I’ve been debating writing this post for literally a year. I love essential oils, I use them every day, and I feel like they are a big part of my family’s healthy lifestyle, but I am incredibly nervous to share them with you. I am nervous because I NEVER want you to feel like I am sharing something with you in order to make money. I NEVER want you to feel like I am a sketchy salesman trying to sell you things I may or may not even like to make a buck.
So, here’s the deal…
* I am sharing essential oils because I feel like they can be a fantastic part of a healthy lifestyle. Period. I hope you will never feel like I have any other intensions.
* I love getting my oils at a discount, but I am not trying to turn it into a business. If you have a family member or friend that sells essential oils, definitely order from him or her.
* I use doTerra essential oils because I have family that sells them and because I’ve been impressed with the products and the company. If you have a different company you trust then, by all means, order from them.
* If you don’t have another source and you’d like to try essential oils, you are welcome to ask me any questions you may have and order through me {here}. I promise I will never even ask you to host a party or become a consultant . 😉
* If you are interested in the business aspect of selling oils, I’m not really the right person to ask, but I can put you in touch with some fantastic women. I have a sister-in-law and a cousin who have been very successful and are wonderful woman and great leaders.
Okay, now that I got that off my chest… 🙂 Here are the 8 essential oils I use the most often and the ones I couldn’t live without. Also, don’t forget to head to the bottom of the post for a GIVEAWAY!
1. Breathe: This is a blend of oils that doTerra makes that includes peppermint, eucalyptus, tea tree, laurel leaf, and ravensara oils. Breathe is the very first oil I ever tried. I bought a kit to support my cousin and sister-in-law and went home feeling incredibly skeptical. That night when my husband’s snoring was keeping me awake, I remembered them mentioning that this oil could help with snoring. I rubbed a little on my husband’s sinuses and the snoring almost instantly STOPPED! I was totally sold. Now he uses a little bit every night, he no longer snores, and we both sleep so much better.
2. Melaleuca: This was another product I was very skeptical of. I grew up dealing with constant cold sores. I had at least one a month pretty much my whole life. By the time I was 30 I had tried every over-the-counter and prescription made and nothing really helped. So, when my cousin suggested an essential oil I said I would try, but was convinced it would be added to the long list of failed attempts. Now, I rub a tiny bit around my lips every morning and I literally haven’t had a single cold sore in over a year. This one is definitely like a small miracle for me. This is also what I use on the kids when they have ear aches.
3. Lemon: I put a few drops of lemon and lime essential oil in my water for cleansing and to help with water retention. I also use lemon to make a nontoxic cleaning spray and homemade foaming hand soap.
4. Lime: This is one of my favorites to drink in water and also to use in cooking. These Coconut-Lime Crack Bars are one of my all-time favorite treats!
5. Peppermint: Peppermint essential oil is now my family’s go-to for headaches. Just a little rubbed on the back of the neck, forehead or temples is awesome at killing even my worst headache. Even my husband reaches for this instead of a pain killer now. It’s also great for mild fevers and bad breath.
6. Deep Blue: This is another blend that doTerra makes with Wintergreen, camphor, peppermint, blue tansy, blue chamomile, helichrysum and osmanthus. doTerra also makes a rub with this product that is my absolute favorite for sore and tense muscles. It creates the most soothing icy/hot feeling and really seems to help my muscles relax and heal faster. I also use it on my lower back and knee pain when they act up. Boy, that makes me sound old. 😉
7. Lavender/Serenity: I use lavender or serenity (another doTerra blend with lavender, sweet marjoram, roman chamomile, ylang ylang, sandalwood and vanilla bean) on my wrists at bedtime and it has made such a difference in helping me fall asleep faster. It’s also my go-to “mom trick” when one of the kids complains of not being able to fall asleep at night.
8. On Guard: This blend of wild orange, combined with clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary is doTerra’s oil for immune support. It has been fantastic at keeping our kids from getting sick as often this winter and keeping germs from spreading. I rub it on the bottom of sick kids feet and use it in homemade cleaners and hand soap. My husband and I also gargle with it anytime we feel a bug coming on.
