tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33272054050342057332024-03-12T22:10:01.038-05:00 My Essential Experience How Young Living oils are changing my everydayHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-42656204071946119812013-09-24T16:47:00.000-05:002013-09-24T16:47:01.062-05:00New Home! www.myessentialexperience.comIt is time to announce that this blog is moving to it's new home!!! I now have a new website. The address is <a href="http://www.myessentialexperience.com/">http://www.myessentialexperience.com</a>. You can now visit the blog there for new posts as well as MUCH more information! Come on over and click to subscribe. See you soon!Heather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-77940619270491245932013-09-16T08:24:00.004-05:002013-09-16T08:24:54.088-05:00Peppermint Oil Brownies!I hosted an event yesterday called <span style="color: #674ea7;">Mom's Day Out</span>. We do them once a month. We make a<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> fun product</span> to take home and have <span style="color: #3d85c6;">snacks</span> that are made using essential oils. Find our <span style="color: #f1c232;">event calender</span> on this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ParentingWithEssentialOils">Facebook page (click here). </a><br />
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We made a <span style="color: #38761d;">Coconut Lime Scrub</span> that was just heavenly using <span style="color: #38761d;">Lime</span> essential oil.<br />
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Yesterday was my turn to make a snack. To be honest I was running low on time. I wanted something yummy and something <span style="color: #990000;">quick</span>. So I came across a recipe and here is what I did.<br />
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*disclaimer: This was ONLY using Young Living oils. They are safe for consumption. Please do not try with a "health food store" or other oil. Look on the oil's label. It will say not for internal use if it's not safe.<br />
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I decided on <span style="color: #741b47;">Peppermint Brownies</span>. Yummy!!<br />
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It was <span style="color: #45818e;">SO easy</span> you guys! I used a brownie mix (that's right). It was made for an 8x8 pan so I used 2 and put it in a 9x13. All I did was before I put my batter in the pan I added 10 drops of Peppermint oil and stirred. Then baked. Can you even imagine the <span style="color: #351c75;">dreamy</span> smell of peppermint and brownies that was wafting through my home? They turned out great and it was just the right amount of Peppermint oil. </div>
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<br />Heather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-62090141643598814412013-08-19T15:59:00.002-05:002013-08-19T15:59:18.876-05:00How To Get Rid Of A HeadacheI get small headaches now and then. I used to get <span style="color: red;">very severe headaches</span> years ago. If you have had them before you know what I am talking about. It's the headache that you know is heading for the <span style="color: #674ea7;">point of no return</span>. It's the kind of headache that takes over your <span style="color: #a64d79;">whole body</span>. The kind where you can <span style="color: #e69138;">not move anymore</span> or <span style="color: #93c47d;">speak anymore </span>or keep your <span style="color: #45818e;">eyes open</span>.<br />
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Last week I had one of these. It was my normal occasional headache or so I thought. Then it starts to <span style="color: #351c75;">pound </span>and force my body to shut down. In the past if it got too bad I have had them last for <span style="color: #38761d;">several days</span>. I <span style="color: red;">DO NOT </span>want to get to that point.<br />
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I knew I was within about 30 minutes to 1 hour away from my point of no return. I was starting to not speak and was needing to be still. My instinct was to go for some over the counter <span style="color: #b45f06;">medication</span>.<br />
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In my oil classes that I teach, we discuss using <span style="color: #38761d;">oils for headaches</span>. So, even though I was nervous about it not working I decided to try the oils first.<br />
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I used <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Lavender </span>around my hairline and the back of my neck. Then I layered it with <span style="color: #274e13;">Peppermint </span>around my <span style="color: #f1c232;">hairline and neck</span>. I waited about 10 minutes. It was not as bad but I still wanted to take medication. So I tried the oils again. I put another layer of <span style="color: #274e13;">Peppermint</span> around my hairline and my neck. This time I also added a drop of it the the <span style="color: #f1c232;">crown (or top) of my head</span>.<br />
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Within about 5 minutes I felt much better. I did not feel the need for medicine. Within 20 or so minutes my <span style="color: red;">headache was GONE</span>. It was an amazing victory for me! I saved my liver the job of putting up with filtering out the medication I was planning to take. I did not have to worry about any medicine going into my breastmilk. My favorite part is that <span style="color: red;">it was FASTER</span> than taking medication. It was almost immediate relief.<br />
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Maybe this could work on your next headache?<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-89284343663347862302013-08-06T09:51:00.000-05:002013-08-06T09:51:28.297-05:00The Power Of Prayer (and oils)I just <span style="color: red;"><b><u>HAD</u></b></span> to share my experience from last night.<br />
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It was so <span style="color: purple;">powerful</span> for me.<br />
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My family has caught a <span style="color: orange;">virus</span> this week. It is going through my children's preschool (where I also work) VERY quickly. I have other friends that have it too. Both my girls have had <span style="color: orange;">fevers</span> and lots and lots of <span style="color: orange;">mucous</span> and sore throats.<br />
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My sweet little 10 month old <span style="color: magenta;">does NOT sleep</span>. Ever. She does not nap more than 30 minutes during the day. She does not sleep more than 2 hours at night. She has not slept more than an hour and a half at night in weeks. She has stayed up an average of 2 or 3 hours during the night for weeks on top of all that. If you can imagine I am one <span style="color: #741b47;">tired</span> momma.<br />
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With my baby being <span style="color: #38761d;">very sick</span> I knew I was in for a tough night again. It makes me so sad because I know she needs rest so her body can heal. I have been using <span style="color: #990000;">Thieves</span>, <span style="color: #38761d;">Eucalyptus Globulus</span>, <span style="color: #cc0000;">RC</span>, and <span style="color: #f1c232;">Lemon</span> on both girls like crazy. I can tell that the virus is trying to cause a <span style="color: #e69138;">bacterial infection</span> but we seem to be holding it off with use of these <span style="color: #6aa84f;">germ fighting oils</span>. I put her to sleep about 10:00. She was up by midnight. Nothing new. If anything that was a good stretch of sleep for her. But after that she could NOT go back to sleep from coughing and mucous.<br />
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I decided to put more oils on her. The <span style="color: #3d85c6;">same </span>ones I had been using. I suctioned her. Then I spent the next 2 hours comforting her with my <span style="color: #674ea7;">hands on her in prayer.</span> I <span style="color: #cc0000;">begged God</span> to give her rest. I begged him to use these oils that HE created to heal my baby. I fully believed that <span style="color: #38761d;">He could and WOULD</span> do this. I mean, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">He healed my dad of the worst possible type of cancer.</span> So this should be no big deal. God has the power to heal. I believe He does heal everyday. Again these prayers went on for 2 hours as I cuddled and comforted my baby.<br />
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Then the most <span style="color: #cc0000;">amazing</span> thing happened. Her nose <span style="color: #f1c232;">cleared up</span>. She was able to breathe! She feel asleep so hard. <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><u>Then she slept for FOUR hours</u></b></span>. FOUR. That has not happened in <span style="color: #0b5394;">many months</span>. She woke up for milk, went back to sleep 10 minutes later and <b><u><span style="color: #351c75;">slept another THREE hours!!</span></u></b> I knew that <span style="color: #38761d;">God had heard my prayers</span>. He listened to the cries of a tired mother in the night. He used His creation to let my daughter rest.<br />
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For me it was a <b><span style="color: #f1c232;">miracle</span></b>.<br />
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What I learned was to use your oils with <span style="color: #a64d79;">intent.</span> With <span style="color: #a64d79;">prayer</span>. Just how when David asked the Lord to cleanse him with Hyssop in the Bible. Can I get a <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Hallelujah?!</span><br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-28631949797105813212013-07-15T07:30:00.000-05:002013-07-15T07:30:00.374-05:00Had enough about my deodorant yet? Here's a little more :)I know I have done <span style="color: #674ea7;">TWO</span> other posts on home made deodorant but I have one last thing to share.<br />
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It's my <span style="color: #cc0000;">husband</span>.<br />
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He has seen me making all <span style="color: #6aa84f;">my own</span> grooming products lately. He sat back quietly but then recently decided to <span style="color: #3d85c6;">jump on board</span>.<br />
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I left him my notes on how I made my deodorant and he decided to make his own too. He used the same one with coconut oil, baking soda, and oils.<br />
