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EssEntial Oil

Users Guide


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What Is An Essential Oil?Plats cotai complex ad powerul substaces kow as

essetial oils. These are aromatic liquids derived rom shrubs,owers, trees, roots, bushes, ad seeds. These distictivecompoets deed plats rom isects, harsh evirometalcoditios, ad disease. They are also vital or a plat to grow,live, evolve, ad adapt to its surroudigs. Reerred to as theessece o the plat, pure essetial oils ot oly protect theplat, but also determie its aroma.

Essetial oils have bee used throughout time datig back to

4500 BC. From perumes ad aromatherapy to cookig admedicial purposes, essetial oils have bee used i everydaylie or ceturies. I moder days, research shows that pureessetial oils ca provide similar beefts to humas adaimals that they give to plats.

Im po r t a n c e o f Q u a l It y

Many oils, touted as essential oils, are derived with harsh chemicals, diluted,

or copied and produced in a lab. Cheap copies bring cheap results and have

the potential to be toxic. Tereore, it is imperative to take great care in

choosing high-quality essential oils.


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Te Young Living StandardYoung Living oers pure, unadulterated essential oils, essential oil blends, and

oil-enhanced products. At Young Living, in-house and independent laboratorytesting shows that our essential oils meet high industry standards that qualiy

them as therapeutic grade. Tis means that health proessionals choose

them or promoting health and wellness.

Young Living is dedicated to producing essential oils rom the highest-quality

plants. Healthy plants and proper distillation produce superior essential

oils with powerul benets. Every oil is put through a series o rigorous tests

beore it is deemed qualied to bear the Young Living label. Our essential

oils are then bottled in dark, thick, glass containers to protect the integrity othe oils. Under the lid is a xed orice that helps to measure dosages and to

ensure saety, particularly or young children.

l e a d In g t h e wa y In e s s e n t I a l o Il s

Ater persoally witessig the amazig dierece betweecommo aromatic oils ad therapeutic-grade essetial oils, D.Gary Youg, Fouder ad Presidet o Youg Livig EssetialOils, bega a persoal campaig to protect the legitimacy o

the aciet healig art o essetial oil therapy.

Garys vast experiece, years o study, ad guidace rom worldexperts became a drivig orce to restore the proper use oessetial oils. The results? Four herb arms, a uique distillatioprocess i the atios largest therapeutic-grade essetial oildistilleries, ad a boomig, worldwide compayYoug LivigEssetial Oils.


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How o UseEssential Oils

There are three basic ways to use essetialoils: ihalatio, topical applicatio, ad iteralcosumptio. Read the Saety Guidelies ad Tipsprior to the use o ay essetial oil.

I n h a l a t I o n

Te inhalation o essential oils heightens

the senses and can triggernumerous desired responses

in the body. Below are

several techniques

used to inhale

essential oils:

+ Direct inhalationsimply smell them.

+ Diuse the oils using a Young Living diuser which disperses the oil in a

micro-ne vapor into the air. Te Young Living diuser will not heat the

oils, thus ensuring ull benets, as extreme heat can damage important

constituents in the oil.

+ Fill a humidier with water. Put a tissue or small cloth, sprinkled with

a ew drops o oil, in ront o the escaping steam. (Do not put oil in your

humidier. It will foat on top o the water instead o rising with the water

vapor and may cause damage to your humidier.)

+ Careully pour hot water into a bowl and add a ew drops o oil. Cover your

head and bowl in a tent-like ashion with a towel. Breathe deeply and slowly.


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t o pIc a l a ppl Ic a t Io n

Apply essential oils directly onto the skin

where indicated.

Dilute with V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex or a pure vegetable oil ( e.g.,

olive or almond ) beore applying i dilution is indicated in the Application Chart.

Dilution may protect against possible skin sensitivities. Key points o applicationon the body are :

Crown o head Forehead

emples Behind ears

Neck Upper back

Abdomen Over vital organs

Soles and top o eet Ankles

tO apply tOpically On any Of thEsE arEa s, fOllOw thEsE

simplE stEps:

1. Careully tip the oil bottle and drop drops in the palm o the hand or directly

on the desired application area.

. I dropping oil in your hand, rub palms together in a circular motion and then

massage oil onto the desired point o application. I applying directly to the

desired area, use your hand to massage the oil in a circular motion into the skin.

Repeat i desired.

Attention: Essential oils are very potent, and some may be irritating to the skin. If irritation occurs, immediately

apply V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex or pure vegetable oil to the area to dilute. Please read label directions

for each individual oil before using.

You can also create your own massage oil blends by mixing your avorite essential

oils with V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex or by using Young Livings pre-

mixed massage oil blends (e.g., Relaxation, Ortho Ease) to relax, uplit, soothe,

and relieve.


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In t e r n a l c o n s u m pt Io n

Research indicates that some oils are more eective when taken

orally. Only pure essential oils, proven sae and labeled as dietary

supplements, should be used internally. Dilution and dosage is

dependent on the age, size, and thehealth constitution o the individual.

Follow the recommended dosage on

individual product labels to ensure

saety or seek the advice o a health

proessional beore administering

oils internally.

suggEstEd intErnal cOnsumptiOn mEthOds:

+ Put several drops o oil into an empty capsule and swallow with water.