So, there you have the most used essential oils in my home. Like I said above, if you don’t have another source of getting essential oils, you are welcome to buy them pressure-free from me {here}. I started with the Family Physician’s Kit that comes with 7 of my 8 favorite oils to try, or you are welcome to just try the few you think would be best for your family. If you have any questions feel free to ask!
I also want to give one of you the chance to try out three of my favorites with doTerra’s Beginner’s Trio that comes with nice big bottles of Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint. I hope you love them as much as I do!
Note: This post and giveaway are not sponsored by doTerra in anyway. Oils will be provided by me and I was not compensated for sharing my opinions.
I absolutely love essential oils and don’t know what I did without them! I also really love doterras digestzen.
Haha! It’s that darn black licorice again Holly! I want to love digestion, but I can’t handle the smell! 😉
I have not tried essential oils, but I have been wanting to try them.
Well then I hope you win Sara! They have definitely been life changing as far as our family’s health goes.
Yes! I love Do Terra On Guard. Just starting to get into lemon for cleaning!
Me too! I got some glass spray bottles for Christmas and have had fun making different cleaning recipes! It definitely feels good knowing you’re not using toxic ingredients in your home.
I have tried them before but never on me, just for cleaning so I would be excited to try it in these new way! 🙂
I love them for cleaning too, but it is nice to have an alternative to pain killers and other meds to turn to.
I love lemon, I put it in my water to add some flavor and use lavender when I want to soak in the tub- so relaxing!
I can’t believe I’ve never thought to add lavender to my bath! Brilliant! I’m definitely trying that tonight. Thanks Allison!
Mixing the oils in Epsom salts ans adding to your bath is even better and prevents any skin irritations 😀
Great tip! Thanks Jennifer!
I’m Rachel’s mom and we were just talking about this recently. Thanks for sharing. This is exactly what I was looking for. Love your new web site. Keep up the GREAT work!
Of course Cathy! It’s been way too long! I guess I’ll have to come to AZ one day soon and say hello! 🙂 I’m glad the post was helpful and please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions about the oils. I may not know the answer, but I can find it for you. Thanks for taking the time to comment and for your sweet words!
I’m going to hold you to that comment about coming to AZ one day! 🙂 But I’m going to add the word SOON!
Okay…seriously I’m soo special. You had the word soon…at least mine is in all CAPS! Maybe now I’ll say REALLY SOON! 🙂
Haha! I love you girl, special and all!
Sounds good to me! 🙂
I hope I win!
Good luck! 🙂
I love doterra oils! We also use them around our house. It’s nice to have the oils to help keep my family healthy without always having to use chemicals and medicines.
That is SO true Loren! I have felt the same way. Thanks for commenting!
I’ve never tried them before, but I know so many people who do.
It’s fun to see our society getting back to more natural alternatives. Modern medicine is awesome, but I think it is great to have a balance of both.
I love your new blog, the giveaways, all all of the new things you have going on! It’s so exciting!
Thanks Jessica!!
I’ve never tried them before but have been wanting to for a while. My best friend uses oils a lot and she gave me a lavender mixture thing for my insomnia that I put under my tongue when I can’t stop my racing thoughts. It works sometimes and other times I’m just too anxious.
It definitely takes some experimenting to find what works for you! Have you tried using that lavender mixture on your pillow or on your temples? The smell is what seems to help calm my racing thoughts at bedtime.
I would love to try doterra but it is so expensive to just “try” and see if I like it. This giveaway is perfect for just that!
True, it is definitely an investment. I’ve had to force myself to add to my collection slowly over the past year. Once you get “converted” it is hard to fight the desire to buy them all! 🙂
I haven’t..but have been wanting to!
This trio would be a great first experience! Good luck!
I would really like to try these oils..
I bet you’d love them Sharon! Good luck!
My MIL swears by her oils. I would love to give them a try!
My MIL does too! She wears a specific oil every day that my kids recognize. My 6yr old always says she can smell grandma coming! Haha!
