Battling the Flu with Organic Essential Oils

 

Battling the Flu with Organic Essential Oils

This time of year, discussion about battling the flu with essential oils is everywhere. People are getting flu shots, they are loading up on Vitamin C, and many families are using essential oils daily with their children. Did you know that some essential oils are stronger than others? Mega Immune was formulated to be the atomic bomb of essential oils, and it is very HOT. When an oil is hot, it can cause irritation to the skin, especially in sensitive areas. A little oil goes a long way, and hot oils should always be used with a carrier oil. However, there are also oils that should not be used on children as they can harm their liver.

Mega Immune for Knocking Out the Flu

This essential oil blend was formulated to be a strong immune stimulant for when you are really sick or when you are facing very serious short term illness. It can support and strengthen the immune system by giving it a huge boost to have the ability to knock out invading bugs. This is the strongest blend of essential oils in aromatherapy. Use this when you're serious about knocking out bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. 

Looking for more information? Get 3 free training videos on how to use essential oils by clicking here!

The History of Essential Oils and Immunity

 

The History of Essential Oils and Immunity

If you do some research into the historical uses of essential oils, you'll come across an interesting recipe. The story is that in the 17th century, as Europe was battling the Black Plague, a group of wandering thieves seemed to be immune to the disease, which allowed them to go into the homes of victims. They had no fear of searching for jewelry and money. The King of England demanded to know their secret. Turns out, it had to do with the oils they rubbed on their bodies. They had family history steeped in the knowledge of using oils medicinally. The King got the exact formula, and it saved his house from the disease. 

Essential oils function in the same way that blood does for humans. Our blood cleanses a wound and kills bacteria, so that tissues can be regenerated. When a plant is cute, the oil of the plan it released, and it serves as the defense system in plants. The oils carry nutrients to every cell in the plant, and contain the plant's healing nutrients. As life is our blood force, essential oil is the blood force of plants. 

While essential oils can heal, they can also harm. It is important to talk with a Certified Master Aromatherapist to make sure that you are using them correctly. Especially when it comes to using essential oils on children.

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Clary Sage

Clary Sage is an herb. The essential oil comes from the flowers and leaves of the plant. Clary Sage is soothing and balancing. A common use of this oil is to relieve menstrual cycle symptoms and balance your hormones. It also can be used for upset stomach, cleansing your kidneys and other digestive disorders.

To use:

Rub 2 to 3 drops of Clary Sage and massage onto your abdomen to relieve cramping.

Add to your shampoo to encourage hair growth

Diffuse Clary Sage to lift your mood

My favorite blend with Clary Sage is our Hormone Balance Blend.

What is your favorite way to use Clary Sage?

Five Essential Oil Cleaning Recipes

Pure essential oil can effectively clean and disinfect your home without chemicals and other substances that can actually harm our bodies (not to mention our pets!). Also, a little essential oil goes a long way, which will save you money. A healthier home and save me money? Sign me up!

Here are 5 simple recipes to natural disinfect your home:

Floor Cleaner

• Mix 1/4 cup of distilled white vinegar into a quart of water. Add 5 drops of essential oil. I recommend lemon or scotch pine.
• Apply to the floor with a mop. The essential oil will work to reduce the smell of the vinegar.

Vacuum Cleanser

• Soak a tissue with 5 drops of lemon essential oil. Allow the vacuum to suck up the tissue to remove the dusty smell from the vacuum.
• If the vacuum has a basin for water, add 5 drops of lemon essential oil directly to the water.

Stain Remover

• Add 2 drops of lemon essential oil directly to a stain. Rub it into the fabric and allow it to sit on the stain for a few minutes before placing it inside a washing machine.

Air Freshener

• Add 12 drops of lemon essential oil to 1 quart of distilled water
• Put mixture into a spray bottle and shake before each use.

