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Essential Oil Spotlight: Wild Orange

Cold-pressed from the orange peel, Wild Orange is excellent for energizing and revitalizing. It is also commonly used as an effective tool for uplifting mood, as well as for its wonderful citrus aroma.

Tips on how to use Wild Orange:

Diffuse to help uplift mood and energy levels. Use in a moisturizing and exfoliating sugar scrub. Click here to learn how you can make your own. Use in your favorite food dishes! Wild Orange is excellent in protein shakes, chocolate chip cookies, smoothies, and much more. Use in an all-purpose spray to help cleanse your counters. Add a drop to your water for a burst of flavor.

Recommendations from Wild Orange users:

“I use Wild Orange as a perfume! Once, when I was sitting in a waiting room, a little boy kept running over and smiling. I would wink, smile, or wave. After I winked, he ran back to his mom and said, ‘Mom, Mom! That lady smells like sunshine!’ I’ve worn it ever since.” – Michelle Rapp Belnap

“I use it with my homemade face scrub: 1 tsp white sugar and 2-3 drops wild orange. I also sniff if from the bottle because I love it so much!” – Shannon Layman

Wild Orange

Wild Orange

“I drink it, put it in chocolates, diffuse it for energy, use it in lotions, lip balm, and homemade cleaning products. It is so yummy smelling and tastes great. It has marvelous cleansing and mood enhancing properties and is inexpensive. Wild Orange is one of my favorites!” – Phelicia Fischer DeRosier

“I add a couple drops to a bowl of fruit, cover, let sit for 30 minutes, and stir. This enhances the flavor and stops fruit from browning. It’s so easy and people wonder what I did to make the fruit taste so good.” – Jane Maloney

“Put it in your pancake batter for the most amazing pancakes ever!” – Cheri Johnson Marques

“I use it with Peppermint for an afternoon pick-me-up. It helps me focus.” – Kimberly Becvar

“I actually used it to clean my hard wood floors it works great!” – Crystal Renee Steverson

“We’ve used it to clean our stainless steel fridge, marvelous!” -Tori Hall Martinez

“I love diffusing Wild Orange essential oil and Peppermint to keep me alert on long drives. One of my favorite oils!” – Mindy Hoggan “I made a mix of Wild Orange and baking soda. I was able to clean the top of my stove and it looked brand new!” – Mary Willingham Rawson

“I put it in my kids baths because it diffuses through the whole house.” -Mandy Kuhn

“I keep some in a spray bottle with water and a drop of peppermint. It is cooling and refreshing during the heat of summer. I keep it in my purse.” – TJ Mausten

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Essential Oil Spotlight: Lavender’s Health Benefits

Lavender is known as the ‘calming oil’ and is often used to assist in balancing the body. Lavender is most commonly used to soothe the occasional skin irritation, help improve quality of sleep, aid in calming nerves, and more.

Tips

  • Apply Lavender to the bottom of your feet, before going to bed, to aid in improving sleep quality.
  • Diffuse this essential oil to promote peace and a general sense of well-being.
  • Apply a small amount of Peppermint and Lavender to your temples to assist in reducing stress.
  • Chapped lips? Put 1 drop of this essential oil on your lips to help sooth and soften.

 Lavender Applications

lavender oil

Therapeutic grade lavender

“I place it on a cotton ball and place it in my vacuum cleaner bag. It helps purify the air as you vacuum plus leaves a nice smell,” says essential oil advocate, Debra Land.

“Stress reducer – five drops Lavender, five drops Frankincense, five drops Peppermint, and one drop Deep Blue. Rub on temples, neck, and the bottom of feet,” says Angela Wimpish.

“I use it to deal with my seasonal discomfort in combination with Lemon and Peppermint. LOVE.”  says user Claire Murtagh O’Hara.

“Use it with coconut oil, it’s the best treatment for diaper irritation!”  says Melanie Andersen.

“I am an esthetician and use this oil when doing a scalp massage. Clients LOVE it!” says Sarah Ferrell Horwich.

“Put a few drops in a carrier oil and use for itching tummy while pregnant.”  says Katie Crocker.

To learn more, visit www.doterra.com

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Essential Oil Spotlight: Frankincense

Renowned as one of the most prized and precious essential oils, Frankincense has extraordinary health benefits.* In addition to its notoriety in the New Testament, the Babylonians and Assyrians would burn Frankincense in religious ceremonies and the ancient Egyptians used its resin for everything from perfume to salves for soothing skin. This centuries-old knowledge contributes to the modern uses of Frankincense today. It’s soothing and beautifying properties are used to rejuvenate skin and reduce the appearance of imperfections. As the king of oils, Frankincense is known to support healthy cellular function.* When inhaled or diffused, this essential oil promotes feelings of peace, relaxation, satisfaction, and overall wellness.

Essential Oil

Frankincense has many health benefits

Application:
Aromatic, Topical, Internal, Neat

Extraction Method:
Steam distillation

Aromatic Description:
Warm, spicy, clean

Main Chemical Components:
α-pinene , limonene, α-thujene

Plant Part:
Resin from Boswellia carterii, frereana, and sacra

Primary Benefits of Frankincense

  • Supports healthy cellular function*
  • Promotes feelings of relaxation
  • Reduces the appearance of skin imperfections

Uses

Rub Frankincense on your hands after a long day of gardening for a warming and soothing effect.

Reduces the appearance of skin imperfections.

Can be applied to the bottoms of feet to promote feelings of relaxation and to balance mood.

Take one to two drops in a veggie capsule to support healthy cellular function.*

Directions for Use

Diffusion: Use three to four drops in the diffuser of your choice.
Internal use: Dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid.

Topical use: Apply one to two drops to desired area. Dilute with Fractionated Coconut Oil to minimize any skin sensitivity. See additional precautions below.

Cautions

Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.

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Essential Oil Spotlight: What is Sandalwood?

Sandalwood is a name given to a class of fragrant woods that, unlike other aromatic woods, can retain their fragrance for decades. Both the wood and oil have been highly valued for centuries and Sandalwood has a documented history of many applications. It was traditionally used as an incense in religious ceremonies and for enhancing meditation, and the Egyptians used sandalwood for embalming. Sandalwood is very beneficial to the skin; it can help reduce the appearance of scars and blemishes and it promotes a healthy, smooth complexion. Sandalwood has a sweet, woody aroma that can enhance mood and is frequently used in meditation for its grounding effects.

Plant Part:
WoodSandalwood

Extraction Method:
Steam distillation

Aromatic Description:
Woody, dry, sweet

Main Chemical Components:
Alpha santalol

Primary Benefits:

  • Promotes healthy, smooth skin
  • Reduces the appearance of scars and blemishes
  • Enhances mood
  • Frequently used in meditation for its grounding and uplifting properties

What Are Essential Oils?

If you have ever enjoyed the scent of a rose, you’ve experienced the aromatic qualities of essential oils. These naturally occurring, volatile aromatic compounds are found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. They can be both beautifully and powerfully fragrant. In addition to giving plants their distinctive smells, essential oils protect plants and play a role in plant pollination. In addition to their intrinsic benefits to plants and being beautifully fragrant to people, essential oils have long been used for food preparation, beauty treatment, and health care practices.

To learn more, visit www.doterra.com or call 503.308.9161 and speak to a Wellness Advocate.

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