Why do I use essential oils?  Well…

I started using essential oils for aromatherapy purposes in my yoga classes (my “gateway oils” were Purification®, lavender, and peppermint).  Once I started learning more about them, I couldn’t stop finding new ways to incorporate them into basically every part of my daily routine.

Some of the most fun and useful things I learned:

• Essential oils are MUCH more concentrated than fresh or dried plants, and should be treated as such (i.e. don’t put peppermint oil in your bath water unless you want EVERYTHING to tingle…).
• Every person’s individual body chemistry determines how the oils will work for them.
• In research studies, 100% pure essential oils have been shown to support a healthy lifestyle in the ways of proper digestion, immune function, skin support, emotional balance, and so much more.

And the biggest lesson I learned: 

Essential oils can work with any budget, ESPECIALLY small budgets.

In fact, I now teach my community members, who are largely students or young professionals paying off student loans, how to use essential oils to save money on their current personal care and household products.

Why Young Living™ Essential Oils?

I’m someone who is very skeptical of lifestyle products that make huge claims without any hard data support.  When my now-mentor first approached me to try out the oils back in 2011, I asked her every question in the book, including “Where’s the research?”  I was shocked to see the amount of research being done in the health care field with products from Young Living™ due to their unmatched purity standards.

That unmatched purity standard is a result of the unique Seed to Seal^® process that only Young Living™ has.  They are the only company that owns and oversees every part of the essential oil production process, from the seeds to the soil to the harvesting practices to the distillation procedures, and finally, the testing.

As for testing, it’s important to know that the supplement industry is not regulated to ensure that you are receiving whatever is on the label of the product you are buying.  It is voluntary, not required, for an essential oil company to perform any testing for safety and/or purity, which also means there is nothing stopping essential oil producers from “cutting” a product with synthetic material to increase profit margins.  I know I didn’t want my money going towards mislabeled, ineffective, and potentially harmful, products.

Young Living™ is the only company I know of that does its own internal testing to make sure it meets company standards, PLUS has third-party testing to provide checks and balances before it even goes into the bottle.  Another fun fact: whatever oil does not make it to the bottle gets recycled, so to speak, for use in the fields.  Nothing is wasted!

Bottom line: I chose Young Living™ Essential Oils years ago, because of the unmatched purity, as they are the world leader in essential oils. 

I still choose them today because they continue to hold that extremely high standard for themselves in the super competitive essential oil industry. 

It’s More Than Just Essential Oils.

When you start your journey with Young Living™, you are certainly not alone.  By setting up your account with me, you receive several avenues of support should you have any questions or comments or make some new friends of fellow essential oil and wellness enthusiasts.  Here’s just some of the unique perks:

• Membership to oil-testimonials.com, an international database of anecdotal uses for essential oils.
• Unlimited one-on-one access to me, Laura, via phone, email, social media, or even meeting in person to chat and catch up!
• Access to the private Facebook groups of the Freedom Team and Esteem Essentials.
• Opportunity to win or earn free products each month.
• Confidence of knowing that you are in control of your health and well-being with the most pure and powerful essential oils in existence.

Even though this may be a long blog post, this is just the basics.  If you have any other questions on the Young Living™ lifestyle, then I want to hear from you!

Please reach out to me via email: laura(at)lbhwellness.com

to get the conversation started.

I’m here to help and share what I know with anyone who will listen.

Want to attend or host a free Essential Oils Basics class?  Check the LBH Wellness schedule for upcoming events or email Laura for more information.

Totally ready to embark on your essential oil journey with Laura and Young Living™?  Head on over to the LBH Wellness Essential Oils Page to get started.