- management regimen

Suggested Use

+ Bring 8 ounces of water to a rolling boil, let cool for 31⁄2 minutes. Place one pouch in a cup, mug, or filter and add water. Steep for at least 3 minutes.

+ Use daily before and after workouts, with meals, or any time you need a natural boost.

+ Add your favorite Young Living essential oils as desired.

+ Delicious served hot or cold, Slique Tea is a guilt-free staple to any diet regimen.

How To Use Slique Tea

Steep in hot water for at least 3 minutes and drink before and after workouts, with meals, or any time you need a natural boost. Slique tea is naturally sweet—drink it as is or with a few drops of Blue Agave.

Item #4560 (25 bags per box)

Wholesale $18.75 / Retail $24.67

Did You Know?

+ Slique Tea contains flavonoids, which are found in tea, cacao, fruits, and vegetables and support the body’s ability to maintain certain healthy functions.

+ Slique Tea contains inulin fiber for probiotic health benefits. + Slique Tea leaves are non-fluoridated.

Slique Tea Ingredients

Jade oolong tea, inulin, ocotea leaf (Ocotea quixos), Ecuadorian cacao powder, vanilla essential oil, frankincense powder (Boswellia sacra), and natural stevia extract.

Special Note:

The response to Slique Tea has been tremendous. So much so that Slique Tea inventories have been consumed at a rate greater than was anticipated. We are working feverishly to replenish stock at levels that will support the overwhelming long term interest of this product. However, the Slique Tea Collection in the Holiday catalog is available – one collection per customer. Thank you for your patience. Slique Tea Holiday Collection includes two mugs order #4792.

The Slique Tea Collection is temporarily out of stock due to an overwhelming response. Please know that we are working around the clock to replenish stock levels, and will have more product available in 4-6 weeks.

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.

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Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs

April 19, 2011 in Family Health, Gift, Green, Natural, Recipes by Evelyn Vincent | No comments

Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs The egg is widely used as a symbol of the start of new life, just as new life emerges from an egg when the chick hatches out. Dyeing eggs with natural substances doesn’t take much more time than if you used commercial coloring kits – and it’s a lot more fun. You can be very creative with what is in your kitchen already and your Easter eggs can turn out very unique. For those who are highly creative, decorating your naturally dyed eggs can allow your artistic side to shine.

The colors and the substance that makes those colors:

These are either a spice, fruit, vegetable, or foodstuff that will color your Easter Eggs in a very safe way:

Red or Pink: Red beets, cranberries, frozen raspberries

Light Green: Spinach leaves

Yellow: Ground Cumin, Ground Tumeric, Shredded carrots

Blue: Blueberries, blackberries, red cabbage leaves, grape juice

Purple: Red Zinger tea (by Celestial Seasonings)

Brown: Brewed coffee

Here’s how to make your natural Easter Egg dye:

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. spice or 4 c. chopped fruit or vegetable, or more
4 c. water, or more
2 TBSP white vinegar

Directions:

Combine spice or foodstuff with water and vinegar.

Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 to 30 minutes.

Eggs can be colored and cooked in the dye while it is being prepared. Or, they can be hard-cooked in advance, then dipped into the prepared dye (which can be either cold or hot).

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Woman getting a massage

Even if you don’t have a romantic life going on, you can still enjoy Valentines Day. You can treat yourself to one of these aromatherapy massage sticks and you can whip up a batch of essential oil flavored chocolate truffles using this easy recipe! Valentine’s Day is about self-love and self-care just as much as it’s about sharing love with another. So, whether you’re giving yourself a treat or sharing with someone else, these two recipes are fantastic gifts of love.

Enjoy these easy to make luxurious aromatherapy sticks on Valentine’s day or anytime! Simply slide the stick over the lucky recipient’s skin (that can be you too), and experience the smooth glide and essential oil scent onto the skin.

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