Essential Oils for Bee Stings

"I'm bringin' home my baby bumble bee. Won't my momma be so proud of me? I'm bringin' home my baby bumble bee...OUCH! It stung me!"

It's summer time and the bees are buzzin'. Don't get caught without a natural remedy for you or your little ones. Here is a really easy and natural regimen for bee stings with essential oils. 

If you don’t have these oils you in your cabinet here is a list of other recommended Young Living essential oils for bee stings:

• Lavender (Included in Premium Starter Kit)
• Idaho Tansy
• Peppermint (Included in Premium Starter Kit)
• Palo Santo
• Spikenard
• Idaho Balsam Fir
• Purification (Included in Premium Starter Kit)
• PanAway (Included in Premium Starter Kit)
• Melrose
• Deep Relief Roll-On

Top 5 Essential Oils in Our Home

The new tagline in our house is "there's an oil for that." The hubs was a bit skeptical at first and used this line to poke fun at me but now he is all about the oils! I have been rubbing lavender on his feet and neck before bed to help him sleep and that is what made him a believer, or maybe it was the free foot rub that did it? :) Thursday night I came home when Keith was already asleep and caught a huge whiff of lavender when I walked in the room. The next morning he made sure to mention that giving yourself a foot rub is not nearly as fun as having someone else do it...

Our daily oils:

• JOY: 3-4 drops in the diffuser every morning while I have my quiet time and drink a cup (or two) of hot tea
• VALOR: 1-2 drops on my feet and wrists when I feel anxious
• LEMON: 2 drops in my glass of water for an energy boost during the day
• THIEVES: I use thieves in my natural disinfectant spray
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar or white (non-GMO) vinegar
• 20 drops of THIEVES oil
• LAVENDER: 1-2 drops on Keith's feet and neck before bed

What are the oils you use daily???

Beauty Tips and Tricks with Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender essential oil has so many uses. Keith uses it every night to help him sleep and I use it on cuts and for my allergies. I tried out this beauty trick last week and I love it! It is so refreshing to get a whiff of lavender every morning when I put my make up on. 

Preparing for Swimsuit Season with Essential Oils

Eeeek! It's May and I should have started preparing for swimsuit season a while ago! Now that I'm out of school I have had three pool/beach days, gotten burned once, and have experienced super dry skin as a result. I'm so thankful for all of these oil resources from the Pretty Oil to help me to now tackle swim suit season like a pro. No more sunburn and dry skin for this girl. 

Anyone else experience the problem of EXTREME exhaustion following a day of laying out in the sun? I come home and immediately have the desire to take a nap, which is outrageous since that is basically all I did while laying out in the sun. Now I don't have to face the fear of losing a day's worth of productivity when I lay out. "Thanks peppermint oil!"

Along with the resources from the Pretty Oil, I have a variety of Pinterest boards I now follow. I feel like I am DIYing/life hacking everything with oils these days and it makes me feel too legit. Too legit to quit. (Sorry not sorry) 

Here are a few of the boards I follow:

Remedies and Recipes

The Pretty Oil

Baby Steps to Essential Oils

Here is a link to my board too

Please feel free to share any recipes or helpful tips for using oils!!!

Lavender Lemonade

This morning I woke up feeling like a million bucks. I had a surge of energy and couldn't wait to jump out of bed and get my day going. You know who else had a TON of energy? Troubadour of course. Troub and I headed out to the park for a beautiful walk in the 60 degree weather (in Texas, in May). #SWOON. When I came home I wanted a refreshing drink and what did I come across on The Pretty Oil blog? A yummy recipe for lavender lemonade! I wanted to share the deliciousness with you so here you go:

Ingredients:
3 lemons
7 cups cold water
1-2 drops Young Living lavender essential oil
¾ cup organic raw agave
Handful ice cubes
Optional: lemon or lime slices for garnish

Directions:
Juice the lemons into a pitcher
Add the water, lavender and agave
Stir well to mix, then add ice & enjoy!

 I didn't have agave so I used some honey instead. Still super yummm.