A final Essential Oils Class to add to your repertoire. Thanks for following the classes and hopefully you have learned a lot and are getting more use out of your essential oils.

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The information provided here is for educational purposes only and is not intended as diagnosis, treatment, or prescription for any disease. The decision to use, or not to use, any of this information is the sole responsibility of the reader.

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In this issue:

1. So How Do I Use My Essential Oils? - Essential Oils 101 part 4
2. The Bonus Club - Forum For Our Young Living Downline Members
3. Young Living on Tour - Go Go Go if They Are Near You!

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1) So How Do I Use My Essential Oils?
- Essential Oils 101 part 4

You've bought your therapeutic essential oils kit and now what? Most people feel a little overwhelmed when they see these bottles sitting in front of them and need to figure out which oil is for what, and where do I put it!?!

There are indeed a hundred ways to use you oils.

Let's start with some safety guidelines:

1. Essential oils are highly concentrated so only use a few drops at a time. Your bottle will go a very long way.If at any time you are unsure about the strength of an oil dilute it first 50:50 with a pure vegetable oil like almond, jojoba or even a light olive oil.
2. Essential oils do not mix with water, in fact water intensifies their action. So if you get some in your eye or ear, DO NOT RINSE WITH WATER. Instead always have a bottle of vegetable oil at hand which you can apply over the essential oil to dilute it. If you got a lot in your eye, use a drop of vegetable oil to soften the sting.
3. Only oils listed as G.R.A.S.(generally regarded as safe for consumption, by the FDA) can be used as supplements. They should be diluted with vegetable oil, rice milk or agave syrup before you put them in a capsule or your drink.
4. Do a test patch firstif you are prone to allergies: on the inside of your thigh or upper arm. See how your skin reacts before doing larger applications.
5. Citrus oils react with the sun. Oils like orange, lemon, bergamot, tangerine and grapefruit should not be used on skin exposed to the sun. There is a possibility your skin will temporarily turn brown. Photosensitizing.
6. Essential oils can dissolve soft plastics and styrofoam so always use in glassware and store in dark glass bottles.
7. Do not use essential oils when pregnant, have epilepsy or high blood pressure, without doctor supervision
8. Keep essential oils out of reach of small children and only let them use oils under your supervision

Ready To Apply?
Here Are The Basic Application Methods:

• TOPICAL APPLICATION
  NEAT or undiluted. Apply 1 - 3 drop to the affected area. If at anytime you are unsure about an oil apply a few drops to your feet first. Your skin there is relatively thick and yet oils absorb well here because of large sweat glands.

  DILUTED 50:50. 1 drop of essential oil to 1 drop of vegetable oil. Great for larger areas of skin.

  DILUTED 20:80. 1 drop of essential oil to 4 drops of vegetable oil. Especially use this for small children and small pets. If working with infants dilute even further like 1:100

  COMPRESS Apply 1-3 drops of up to 3 different single oils to the affected area. Take a hand towel, fold it lengthwise in threes and wet it with hot water. Squeeze out, and wrap the towel around the affected area (let's say for knee pain around the knee or for tendinitis around the elbow) Now cover the damp towel with a dry hand towel and let the whole thing rest until totally cooled down. The wet towel will intensify the action of the oils. If at any time you experience discomfort massage a few drops of vegetable oil over the area and reapply the towels. This is sports injury therapy at its best!

  BATHING Mix 10 to 15 drops of essential oils into a mixture of Epsom salts and baking soda (1/2 cup each). Sprinkle about a 1/4 cup into the bathtub and soak. Always use your oils in the bathtub this way to disperse properly.

  BODY MASSAGE To a 2 ounce bottle of almond or jojoba oil add up to 30 drops of 1-3 essential oils. Great for the whole body.

  RAINDROP TECHNIQUE This awesome treatment needs a second person to apply the drops of nine different oils to your back. For a list of massage therapists in your are click here.

• INHALATION
  
  DIRECT - SNIFF AND INHALE Apply 1-2 drops to the palm of your hands, rub in and cup your hands over your nose and mouth. Inhale gently and deeply several times.

