Essentially Inspired Wellness

Essential Oils Pure and Natural | dōTERRA Essential Oils Discover how essential oils can transform the way you manage your health. These natural chemical compounds are life changing.

So now you have a little info in your back pocket, you may be wondering what are some resources you can utilize to become an essential oil expert yourself?

Some of my favorites include:

📕 The Essential Life book
📗 Emotions & Essential Oils book
📱 The Essential Life App

Do you have a go-to resource you would like to share with us?

This Seasonal Support blend is ideal when our body needs some extra help!

2 drops Peppermint
2 drops Lavender
2 drops Lemon

Diffuse to combat those pesky seasonal threats when everything is changing weather wise or blooming!

Last, internal use.

When you take an essential oil internally (and this is specific to dōTERRA essential oils ONLY - I repeat dōTERRA oils only!), they enter the bloodstream via the gastrointestinal tract and are then transported throughout the rest of the body. All of the organs in the body including the brain will be reached. Pretty incredible, right?!

The most common way oils are taken internally is when they are added to water, smoothies, tea, or other drinks.

Another option is to put the oil directly under the tongue.

If you prefer to take the oil in a veggie capsule that is also another option. I like to use veggie capsules if I am ingesting a few oils at a time or if there is one that I do not prefer the taste of.

👉 Safety tip: When ingesting oils we always want to follow label recommendations (if the bottle is labeled with a “Supplement Fact” is recommended for internal use).

Did you know that you can cook with your essential oils? Oils are much more potent than dried or fresh herbs and spices so use sparingly.

Have you cooked with oils before? I cook often with mine - it's a great money saver too! What did you make?

Topical use is next up!

Essential oils pe*****te the skin making topical application great for localized benefits. What does this mean? Well, if you have a blemish or a scrape, applying the oils at the site of the issue can be helpful to repair the skin. Sore muscles? Use the oil in the area of discomfort.

📣 Are you ready for a pro tip? When in doubt, apply oils to the bottoms of the feet! The feet are a great vessel to introduce oils to the body as the skin there is not as sensitive, the pores are larger and if you are applying an oil you maybe don’t want to smell like all day - just throw socks or shoes on!

Can you think of a time when you wished you had these tools to help you with something you were experiencing?

Aromatic use is the most simple way to experience your oils.

Have you experienced smelling a rose, or zesting a lemon? Those little aromatic notes are the essential oils playing with your olfactory system. Your olfactory receptors have a direct link to your limbic system, which is the part of your brain that stores emotions and memories.

There are a few ways you can experience oils aromatically. Personally, I love having a diffuser in my room, just fill it with water and 4-8 drops of my favorite oil or oils and watch how the air is purified, the mood is changed, and the overall vibe is set. 🤩 You can also just open a bottle and inhale deeply directly from there, or you can put a few drops in your palm and cup your hands over your face and breathe in.

This is the most gentle way to start to use essential oils and truly one of my favorite ways! Lately, I have been loving to diffuse balance and grapefruit daily.

I want to hear from you, do you have a specific aroma that immediately brings up a memory for you? That is your limbic system at work!

Aromatic use is the most simple way to experience your oils.

Have you experienced smelling a rose, or zesting a lemon? Those little aromatic notes are the essential oils playing with your olfactory system. Your olfactory receptors have a direct link to your limbic system, which is the part of your brain that stores emotions and memories.

There are a few ways you can experience oils aromatically. Personally, I love having a diffuser in my room, just fill it with water and 4-8 drops of my favorite oil or oils and watch how the air is purified, the mood is changed, and the overall vibe is set. 🤩 You can also just open a bottle and inhale deeply directly from there, or you can put a few drops in your palm and cup your hands over your face and breathe in.

This is the most gentle way to start to use essential oils and truly one of my favorite ways! Lately, I have been loving to diffuse balance and grapefruit daily.

I want to hear from you, do you have a specific aroma that immediately brings up a memory for you? That is your limbic system at work!

Now that we know what essential oils are, as well as why it is important to have these tools at our disposal, we will move on to discuss the different ways we can use them.

There are 3 ways to use essential oils:

1️⃣ Aromatically (think in the air)
2️⃣ Topically (think on your skin)
3️⃣ Internally (think in your body).

I love to use my oils in all 3 ways for all different reasons, so over the next few days we are going to delve into each usage a little more and also we will discuss some safety as well as go over some tips and tricks!

Check out the 3 ways you can use Peppermint essential oil, as just 1 example of what this plant medicine has to offer us all!

Which way do you use your oils the most?
If you are new, which way do you think you will try first?

People have been using essential oils for years and years.
This is because they realize the impact that oils can have on our day to day lives. The versatility is truly mind blowing!

I know for myself and my family, we use dōTERRA products because reducing the toxic load in our home is so important.

“Reducing your toxic load” - I’m sure you have heard this phrase as it seems to be all the rage these days.😬
And with very good reason of course!
It is becoming more common knowledge that we are being inundated with harmful substances and chemicals in our everyday lives, and people are looking for ways to ease the burden of these toxins on our bodies.

✅ Enter: the dōTERRA lifestyle.

On a scale of 1-10 (1 being you just don’t care, 10 being you flip bottles over and read the ingredients) how important is reducing your toxic load in your own home to you?

🤨 What are essential oils?

Well, it doesn’t get any more basic than that, right? 😂
Seems like a great place to begin!

Essential oils are highly potent chemical compounds that are derived from plants (roots, seeds, bark, flowers - you name it!)

Essential oils provide all the basic functions the plant needs to survive, from assistance in pollination to protection from environmental threats.

When essential oils are distilled and prepared for us to utilize, they go to work supporting our bodies just as they would the plant.

💪 Plant power at its finest!

Have you had an experience with an essential oil? Share below!