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He chose to use<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span><b><span style="color: #e69138;">Cedarwood</span><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></b>because he really likes the woodsy smell of it.<br />
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Yesterday it was about 100 degrees. We had gotten in the car to head to church ... and what do we both do? We smell our arms to see if it is working even in that condition. Haha! We both were totally odor free and spent half the drive to church talking about <span style="color: #6aa84f;">how shocking</span> it is that the stuff works so much better than commercial products.</div>
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It is sort of scary to think that people are out there buying something they have to purchase over and over again that is full of such <a href="http://www.naturalcosmeticnews.com/toxic-products/dangerous-chemicals-in-deodorant-antiperspirant-a-detailed-review-of-the-chemicals-research-avoidance-tips/">harmful chemicals (article here)</a>.</div>
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<br />Heather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-77192601594717417682013-07-11T08:24:00.002-05:002013-07-11T08:24:27.910-05:00Baby Miracles Once Again!I have posted before about a <a href="http://myessentialexperience.blogspot.com/2013/05/todays-miracle.html">baby</a> at my work that was SO <span style="color: #3d85c6;">helped</span> by some oils!<br />
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Well we have a <span style="color: #a64d79;">new sweet little baby</span> who has had a <span style="color: #990000;">very rough transition</span> into being cared for by others. It has been so rough that this baby has only been able to stay a <span style="color: #6aa84f;">couple of hours</span> because we can't even feed or calm it down. Ever.<br />
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I was gone on Monday. My sweet coworker sent me a message before I came back in asking me to <span style="color: #bf9000;">bring my oils</span>. I guess this baby had stayed all day Monday and it was rough to say the least.<br />
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I<span style="color: #0b5394;"> prepared for the worst</span> and brought the oils with me. My work is <span style="color: red;">AWESOME </span>enough to recognize the benefit of oils, so they bought a diffuser for my room!! I started diffusing the <span style="color: #38761d;">Peace and Calming </span>blend along with some <span style="color: #674ea7;">Lavender</span>. Drop off went well and we had <span style="color: #b45f06;">no crying</span> for over an hour!! Then I placed a drop of both of those oils <span style="color: #45818e;">on the swing</span> before it was nap time. This baby stayed still with eyes open just <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">enjoying the swing</span> for 45 minutes, then <span style="color: #990000;">fell asleep!!!</span> This was <span style="color: #351c75;">unbelievable</span>.<br />
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The rest of the day went fine. And I should also mention that the <span style="color: #6aa84f;">feeding went fine too</span>. Again it was one of those moments where if I did not believe the full power of oils ... I sure just witnessed a reminder.<br />
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Babies and oils ... a match made in <span style="color: #3d85c6;">heaven</span>. *<span style="color: #674ea7;">Deep sigh</span>*<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-65786683632483582592013-07-09T13:56:00.000-05:002013-07-09T13:56:02.402-05:00Be Gone Mastitis! Take That!!If you don't know what <span style="color: red;">mastitis</span> is ... it is an <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/mastitis/">infection in the ducts</a> of a lactating breast. That's a lot of information so if this post is <span style="color: blue;">not for you</span>, kindly close it out now.<br />
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I am breastfeeding my 9 month old baby girl. I have never had any infection. This past week I was out of town, and started <span style="color: #6aa84f;">noticing some soreness</span> in my right side. My thoughts, <span style="color: #cc0000;">"Oh NO!"</span> Please not while I am out of town. Over about 2 days the <span style="color: #674ea7;">soreness</span> became so intense that I could not even hold my baby because I could not even <span style="color: #a64d79;">stand anything to touch it</span>.<br />
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I figured I was well on my way to a nasty infection. I had thought about loading up on <span style="color: #f1c232;">pain meds </span>because I felt so bad. But I stopped, and remembered to <span style="color: #38761d;">try some oils first</span>. I did not have my reference with me so I just went off of <span style="color: #990000;">gut instinct</span>.<br />
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I had a bottle of <a href="http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/products/essential-oils/singles/mountain-savory-essential-oil">Mountain Savory</a> oil. It is a good <span style="color: #bf9000;">antibiotic</span>. I decided to just <span style="color: #351c75;">rub it all around</span> that area. I said some <span style="color: #cc0000;">prayers </span>hoping it would get in there and get rid of any <span style="color: #45818e;">possible infection</span> that could have occurred.<br />
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I followed up with some <span style="color: #b45f06;">Frankincense</span> because it is just good at <span style="color: #38761d;">healing everything</span> in my opinion.<br />
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Then I did what I teach in my <a href="http://www.joyfulbirthedmond.com/">childbirth class</a>. I for the first time did a <a href="http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/dangle-feeding/">dangle feeding</a>. That was an interesting experience to get in position for. Haha!<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-64443626582219326602013-07-05T12:47:00.000-05:002013-07-05T12:47:00.291-05:00Oils and TravelI have spent some time<span style="color: #38761d;"> traveling</span> this week and let me share what I plan to bring and why.<br />
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1. <span style="color: red;">Thieves Spray</span>: It is a <span style="color: #674ea7;">MUST have</span> for me. I will be spraying <span style="color: #3d85c6;">everything on the airplane </span>that I touch with this. I will be spraying it at <span style="color: #bf9000;">each table I eat out at</span> to sanitize it as well. I will use a quick but intense spray<span style="color: #0b5394;"> in my mouth</span> if I feel like I could have caught something or may be getting sick.<br />
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2. <span style="color: red;">Purification</span>: Yet another way to get <span style="color: #a64d79;">rid of odor or kill germs </span>where I am. You can even put it on a cotton ball or a cloth and place on an <span style="color: #e69138;">air vent.</span> </div>
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I love fireworks. My <span style="color: red;">kids get scared</span> by the <span style="color: blue;">loud sounds</span>. How will we compromise?<br />
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I plan to use <span style="color: blue;">Valor </span>on them for confidence and courage. I will also keep my <span style="color: #38761d;">Peace and Calming</span> with me as well if I need to help them calm down from fear. How great is this?<br />
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Sometimes families do big gatherings to spend time together over the holiday. There is <span style="color: red;">no better time to use</span> your <span style="color: blue;">Valor</span> than a <span style="color: #674ea7;">family gathering</span>. You won't go without it again once you have done it.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Indulge</span> in too much food? No worries. Use your <span style="color: #cc0000;">DiGize blend</span> on your tummy and it is like you did not just eat more food than you do in a day. :)<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Have</span> <span style="color: blue;">a</span> <span style="color: red;">SAFE</span> <span style="color: blue;">and</span> <span style="color: red;">happy </span><span style="color: blue;">4th!</span><br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-13115093507444621452013-07-02T12:25:00.000-05:002013-07-02T12:25:00.020-05:00Home made deodorant ... Take 2!!!I recently did a post on the <span style="color: red;">dangers</span> of commercial deodorant <a href="http://myessentialexperience.blogspot.com/search/label/deoderant">here.</a> I started trying to make my own by doing a <span style="color: #6aa84f;">spray</span> with <span style="color: #6aa84f;">raw apple cider vinegar</span> and <span style="color: #6aa84f;">lemon </span>oil. It works great because it kills all the bacteria and gets rid of any odor.<br />
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It did work but I got to where I <span style="color: #3d85c6;">did not like</span> the smell of the vinegar. So, I made a <span style="color: #674ea7;">deodorant paste </span>instead. Here are the ingredients that I used:<br />
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Remember when using coconut oil on your skin to use an<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> unrefined </span><span style="color: #f1c232;">organic</span> high quality oil. This is the one that I used.<br />
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I then got a <span style="color: #990000;">glass jar</span> and put in enough <span style="color: #990000;">baking soda</span> to fill it about half way up. Then I added in <span style="color: #990000;">coconut oil </span>and kept stirring until it <span style="color: #674ea7;">made a paste</span>. You could then <span style="color: #6aa84f;">add 10 or so drops</span> of essential oils to scent it and increase antibacterial properties. <span style="color: #e69138;">Lemon </span>or <span style="color: #e69138;">Lavender </span>or <span style="color: #e69138;">Purification</span> would be great choices.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">1. It does not smell like vinegar.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">2. The baking soda in it has stopped any sweating from happening in the first place!</span><br />
