Vent about your health

[Yulia]

I found the European website, thank you!
I am not sure i get it though. I am looking through the oils but i don't see an essential oil that cleans the air from bacteria and such.
I do see the diffusers though and they look awesome :-)

The Thieves oil do, it's a blend. It's the one they used at the hospital. It also has been used to get rid of mold.

[Adalira]

i love it! I will go to bed soon (it's almost 3.30 am so it's about freaking time lol) and do more research the next days and also where i can buy it :-)

[Miyu]

Young Living oils are pure enough so you don't have to dilute them, (you can if you want to) they won't damage your skin.

I had an accident were my arm got cut open really bad, and my mom dropped lavender oil (from young living) on it to stop the bleeding, that's how pure they are.
You really shouldn't do that with regular "nice-smelling lavender oil" from some random shop though.

Actually, only certain essential oils can be used "neat" (without dilution). One of them is lavender, another is tea tree oil (melaleuca), and I think clove may be one of them. Even Young Living's website advises to dilute the oils, and they give the dilution amounts for various methods throughout the site:

"How to Use


For dietary, aromatic, or topical use. When using as a supplement, dilute one drop in 4 fl. oz. of liquid such as goat's or rice milk. Diffuse for short periods of time (1/2 hour or less) in the work or home environment. Possible skin sensitivity. If pregnant or under a doctor's care, consult your physician. Always dilute before applying to the skin or taking internally. Keep out of reach of children.

Product Tips

• Put a few drops of Thieves essential oil blend in a capsule and swallow with water to support your immune system
• Put in a few drops of Thieves essential oil blend in your dishwater or dishwasher to thoroughly clean dishes and eliminate odor
• Diffuse Thieves essential oil blend for 15–30 minutes in your home or office to help eliminate airborne bacteria"

Most essential oils are extremely potent and some can damage your skin or even your organs or nerve systems if applied neat! In the Thieves' Oil/On-Guard, there is cinnamon and lemon - both can greatly irritate your skin if applied directly, and especially if you have very sensitive skin (as I do). Some of these can literally burn your skin. I mixed 10 drops On-Guard to ~Tbsp. of coconut oil to apply to the (very sensitive) problems I've been having on my face lately - for example, the stye: DO NOT WANT to put strong cinnamon and citrus oil in my eye! Diluted = all good. Same with the cold sores - too strong an application could literally burn the wound and scar my lip! So this dilution in particular is good for very sensitive areas, and I can use it multiple times in a day. I may even up the amount of essential oil, since it is quite diluted - I've been slowly adding in more as I test it, to be sure I don't start off with too high of a strength

ALSO, citrus oils, when applied, make your skin more photosensitive, which means you need to protect the application site from sunlight/UV light for at least 12 hours to avoid getting sun damage/sunburn there!!!! However, when applied to a sunburn, Thieves' Oil spray pulled the sunburn out of skin during an event last year (on both myself and others).


DO NOT USE FRAGRANCE OIL IN THE SAME WAY AS ESSENTIAL OIL! Fragrance oil is concentrated perfume. (although there are some lovely quality fragrance oil makers such as BPAL, they are not the same thing) Essential oils are not extracted for their scents (which sometimes smell nothing like the original plant), but for their medicinal qualities. Essential oils are the strongest natural medicines we have, and should be treated with some caution - I've ended up in the hospital because someone was diffusing an oil they shouldn't have been in a public area. I had to convince doctors that "no, I don't take drugs, my test must be coming back for them because of the essential oils in the place I visited yesterday". That's how strong these things can be! There's even warnings against using essentials oils on small children

They can be used effectively to eliminate flea problems... BUT NOT ON CATS. Cats don't have the same detox system humans or dogs do (they're missing some random gene that allows them to process certain things). DO NOT USE ESSENTIAL OILS ON A CAT. Keep kitties out of a room you are diffusing, just to be safe. Citrus oils are very toxic to cats, but pretty much all essential oils are bad for cats, and should not be used unless you have scientific experience with what you're doing, LOL! Dogs are fine with most essential oils, though, but I would check up online before using any you're not sure about on a dog.


