"I just don't need that many oils."
This is the #1 thing people say to me when I mention all the benefits of our Essential Rewards program.
And listen. I feel you. I don't need that many oils either!
In fact, VERY LITTLE of our monthly orders are essential oils!
Our family has found soooo many other products from Young Living that we LOVE for their safe ingredients *and* for how long they last us! Truly, everything seems so concentrated! And by utilizing the Essential Rewards program, we save TONS of money on the things we'd already be buying anyway!
So what did we buy this month? Let's take a look inside our March wellness box....
This is the #1 thing people say to me when I mention all the benefits of our Essential Rewards program.
And listen. I feel you. I don't need that many oils either!
In fact, VERY LITTLE of our monthly orders are essential oils!
Our family has found soooo many other products from Young Living that we LOVE for their safe ingredients *and* for how long they last us! Truly, everything seems so concentrated! And by utilizing the Essential Rewards program, we save TONS of money on the things we'd already be buying anyway!
So what did we buy this month? Let's take a look inside our March wellness box....
This month we primarily needed stock up on some household products and supplements! In fact, we purchase way more supplements and household products than oils, it seems! That's extra funny to me because when we joined Young Living over 7 years ago, I didn't even know they SOLD anything besides oils. But here we are...loving all the things they offer.
Here is what we grabbed this month:
AminoWise - I used to think this was a must-have only for those who were athletic. WRONG. Amino acids are so important for the body to regenerate muscles, yes. But they also help produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps regulate your appetite, mood, and sleep! They also help promote the absorption of minerals in the body AND support immune function, energy levels, and hemoglobin production. I use 1/2 scoop twice per day in my Ningxia water!
Here is what we grabbed this month:
AminoWise - I used to think this was a must-have only for those who were athletic. WRONG. Amino acids are so important for the body to regenerate muscles, yes. But they also help produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that helps regulate your appetite, mood, and sleep! They also help promote the absorption of minerals in the body AND support immune function, energy levels, and hemoglobin production. I use 1/2 scoop twice per day in my Ningxia water!
Thieves Dish Soap - All the clean with none of the harsh chemicals! One bottle lasts our family 3 months!
Thieves AromaBright Toothpaste - We tried out the whitening toothpaste that was released last summer, but this one is still our family's favorite! All our kids use it too, all the way down to age 6.
Thieves Mouthwash - Alcohol-free and delightfully spicy, this powerful mouthwash also contains colloidal silver to kill off that bacteria in our mouths. This is absolutely the best mouthwash I've ever used (and only one I've ever liked!)
Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood Hydrosol - This has been studied for its effect against viruses and has been shown to be effective in dealing with skin issues and rashes. At just $12.50/bottle, the price absolutely can't be beat! If you're dealing with any skin irritations, eczema, etc., this is definitely worth a try!
Rose Ointment - This rose-infused ointment is a great, safe alternative to petroleum-based products and can even act as a carrier for your oils when you need an extra boost of hydration! We love using this on my daughter's patches of psoriasis.
Super C Chewables - Vitamin C has long been known to support the immune system, and getting that Vitamin C from real food makes it even more easily absorbed and utilized by the body! That's why Young Living uses real fruits to create their Vitamin C Chewables! I keep these on my desk and pop them like candy in the winter months to keep my body going strong, and our kids take them daily as well.
Thieves Mouthwash - Alcohol-free and delightfully spicy, this powerful mouthwash also contains colloidal silver to kill off that bacteria in our mouths. This is absolutely the best mouthwash I've ever used (and only one I've ever liked!)
Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood Hydrosol - This has been studied for its effect against viruses and has been shown to be effective in dealing with skin issues and rashes. At just $12.50/bottle, the price absolutely can't be beat! If you're dealing with any skin irritations, eczema, etc., this is definitely worth a try!
Rose Ointment - This rose-infused ointment is a great, safe alternative to petroleum-based products and can even act as a carrier for your oils when you need an extra boost of hydration! We love using this on my daughter's patches of psoriasis.
Super C Chewables - Vitamin C has long been known to support the immune system, and getting that Vitamin C from real food makes it even more easily absorbed and utilized by the body! That's why Young Living uses real fruits to create their Vitamin C Chewables! I keep these on my desk and pop them like candy in the winter months to keep my body going strong, and our kids take them daily as well.
Super C Tablets - Extra powerful Vitamin C for when we need a heavy hitter!
Inner Defense - THE POWERHOUSE SUPPLEMENT EVERYONE NEEDS FOR WINTER. Just buy some. The end. Just kidding. Google the benefits of the oils in this blend. (Oregano, Thyme, Lemongrass, Thieves.) THEN buy some. For real, the end.