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It does not seem to act the same as some common over the counter meds or prescription meds. It does not just hit you out of nowhere quickly with a hard sleep. It is <span style="color: #f1c232;">gentle</span>. It eases in. I do not fall asleep immediately but I get <span style="color: #f1c232;">better quality</span> and<span style="color: #f1c232;"> longer stretches</span> of sleep. </div>
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<br />Heather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-82969628775366690362013-06-27T14:13:00.000-05:002013-06-27T14:13:00.222-05:00FREE, Available, and On Time ... Oh My!!I am going to make a confession. <span style="color: #990000;">I love FREE stuff</span>. And, I really really <span style="color: #f1c232;">love FREE oils</span>!!!<br />
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I also love that when anyone in my family is getting sick, whether getting a tummy bug or a cold or whatever else, I have my needed <span style="color: #6aa84f;">oils already in hand</span>. I am ready to treat what comes our way as soon as it starts. I have noticed that our illness time seems to be shortened when I start treating immediately with oils.<br />
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This is why I signed up with <span style="color: #351c75;">Young Living Essential Rewards program</span>. It does require some commitment, but here are some reasons that I thought this was the <span style="color: magenta;">BEST option for our family</span>!<br />
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Once you sign up and get your Young Living account, you can get set up on the Rewards program. It is an automatic monthly shipment of your favorite products. Why it worked for my family was the <span style="color: blue;">flexibility</span>. You can <span style="color: #f1c232;">change your process date</span> each month depending on what your needs are. You can also <span style="color: #f1c232;">change what ships each month</span> until midnight the day of your process date.<br />
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Think of it like an <span style="color: #38761d;">open shopping cart</span>. You can fill it and change it all month according to what would be on your list that you need.<br />
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This is a great and practical way to get started with oils. I am not going to lie and will admit that (at least to me) they are expensive!! This way I spend a little bit each month and over time <span style="color: #674ea7;">build up my stash</span>. Now after several months of doing this I have everything I need. If I have a need come up I am not waiting a week for shipment of an oil. What would be the point of that? You <span style="color: #a64d79;">need it right when you need it</span> and this is the best way to ensure that happens.<br />
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So here comes the <span style="color: red;">FREE</span>. When you start your rewards purchasing, you accumulate points. In the beginning 10% of your pv dollars go into your points account. When ever you want to use them you just call Young Living and <span style="color: red;">"cash" them in for free product</span>!! The longer you are on the rewards program the <span style="color: #6aa84f;">more percentage you accumulate</span>. How awesome is that?<br />
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I also want to mention that the <span style="color: cyan;">shipping is cheaper</span> on rewards orders than standard orders. Even better.<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-15921661073964984342013-06-26T11:48:00.000-05:002013-06-26T11:48:00.933-05:00Sample Giveaway!Interested in <span style="color: #cc0000;">trying an oil</span>? I am interested in helping out!<br />
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This offer is for those who are <span style="color: #38761d;">not yet signed up</span> with Young Living. Just <span style="color: #674ea7;">leave a comment here</span> on the blog about which oil you would like to try. Then <span style="color: #674ea7;">share my blog on Facebook</span> so your friends can start reading too! The <span style="color: #bf9000;">first 3 people</span> to do so that request an oil I currently have to give will receive a sample bottle to try out. This is a great way to try it out and<span style="color: #0b5394;"> see for yourself </span>if you think the oils do work.<br />
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Hmmm ... what will you choose? Digize for tummy issues? Lemon for concentration? Eucalyptus for a head cold? RC for respiratory congestion? Clove for teething? Just suggest any oil you want and if I have it ... it will be yours if you are one of the first 3 to comment and share.<br />
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Let the fun begin!<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-14956998893492628372013-06-25T09:52:00.000-05:002013-06-25T09:52:00.608-05:00Making Your Spouse A BelieverOne of the <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">first things I hear</span></b> when I talk to families about oils is this: "I love using them but my <span style="color: #e06666;">husband is not on board</span> with it."<br />
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Mine lets me indulge in my oils. He watches them work and says how it is neat. He has wanted to start using them but <span style="color: #6aa84f;">doesn't really know</span> where to begin.<br />
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This past week I thought I would help him out. As the girls and I were leaving for work I <span style="color: #3d85c6;">told him what oils to use</span>. I got an "okay". But as I was leaving I repeated it several times. He is in graduate school so I suggested applying the <span style="color: magenta;"><b>Motivation</b></span> blend and diffusing <b style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><span style="color: yellow;">Lemon</span> </b>to reduce mistakes on school work.<br />
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If you know my husband you know he is a really "take it easy" type of guy. I am more the "get 'er done" type girl. Hehe. So imagine my surprise when I <span style="color: #e06666;">got this text message</span> from him while I was at work:<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">"So today after using the Motivation and Lemon I finished writing 3 papers, cleaned the air filter, got gas, got the gates our of the attic, got milk from Braum's, clipped my nails, took care of the papers on the shredder and am now going to work out. And I went out and got Jamba Juice too!"</span><br />
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We left at 8:45 and this was about 2:00. This made me one happy wife and made him a believer in Motivation (my favorite blend these days)!!<br />
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So how do we get our husbands "on board" with oils? <span style="color: #e06666;">Get them to start using them</span>. Let them experience for themselves!<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-51734511301717525712013-06-24T10:00:00.000-05:002013-06-24T10:00:01.022-05:00HUGE FREE GIVEAWAY!This week I will be doing some posts on how to get you <b><span style="color: red;">FREE</span></b> on! How great is that?!<br />
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I am going to start today with a really <span style="color: #f1c232;">REALLY big free give away</span>. This will be for <span style="color: #6aa84f;">MY downline only</span>. This means that you have signed up <span style="color: #674ea7;">directly under me</span>. If you have not done that yet and are interested, please contact me to find out how. You can always email me at stylezhair@yahoo.com.<br />
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This give away will be good for the <span style="color: #3d85c6;">month of July only</span>. I wanted to post it early so you all can plan ahead and take advantage of this great offer.<br />
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A lot of people want to get started with oils but do not know how. A great way to know what you need is by <span style="color: #e69138;">getting a desk reference</span>. I use <a href="http://www.lifesciencepublishers.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=90_74&product_id=906">this one.</a><br />
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So here is where the <b><span style="color: red;">FREE</span></b> comes in. If you are signed up directly under me and you sign up for the first time on the Essential Rewards program I will be supplying you with a <span style="color: red;"><b>FREE DESK REFERENCE</b></span>. <span style="color: blue;">(envision the Oprah give away yell here)</span>. I want my team to know how best to use oils and know they are doing it safely.<br />
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If you have questions about the Rewards program just stay tuned this week because I will be explaining it a bit more. You are always welcome to contact me about it as well.<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">1. For my team only.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">3. During the month of July only.</span><br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-78276733135970092482013-06-19T07:30:00.000-05:002013-06-19T07:30:13.675-05:00Natural Nail Polish RemoverI happened to come across a little discovery yesterday.<br />
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I was using Lemongrass oil on my feet and put a drop of it on my polished toe to see what it would do. To my surprise the nail polish IMMEDIATELY start melting away! I had to grab a tissue quickly and I swiped over the nail and all the polish came off!<br />
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I know that essential oils can digest down toxins. I have seen lemon oil pop a balloon. I have seen it eat through a styrofoam bowl. So, it totally makes sense.<br />
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I was so excited because I really don't like the smell of nail polish remover. I found this quicker and easier. No more acetone! I just wanted to pass it along!<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-85840518266575499782013-06-12T18:28:00.001-05:002013-06-12T18:30:35.169-05:00Home Made Facial Cleanser I recently have been learning about oil cleansing. This is where you do not use soap on your face. You just rub with oil and water to clean. My first thought was, "What about my make up?" Well then I remembered how make up removers are oily. Haha! <br />
