Beautiful Bounty

Essential oils are naturally occurring, aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants that are extracted through steam distillation, cold-pressing or resin tapping. Essential oil use and aromatherapy dates back to ancient civilizations who used them to improve their physical and emotional well-being. More and more people are now looking into essential oils because they are natural and have proven health benefits. As a mom, I love using essential oils for my family to support our overall health and wellness. We have eliminated all toxic household cleaners, and now make our own using essential oils.

It’s currently estimated that over 85,000 chemicals are used in our modern manufacturing of household cleaners and personal care products. Eliminating toxic chemicals from our homes and the products that we use on our body every day can have significant impact on our health and how we feel. Choosing Certified Pure Test Grade essential oils in your daily self-care routine is a great way to feed your body the natural goodness of plants. I recently had the opportunity to interview my daughter who is 8 years old about essential oils. She fell in love with essential oils immediately, and intuitively understands how the oils impact her health and wellness.

“Nature itself is the best physician.”

-- Hippocrates

Q: What do you love best about essential oils?

A: I love how they smell and I love how they make you feel. I love how different oils mean different things, like lavender calms you down, and wild orange wakes you up. Lavender was the first oil that I smelled. It reminds me of a flower and makes me think of a beautiful meadow and rocking a baby to sleep.

Q: What was it like the first time you used essential oils?

A: I express myself by using different oils that help my body. I found that using lavender and Cedarwood in my diffuser at bedtime helped me to go to sleep. The different smells make you feel happy, calm, cheerful. They really help me with my emotions and they help keep me healthy.

Q: What is your favourite essential oil?

A: I love Wild Orange. It wakes me up. I love to smell it and put it in my diffuser necklace. My friends at school all love the smell too. It reminds me of orange butterflies flying in the field. It’s very soft and fruity. It makes me feel good, gentle and light. I love Easy Air because it has eucalyptus in it. It makes me feel like I am in the wind or on the top of a mountain over a waterfall. I feel like a big tree with my branches flowing in the wind. It really helps me when I am sick because you can breathe the oil in and it helps to clean out your lungs.

Q: Why do you think essential oils work?

A: They are made out of the most pure plants in the world like herbs, flowers, fruit, and trees and they can help your body. It’s also important to listen to your parents because they will know how much oil and what oils to use.

by Jennifer Klementti

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