AgilEase - I'm only 35, but I can feel that I'm getting older. I have started waking up a lot of morning with some pain, and staying on top of this supplement helps me immensely! (We ran out this month and boy, could I sure tell!) It's a naturally anti-inflammatory supplement that contains frankincense resin, undenatured collagen, and lots of oils to support joint health. I love it so much!
Ningxia Red Essential Rewards Kit - Our antioxidant powerhouse. Our delicious, tart morning puree. Our carrier for all the Vitality oils. This is a no-brainer for our family's health. If you haven't heard my story about Ningxia Red, you can check it out HERE.
Thieves Hand Sanitizer - (not pictured) A safe sanitizer that has been proven to kill 99.9% of germs without the use of triclosan? Yes, please. We keep a good stock of this on hand at all times.
Lavender Essential Oil - We are CONSTANTLY running low on lavender. My kids all have bottles of lavender in their bedrooms because they all love to diffuse it at night. Lavender is our #1 go-to for most issues with our kids. And it's definitely our top oil for combatting all that the spring season throws at us with the blooming of all.the.things!
Thieves Essential Oil - Always a staple. Always.
Ningxia Red Essential Rewards Kit - Our antioxidant powerhouse. Our delicious, tart morning puree. Our carrier for all the Vitality oils. This is a no-brainer for our family's health. If you haven't heard my story about Ningxia Red, you can check it out HERE.
Thieves Hand Sanitizer - (not pictured) A safe sanitizer that has been proven to kill 99.9% of germs without the use of triclosan? Yes, please. We keep a good stock of this on hand at all times.
Lavender Essential Oil - We are CONSTANTLY running low on lavender. My kids all have bottles of lavender in their bedrooms because they all love to diffuse it at night. Lavender is our #1 go-to for most issues with our kids. And it's definitely our top oil for combatting all that the spring season throws at us with the blooming of all.the.things!
Thieves Essential Oil - Always a staple. Always.
Sage Essential Oil - This is a new oil for us and I'm just starting to learn about it! I've heard great things about its uses, so keep an eye out for more info on that once I pull out my Essential Oils Desk Reference and dive in!
Orange Essential Oil - My happy oil. I roll this on behind my ears every morning and we diffuse it often in our home. It's a total steal!
THEN, because we purchased all those items on our Essential Rewards order, Young Living also sent us these products for FREE:
Valor Essential Oil - The unicorn oil. For all the things. Chiropractic adjustments. Tension headaches. Mood swings. Courage. Stress. Errrrythang. And this $40 oil is FREE with any 100pv Essential Rewards order during the month of March!!!
THEN, because we purchased all those items on our Essential Rewards order, Young Living also sent us these products for FREE:
Valor Essential Oil - The unicorn oil. For all the things. Chiropractic adjustments. Tension headaches. Mood swings. Courage. Stress. Errrrythang. And this $40 oil is FREE with any 100pv Essential Rewards order during the month of March!!!
Clarity Essential Oil - (not pictured) Brain fog, be gone! Clarity promotes clear thinking and better energy to get the job done.
JuvaFlex Vitality - (not pictured) Juva = Liver. And everyone's liver needs support! I know I need to take care of my liver, so it can take care of me.
Oil Travel Bag - (not pictured) I take at least 15 oils with me everywhere I go! I look forward to toting them around in a brand new cute little tote!
Gentle Baby - While this is definitely a must-have oil for pregnant mamas and littles, it's ALSO great for those who have grown beyond that stage. We love it for its gentle uses on the skin for rashes, scratches, and irritations. I was THRILLED to see a 15-ml bottle was coming my way, because we can only purchase it as a 5-ml! I'm thinking about adding this to my facial care routine because it's great for elasticity and wrinkles!
PLUS, on top of all that, we also received $166 in ER points to spend on whatever we want!!!!!
To say we're in love with Essential Rewards would be pretty darn accurate. We are so thankful for all the freebies that keep us well-stocked and especially for the 25% back we get on everything we purchase each month! I mean, 25% back is better than ANY credit card deal you'll ever find. AND WE GET IT EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
If this is all brand new information to you, here's what you need to know....
Young Living has put together an INCREDIBLE loyalty program called Essential Rewards. This program rewards you for doing all your regular spending with Young Living rather than hopping from store to store to pickup all the necessities like shampoo, hand soap, makeup, cleaners, sunscreen, granola, supplements, etc.!
Some of the perks include:
- a completely customized shopping cart each month that you can fill up to your heart's content
- special discounted collections that are exclusive to Essential Rewards members
- special oils and other products that are exclusive to Essential Rewards members
- optional shipping subscription (like Amazon Prime) that offers seeeeriously cheap shipping - even overnight!