Refrigerator Cleaner

• In a bucket, combine 2 Tbsp. baking soda, 1 quart warm water and 5 drops lemon essential oil.
• Use a lint free cloth to soak in the solution and wipe down all surfaces.

Do you want more recipes? Our Cleaning Pack gives you oils at a discount price and 15 natural cleaning recipes!

Let's Talk About Immunity - Part One

Let's Talk About Immunity

As we head into Fall, we start the discussion about what essential oils to use to build up immunity. Nobody likes being sick, and no parent likes watching their children going through illness. Boosting and strengthening the immune system is where essential oils really shine! They have been used for this purpose for several thousand years. There have been so many scientific studies that demonstrate the ability of essential oils in aiding, supporting, and boosting the immune system to help our bodies fight off infection and diseases.

Purify Skin Therapy has age appropriate blends that help build the immune system. Remember, you cannot (and should not) use the same essential oils on cildren that you use for healthy teens and adults. You can actually harm little children by using oils that are not appropriate for them, especially the hot oils. Holly Draper is a Certified Medical Aromatherapist, and she has formulated 3 different immune boosting blends, all with a different purpose.
 

Should Essential Oils Be Used on Children?

Some essential oils can be used on children. For immunity, Purify Skin Therapy recommends the blend Kids Immune. This essential oil blend was formulated to support and strengthen the immune system of kids, pregnant women, and the ailing elderly. Because you cannot use the same oils on children that you use on healthy adults, this oil was formulated specifically for their little undeveloped bodies. The oils in this blend work better with their little bodies and do not hurt them in any way.

You can use this oil on children from ages 6 months to around 9 years old, pregnant women, and the ailing elderly.

Use as a preventative during the cold and flu season to aid and boost your body's immune system so you won't get sick. If you do get sick this is your daily use oil to strengthen and boost their immune system to fight off the bug. This blend is comparable to ForeverGreen's Kids Wellness. doTerra and Young Living do not have a comparable blend that is safe for use on young children. Purify Skin Therapy essential oils are 100% pure certified organic & wildcrafted.

Truly's Testimonial

We received an amazing testimonial last week! Here is what Truly has to say about our Organic Skin Care:

I have been meaning to message you for weeks! So last month I used some face stuff I grabbed at the grocery store. I don't know if I had an allergic reaction or what happened, but my face turned extremely dry, rough and flaky and looked horrendous for over a week! I was embarrassed I probably looked 10 years older. I knew I had to order more of your products. I got them quickly and I immediately used them. After the first use I could feel a difference. After 2-3 days there was a huge difference and after a week it looked better than it had in a long time! I have never used anything that has worked so well on my skin and made it so soft and healthy looking. It's back to looking great and I've noticed my make-up works so much better with the moisturizer underneath. I'm so glad I've found your products! Have a great week!

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Lavender Winner Is . . .

  
Out of 41 total entries, congratulations to our Giveaway Winner:

Betsie C.

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What's In Your Skincare?

Most skin care products are heavily based on alcohols. Alcohols impair healthy skin function, drying out the skin and clogging pores. When was the last time you looked at the ingredients label on your skincare? If you look at the ingredients and there is one or more ingredients that end in -alcohol,then it is an alcohol based product. If one of these products is in the first five ingredients, you definitely don't want to be putting it on your skin.

Does your skin care last for longer than 60 days? If it does, then sadly, it is FULL of harsh synthetic preservatives. You don't want preservatives on your skin. Preservatives go down into your pores and will stick there for months. They release formaldehyde and other toxic poisons into your bloodstream and throw your hormones out of balance. Do you ever feel emotional unexpectedly or experience big mood swings? Preservatives can cause our emotions to become unstable.

Purify Skin Therapy skin care line is fresh, made to order. It is specially formulated to be ONLY pure nutrition for your skin. As there are no preservatives, it is sold in 30 day supply bottles to remain fresh. Try them out for yourself with our sample pack. You also can save money and time by signing up for your skin care to be auto-shipped to you every month.

