ALL ABOUT o i l s
- Greta Livingood
- Feb 8, 2019
- 3 min read
Essential oils are a huge part of my life and have been for many years. Oils came into my life when I graduated college. I primarily used them in my diffuser to make my bedroom smell good but soon learned that oils aren't just for diffusing! Think skin care, hair care, cooking, immune support, household cleaning products, etc..

I made the choice to dive REAL deep into oils when my mother in law bought me my first starter kit from Young Living Essential Oils. From then on, I was hooked! So I want to share why + how I use oils in my everyday life!
The starter kit comes with the most commonly used oils plus a BOMB ASS diffuser. You can get your starter kit here! Make sure that my ID (13882083) is in the Sponsor + Enroller spaces. From there, you can choose the starter kit/which diffuser you want, ***make sure the "selected premium kit as my first order" is checked***, add more products if you want and complete the order! SO SIMPLE.
Want to fight your seasonal cold? Thieves will help! Better sleep or a relaxing bath? Lavender and Cedar wood are amazing and promote a relaxing environment. Want to cure a hangover, LOL, oils can help!

How I use oils
Currently, I use oils for diffusing, cleaning, cooking, and topically. Some of my favorite oils to diffuse are ones that can clean and purifier the air. Thieves, Joy, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Frankincense and Tea tree all have purifying qualities + they’ll make your house smell amazing! For cleaning, I have thieves dish soap, hand soap, laundry soap and cleaner. All these products come super concentrated so you can actually get 3x uses out of one bottle with some hacks :). My favorite oils to cook with are lemon, lime, cinnamon, oregano and ginger. Lemon and lime in my water in the AM, cinnamon in my oats and oregano and ginger in some of my staple dishes. YUM!!! Topically, you’ll find me spreading valor on my wrists, peppermint + orange on my neck and behind my ears and geranium in my nighttime moisturizer. Hello calm mind + glowing skin!
Oils + Pregnancy
Rewind to when I became pregnant with Finley... I wanted to make sure that I was treating my body the best that I could. With that said, I made sure to research which oils were safe during and after pregnancy for me and especially which oils I can use for Finley. Gentle Baby, Fennel, Valor are some of my favorites that I use almost every day on myself and Finley for overall wellness!
After getting my kit, I started researching all the oils and their uses, and there is SO MANY. That's not to say that we use oils for EVERYTHING but it makes me feel really good when I can swap out a toxic product for an oil. I get that switching over to non toxic can be expensive so use what you have left in your house and then order YLEO when you run out! For instance, I used to buy my dish soap, laundry soap and windex (shriek) in bulk. I stopped purchases larger quantities, used up what I had and then switched over to thieves for all my soaps, counter and window cleaner, tub and tile cleaner and I even use thieves to clean my hardwood floors! I have now successfully switched over ALL my cleaning supplies, laundry soap, baby products (find baby wipes here!), added to my oil collection with each purchase and have been researching adding vitamins for Joel! They even have wellness drinks, make up and skin care.
Once you have all your oils, you'll want to start diffusing oils in every room...or is that just me??? I have linked my FAVORITE diffuser here + some cute trays to dress up your oil corner.
Diffusers
Ceramic Diffuser - comes in many colors but my favorite is the cream colored one!
Two Tone Diffuser - yes please
This waterless diffuser is great for the kiddos rooms!
Another cute diffuser that WONT break the bank
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I hope this encourages you to start living a cleaner lifestyle, one step at a time ;)
Click here to get started and get your starter kit!!
xx,
GL
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