- FREE gifts after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months PLUS every year after that
- 10% back on EVERYTHING you buy for the first 3 months
- 20% back on EVERYTHING you buy for months 4-24
- 25% back on EVERYTHING you buy after month 24
Those percentages you're getting back are IN ADDITION to that 24% you're already saving as a wholesale member, so....clearly, you can see these are some major perks! There is absolutely no time commitment attached to this optional program, so I always encourage people to try it out for 3 months and see how they like it. If it's not something they love then it's easy to switch back to only ordering occasionally. (But...most people love it and stick with it because it's so easy and cost-effective!)
If you're already a wholesale member, you can hop on Essential Rewards at any time by logging into your Virtual Office and clicking on the Essential Rewards tab. From there, just follow the prompts, fill your cart, and wait for your first order to arrive! Once your first order has processed, you can immediately start planning ahead for next month and begin switching things up in your Essential Rewards cart!
We have literally saved thousands of dollars by utilizing Essential Rewards over the past 6+ years AND we've received thousands of dollars in free products as well. If you have ANY questions about how this works, please feel free to reach out via email or text - or ask in our team Facebook group! We'd love to help you dive in to this awesome program!
For further reading on how our family utilizes Essential Rewards to save money, hop over to this article:
How our Family of Eight Saves Money on Non-Toxic Household Products
Oil Travel Bag - (not pictured) I take at least 15 oils with me everywhere I go! I look forward to toting them around in a brand new cute little tote!
Gentle Baby - While this is definitely a must-have oil for pregnant mamas and littles, it's ALSO great for those who have grown beyond that stage. We love it for its gentle uses on the skin for rashes, scratches, and irritations. I was THRILLED to see a 15-ml bottle was coming my way, because we can only purchase it as a 5-ml! I'm thinking about adding this to my facial care routine because it's great for elasticity and wrinkles!
PLUS, on top of all that, we also received $166 in ER points to spend on whatever we want!!!!!
To say we're in love with Essential Rewards would be pretty darn accurate. We are so thankful for all the freebies that keep us well-stocked and especially for the 25% back we get on everything we purchase each month! I mean, 25% back is better than ANY credit card deal you'll ever find. AND WE GET IT EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
If this is all brand new information to you, here's what you need to know....
Young Living has put together an INCREDIBLE loyalty program called Essential Rewards. This program rewards you for doing all your regular spending with Young Living rather than hopping from store to store to pickup all the necessities like shampoo, hand soap, makeup, cleaners, sunscreen, granola, supplements, etc.!
Some of the perks include:
- a completely customized shopping cart each month that you can fill up to your heart's content
- special discounted collections that are exclusive to Essential Rewards members
- special oils and other products that are exclusive to Essential Rewards members
- optional shipping subscription (like Amazon Prime) that offers seeeeriously cheap shipping - even overnight!
- FREE gifts after 3, 6, 9, and 12 months PLUS every year after that
- 10% back on EVERYTHING you buy for the first 3 months
- 20% back on EVERYTHING you buy for months 4-24
- 25% back on EVERYTHING you buy after month 24
Those percentages you're getting back are IN ADDITION to that 24% you're already saving as a wholesale member, so....clearly, you can see these are some major perks! There is absolutely no time commitment attached to this optional program, so I always encourage people to try it out for 3 months and see how they like it. If it's not something they love then it's easy to switch back to only ordering occasionally. (But...most people love it and stick with it because it's so easy and cost-effective!)
If you're already a wholesale member, you can hop on Essential Rewards at any time by logging into your Virtual Office and clicking on the Essential Rewards tab. From there, just follow the prompts, fill your cart, and wait for your first order to arrive! Once your first order has processed, you can immediately start planning ahead for next month and begin switching things up in your Essential Rewards cart!
For further reading on how our family utilizes Essential Rewards to save money, hop over to this article:
How our Family of Eight Saves Money on Non-Toxic Household Products
Have you ever walked outside and smelled the scent of your neighbor's dryer sheets wafting through the air?
Whether you like that scent or not, what you're smelling is the toxic chemicals that make up the components of dryer sheets. Interestingly, dryer sheets are now considered one of the MOST dangerous items in the average American home. And honestly, laundry soap isn't a whole lot better.
DID YOU KNOW?
The average family washes approximately 80 pounds of laundry per week—or 35 billion loads of laundry per year! This means that 17.5 billion cups of laundry detergent are being used every year in the U.S. alone. Not only can you come in contact with caustic chemicals via your clothing, from having been laundered in them, but you can breathe them into your lungs once they become airborne in the process of doing your laundry.
The detergent you’re using may contain a cocktail of potent cancer-causing chemicals, some of which the manufacturer doesn’t even have to list on the label. This loophole reduces the odds that you’ll ever discover what’s in there.