I love Doterra essential oils. My two favorites are peppermint and wild orange! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wild Orange is definitely number 9 on my favorites list! 🙂
I use essential oils but I wouldn’t call myself a true believer. Peppermint kinda helps with a headache. melaluca is great for acne. I use balance to help with my anxiety but I am not sure it makes a difference.
It definitely takes experimenting to find what works for you. An oil that works great for my husband won’t seem to make a difference for me and some of my favorites he doesn’t care for. Keep experimenting and I bet you’ll find some you love.
I have never tried the oils but I have always wanted to. This would be the perfect way to see how I like them.
This trio would be a great first try! Good luck!
I love doterra oils! They have taken some experimenting for us, but I’m beginning to see more and more benefits the more I utilize them. Thanks for the chance to win!
That has been true for us too Haylee! you’re welcome and good luck!
What a great and fun giveaway!! I LOVE essential oils. I use so many different brands and have over a 100 oils! I have been using them for over 5 years (before it was cool). Ha!
You know I love your site! So happy for your big move! 🙂
Thanks Becky! I fought using oils for way too long and missed out, I should have been cool like you. Thanks for your sweet comments and for all your help! 🙂
Tiffers— You’re killing it!!! Love all these giveaway’s and especially love the new site. Go you! PS…I have used some essentials oils but none of the ones you have listed. Crossing my fingers that i win something 🙂
Kallie my girl, you are the greatest! What would I ever do without you? Good luck! 🙂
I have tried them but I don’t feel as though they have made a significant difference.
We’ve had experiences like that too, where I tried a specific oil and just didn’t see a difference. With a little experimenting I am usually able to find an oil that does make a difference though. Or, they may not be your thing, and that’s okay too. 🙂
I love essential oils!!!! Especially peppermint!
Peppermint is one of my favorites too! I love not reaching for medicine to deal with headaches and peppermint chocolate is the best! 🙂
What a great giveaway! Would love to try these out.
Thanks Felicia! Good luck!
I haven’t tried essential oils before, but I’ve really wanted to!
I bet you’d love them Dana! Even after using them for over a year I am still constantly amazed at how well they work!
I have always been skeptical of the oils and have never tried them. I love that you aren’t being pushy to sale them. I have a friend that is so pushy and trying to get me to buy them that it has made me go the opposite direction but I would like to try them.
I’m so glad I didn’t sound pushy, I have been so worried about that! I get so uncomfortable in those kind of sales situations and end up going the opposite direction too. It’s sad because I know they are just excited, but I just can’t handle the pressure. 🙂
I have some doTerra oil samples that a friend gave me and I love the smells, but I’m trying to figure out how to use them! I have an autistic/bipolar tween son that I’d like to help with oils, but he doesn’t like them. Still experimenting. Thank you for the chance to win!
It definitely takes practice and experimenting to find what works for each member of the family. Good luck finding some oils that your son likes and that help!
I have never tried them, but after your experience/explanations I might just have to look into it. Especially since my coconut-lime bars turned out HORRIBLE without the lime essential oil!
Haha! We definitely need to get you using oils. I’ll convert you, just you wait! 😉
I love essential oils. I use them everyday Especially, tea tree oil. Comfrey oil is a new one I’ve started to use also.
That’s fantastic! It’s so nice to have natural solutions to reach for!
LOVE Essential Oils – I use doTerra also. Think they are wonderful. Breathe is awesome – in fact I had the sniffles the other morning and was like great I guess I need cold meds at teh store too, then I stopped and went, nope I’ll sniff my breathe first. worked like a charm!
I love experiences like that! We’ve had so many of those in our family too!
I’ve been dying to try doTerra Essential Oils for sooo long now. I’ve heard so many great things about them! My 8 and 17 year old sons both have severe allergies and asthma and I’ve heard that the oils would work wonders for them. I also have chronic pain and suffer from bad headaches several times a week. These oils sounds perfect for my family and I! 🙂 Thanks so much for the chance to win!
They do sound perfect for you Misty! I’ve had success with my son’s allergies and asthma and essential oils, although his have been milder. Health problems can be so hard to deal with and it is nice to have natural solutions to turn to and find relief.