Have you tried our skincare? What is holding you back?

How to Heal Scars

We all, at one time or another, will receive a wound that will leave a scar. Although there is no guarantee essential oils will completely heal and hide a scar, they can help fight infection, heal a wound more quickly and lighten a scar, making them less noticeable.

We have discussed before that the most versatile essential oil available is Lavender. It is gentler on the skin than other oils when properly diluted and lavender provides tissue regenerative properties that may accelerate the healing process of the scar tissue. Lavender also carries anti-inflammatory constituents that enable it to be an effective remedy for burns. Another amazing oil for scars is Frankincense.  

Frankincense was at one time used for trading and was valued more highly than gold. It has many medicinal uses, being highly prized for it's effect on all kinds of skin issues and powerful healing qualities. Like Lavender, it is highly anti-inflammatory and works beautifully for anti aging and scars.

To apply:

• Be sure to only use organic essential oils. 
• Dilute 6 drops of lavender and 6 drops of frankincense into 1 oz. of a carrier oil
• Apply once a day to scar tissue

Concerned about facial acne scars? Give our Night Time Rejuvenating Serum a try! The mixture of pure, organic oils in this serum were chosen for their rejuvenating, restorative and anti-aging action on the skin. It is formulated to reduce inflammation and heal redness, rashes and scars on your tender skin. For more information on this product, including a video on how to apply it, click HERE.

Don't forget to enter our Lavender GIVEAWAY!

Lavender Essential Oil Giveaway

Our organic, high altitude French Lavender Essential Oil is the most healing of all the lavender oils in the world. Lavender is the single most useful essential oil. If you don't know what else to use, use lavender essential oil!
 
Lavender is great for burns, bruises, cuts, insect bites, skin issues, skin care, emotional issues, stress, insomnia, etc. This universal essential oil is a must in your home health care kit. Here are some of our previous posts regarding Lavender Essential Oil:

• Take the challenge: Smell the Difference
• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
• Don't Be Afraid to See What's Around the Bend
• Calming Playdough Recipe
• Healing Bath Recipe

Today we want to give away a 15ml bottle of our Organic French Lavender. There are a few ways to enter and you may do them all to increase your chances:

Giveaway!

The giveaway ends at midnight next Thursday night (or technically next Friday morning). Be kind and share with your friends! In the mean time, you can browse our website and other products at www.purifyskintherapy.com.

Ginger Lemon Zinger

Looking for an easy, healthy way to improve your skin and health? You know drinking water is an effective way to improve the health, function, and appearance of your skin. You can take it to the next level with this easy to make, healthy drink called the Ginger Lemon Zinger:

The ginger in this drink, stimulates your immune system and gives it a little boost. It will also suppress your appetite, keeping those cravings at bay, as well as increase your metabolism. It is amazing for your whole digestive tract and will improve digestion, relieve stomach pains and aches, and help regulate your system. The ginger also kills off any parasites in your digestive tract. What? Parasites?? Yes, most of us have them.

The lemon in this drink gently, yet efficiently detoxifies the whole body, especially the liver. Like the ginger, it also helps improve digestion by regulating the hydrochloric acid in your stomach.

The water in this drink provides hydration for every cell and clears and refreshes the skin.

Ginger Lemon Zinger is a quick, fresh herbal drink that can help in so many ways.

You will need:

• fresh ginger (NOT powdered)
• fresh lemons (NOT bottled lemon juice)
• 4 cups purified, filtered water
• a blender
• a knife

Cut about an inch off your ginger.

Drop the ginger into the water and blend until smooth.

Strain out the ginger pulp by pouring it through a strainer.

Add fresh lemon juice to taste. I use 1/2 lemon for 4 cups of water.

Sip on this drink throughout the day. If it's too strong for your taste, just add more water. 

Now go pat yourself on the back for doing something healthy and good for your body and your beautiful  skin!

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