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When you cleanse with oils you want to use high quality products. This means that for coconut oil you would want to purchase one that is NOT refined and extra virgin and organic. This helps it not clog pores and maintain a great anti microbial property. <br />
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I also got avocado oil and almond oil. I used small glass jars (not plastic) to store it in. I put about 15 drops of essential oils in each jar. I used oils to help my skin problems. I chose to mix in Purification, Melaleuca Alterniforlia and Lavender for my break outs. <br />
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I mixed up about a cup and a half of coconut oil and added about a tablespoon each of almond oil and avocado oil. I whipped it with a whisk. It made an amazing creamy texture. I put mine into 3 jars. But FIRST I added my drops of oils. I poured the coconut mixture offer the essential oils in each jar and very gently swirled them in. <br />
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Viola!! I had another batch I experimented with that I got too runny from too much avocado oil. I left it that consistency and added Frankincense oil for a spot and wrinkle correcting moisturizer. I only dab on a bit before bed and let it soak in overnight. It is amazing!<br />
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My skin has never felt better. I was having break outs and having dry flakiness and all sorts of issues. My skin is now glowing and moisturized but not oily. <br />
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There is a great opportunity coming to Oklahoma City! I wanted to share it with you as well as some local events happening for my team as well.<br />
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Locally I am a part of a few events happening.<br />
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First there is the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Parenting With Oils"</span></b> class on Saturday, <span style="color: blue;">June 15th at 10:30am</span>. Email me at stylezhair@yahoo.com if interested in coming.<br />
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Second, I am doing a <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>"Let's Talk Basics"</b></span> discussion on <span style="color: blue;">Thursday, June 20th at 6:30pm</span>. This will be a VERY basic introduction and discussion on oils as well as experiencing them. If you are brand new then this would be great to check out. Again, email me at stylezhair@yahoo.com if interested.<br />
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Third, we have a <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Healing Oils Of The Bible"</span></b> class on <span style="color: blue;">July 26th at 6:30pm</span>. This class will be small and intimate and an amazing journey through the Bible learning the history of God's gifts to us. You will also get to use all oils in this class as well. Email me at stylezhair@yahoo.com if interested.<br />
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Also in July is an introductory class from Young Living. What a great opportunity! No pre registration required!<br />
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From the "class description"<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">"Young Living Introductory Meeting</span></h1>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">What is Young Living and what is an essential oil? How can essential oils benefit me and my family? The answers to these and many other important questions are waiting in a Young Living Introductory Meeting near you! We have designed each Young Living Introductory Meeting as a fun and educational look into the history, products, and benefits of the World Leader in Essential Oils®.</span><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Curriculum</b><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">At these insightful, entertaining events, you will learn about:</span><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /></span><ul style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 14px 7px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">How company Founder and CEO D. Gary Young discovered the unique power of essential oils</span></li>
<li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Gary’s subsequent creation of Young Living Essential Oils and the company’s global reach</span></li>
<li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Our diverse, essential oil-infused product lines, including single oils and blends, personal care, nutrition, preparations for the home, and much more</span></li>
<li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Our latest and most innovative products</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Registration</b><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">These events are free and open to the public; no pre-registration is required.</span><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><b style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Promotion Material</b><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="color: #221f1f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">An Introductory Meeting is a great way to share the benefits of Young Living with others! In the table below, you will find several ways to spread the word about these presentations. Just click the link of the desired invite, and then e-mail or print it to share with others!"</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.youngliving.com/export/sites/youngliving/en_US/news/IntroYL/Images/ITYL_Flyers_Oklahoma_1.pdf">See the flyer here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/news/IntroYL/">See the class description here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The time to get involved is now.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Until next time ...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Heather</span>Heather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-59170197182298640082013-06-06T13:32:00.001-05:002013-06-06T13:32:32.538-05:00Oil Wars<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16.890625px;">This is a great blog post from an oil user trying to decide between the two main companies. It is worth reading through so I have posted the article. You can find the link to the website I got it from <a href="http://marcellavonnharting.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-young-living-doterra-decision-by.html">here.</a> Did you have a hard time deciding which oil company to work with? How did you come about your choice? I am not saying that one choice is right for everyone, or that we would all come to the same choice when researching companies. This does include some reasons that I knew about when choosing to go with Young Living. And I want to give a special shout out to Whitney for leading me to this post!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 16.890625px;"><u><b>"The Young Living / doTerra Decision</b></u>Jen Rollins, Whole Living Co-op</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">(The following is a summary of my personal findings during my comparison and exploration of MLM opportunities of both companies and is intended only to benefit others in their pursuit of knowledge of these companies. These are my opinions and personal experiences and are not to be interpreted as official opinions of doTerra, Young Living, or any of their affiliates.)</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">My name is Jen Rollins and I am privileged to coordinate a whole foods co-op based in</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Arlington, Texas. My family has been on a journey of modifying our health and nutrition from the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">conventional American diet of processed foods and pharmaceuticals for the last 10 years. I love to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">share the information I have discovered with others so it (hopefully) doesn’t take them as long as it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">did me to discover this information so they can make an informed decision for what is most</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">beneficial for themselves and their family based on their needs and goals. Although we had been</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">transitioning to a more natural lifestyle and utilizing local farmers and producers, we were rather</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">late in discovering the amazing benefits of high quality, therapeutic grade essential oils. I had many</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">friends that gladly shared their opinions on what oils to use for this or that, and I had been invited</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">to a few classes on how to use essential oils, but had never been able to coordinate my schedule</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">with their availability until late November 2012. It was then that my friend invited me to her house</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">to attend an essential oils class.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">I was excited to learn about the oils and experience them. The first oil I tried was</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">lavender, which was a big step for me since all lavender-scented things made me feel ill and have a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">horrible migraine. When I smelled this lavender I was amazed at how sweet it smelled and how it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">didn’t give me an instant headache. I gladly passed bottle after little brown bottle, dropping and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">applying oils as instructed by the leader of the class. At the end, I was sold and was excited to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">start using these oils on a daily basis. I ordered my starter kit, took my book home to start reading,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">and felt that the final piece to my family’s holistic health puzzle was in place.