Spotlight on Basil

Spotlight on Basil

Basil essential oil is soothing and refreshing to both the mind and body and is one of our favorite oils for massaging fatigued muscles. The aroma is uplifting and helps ease the weight of stress, plus Basil has some wonderful immune support properties! Basil Vitality is a great way to use Basil as a supplement and proves circulatory and digestive support. It also infuses recipes with its sweet, herbaceous flavor!

JUST A DROP OF BASIL

Has an earthy, herbaceous, and spicy aroma that calming and uplifting when diffused during times of everyday stresses

Eases occasional muscle and joint discomfort when applied with massage

Contains antioxidant properties that support overall health and well-being

Helps support a healthy digestive system

Can be added to a daily regimen to support female wellness

Supports a healthy circulatory system when combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise

Is great for immune and respiratory health, especially when applied alongside the other ‘Raindrop' oils

Adds a fresh, herbaceous flavor to recipes – salad dressings, sauces, and marinades

Basil essential oil has an herbaceous aroma that refreshes the mind and spirit and soothes fatigued muscles when massaged into the skin. It's a great addition to your head-on tension roller! The same way that a walk through a flourishing herb garden can soothe your spirit, Basil is a wonderful oil to apply or diffuse during times of stress and mental fatigue.

Basil Vitality supports the circulatory and digestive systems when combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise, making it a great choice for a daily supplement. You can also cook with Basil Vitality!. Its sweet, herbaceous flavor makes it a great addition to your favorite savory recipes. Basil and Basil Vitality are the same essential oil.

BACKGROUND

Basil has been used for centuries for medicinal and spiritual purposes. Alexander the Great is believed to have brought basil to ancient Greece, and the powdered leaves were used to treat migraines and respiratory needs in the 16th century. It was listed in Hildegard's Medicine, a highly regarded text of herbal medicines in the 1100s.

Basil is also considered a symbol of love, eternal life, purification, and protection in Hindu culture. In some folklore, basil is used as a good luck charm for protection and to attract wealth.

Basil essential oil is steam distilled from the leaves, stems, and flowers of the plant.

KEY CONSTITUENTS

Methyl Chavicol, Eucalyptol

PRODUCT OPTIONS

Basil and Basil Vitality are the same essential oil.

Basil Essential Oil

Basil Vitality Essential Oil

Basil is found in Aroma Siez, Clarity, and M-Grain essential oil blends as well as Master Formula and KidScents MightyVites vitamins and KidScents MightyZyme enzymes.

DAILY HABITS WITH BASIL

Add a drop to your lotion to cleanse and soothe the skin.

Massage a few diluted drops into skin to help reduce occasional nervous tension.

Ease occasional muscle and joint discomfort by applying Basil with massage.

Add Basil to Ortho Sport or Ortho Ease massage oils to soothe fatigued muscles.

Make this Shark Week Massage Oil blend. To a 2 or 4 oz pump container add:

40 drops Angelica

30 drops Copaiba

30 drops Basil

Fill container with Dragon Time Massage Oil

Use Basil in a Raindrop Roller for immune and respiratory support:

10mL roller bottle

10-15 drops each Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Marjoram, Cypress, Wintergreen, Peppermint, Aroma Siez, Lavender or Valor

Optional: 2-3 pumps OrthoEase Massage oil

Fill with carrier of choice

Indulge in this DIY Bath Soak for a little muscle TLC:

¼ cup pink Himalayan salt

¼ cup magnesium flakes

10 drops Basil

5 drops each Copaiba, Frankincense

Use Basil to make DIY Oil-Infused Shower Melts for respiratory support

1 Cup Baking Soda

1/2 Cup High Quality Epsom Salt

30 Drops Of Essential Oil – Basil, Peppermint, Eucalyptus in any combination

Water (about 2-3 teaspoons)

Silicone mold

Pour the baking soda and epsom salt into a mixing bowl. Slowly add water, about 2 teaspoons, and mix well. If the mixture is not holding, add another teaspoon of water. Add essential oil(s) of your choice and mix well. Scoop into silicone molds and let sit overnight. Remove and store in an airtight container.

To use, simply place a shower melt on the floor of the shower near the water but not directly in the stream. Enjoy!

Whip up this simple DIY Linen Spray to bring a bit of the herb garden into your home

2oz glass spray bottle

Splash witch hazel

15 drops Lavender

10 drops Rosemary

10 drops Basil

10 drops Lemon

Filtered water

Add Basil Vitality to your daily regimen:

Add a drop to your recipes to help support a healthy digestive system.

Add an oil-dipped toothpick amount to your soups, dips, and recipes to support overall well-being.

Remember when adding Basil Vitality to your recipes, less is more for a fresh and herby addition to salad dressings, sauces, and marinades.

Add Basil to a daily regimen to support female wellness. Apply over the abdomen or use Basil Vitality in an empty vegetable capsule with olive oil as a supplement.

