Essential Oil Basics With Young Living Essential Oils I am so excited for you to learn about essential oils and discover how they may be beneficial for you and your family. We have seen incredible results with our family, made lots of lifestyle improvements and developed a wellness program to help us achieve our goals. I am thrilled to help you do the same! What are essential oils? Essential oils are the life blood of the plant, meaning they behave for the plant like blood does for our bodies. Essential oils are the clear, volatile substance that carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells, removes waste and helps to restore damage. Essential oils are vital to the health, protection and growth of a plant and if they are carefully transferred from the plant to the bottle, they will offer the same therapeutic benefits for our bodies. How do essential oils work? Essential oils are tiny molecules that travel through the blood stream and nerve pathways to areas in need of support. Just as they would in the plant, they help to deliver nutrients and oxygen, remove waste and support cellular function. How do I use essential oils? Essential oils can be used in a variety of ways: 1 Aromatically - Inhale the oils using a diffuser, by smelling directly from the bottle, or by applying a few drops to your hands and cupping them over your nose and mouth and inhaling deeply. - Ex: Stress Away can be calming, Peppermint can energizing, RC is great for respiratory support. 2 Topically - Dilute essential oils with a carrier oil and apply on location or to the spine, pulse points or VitaFlex points on the feet. The oils will quickly travel through the blood stream or nerve pathways to the areas in need of support. - Ex: Lavender, Frankincense and Tea Tree are wonderful for supporting the skin; DiGize can be helpful for supporting the digestive system. 3 Internally - Only the purest essential oils are safe for ingestion. Often oil companies will cut corners during distillation, add synthetics, or alter the oil in some other way. This is why quality and knowledge of your oils sourcing in critical. - Therapeutic grade essential oils can be added to a glass of water or rice milk, or added to an empty capsule for internal consumption. They may also be added to your favorite food recipes. - Ex: Lemon in water or in sugar cookies; Lime in NingXia Red cocktail or in guacamole.
How do I choose a reputable company? There are many things to consider when choosing an essential oil supplier. Because I use these products for therapeutic purposes on my family, I prefer to use the best available. You should be able to call customer service for any essential oil company and find the answers to these questions. How long has the company been in business? Young Living Essential Oils was founded in 1994, making it the forerunner of all essential oil companies. What is the background of the owner? Before building Young Living and on through today, Gary Young has spent decades traveling the world learning about natural remedies and essential oils from the French, discussing Frankincense harvesting with the royal family in Oman, and discovering, analyzing and testing new varieties of essential oils. He is credited as one of the world s great authorities on essential oils. Is There a Qualified, Experienced Aromatherapist on Staff or On Retainer As a Consultant? Gary Young and his associates have written countless books explaining the safe use of essential oils. Additionally, Young Living maintains a laboratory staff that routinely tests every batch. A certification can be obtained in a matter of months. Young Living s staff includes PhDs, MDs, scientific researchers, Pharmacists and Naturopaths. Does the company perform 3 rd party testing on their oils? Young Living conducts in-house expensive and extensive GC/MS testing on each batch. Additionally, Young Living voluntarily submits its oils to regular 3 rd party testing. Does the company have detailed information on their oils, and is that information accurate? Young Living is the only essential oil provider that owns their own farms. Not only do we own our own farms, but Gary has searched the globe to find virgin land that has never been used for any purpose, helping to provide the highest quality and purest oils possible. Detailed information including which field the plants were grown on, the weather conditions they endured, the date and time of harvest and laboratory testing results are all known and available. Young Living takes great pride in their Seed to Seal quality standard to ensure that only the highest quality, purest essential oils make it to your home. You can learn more about this process at seedtoseal.com. How do I know the oils are pure? Unfortunately, current labeling requirements on essential oils are not very strict. A bottle of oil can be labeled as 100% pure but 3 rd party testing may reveal the contents of the bottle to be something different. Some key phrases to help identify the purity of an essential oil include: - Do not ingest. - For external use only. - A listed expiration date The presence of any of these phrases may indicate there is something else in that bottle other than pure essential oil.