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Over the next three months I discovered that there is a lot of controversy over the big</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">essential oil companies. Although IPC’s were respectful of the other companies (at least in my</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">personal circles) there were definitely a lot of passionate opinions on quality, purity, compensation,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">and ethics of the leading essential oils distributors. I had people hang up on me because I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">mentioned a certain company’s name, and had others make a disgusted face at me when I mentioned</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">which oils I used. I decided I had better learn more about this issue so that I understood not only</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">what everyone was so worked up about, but where I would stand on an issue that I had unwittingly</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">stumbled into the night I ordered my first bottles of oils.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">So, what’s the big deal? Aren’t all oils created equal?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Well, the short answer is no. I found through classes, research, and use of the oils that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">many of the reactions I had previously to essential oils purchased from health food stores or</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">vitamin shops were actually sensitivities to probable contaminants that were concentrated during</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">the distilling process. I also found out that there is a big difference in the sources of materials</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">from which oils are extracted and what you don’t know can hurt you. Companies don’t have to tell</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">you if they use chemicals or ultra high temperature to extract oils from organic material. They also</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">don’t have to tell you if they spray their fields or use synthetic fertilizers or soil amendments to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">grow their crops, or even where they come from. I knew I was committed to purchasing oils from a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">company that was willing to tell me where they are getting their crops from and making sure that I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">was truly investing in safe and beneficial oils. This brought me to two companies: doTerra and Young</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Living.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Without going into all the drama, Young Living is the more established of the two companies,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">in business for over 20 years with domestic and international farms and partnerships with other</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">countries for research and harvesting. The six owners of doTerra were employees of Young Living in</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">some capacity and left YL to found their own essential oils company. Each company accuses the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">other of miscellaneous professional misdeeds, and as with any relationship gone bad the waters are</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">so muddy there will probably never be a clear answer as to who did what. Once I became aware of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">the controversy, I did a general inquiry and decided that both companies had a high quality product</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">(probably the highest quality products out there) and if a person chose to invest in either company</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">they would have a high quality, pure oil with great health and healing benefits. However, as I used</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">the oils more and listened closely to what I was hearing in classes and through leaders, questions</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">were raised in my mind about if the sales pitches made sense.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">I found a blog by a natural mom who had the same misgivings and spent over a year</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">researching the topic of essential oils. She not only tried the big two, but also several smaller</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">essential oil companies. Her article (found here) and the other six articles attached to it helped me</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">understand the difference in oils and extraction processes, and although it answered a lot of my</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">questions, it raised more based on what I had been told by not only my direct upline, but also with</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">high level team leaders. I attended conference calls, consulted with customer service, and even</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">spoke with representatives from the other essential oils company, and I found answers I was</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">confident with. Ultimately, it was the misinformation and lack of knowledge of consultants and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">leaders in doTerra that led me to my decision to leave their company and purchase Young Living</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">essential oils exclusively for my family and my co-op.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Just the facts, Ma’am, just the facts…</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Okay, the fact is, if you’re reading this you probably are aware of the conflict what I just</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">told you is probably nothing new. You have probably seen or been informed of some of the hotly</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">debated issues and, like me, have questions that need to be answered so you can make the best</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">decision for yourself, your family, your business, or your future. So, here are the questions I had,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">and the answers (or lack thereof) I found:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: Aren’t YL and DT oils the same? (a rose by any other name…)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: Not really. If you have ever sat through a doTerra “class” or spoken with a rep, you have</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">probably had the experience of having a bottle of doTerra Lavender or Peppermint essential oil</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">given to you to smell while they point out how much stronger the aroma is than YL and make some</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">comment about how smelling is believing or if they smell stronger they must be stronger. Sounds</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">logical, right? Well, for those coffee drinkers out there, let me give you an example: blonde coffee</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">beans are so lightly roasted they don’t even really smell like coffee but boy do they give you a jolt</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">of caffeine! Dark roast beans have been roasted the longest and have a strong, smoky smell and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">taste, but they actually have the least amount of caffeine in them. Why? Because the longer and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">hotter they are cooked, the more caffeine is removed. So, just because something smells stronger</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doesn’t mean it is stronger.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">The reason some of doTerra’s oils have a stronger, sweeter smell than other brands of oils</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">is because they are complete distillations. I had two separate customer service reps with doTerra</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">confirm that Peppermint and Lavender are complete distillations. I have been told that other oils</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">such as orange and lemon are as well. I have tried to confirm this with doTerra, and although I am</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">still a current IPC in good standing with doTerra and have requested this information in writing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">three times they have not responded. I also called Young Living to find out if their oils were</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">complete distillations and was informed that their individual oils are first distillations and 100%</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">pure with no additives or dilutions. I personally did a side-by-side direct comparison of doTerra and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Young Living essential oils and was very puzzled at my findings. I found four essential oils from</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doTerra that had a “sweeter”, stronger smell. I knew that the oils were essentially the same and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">should be the same strength since they are 100% pure with no additives or carrier oils and not</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">diluted in any way or had anything added to them to make the smell stronger or more fragrant. The</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">four oils were Lavender, Peppermint, Lemon and Wild Orange (lavender and peppermint smelled</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">“candy-like” while lemon and orange smelled like fruit juice, not rind). All the other doTerra single</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">oils, in my opinion, had an “off” smell that I didn’t notice as much until I compared them directly</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">with Young Living’s oils. The YL oils I smelled had a more pure, clean and plant-like smell. The</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doTerra blends had a distinct pungent smell to them that I never noticed in any of the Young Living</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">blends (and I compared about 30 of them). And these were my personal oils that were only two</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">months old and had been kept in my home at a constant 72 degrees so I knew they were good oils.