Spotlight on Mint oils

Spotlight on Mint Oils

When we think of mint oils we think fresh, crisp and invigorating, and that is exactly what these oils are! Many of them are alerting, many are cleansing, and all of them contain properties that can soothe and support healing. No matter how you choose to use these oils, they will be a mainstay in your wellness routine!

JUST A DROP OF MINT OILS

Are supportive of digestive health and overall wellness

Soothe sore and tired muscles, tendons, and joints

Support immune and respiratory health

Make wonderful additions to diffuser blends

Great for household and cleaning DIYs and recipes

Creates a warming sensation when applied topically, making them great for massage

Mint oils are some of the most versatile ones around. Diffuse them or use them aromatically to energize your mind, apply them to the skin to soothe sore muscles, and add them to your supplement routine for many different benefits! Mint oils can support immune, digestive, and respiratory health and are full of antioxidants that our bodies need.

MINT OIL OPTIONS

Peppermint (and Peppermint Vitality), Spearmint (and Spearmint Vitality), Wintergreen: the most commonly thought of mint oils/herbs

Hyssop, Dorado Azul, Mountain Savory: lesser known herbs in the mint family

Cool Azul, Deep Relief, PanAway, M-Grain, Aromaease, Raven: Young Living blends with mint oils as main constituents.

LESSER KNOWN MINT OILS

Dorado Azul: Dorado azul, known colloquially as bush mint, was regarded as a weed in Ecuador until 2006 when Young Living Founder D. Gary Young brought the botanical to the Finca Botanica Farm and Distillery for analysis. A member of the mint family, Dorado Azul has a fresh and herbaceous aroma, drawing comparisons to peppermint, but with more depth and character.

Dorado Azul essential oil contains the naturally occurring constituents beta-caryophyllene and eucalyptol, which make it a refreshing choice for inhalation or topical application. This is one oil we love to add to our wellness rollers, ‘flu' bath recipes, sinus steam pots, and respiratory massage oils!

Hyssop: Native to Europe and Asia, Hyssop is an evergreen shrub in the mint family. Its name comes from the Hebrew word ezob, or “holy herb”. Considered a sacred oil in ancient Egypt, Israel, and Greece, this aromatic plant has an extensive history of use. Hyssop essential oil has a slightly sweet, minty-floral aroma said to inspire feelings of creativity and meditation. Hyssop is a great addition to your personal routine that creates a feeling of peace and awareness of your surroundings!

Hyssop is a wonderful oil for processing built up or trapped emotions. Have you ever felt like you needed a good cry but the tears wouldn't come? Sometimes we cannot access our feelings because we are used to keeping them down, or it's just not the right time! But our feelings need to be felt and moved through the body so they don't cause a state of dis-ease!

Dr. Carolyn Mein, a physician who studied the compounds of oils and how they affect us psycho-somaticaly (how our emotions stored in the body), recommends Hyssop for bottled-up emotions. And guess where she says it is best to apply? The epiglottis, or the base of the front of the throat!

That is exactly where I feel it when I'm holding it all in and trying not to cry. Hyssop has been designed to help us release emotions and move forward. Focus on raising your awareness, apply Hyssop to the epiglottis and keep moving!

Hyssop is also wonderful for the immune system. It is cleansing and purifying, making it an important ingredient in many Young Living essential oil blends, including ImmuPower, GLF, and Relieve It.

Mountain Savory: Mountain savory is a shrub-like herb in the mint family that is native to the Mediterranean region. This aromatic herb has been used as a culinary flavoring for centuries and has a strong flavor that is reminiscent of oregano.

Mountain Savory Vitality essential oil is steam distilled from the flowering plant, and can be used to enhance the flavor of meat dishes, beans, stuffings, and more. In addition, it contains antioxidants and may provide immune support and cleansing properties when taken as a dietary supplement.

KEY CONSTITUENTS

*Constituents are naturally occurring compounds in plants (and therefore essential oils) that give them specific health-supporting properties

Methyl-salicylate: a naturally-occurring compound that may have analgesic properties; synthetic methyl-salicylate is commonly used in many over the counter preparations for minor aches and pains.

Menthol: has been studied for is use to support healing and relief of minor aches and pains

MINT OILS & EMOTIONS

Did you know that ancient Chinese and Greek medicine practices point to the lungs as being the place where Sadness and Grief are stored? Everyday life is full of highs and lows, and whether chronic or acute, Grieving can create physical feelings in our chests. And there is a lot to grieve as we go through life!

