If you are anything like me this time of the year, you are washing hands, eating healthy, drinking water and staying far away from all of the sick people. But sometimes our bodies need extra help, especially if we feel the first symptoms of a cold coming on. I have so many friends with children and I have this urge to give all the mom’s my Thieves essential oil!
If you are new to Young Living oils, you are probably wondering what the heck is thieves?! And if you are anything like my Dad, you may be judging a book by its cover. He got mad at me when we saw a package at the door that says “Thieves” all over the packaging. He was a bit concerned until I told him how AWESEOME this stuff is. Keep reading…..
This essential oil is a blend of clove, lemon, cinnamon bark, eucalyptus and rosemary. It is essentially a cold remedy in a bottle. Thieves has some amazing healing properties. Specifically it is antiviral and antibacterial. So why is it called Thieves? Well, in the 15th century thieves rubbed this oil combination on themselves to avoid contracting the plague when they robbed the bodies of the dead and dying. Depressing, but true. When the thieves were caught, they were forced to tell their secret for staying healthy while robbing the sick. So from then on people used this oil combination to protect themselves from illnesses. Pretty cool huh!!! So anyway, this is how you could incorporate Thieves into your daily life:
- I am using Thieves in my dishwasher as we speak. Just add a mug of water with a couple drops of Thieves into the top drawer and put some baking soda in the soap spot and run the dishwasher. It will neutralize odors and kill germs. (I just moved into an apartment and wanted to clean it before my first load of dishes went in!)
- If you have a diffuser, diffuse Thieves for a few hours to ward off sick germs and bacteria in the air. You can do this during the day or at night.
- Before bed, I put a drop or 2 in my hands, rub them together and them rub it on the soles of my feet. When you add oils to your feet, it enters your blood stream quicker. So if you are feeling crappy, this is the way to go!
- Theives has cloves in it, so you can put a little on your finger and rub it on a tooth pain. This will numb it and give you temporary pain relief.
- If you need a lip plumper, rub some Thieves on your lips with coconut oil. The cloves and cinnamon plump up your lips, while the coconut nourishes chapped lips.
- Let me ask you a question. Do you change your toothbrush every 3 months? If you do, awesome!! If not, put a drop on your toothbrush now and then to sanitize it! One time I was on vacation, I forgot my toothpaste. In a pinch, I just added a drop of thieves and brushed with that! PS. Even better if you have peppermint oil
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- I just recently moved into an apartment with my boyfriend. Before that, he lived in the basement of his parent’s house. Being the health freak that I am, I always thought there were hidden sources of mold down there. So if you detect mold anywhere in your home, Thieves is your go to oil. Grab a dish and put a couple drops in it, let it get to work.
- Maintain health by adding a drop to hot tea or water. Whenever I am feeling under the weather, I like to do this, because it is quick. It is a bit spicy, but gets the job done!
- If you suffer from candida or yeast infections, ingest thieves directly. Add a drop to water or tea or add a few drops to a capsule and swallow. ( you can order capsules through young living)
- Diffuse in the office, nursery or home to prevent colds and flu.
- Don’t have a diffuser?? Add a few drops to a boiling pot of water. Let it simmer for a few minutes to allow the oil to diffuse into the air.
I could go on and on about how to use Thieves, but I will save that for a rainy day!
So if you are natural health kind of person, don’t believe in flu shots or just need to clean and neutralize the air in your home or office, this is the oil for you! And it smells like Christmas J
I hope this helps! If you are interested in ordering oils email me at arijkrause@gmail.com or go directory to http://www.youngliving.com/en_US and start shopping away. All you have to do is enter my id number at checkout: 1520586
Thieves oil is a great gift for teachers, doctors or anyone that is around large amounts of people!