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Also, my mother and grandmother are very sensitive to smells and were unable to use several of the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doTerra oils because they were too strong-smelling. They have both used the Young Living oils and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">found them not only tolerable but pleasant and are very happy using them. I personally grew</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">concerned when I started getting a headache from using the doTerra Lavender and have had no</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">such reaction from the Young Living Lavender, so that was a huge selling point for me.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">It really puzzled me how those particular four oils were so different, especially when those</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">four oils are ones heavily promoted at every doTerra class and presentation I have attended. It</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">became clear that doTerra developed these oils somehow to naturally have a particularly stronger</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">aroma than their Young Living counterparts and I wanted to know how they did it. I finally found</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">information that discussed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and even 4th distillations of certain oils and the resulting</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">change in aroma when those distillations were blended. In particular, peppermint develops a less</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">plant-y smell and a more candy-like aroma when it is more distilled or when the multiple distillations</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">are blended. Similarly, lavender develops a candy-like sweetness when distilled longer and blended. I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">was concerned as to how many of their oils doTerra was selling that were complete distillations. I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">know we live in a society that puts perfumes and smells in everything so doTerra may be trying to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">appeal to a market that craves strong smells, but at what price? Complete distillations are a blend</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">of first, second, and sometimes third and fourth distillations, with each subsequent distillation</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">requiring higher temperatures and pressure to extract the oils. This process can and often does</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">damage the components of the oil. Again with a coffee analogy, the first distillation is like the first</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">part of a brewing of coffee- strong and dark. However, as the grounds brew longer there is less</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">coffee and more water that comes out, so the last part of the brew is quite weak. The final pot of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">coffee is a blend of the strong and the weak, which is inherently less potent than the first part of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">the brew.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">There is such a difference in the phases of distillation that the oil cost changes based on</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">the distillation. For example, the ultra pure and 1st distillation of oils is the most expensive, the 2nd</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">distillation costs less, and if a plant can still produce oils for a 3rd or 4th distillation the resulting</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">oils are so inferior they are sold cheaply and often used as fragrances only due to their inferior</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">quality. I experienced this difference when I tried YL Peppermint oil for the first time. doTerra’s</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Peppermint smells like an actual peppermint candy- very sweet and strong. The YL oil smells more</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">like a peppermint plant in my opinion. I was used to putting a drop of Peppermint on my hand and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">licking it to ingest it and although it is strong it is not overbearing, so I opened up my new YL</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Peppermint and did the same with it. The YL oil was much, much stronger than the doTerra oil I had</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">been using- so much so that it nearly took my breath away! I totally understood that although the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">oil may smell stronger it definitely doesn’t prove anything about the strength of the actual oil- the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">milder smelling YL oil was way more potent than the doTerra one!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: doTerra emphasizes quality and testing and claims that they are the only ones that do GC/MS</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">testing (gas chromatograph and mass spectrometry) to verify their purity. Is that true?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: Young Living does the following tests on every incoming batch of their oils: gas chromatography,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">GC/MS, heavy metals analysis, Microbial, Flash Point, Optical Rotation, Refractive Index, and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Specific Gravity. Oils that exhibit even the slightest hint of possible tampering or adulterationeven</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">if provided from a trusted supplier-are sent to outside laboratories for even more in-depth</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">dissection using techniques such as carbon isotope analysis. (cited: Essential Oils: Finding Answers) Furthermore, Young Living regulates quality throughout the process with their Seed to Seal policy,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">whereas doTerra has working relationships with outsourced farms but is not involved with</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">regulation or testing of the life cycle of the plant or the history of the land they grow on like Young</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Living.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: Is there any validity to the lawsuit?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: Basically the courts are allowing the lawsuit to progress so they are seeing enough evidence that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">it merits further deliberation. Personally, I am not sure how much of the infractions will be legally</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">enforceable but I personally spoke with two different Young Living reps at different times, and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">they both informed me they were contacted by an owner or executive of doTerra and asked to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">move their team from YL to doTerra. Whether or not there are legal consequences for their</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">actions, in my opinion that is not the way to do business.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">As far as copying blends, well that one is pretty easy to investigate for yourself. For</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">example, Young Living created the Raindrop technique and uses an oil blend called Aroma Siez.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doTerra has the Aromatouch technique and uses a blend called AromaTouch which is an exact copy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">of Aroma Siez with Grapefruit essential oil added in. A second oil used in the original Raindrop</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">technique is Young Living’s Valor blend, which has spruce, rosewood, blue tansy and frankincense in a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">carrier oil. doTerra’s technique uses their Balance blend which is spruce, rosewood, frankincense,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">and blue tansy in a carrier oil. Notice any similarities? Several other oil blends are similar but the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">citrus component has been swapped, like in Thieves you have lemon and in On Guard you have wild</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">orange but the other four oils are exactly the same. You can compare many other blends by viewing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">the blends on each company’s website or the books Modern Essentials for doTerra and Essential</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Oils Pocket Reference for Young Living. There is a great chart on doTerra’s resource site that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">compares the oils, although I have found some oils are not accurately compared- you can view it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">here.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: Aren’t the blends the same and don’t they cost about the same?