Spotlight on Raventsara

Spotlight on Raventsara

Ravintsara is a gentle, yet powerful oil known for its respiratory support and clarifying properties. Often compared to the active ingredient in Vicks VapoRub (camphor!) Ravintsara is a natural alternative that supports clear breathing, immunity, and overall wellness. Its fresh, camphoraceous aroma is both grounding and refreshing, making it a versatile addition to your daily routine.

JUST A DROP OF RAVINTSARA

Supports clear airways and respiratory health

Promotes immune system resilience

Helps the body respond to seasonal threats naturally

Energizing yet calming aroma, perfect for diffusing or topical use

Gentle enough for kids, adults, and the whole family

Ravintsara isn’t just another “respiratory oil.” It’s a multi-purpose powerhouse. Its ability to gently support the lungs and sinuses, while also uplifting the mind and clearing tension, makes it a must-have in any wellness toolkit.

DAILY HABITS WITH RAVINTSARA

Ravintsara is a kid-safe oil that can be used for adults, children, and the whole family. Here’s how to make it part of your daily routines:

Use in your self-care routine

Apply a drop to the chest, back, or bottoms of the feet to help ease congestion and support immune health.

Blend with a carrier oil for a refreshing, invigorating chest or shoulder massage.

Place a drop on your palms, rub together, and inhale deeply to promote clarity and energy.

Use with children and the family

Add 1–2 drops to a bowl of hot water, lean over, cover your head with a towel, and inhale for 3–5 minutes.

Apply 1 drop to each foot to support the body’s natural defenses.

Apply 1–2 drops diluted with a carrier oil to the chest or upper back.

Make a DIY Chest Rub:

Use in your home and everyday rhythms

Diffuse to clear the air and lift energy in any room.

Add to daily routines during colder months to help the family stay supported.

Use a few drops in your diffuser while journaling, stretching, or winding down.

RAVINTSARA TESTIMONIES

“To reduce my overnight congestion I add it to my nighttime blend to diffuse as I sleep.”

“I absolutely love the scent of Ravintsara! And it’s fabulous for immune boosting/kicking the crud out of our bodies!”

“Ravintsara is a must have to use with a bit of coconut oil as a chest rub! So effective!”

RAVINTSARA AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH

Ravintsara is a natural ally for clear, easy breathing. Its camphor-rich profile supports lung function, helps open airways, and can be used to soothe occasional congestion. Because it’s gentle enough for kids, adults, and the whole family, it’s a safe addition to seasonal wellness routines or anytime you want extra respiratory support.

DIFFUSER BLENDS WITH RAVINTSARA

Fresh Morning: 4 drops Ravintsara, 3 drops Lemon, 3 drops Peppermint

Clear Airways: 4 drops Ravintsara, 3 drops Eucalyptus Radiata, 3 drops Tea Tree

Uplift & Focus: 4 drops Ravintsara, 3 drops Orange, 3 drops Rosemary

Seasonal Support: 4 drops Ravintsara, 3 drops Thieves, 3 drops Lemon

Evening Calm: 4 drops Ravintsara, 4 drops Lavender, 3 drops Frankincense

Family Wellness: 4 drops Ravintsara, 3 drops Purification, 3 drops Sweet Orange

Diffusing is a wonderful way to use essential oils to process and support emotions! Aromatherapy is simple, beautiful, and incredibly effective.

RAVINTSARA AND EMOTIONS

Ravintsara does more than support physical wellness — its crisp, clean aroma can also help balance emotions and uplift your mood. It’s especially useful when you need mental clarity, focus, or a calming influence during times of tension or stress.

Simple ways to use for emotional support:

Diffuse while working or studying: 3–4 drops in your diffuser can help you feel focused and alert.

Inhalation on the go: Place a drop on your palms, rub together, and inhale deeply whenever you need a mental reset.

Roll-on for pulse points: Dilute with a carrier oil and apply to wrists or behind the ears to help manage stress or nervous energy.

Combine with self-care rituals: Add a drop to your shower, bath, or morning yoga routine for a refreshing, mood-boosting effect.

A LITTLE HISTORY

Steam distilled from the leaves of the tree, Ravintsara is highly regarded in its native Madagascar for its many beneficial properties. It is a multi-action essential oil, providing cleansing and invigorating properties when diffused or used aromatically and powerful skin-cleansing properties when applied topically.

KEY CONSTITUENTS

1,8-Cineole: Supports clear breathing and respiratory function

Alpha-Terpineol: Provides calming, soothing effects

Linalool: Promotes relaxation and emotional balance

Sabinene: Supports immune system resilience

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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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