Here are a few of the toxic ingredients you should be aware of in your laundry soap:
1. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)/sodium laureth sulfate (SLES)
SLS ingredient is present in nearly all personal care products sold in stores including shampoo, shaving cream, toothpaste, liquid soaps, and laundry detergents. There are 16,000 documented studies on the dangers of SLS. It can irritate the eyes, nose, and respiratory system; generate toxic levels in the organs, including reproductive organs; and is a known neurotoxin (poison to the brain)
2. 1,4-dioxane
Two-thirds of all laundry detergents contain 1,4-dioxane, including many "organic" and "natural" brands. This ingredients that comes about because of the manufacturing process of SLS/SLES is a known carcinogen (causes cancer) and is READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. So when you're wearing clothes washed with this ingredients, you're absorbing it.
3. NPE (nonylphenol ethoxylate)
This ingredient is sometimes referred to as the "gender bender" because of its impressive ability to completely destroy natural hormone development and function. It can create fertility issues, kidney and liver damage, and throw off the normal function of your hormones.
4. Phosphates
This ingredient has been known to nausea, diarrhea, and skin irritations. It is also a significant danger to our waterways because it is extremely difficult to remove from the water. It can throw off the entire underwater ecosystem because it promotes the growth of algae, which can in turn choke off waterways and even suffocate fish.
We MUST demand better for ourselves and our families, and the best way to do that is to vote with our dollars. And the good news is that there ARE better options, and they don't have to cost a lot of money either! 😍
Young Living's Thieves Laundry Soap is a completely plant-based formula that is free from synthetic ingredients. It works with all washers, including high-efficiency. It is a highly concentrated formula, which means that a 32-ounce container can wash a LOT of laundry!
Most importantly, Thieves Laundry Soap contains NO sulfates, dyes, petrochemicals, formaldehyde, phosphates, synthetic perfumes, or optical brighteners, so it's not going to be adding to your family's toxic load! Grab yourself a bottle of Thieves Laundry Soap and discover the difference for yourself! 👏
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Resources:
https://www.youngliving.com/en_US/products/thieves-laundry-soap
https://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-worst-ingredients-in-laundry-detergent.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/greener-laundry/?redirect=1
Whether you like that scent or not, what you're smelling is the toxic chemicals that make up the components of dryer sheets. Interestingly, dryer sheets are now considered one of the MOST dangerous items in the average American home. And honestly, laundry soap isn't a whole lot better.
DID YOU KNOW?
The average family washes approximately 80 pounds of laundry per week—or 35 billion loads of laundry per year! This means that 17.5 billion cups of laundry detergent are being used every year in the U.S. alone. Not only can you come in contact with caustic chemicals via your clothing, from having been laundered in them, but you can breathe them into your lungs once they become airborne in the process of doing your laundry.
The detergent you’re using may contain a cocktail of potent cancer-causing chemicals, some of which the manufacturer doesn’t even have to list on the label. This loophole reduces the odds that you’ll ever discover what’s in there.
Here are a few of the toxic ingredients you should be aware of in your laundry soap:
1. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)/sodium laureth sulfate (SLES)
SLS ingredient is present in nearly all personal care products sold in stores including shampoo, shaving cream, toothpaste, liquid soaps, and laundry detergents. There are 16,000 documented studies on the dangers of SLS. It can irritate the eyes, nose, and respiratory system; generate toxic levels in the organs, including reproductive organs; and is a known neurotoxin (poison to the brain)
2. 1,4-dioxane
Two-thirds of all laundry detergents contain 1,4-dioxane, including many "organic" and "natural" brands. This ingredients that comes about because of the manufacturing process of SLS/SLES is a known carcinogen (causes cancer) and is READILY ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. So when you're wearing clothes washed with this ingredients, you're absorbing it.
3. NPE (nonylphenol ethoxylate)
This ingredient is sometimes referred to as the "gender bender" because of its impressive ability to completely destroy natural hormone development and function. It can create fertility issues, kidney and liver damage, and throw off the normal function of your hormones.
4. Phosphates
This ingredient has been known to nausea, diarrhea, and skin irritations. It is also a significant danger to our waterways because it is extremely difficult to remove from the water. It can throw off the entire underwater ecosystem because it promotes the growth of algae, which can in turn choke off waterways and even suffocate fish.
We MUST demand better for ourselves and our families, and the best way to do that is to vote with our dollars. And the good news is that there ARE better options, and they don't have to cost a lot of money either! 😍
Young Living's Thieves Laundry Soap is a completely plant-based formula that is free from synthetic ingredients. It works with all washers, including high-efficiency. It is a highly concentrated formula, which means that a 32-ounce container can wash a LOT of laundry!
Most importantly, Thieves Laundry Soap contains NO sulfates, dyes, petrochemicals, formaldehyde, phosphates, synthetic perfumes, or optical brighteners, so it's not going to be adding to your family's toxic load! Grab yourself a bottle of Thieves Laundry Soap and discover the difference for yourself! 👏
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Resources:
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https://www.care2.com/
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