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: Well, this one has a two part answer. Yes a lot of the blends are similar because the owners of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doTerra worked in key leadership roles with Young Living before starting their own company. That</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">is where a part of the Young Living lawsuit comes from: whether doTerra is benefiting from</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">proprietary knowledge of oils and blends. Although many blend recipes are known and fairly easy to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">duplicate, there is still a basic understanding that doTerra has copied a lot of what Young Living</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">developed. When I compared the ingredients of oil blends that were intended to treat similar</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">conditions, I found consistently that the doTerra blends used less expensive oils rather than the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">more expensive oils. For example, one blend swaps Melissa for Oregano and another swaps Rose for</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Rosemary. However, the blends are similar price even though the Young Living blends have more</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">expensive and potent oils in their blends. Also, when you take into consideration the fact that Young</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Living is using 1st distillations and doTerra utilizes some complete distillations that further</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">illustrates the greater value in the Young Living oils. This makes me wonder where the extra money</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">is going in doTerra…</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: What about the compensation plan? doTerra has way more high level leaders and they make more</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">money quicker, right?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: No, not really. This one got me at first until I realized that doTerra’s monetary levels for</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">achieving a new rank are lower than Young Living, and once you make a rank you never go down in</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">title (although you’re not paid on a title but on actual volume). doTerra reps are also strongly</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">encouraged to grow their teams deep, not wide like YL. Therefore it appears you have more volume</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">than you actually do, and since you can advance to a title quicker and never lose that title you could</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">have 1,000 high rank consultants that aren’t even working the business or getting paid since you get</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">paid commission on your sales, not your title. Also, many leaders in doTerra advise their teams to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">move members around to develop deep legs on their teams, which often results in new consultants</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">being placed under people they don’t even know. This happened to me personally and was very</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">frustrating in my efforts to develop a business.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Also, Young Living pays their reps more for longer in many areas. For example, doTerra pays</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">a quick start bonus of 20% for each new enrollee’s purchases for 60 days, however Young Living</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">pays 25% on all purchases for 90 days. I also didn’t like the fact that I had multiple upper level</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">leaders in doTerra state how much better it is to be in doTerra because they have a lot more</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">executive consultants, therefore being easier to advance. However, the executive level in doTerra</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">is actually equal to the Senior Star level in Young Living, and the Executive level in Young Living is a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">higher level of compensation and overall volume per consultant. I felt this was very misleading and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">deceptive on the part of doTerra representatives.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: doTerra has a great variety of oils just like Young Living, right?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: Young Living has many more individual oils and oil blends than doTerra does. They also address</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">the aromatherapy side of essential oils, as well as the use of oils for emotional healing and therapy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">This is something doTerra does not address. Also, Young Living is actively seeking out new oils and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">developing them for the market, whereas doTerra is simply choosing the easier or more common oils</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">to promote. Young Living also has unique products such as NingXia Red and Frankincense and Myrrh</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">resins and a resin burner that are not offered by doTerra. Young Living also offers a great variety</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">of oils and items in a wide range of prices which makes it possible for many people to be able to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">purchase oils and items from Young Living on their individual budget. They have multiple diffusers in</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">all price ranges and designs whereas doTerra only has two. Also, Young Living has multiple strains of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">oils- they have two different Frankincense oils, three Eucalyptus oils, and multiple oils that doTerra</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">does not offer at all.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: doTerra has a lot of training materials and presentations that I can use as an IPC, and Young</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Living doesn’t have as much. Isn’t it harder to teach a class without all of that?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: I have found multiple errors and “truth stretching” in the doTerra presentations I have seen. I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">wouldn’t use them because of it while I was with doTerra. For example, the doTerra presentations I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">have seen cite the cancer study by Dr. HK Lin using Frankincense essential oil successfully against</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">bladder cancer while promoting their Frankincense. However they don’t inform you that the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">particular form of Frankincense that was found successful in the study is boswellia sacra which is</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">where Young Living gets their Sacred Frankincense (one of the YL Frankincense variants). You can</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">hear him state specifically the Sacred Frankincense he was using in this YouTube video. It is also</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">confirmed in this article. Boswellia carteri, the other YL Frankincense oil, was also cited in this</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">article as being effective against cancer. However, doTerra only offers boswellia frereana. To me</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">that is deceptive and misleading. I was also told directly and adamantly by a high ranking executive</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">within doTerra that they only use first distillations and “there is no such thing as a complete</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">distillation or second or third distillation”. However, I have confirmed this with customer service</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">reps as well as multiple sources online that not only are there complete distillations but also that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doTerra sell oils that are complete distillations.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Q: doTerra oils are a higher quality of oil since they are CPTG, a new rating of essential oils, right?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">A: CPTG is a brandmark (slogan) created by doTerra and is not an official classification. As a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">matter of fact, Young Living oils are now being covered by some health insurance companies as</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">medicinal supplements. Because the insurance company found a difference in the oils they only cover</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Young Living oils- doTerra oils are not covered.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">The fact is it’s really hard to reinvent the wheel. You can’t patent essential oils, which is</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">what drives the pharmaceutical companies crazy, and that has led to a lot of similarities between</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">these two companies. Unfortunately the way each company negotiates their business operations is a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">grey area that can only be regulated by ethics and morals. I have seen firsthand how</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">representatives and leaders from both companies conduct themselves and I am confident in my</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">decision to support and represent Young Living oils. I feel that for me to invest my time, effort,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">and reputation in a company I need to be confident that they are operating in a way that I can</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">support, as well as making sure I am utilizing and offering the highest quality product at the highest</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">potency for the cost. In all these areas I feel confident that Young Living is that company for me,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">my family, and my business. I am also proud to support a company that is leading new research and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">development of essential oils and EO based products, which has a leader who continues to pursue</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">new leads and opportunities to develop beneficial and safe essential oils. You will have to decide for</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">yourself which company you can support with your resources, and I hope that the information I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">have to offer will help you in that decision. Either way, a safe therapeutic grade essential oil from</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">either company is much better than its’ pharmaceutical alternatives so no matter what I hope more</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">people will discover the blessing of essential oils and focus on growing knowledge of their benefits</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">and uses rather than which company you buy from.