+ Add 1 drops to a glass o water or rice milk.

+ Put 1 drops onto a piece o bread or add to your meals when cooking.

+ Add 1 drops onto a teaspoon o Blue Agave and swallow.

+ Drop directly onto the tongue and swallow. Exercise extreme caution

when using this method. Many oils are very strong and should be tested by

pouring a single drop onto a spoon and tasting a small portion to determine

the amount o oil to be used.

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Application ChartEach single essential oil and essential oil blend sold by Young Living is

categorized below into three areas: topical application, dietary supplement(internal consumption), and aromatic (inhalation). Categorization o each oil

is based upon well-documented, scientic inormation, as well as literature

rom respected experts in essential oils. Tis inormation is intended to guide

you in essential oil use; however, qualied health proessionals may oer

additional guidance and should be contacted or disease or serious health

conditions. Also, see individual bottle lables or specic directions.

Dilutio is ot required. Suitable or topical use o allbut the most sesitive ski. Geerally sae or yougerchildre. Diuse up to 1 hour three times daily.

Dilutio recommeded. Use as directed.

Diuse up to 30 miutes three times daily.

Avoid usig o areas o the ski that are requetlyexposed to prologed sulight or UV rays. Avoid directsulight or UV rays or up to 12 hours ater applyigto ski.

Always dilute beore use. Use as directed. Take

iterally oly as directed ad oly i the oil is listedas a dietary supplemet. Diuse o more tha 10miutes three times daily i a well-vetilated room.

b Oil is ot recommeded to be used i the maeridicated.

Reer to pages 78 or indications on specic oils. 7


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Y O U n G L I V I n G S A F E T Y Y O U n G L I V I n G S A F E T Y

Safety Guidelines + ipsYoug Livig essetial oils are pure, which makes them powerulad eective. For the resposible use o essetial oils, read thecomplete label o each bottle ad the ollowig guidelies :

Te drop reducer orice located in the

oil bottle opening helps you adhere to

correct dosages as prescribed by health

proessionals, reputable literature, or as

listed on the label.

Te orice also helps prevent small

children rom accidentally swallowing

large amounts o essential oil. However, i

you suspect that a child has consumed a

large quantity o oil, administer milk and

seek the advice o a health proessional.

For younger children, seek the advice o

a health proessional beore the topicalapplication o any red drop oils (see

application chart).

When applying a new oil, test one drop

on a small patch o skin rst (e.g., on the

underside o the orearm). Skin sensitivity

is highly individual. I the skin eels hot or

turns red, apply a vegetable oil (e.g., olive

or almond) to the area, which will dilutethe essential oil. Washing with water is

less eective.

Use only one new oil or oil blend at a time

to determine how your body responds.

Wait 0 minutes beore applying another

new oil.

Certain oils may sting the eyes and other

sensitive areas o the body. Essential

oil residue on the ngers may damage

contact lenses in addition to causing eye

discomort. I accidental stinging does

occur, put 1 drops o pure vegetable oilinto the eye.

Avoid putting essential oils directly into

the ears.

Pure citrus oils may compound the

efects o sun exposure. Limit prolonged

exposure to direct sunlight or up to 1

hours (up to hours or angelica andlime; up to 8 hours or bergamot) ater

applying these undiluted essential oils to

the skin (see application chart).

Cosmetics, personal care products, or

cleansers with synthetic ingredients

penetrate the dermal layers o the skin.

Avoid applying essential oils to these

areas, as it may take these chemicalsdeeper into skin, atty tissue, or the

bloodstream.

Avoid using essential oils on skin that

has been damaged or afected by chemi-

cal burns.

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Y O U n G L I V I n G S A F E T Y Y O U n G L I V I n G S A F E T Y

When adding essential oils to a bath,mix them with the Young Living Bath &

Shower Gel Base or Epsom salt. Mix 10

drops o essential oil to 1/ cup o bath

gel and add to running water.

Limit the difusion o unamiliar essential

oils to 10 minutes each day, increasing

the time difused ater their efects are

determined. Te time o difusion isdependent on room size and potency o

the oils. For example, limit strong oils in

a small room to less time than mild oils

in a large room (see application chart).

See individual bottle label directions orcheck with a health proessional beore

using essential oils i you have a serious

medical condition or i you are preg-

nant, nursing, or planning to become

pregnant. DO NO use wild tansy, clary

sage, sage, ennel, wintergreen, or hyssop

during pregnancy.

Consult your healthcare proessionalabout any serious disease or injury.

DO NO attempt to sel-diagnose

or prescribe any natural substances

or health conditions that require

proessional attention.

pr o d u c t s c o n t a In In g e s s e n t Ia l o Il s

Because o the vast amount o benets that essential oils can provide, Young Living

produces an array o products that are enhanced with pure, therapeutic-grade

essential oils. From dietary supplements to personal care products, essential oils

create a synergistic eect with other ingredients, which increases the eectiveness

o the product. ake a look at the amazing essential oil-enhanced products that

Young Living oers by visiting us at www.youngliving.com.

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