November to Remember

It was early November and I had been battling a bad unexplained rash on the back of my son's thighs for over 11 months. I had been to a two different doctors and had an appointment for a specialist in December. I was feeling discouraged.

The first doctor said it was a diaper rash. She said to treat it with a diaper rash cream. I had a hard time believing it was a diaper rash since it was just outside the diaper area, more on his thigh. I tried to avoid the use of steroid creams and tried every non-steroid cream I could find. I tried calendula, oatmeal, zinc oxide, etc. 

Finally after about 6 months I took him to a second doctor who said it was a contact dermatitis most likely from the diaper. He said to try different diaper brands. I tired 5 different diaper brands, the most expensive cloth like organic ones. Some seem to make it even worse. I finally resorted to trying hydrocortizone and anti-fungal creams. All the time it continued to grow and spread. Nothing seemed to help. I had made an appointment for a dermatologist fearing that this was going to lead to lifelong scarring.

One day a friend asked me what essential oils were used on eczema. At that moment I realized even though I did not have a diagnosis, I could try oils! I could not believe I had not tried them previously. I felt really foolish for failing to realize this earlier but I immediately started (while doing all the self bashing inside my head).

I knew going into it I should not expect immediate results, after all the rash had been there for over 11 months. Well, I am very happy to say (and show) that in less than 2 weeks it is pretty much gone. I can still see some little lines (they do not show in the picture) so I continue to use the roll on but I am very happy with the results so far.

I thank God every day for bringing these into my life. I was skeptical on the use of essential oils for medical treatments when I first started. However, so many times I have been amazed at what they have done and continue to do in our lives.

How about you? Have you had something unexpected happen when you tried a "new" way to heal?

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How did I get here? My journey with essential oils....

How did I get here? My journey with essential oils....

I have enjoyed making homemade products over the last few years. I have made several things, some worked out great, some not so much. But overall I have enjoyed every minute of it. I love the ability to control the quality of what we put on our body and in the environment. So about a year ago I was starting to really look at the essential oils I was using. The label read: not for internal use, or not for topical use. That always concerned me because I was in the mind set that if you can't eat it you should not be putting it on your body. This seemed completely against what I was trying to do with making my homemade products. So I started my research journey.

In my research, I found vast differences in opinions on proper use of essential oils. Much of it depended on where you were from. For example in the U.S, they tend to be more conservative compared to France in the use of oils. Aromatherapists from France will layer several oils neat (no dilution) right on the skin and have no problem with ingestion. Where as aromatherapists trained in the US tend to dilute more and do not recommend the ingestion of essential oils.

At first I was aligning with the view from the US but as I continued to dive in I found what amazing results people were having and the tremendous amount of research that has been done in France. I decided maybe there was something to this. I then began to research the therapeutic quality of several essential oil brands and after much consideration I decided to give Young Living Essential Oils a try. 

Once I received my Premium Started Kit I was amazed at the quality of the oils. At first impression, the smell was amazing compared to others I have tried. I instantly fell in love with the diffuser (as did the rest of the family). Then I decided to try using the oils as alternatives for medicine.

I was amazed at how well they worked and how quickly I saw results. I used them for bee stings, bug bites, burns, cuts, headaches, anxiety and more....I started using it on my whole family to treat them when I typically would have reached for pharmaceuticals. I was so excited at what I was seeing I decided I had to share!

Recently I have been hosting online classes and a couple in-home classes to share my love and journey. I truly feel these are a gift from God.

So what is your experience? Have you tried it yet?

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