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Resources</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Whole New Mom blog: which essential oils are best? http://wholenewmom.com/what-to-buy/bestessential-</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">oils-company-young-living-review-doterra-review/</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">(please read all seven articles on the wholenewmom.com site related to this topic, they are very</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">informative and educating)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Essential Oils: Finding Answers http://www.modernalternativehealth.com/2012/10/24/essentialoils-</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">finding-answers-part-2/</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">doTerra/Young Living blends comparison chart http://www.everythingessential.me/Hints/</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">BlendsCompared.html</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Can Frankincense Help Cancer? http://ologsinquito.hubpages.com/hub/Can-Frankincense-Help-</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Cancer</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Dr. Lin Frankincense interview (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=897_84HJ4d4</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Essential Oil Quality http://www.aromatherapy-school.com/aromatherapy-schools/aromatherapyarticles/</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">aromatherapy-essential-oil-quality.html</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Frankincense Oil Kills Bladder Cancer Cells http://www.naturalnews.com/</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">025892_cancer_frankincense_oil.html#ixzz1noJIgfAU"</span>Heather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-34876992726463568872013-06-05T16:40:00.000-05:002013-06-05T16:40:19.313-05:00Tornado ReliefI just wanted to let you all know that Young Living has been there for us here in Oklahoma.<br />
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They have written up an announcement for Oklahoma members and are offering services for us as well as donations.<br />
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Read the full announcement and get the customer service number to call <a href="http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/enews/20130605/index.html?utm_source=Essential+News+%28U.S.%2C+Canada+and+NFR%29&utm_campaign=457e93763c-eNews+May+22+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e35f862609-457e93763c-49420245#announce1">here.</a><br />
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If you are a Young Living member in our area, they are offering free shipping for June. They are also offering a free product of your choice (between <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Trauma Life®, Peace & Calming®, or Thieves® Household Cleaner).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">It has been a very long few weeks and my heart and prayers are with all those experiencing loss. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Heather</span>Heather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-44245574372538120572013-05-29T10:34:00.001-05:002013-05-29T10:34:31.137-05:00Room Cleaning BattleAbout a week ago it was time to clean up our house. We have a room designated for toys. Not only was the bedroom a disaster but the playroom was even worse. I told my oldest when we got up that we would be picking up the house today.<br />
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She happens to be a very strong willed little girl. She has done things like choose to sit in time out for an hour and a half because she would rather do that then to pick up a banana that she had thrown on the ground. Cleaning up is one of my biggest struggles with her. She would rather lose all the toys in the room than to pick them up.<br />
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Well I had gotten this oil called Motivation in my order last month because I felt like I needed some and I also scanned for it on the Zyto.<br />
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Like I said I only mentioned it once when she got up. Then we had breakfast. Then I thought I would put a drop of this blend on her feet. She went in the playroom and did not come out until lunch time. I figured that she had just been playing. She told me she cleaned up. (sure) So I go in and the entire playroom was clean!!! And then she shows me her room and it is clean too!!! I almost fell over in disbelief. It was so fun to tell her how proud of her I was!<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-20155545644810584612013-05-27T09:22:00.000-05:002013-05-27T09:22:04.418-05:00Back To The Blog!I am excited and ready to get back to the blog!<br />
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I took a break all last week as our community went through such a difficult time after the tornado outbreaks. It just hasn't felt like the right time to be blogging about my daily experience when so many lost their homes and lives. My heart and prayers are with you.<br />
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I just wanted to let those in our area know that Young Living is here to help. They are offering free shipping and products to help (Trauma Life, Thieves Household Cleaner) for those effected. Just call their <a href="http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/contact/customerCare.html">customer care team</a> to let them know you need help.<br />
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I have some great posts coming up for this week!<br />
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Have a great Memorial Day and thank you to all who serve!<br />
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Until next time ...<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-61711852147313314992013-05-17T16:26:00.001-05:002013-05-17T16:26:53.276-05:00Focus Friday: PanAwayPanAway is an awesome blend that comes in the Everyday Oils kit. It is amazing when used on areas of pain such as muscle aches and headaches and other pains as well. I have even used it to help with pain right behind my ear.<br />
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Here is what the <u>Essential Oils Pocket Reference</u> has to say about it:<br />
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"This very popular blend reduces pain and inflammation, increases circulation, and accelerates healing. It relieves swelling and discomfort from arthritis, sprains, muscle spasms and cramps, bumps, and bruises."<br />
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I feel personally that this is a must have blend! I use it for my own aches and pains, and also love having it on hand for all the adventures with my kids that lead to getting hurt. It is a must have for my mommy first aid kit!<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-25493729275477795432013-05-16T08:34:00.001-05:002013-05-16T08:34:46.554-05:00Allergy Relief I decided to try a tip from a Testimonial Tuesday. I went to my local store and picked up a package of capsules so I can make my own.<br />
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I have been experiencing a very itchy and runny nose in the mornings. So, I decided to try 2 drops of Lavender in a capsule.<br />
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All I did was open up the capsule, drop in two drops of oil, close it back up and take it. I am the world's biggest skeptic, so I thought I would just take it and I had no expectation.<br />
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NO LIE within about 10 minutes my nose QUIT running and itching. It was so abrupt that I stopped and thought about it and realized it was the Lavender in capsule that had to have done it! That was yesterday. I had the same experience today! Within 10 minutes it quit.<br />
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I feel so much more confident in treating my allergies with some Lavender than with taking a chemical filled pill. That's my own personal opinion. I never would take a daily medication for allergies because of that. I just don't like putting synthetic medicines in my body daily. So, this may change my life a little ... or a lot.<br />
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Yahoo!!!<br />
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HeatherHeather Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11599988801702223029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327205405034205733.post-63135331683904943092013-05-15T17:10:00.001-05:002013-05-15T17:10:12.188-05:00Today's MiracleSome of you may know that I work in a child care setting with infants. It is the best job! I am in with my own baby too which is awesome.<br />
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Well let me share what happened today. We had one of our babies that started to get fussy. With this baby, once we reach a certain point, there will be NO calming down. Unfortunately, that is right where we were headed.<br />
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Then I remembered that I had my oils with me since my older daughter had a cough today. I took the Peace and Calming blend, and placed it on the actual swing on each side of where the baby's head was at.<br />
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Within 5 minutes, the baby was calmed down! Not just calmed down, but swaying SILENT in the swing. This went on for a while until the baby then fell asleep. This has NEVER happened before!!! My co-teacher and I just sat there watching in complete disbelief for almost an hour.<br />
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That stuff is amazing. And I am always amazed at how well it works!<br />
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