  DIFFUSING Using a cold air diffuser or your ultrasonic diffuser, fill it with your oil of choice (use up to three single oils together, but never mix a blend with a blend). Most rooms need about ten minutes of diffusing to saturate the air. You can also sit close to the diffuser if you are working on lung problems or nursing a cold. One of the easiest ways to introduce essential oils to your family members.

  SPRAYS You can create your own misters by dropping 10-30 drops of essential oil in a spray bottle filled with distilled water. Use for disinfecting countertops and bathroom surfaces, as an air freshener or body spritz.

  VAPOR Add a few drops of essential oil to a bowl of hot water. Drape a towel over your head and the bowl, and inhale the vapors as they rise from the steam.

  COTTON BALLS Add a few drops of essential oil to a cotton ball and place on your vaporizer, humidifier vent, in air vents at hotels or window air conditioning units.

• INGESTION

  You should only do this with GRAS essential oils (generally regarded as safe for ingestion by the FDA).

  CAPSULES Buy '0' or'00' size gelatin capsules at the health food store or from Young Living. Fill the largest half of the capsule halfway with essential oils. A glass medicine dropper is very helpful for this. Fill the remainder of the capsule half with vegetable oil and close with the other half. Take as directed.

  This is a great way to get oils into the body. There may be a little 'burping' up of oils. Try the preformulated gelcaps from Young Living. They are specially coated to have a slow release rate in the body and you will not burp up oils this way.

  
  RICE MILKRice milk in non-mucus forming and a great medium for ingesting essential oils. Use 3-5 drops of essential oil in 1/2 cup of rice milk.

  BLUE AGAVE SYRUP Add 1-3 drops of essential oil to 1 tsp. Blue Agave sweetener. Hold this in the mouth for 30 seconds before swallowing. Or add to your favorite herbal tea.

  TONGUE Take 1 drop of essential oil and apply it to the back of the tongue. Let it mix with saliva, move your tongue around the gums for extra absorption and then swallow. Great with peppermint or spearmint oil to freshen breath, with Thieves® and melaleuca to kill sore throat germs.

• RETENTION

  If you need to do some intense essential oil therapy, especially when dealing with cancer the following methods need to be taken into consideration.

  RECTAL RETENTION One of the most effective ways to deliver essential oil compounds to the urinary tract and reproductive organs. Dilute recommended essential oils 40:60 and insert 1-2 tablespoons in rectum with a bulb syringe. Retain overnight. Or fill '00' size gelatin capsules and insert for retention overnight.

  VAGINAL RETENTION Apply 1-2 tablespoons of the recommended essential oils, diluted 40:60 to a natural/organic cotton tampon and insert for overnight retention. Helpful for internal infections or cervical/uterine cancer. Can also be done with '00' gelatin capsules.

For A Few More Cool Household Uses

Check out our Green Household Tips page here.

You are now so ready to start experimenting with your oils. Have fun and let me know if you need more classes on oils!

Still need to know where to buy essential oils? Look no further than the Start Living With Everyday(Nine)Oils Kit. It's truly the best buy and will give you all the oils you need for the rest of the year.

2) The Bonus Club Forum
For Members of Our Downline

If you are a member of this downline you now have a place to go!
THE BONUS CLUB pages are like the facebook of E-N-R.com and you will find information here on essential oils, discussions on Young Living products you are using and business building tools too.

You can meet with friends and invite your personal members to join. You'll meet people who have invested into the Essential Rewards Bonus program and learn more about that generous bonus.

A social meeting place for us all. Many of you already know each other and now I would love to get to know your faces and smiles. Join the fun at: http://bonusclub.ning.com

3) Young Living on Tour -
Go Go Go if They Are Near You!

Join us for a discussion about the benefits of using Young Living supplements in your life. Learn about the power behind Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ essential oils and how these oils work to enhance every aspect of our lives through an in-depth examination of Inner Defense™, Omega Blue™, Longevity and of course, NingXia Red®.

This evening will be a great opportunity to introduce a guest to the Young Living products and family, so tell your neighbors and friends. Free gifts will be given to the first 50 participants as well as plenty of products for sale and a special reward for anyone who enrolls with Young Living that evening.

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