DIFFUSE

Diffuse this grounding oil with citrus or tree oils for emotional support or use it with other respiratory support oils when needed.

Herb Garden: 4 drops Lavender, 3 drops each Basil, Rosemary

Zen Place: 5 drops Patchouli, 4 drops Basil, 2 drops Ylang ylang

Feminine Energy: 4 drops Basil, 3 drops each Clary Sage, Ylang ylang

Herbal Remedy: 3 drops each Basil, Oregano, Frankincense, Lemon

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ESSENTIAL OILS

When you have a cough or cold or feel one coming on, you just want to be comfortable – especially if you still have to work, travel, or take care of your children or loved ones! (click on the individual oil pictures to learn more about the oil)

Thieves Essential Oil Blend:

This blend is our go-to for all things immune system related! It's the blend infused into the chest rub and cough drops we just talked about – and for good reason! We love to apply and diffuse this blend, add Thieves Vitality to a mug of echinacea tea, or add it to epsom salts for an immune supporting detox bath!

Frankincense Essential Oil:

Frankincense is an immune and respiratory powerhouse! This historical oil has been used for centuries for health. Apply it with Thieves, Lemon, R.C. or Purification to the chest and back, add a few drops to the Thieves Chest Rub when you apply, add Frankincense to epsom salts for a detox bath, and diffuse this oil when you're feeling down. Get it in, on and around you as much as possible!

Lemon Essential Oil:

Lemon is a wonderful oil for soothing cough and creating comfort in times of congestion. Diffuse it, apply it with Frankincense and Thieves Chest Rub, add a few drops of Lemon Vitality to echinacea tea, and add Lemon to detox baths. Lemon is high in limonene, a constituent highly regarded for its immune system support.

R.C. Essential Oil Blend:

Standing for Respiratory Comfort, R.C. essential oil blend is a gentle eucalyptus blend that we love for soothing and comforting the respiratory system. Diffuse, apply, and add this oil to detox baths as much as possible. This is a great choice for little ones too!

Purification Essential Oil Blends:

This purifying blend is another favorite for immune and respiratory needs. Containing Tea Tree, Lemongrass, Myrtle and other purifying oils, it makes a great addition to your comfort routine during times of cough or cold. Diffuse, apply, and add to bath salts.

Raindrop Technique Collection: This curated set of essential oils is a powerful tool for promoting health, wellness and vitality – both proactively and for acute needs since the oils included can be incredible tools for healing! This collection features nine essential oils with immune and respiratory support properties. We love them for making rollers and adding to detox baths!

Thieves chest rub & cough

THIEVES CHEST RUB

A must-have for every medicine cabinet, Thieves Chest Rub is a 100% plant-based alternative for over-the-counter cough and congestion relief. This natural chest rub soothes sniffles, coughs, and congestion for the whole family with a powerful blend of essential oils and natural, plant-based ingredients.Plus the easy-to-use bottle doesn't even require you to get your hands messy!! The formula is free of petroleum, parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, synthetic perfumes or dyes, artificial colors, or preservatives and still packs an incredible punch when it comes to cough and cold! Pure ingredients and all the power of Thieves kicking that chest congestion to the curb? We will take some of that!

Sadly, conventional chest rubs are filled with synthetic additives and diluents, and even the ‘natural' options are less than ideal. Many options use petroleum as a base. Petroleum (petrolatum) is often not fully refined in the US, which means it can be contaminated with toxic chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.Many ‘natural' chest rubs also contain impure essential oils or other lower-grade components that don't meet the same standards as the ingredients found in Young Living products. The active ingredient in the most popular over the counter chest rub is actually a synthetic version of Ravintsara essential oil! And we are always going to choose the original over a synthetic copy, especially when it comes to our health and our family's health!

THIEVES COUGH DROPS

Get natural, quick, and safe cough, congestion, and sore throat relief Thieves Essential Oil-Infused Cough Drops! These are a staple in our cough and cold toolbox. They are easy to keep at home or take on the go, made with naturally derived ingredients, taste great, and work wonders!

Thieves Essential Oil-Infused Cough Drops are minty, spicy, and sweet without processed sugar, dyes, artificial flavors, or preservatives found in conventional cough drops. Infused with Cinnamon Bark, Peppermint, and Lemon essential oils, these menthol-based drops make soothing coughs and colds simple and tasty.

THIEVES HARD LOZENGES

Infused with Young Living's signature Thieves essential oil blend of Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Lemon essential oils, these lozenges are one of the things we reach for to keep our immune systems firing on a daily basis! The Thieves Hard Lozenges are a sugar-free dietary supplement to add to your daily wellness regimen with more of a cinnamon taste than a menthol one.We use these daily when we need a lozenge, when we travel to bolster our immune systems, and sometimes in place of the Thieves Cough Drops when we are out or if someone doesn't want the strong menthol taste of the drops (but it's that menthol that helps open the airways and soothe the throat!).

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