Basil

2011-11-15T23:47:00.000-08:00

Basil, combined with melaluca and lavendar makes an excellent remedy for a common earache. It is also extremely soothing! I can rub it in my hands and then just hold my hands over my baby's ears for 30 seconds and she calms down completely and stops pulling at them; all redness is gone as well.

Scarlett has had similarly good results with this blend for her ears after being troubled by altitude changes! She wanted "a bandage" on her ears, so i just put a few drops on each band-aid and put them over her ear openings for a few minutes and all pain and irritation subsided.

The doterra website summarizes basil this way:
Valued for its restorative and calming properties, basil is commonly used for soothing sore muscles and joints, to ease breathing, and as a cooling agent for the skin*. For aromatic, topical, or dietary use.

As with all of their oils, doterra's oils are CPTG, which is Certfied Pure Therapeutic Grade. Every batch is tested for purity from contaminants.

Modern Essentials outlines basil's healing properties as:
"antibacterial, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antispasmodic (powerful), antiviral, decongestant (veins, arteries of the lungs, prostate), diuretic, disinfectant (urinary/pulmonary), stimulant (nerves, adrenal cortex), and uplifting. Basil is also anticatarrhal, antidepressant, energizing, and restorative."

Just one of the many oils that I am IN LOVE WITH! It is also very reasonably priced at US$ 26.67 retail for a 15 ml bottle.

One bottle of oil goes a really long way because you only use one drop with each use in with a few drops of fractionated coconut oil or any other pure oil (grape seed, extra virgin olive oil, or even unscented lotion (such as our hand and body lotion, which is very mild, non greasy and so refreshing to the skin!)

Why the Blog?

2011-08-05T23:31:00.000-07:00

Today, I signed up as a distributor of doTerra. They sell essential oils, health supplements and skin care products. What drew me in? I bet you've guessed it- the oils. To me, essential oils are nothing short of magic. Take a moment and think of an ailment, or physical imperfection you struggle with. Believe it or not theres an essential oil for that. So I have decided to share my daily discoveries with you, so you can see how easy it is to take control of your health and life one essential oil at a time!

In Love with Essential Oils

Basil

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