When we are grieving we both physically and emotionally feel like we have very little "room to breathe". Conversely, when we feel excited, self-assured, and happy our chest feels light and puffed up.

Mint oils can support every-day lung functioning while also creating the feeling of having more breathing room! Wintergreen, Peppermint, Dorado Azul, & Hyssop open up our lunges to physically breathe more easily and therefore help us emotionally to feel like we have more space to breathe and let go of the grief!

Smell is so powerful to bring about good memories, and essential oils can help solidify new (more positive) ways of thinking by helping the limbic system to interact with the more cognitive/analytical parts of the brain and super-charge your brain's own ability to get out of the negative cycle. By smelling essential oils and focusing on the way you want to feel and think, you are creating a new pathway in your brain.

DAILY HABITS WITH MINT OILS

Mint oils are one of our favorites to diffuse all year long! Try them in one of these combinations or make up one of your own!

Fresh Snow: 3 drops Northern Lights Black Spruce + 3 drops Peppermint + 2 drops Lime

Head Soother: 3 drops Lavender + 3 drops Peppermint + 3 drops Basil

Flew Away: 3 drops Dorado Azul + 3 drops Frankincense + 2 drops Peppermint + 2 drops Raven + 2 drops Lemon

Afternoon Tea: 4 drops Valor + 2 drops each Lemon, Grapefruit, Lime, Spearmint

Energy Boost: 4 drops Orange + 3 drops Lemongrass + 2 drops Wintergreen

Morning Sunshine: 4 drops Lemon + 3 drops each Mountain Savory, Rosemary + 2 drops Lime

Use mint oils in your health and personal care routines

Apply diluted Peppermint, Wintergreen, PanAway, Cool Azul, or Deep Relief to your neck and shoulders in the morning for an uplifting, refreshing aroma and to soothe tension and stress.

Apply one of the above to the bottoms of feet and calves for a relaxing massage. This is especially wonderful after standing or walking all day!

Combine 1 cup of epsom salt and 5 drops of Deep Relief or other oil above (just pop out the roller top and use a dropper to get some of the oil!) and pour into hot water for a relaxing and refreshing detox bath

Use on the temples, back of the neck, and shoulders for head and neck tension.

Dilute any mint oil with V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex and massage it on your feet for a warming massage that supports healthy circulation and tired muscles.

Take them as a dietary supplement to help support a healthy immune system or for digestive support (peppermint especially!).

Make this Daily Wellness Roller:

10mL roller bottle

10 drops each: Dorado Azul, Peppermint, Frankincense, Lemon, and RC or Raven

Fill with carrier oil of choice

Roll over the spine and lymph nodes morning and evening

Try this Flew Away bath recipe when defenses go down (dilute to desired level for younger children):

1 cup epsom salts

10 drops Frankincense

8 drops each Lemon, Dorado Azul

6 drops Raven

3 drops Hyssop

Use them in your home care routines

Try this DIY Mold & Mildew Purifying Spray:

16 oz glass spray bottle

1 1/4 C white vinegar

3/4 C water

6 drops each: Peppermint, Hyssop and Tea Tree.

Make DIY Scented Sachets to bring a crisp, happy aroma to any area of your home.

½ cup uncooked rice

¼ cup High Quality Epsom Salt

1 cup dried lavender buds or rose petals

Muslin cotton drawstring pouches, approximately 5 inches long by 4 inches wide

30-40 drops oils of choice

In a medium bowl, mix rice, Epsom salt, flower buds, and essential oil to thoroughly scent the mixture. Spoon mixture into your muslin pouch. Place anywhere you want to add a fresh scent. Refresh your pouch every 2-3 weeks by opening it up and adding more drops of essential oil.

Add mint oils to wool dryer balls and ditch toxic fabric softener sheets.

Make a DIY Scented Hand Soap:

Recycled Thieves or Lavender foaming hand soap bottle or a new one

2 Tbsp Liquid Castile Soap

20-30 drops essential oils*

Top with water leaving approximately 1" so you can add the pump top.

Optional: 1 Tbl Vitamin E oil to help soften the skin.

*Seaside: 10 drops each Spearmint, Lemon, Lavender

*Autumn Spice: 10 drops Orange, 5 drops each Cinnamon Bark, Clove, 3 drops Peppermint

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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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