Is the company known for good customer service? In addition to excellent customer service from Young Living, you will be connected to an enroller (me) who will help you along the way. I am excited to walk you through your wellness journey, answer your questions to the best of my ability and learn with you as we grow together. Should you ever have a problem with a Young Living product or delivery, Member Services is eager to make it right. Does the company have a solid return policy? If you are not satisfied with a product, you may contact Young Living Member Services for a refund. How can I buy Young Living essential oils? There are several ways to add Young Living products to your home: 1 purchase from the Young Living website as a customer and pay full retail prices 2 select a few products to try and I will extend my wholesale member discount to you and include your items on my monthly order 3 join Young Living as a wholesale member and have access to wholesale pricing yourself - $45 one-time membership fee + products of your choosing - Premium Starter Kit choice of Everyday Oils with diffuser, Thieves Starter Kit, or NingXia Red Starter Kit 4 For regular purchases, the best bang for your buck is Essential Rewards. It is only available to wholesale members. Think of a Young Living membership as one similar to Sam s Club or Costco. Membership does not require anything more of you than 50PV in purchases each year to keep your account active. Wholesale members can take advantage of these discounted prices (24% off retail) any time by logging into the website and placing an order at your convenience, however, the biggest bang for your buck comes from Essential Rewards. Also, establishing a wholesale membership sets you up to receive bonuses and compensation from Young Living, just for sharing the products with your friends and family. There is never any obligation to share, but if you do, you re ready to receive those thank you bonuses! Why is Young Living a network marketing company? Our founders believe so strongly in the power of these products, that the vision of Young Living Essential Oils is to get essential oils into every home in the world. Gary and Mary Young know the best way to do that is by you and I sharing our experiences with those we love. Instead of spending money on large marketing campaigns, they have chosen to share their profits with the distributors who are helping to share their message of wellness, purpose and abundance. Young Living is not only a network marketing company. We also proudly support the Young Living Foundation, whose entire administration cost is covered by Young Living. The Foundation is taking essential oils, wellness and purpose into the far corners of the world including Ecuador, Croatia and Uganda. Members are invited to participate in the efforts being made in these countries and to take products to new, untapped areas. You can learn more about the Young Living Foundation by visiting dgaryyoungfoundation.org.
Does Young Living have products other than essential oils? One of the goals of Young Living is to help you restore or establish a lifestyle of wellness and they know there are many facets to that task. Young Living proudly offers over 500 products that are free from toxins and harmful chemicals to help you meet your wellness goals. Some products lines include: - supplements infused with the power of essential oils - including NIngXia Red, Nitro & Zyng - toxin-free cleaning with the Thieves line - household cleaner, dish soap, fruit & veggie wash, laundry soap - personal care products - shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc - skin care - face wash, exfoliates, toner, moisturizers, etc - food products - einkorn flour and baking mix, wolfberries, slique bars, etc - pet care and more Where can I go for support? 1 - There are many great reference books available. If you do not currently have one, I will be happy to supply or sell you one. There is also a mountain of books available on aromatherapy and blending and I would love to help you navigate your choices to best fit your needs and goals. 2 - As your enroller, I am happy to help you on your journey as best I can and will point you to other leaders when we come across a challenging question. 3 There are many FaceBook groups available to serve as discussion boards and a great place to ask questions and see how others are using and benefiting from Young Living products. If you are not already a member of these groups, please let me know and we will get you added soon. 4 Our team offers a variety of classes available in person, through FaceBook or online. Making the transition to a cleaner, healthier lifestyle is a journey, not a sprint and I challenge you to participate in the classes and learn as you go. The next class coming up is and can be found. 5 In addition to youngliving.com and the Young Living Blog, there are several great websites available for reference: - oil-testimonials.com - ylsearch.com - thelivingleaves.com How do I access sales, discounts and promotions? The best bang for your buck is the Premium Starter Kit hands down. It includes a diffuser of your choice, 11 essential oils, lifetime wholesale membership access and lots of samples. The least expensive diffuser alone retails for $84. The retail value of the Premium Starter Kit is well over $300, but is made available to you starting at $160. The oils that come with it are an incredible collection to get you started on your wellness journey with essential oils and will even provide you with a good base to start making custom blends. Young Living offers sales periodically, typically around the end of the month and holidays. Watch your email and the FaceBook groups to stay up on the latest sale offerings. Young Living wholesale members will receive a 24% lifetime discount on all orders.
Each month Young Living offers free promotional items for single orders that reach the benchmarks of 190PV, 250PV, 300PV and 400PV. There are exclusive, additional rewards available for those orders placed through the Essential Rewards program. Examples of possible promotions include free essential oils, enrollment vouchers to share with friends, supplements, skin care products, chemical free cleaning products, or additional Essential Reward points to cash in at your leisure. Don t need to place an order that big? No problem! Consider offering your membership discount to a friend or family member looking to try a product. Essential Rewards (ER) allows you access to exclusive monthly promotions and Young Living will reward your purchase with points to use toward free products. Participation in ER requires a monthly purchase of 50PV or more and you may skip one calendar month without penalty. For the first 6 months you participate in Essential Rewards, Young Living will offer you 10% of your ER order s PV back in free points. For months 7-12 you will earn 15% back and months 13 forward you will earn 20% back. Those points really add up fast! To enroll in Essential Rewards, simply log into the website and click Essential Rewards on the left sidebar. How can I share this with my friends and family? If you have friends or family that could benefit from Young Living, we can set up a class just like this one. As the hostess, you will earn generous thank you bonuses from Young Living, making it s easy to recoup your own initial investment. The best classes are small, casual groups, gathered around a kitchen table. Let s pick a date and I ll show you how to share Young Living with those you love. Are you ready to get started today? Go to www.youngliving.com and select become a member at the top right corner. It will ask you who shared Young Living with you. Please enter my member number as this will keep us connected and allow me to serve as your primary support person.