Great ideas for using these oils… Thanks for the tips!
You’re welcome Debbie! 🙂
The only essential oil I have tried was On Guard. My SIL had me put some on the back of my tongue when I had a sore throat. It was amazing! I would LOVE to try some others! 🙂
They really are amazing! I bet you’d love them Kristy!
My husband snores and is always tired. I would love to try Breathe for him.
My husband loves it and feels like he sleeps so much more deeply now. That would be a great thing to try Joy!
Haven’t ever tried them but I’d like to
This trio would be a great place to start! Good luck! 🙂
I have only tried lemon and peppermint, but I love both of them. Peppermint is great for headaches, and your healthy chocolate. 🙂 I love lemon in my water. I feel like it helps me stay healthy in the winter. I would love to try lime now!
It’s so fun to experiment with them and try new oils. The combo of lime and lemon oils in my water is my favorite!
Thank you! Perfect timing as I am just putting in my LRP order. I have several and I am still working on incorporating them more and more into my families lifestyle. Going to oils before medicine. Maybe that will be part of my goal?? Need to finish reading rules. Thanks for the post and I would love more idea’s on how to use them on your posts.
Thank you Suzanne! The response to this has been great, so I’ll definitely keep sharing ideas for how I use them!
I love essential oils. I use them everyday.
Awesome Gina! I am still constantly amazed at how well they work! Keep it up! 🙂
I’d love to try some!
Trying and learning more about them has definitely been a great experience for me! I bet you’d love them!
I’d love the chance to try some of these essential oils. Thank you!
You’re welcome Patricia! They really are wonderful!
I have a friend who is totally into doTerra oils! She talks about it all the time and how much she loves them. My sister just signed up to do it too. I just ordered the digestzen because two of my daughters and I all have stomach issues. I’m very excited to try it and other products as well! And your information here has gotten me even more interested.
Oh good Christine! Definitely keep experimenting with them. They really can do amazing things!
I have wanted my own oils for a long time!
Oh good! Good luck! 🙂
I got the physicians kit too and have been impressed with some of them…still need to try some others and learn how better to use them. 🙂
It definitely takes practice and experimenting. I hope some of my suggestions help! 🙂
I would love to try your favorite oils!
Awesome Rebecca! Good luck! 🙂
I absolutely love my DoTerra Essential oils!! My skin is saved thanks to my on guard hand soap! I’ve gotten rid of multiple sicknesses with oils alone 🙂
That is awesome Cassidy! Keep it up! 🙂
I was super skeptical of essential oils before I tried them but I love them now. I don’t know if I believe they will kill the germs in the raw chicken juice I clean up off my counter but they have helped our eye infections, coughs, stuffy noses, aches, and we use them in out foaming soap and diy disinfecting wipes. Love them! I just ran out of lemon and I don’t have the other two in a brand I love but doterra is awesome!:)
I’ve never tried essential oils before but finding a cure for my headaches & my husband’s snoring sounds like a dream!
I haven’t tried them. but I wouldn’t mind doing so.
I haven’t.
No. It would be fun to try the lavender one.
I’m very new to the essential oil scene but I’m excited to keep trying!
I have several friends who LOVE essential oils, and I’ve been seriously considering starting them. Would love to get started with these “essential” ones. Thanks for sharing!
I just started reading about them. I want to try the acne blend.
I have been wanting to start using essential oils for a while now. I’m excited to learn more!
I’m JUST getting into them and I’m loving it! I love the idea so much… here’s to a win!
I use Lavender on my kids’ feet when they need a little help calming down and going to sleep. But I would love to try some more!
I have tried essential oils and I love them!
Oh man, I would love to win this! I have not had a ton of experience with essential oils and would love these. A couple months ago I had a serious eye infection and went to three different doctors who all were stumped but thought I had viral pink eye, Turns out I have another issue, but what fixed it was I went to a foot zoner and she sent me home with melaleuca oil. It was a miracle!! It fixed it right up and has never come back. So I would really love to win this and try more oils!
Love me some DoTerra!
Haven’t really tried them.
Love doTerra!!
Love essential oils and use them all the time.