Essential oils are natural aromatic liquids found in trees, flowers, bushes, roots, and seeds. Essential oils protect plants from insects, disease, physical damage, and environmental conditions and are considered to be the immune system of plants.
Essential oils are extracted from plants through steam distillation, which needs to be done very carefully to maximize the healing qualities of the oils.
The essential oil is the part of the plant that supports our bodies. Unfortunately, when plants are dried, 95-97% of their essential oil is lost. The chemical makeup of essential oils is highly complex and may consist of hundreds of distinct chemical compounds. By using essential oils, we are getting the complete chemical profile in every drop! They are powerful, yet gentle remedies that can be used by adults, children, infants, and pets to help balance mood and support our body naturally
Essential oils very concentrated. It takes 5,000 lbs. of rose petals to distill into one pound of rose essential oil! One drop of peppermint oil is equivalent to 28 cups of peppermint tea!
Essential oils support the immune system. The molecules in the oils mimic the molecules that your body uses for repair and regeneration. Essential oils are natural and non-toxic.
Where do we get essential oils?
Young Living essential oils are distilled from plants from all over the world. The plants must be grown organically in order to maximize their therapeutic value.
Distillation: Essential oils are distilled by putting plant material into a large stainless steel cylinder, running steam up from the bottom. The steam picks up the oil sacs from the plants takes them out
through the top of the distiller. The steam is cooled back into water and the oil floats to the top, and is removed.
These distilleries can be 20 feet tall and eight feet across. Imagine filling a cylinder 20 feet high and 8 feet across with German chamomile, which is a delicate, fragile plant. How much oil do you think you get from distilling this much plant material? You get somewhere between 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 of a cup of essential oil! This is why some oils are more costly. Other oils, like peppermint and lavender, provide a lot more oil in each distillation, so they cost less.
The small 5ml bottles of essential oils contain 85-100 drops, and the 15ml bottles contain 250-300 drops. We use only a few drops at a time, so the essential oils are very economical!
Purity: Purity is really important. It determines the effectiveness and dependability of the oils. Most essential oils, even those found in health food stores, may be synthetic, adulterated, or diluted, and can be toxic to us. Young Living is dedicated to having the highest quality essential oils in the world. These are the only oils I use for my family or myself!
How do we use oils every day?
Simply smelling essential oils can elevate our mood and make us feel better! When we apply them to our skin, they absorb quickly, and within a few minutes the oils have reached every cell in our bodies! We can take them internally as a supplement, and put them in our bath water. We cook and clean with them. I can add a couple of drops of lemon oil to my drinking water everyday.
We use them as perfume, for first aid, and in massage. Young Living has several roll-on oils, which makes them very easy and convenient to use. Essential oils enhance our health, wellness, and happiness immeasurably, and can greatly improve the quality of our lives.