...Sorry if I ramble about essential oil safety, but it's a serious thing if you mess around with the oils a lot, especially once you get past the basic three (tea tree, lavender, and clove)! I've been working with essential oils and herbs for many years, and have done much research on the matter, natural remedies are kind of my calling in life. I actually felt quite defeated when I had to go get antibiotics, as it's the first time in about 3 years that I've actually had to go to the doctor I felt like I failed as an herbalist, but then modern medicine really did evolve to supplement natural medicine, after all...

[Mermaid Kelda]

Cats don't have the same detox system humans or dogs do (they're missing some random gene that allows them to process certain things). DO NOT USE ESSENTIAL OILS ON A CAT.

To add to this, on the flip side of cats themselves having bad times with essential oils (and also iodine, apparently), they're great for cat scratches and will help prevent infection

[Adalira]

Maybe a weird question, but i found a recipe online to make the Thieves oil myself by mixing the essential oils.
Would that work?
Here is the recipe:
http://www.easy-home-made.com/thieve...tial_oils.html
Also, could i buy a different diffuser for it other than the one from the yound and living website? Since theirs are a bit pricey for me.
And if i would buy the essential oils myself what should i be looking for in terms of kind of essential oils?
I am looking on a website now that says theirs are 100% pure and natural.

[Yulia]

Yes, another diffuser would work, as long as it isn't one that heat them up.
I would not use any other brand of essential oils for this kind of use than the oils form Young Living. You are looking for oils that for sure are 100% therapeutic grade.
It's the only way you can use them on your skin and in your body knowing they are not harmful.
Young Living for example only use plants grown on their own plots, that have been free from all kinds of toxins for at least 50 years.
Here's a good link if you want to read some more.
http://neatoilessentials.com/essenti...ssential-oils/

Also, yes, you can blend your own thieves oil, but you're not guaranteed the same results as of the "official" one. It all depends on what oils you're using.

[Adalira]

Thank you :-)
I will start looking for a diffuser first and then probably order the original oil than to make sure i get the best results.

[michellerobison]

Heck yeah, I'd be on that starship!

My voice teacher and I have a running joke about how I have plans to travel across the galaxy to the planet Chocolatonia, which I will invade and conquer. I will make my home in a bittersweet castle in the very nourishing Chocolate Sea, living in harmony with the Chocolafins and Chocowhales. And when I am Empress of Chocolatonia, I will rule with wisdom and benevolence. (As long as the populace pays their hefty chocolate taxes.)

Bwaahaahaaaaaaaaa!! (And you thought I was such a nice little mergirl.)

Too late, beat you to it..mmmwwaaaa

[michellerobison]

Still battling breast cancer and other related health issues.. If I ever get through this,I'm treating myself to that tail! We got an above ground pool on sale last fall so hopefully we will have a nice summer and I can use it to get back to health again and work on my swimming to get ready for that "bucket list" tail! Seems so far off while I'm sitting here freezing my fins off in Ohio...brrr

[Miyu]

I know how tough that can be, Michelle, I had a loved one fight breast cancer as well (she won!). I think a tail would be a lovely treat for when you're done with all your treatments etc., such a transformative experience! You should totally get yourself a dream tail - get a custom from Finfolk or Merbellas or whoever strikes your fancy, it will make you feel like a brand-new mer <3

[Raayvhen]

My gorram sprained ribs hurt so much today that even my TENS unit isn't helping. Whelp. Guess I'm taking 1k mg of ibuprofen to see if that helps. I wish I had some Vicodin left from my jaw surgery.

[Adalira]

Yes, another diffuser would work, as long as it isn't one that heat them up.
I would not use any other brand of essential oils for this kind of use than the oils form Young Living. You are looking for oils that for sure are 100% therapeutic grade.
It's the only way you can use them on your skin and in your body knowing they are not harmful.
Young Living for example only use plants grown on their own plots, that have been free from all kinds of toxins for at least 50 years.
Here's a good link if you want to read some more.
http://neatoilessentials.com/essenti...ssential-oils/

Also, yes, you can blend your own thieves oil, but you're not guaranteed the same results as of the "official" one. It all depends on what oils you're using.

I have been tryig to reply to you but it says your inbox is too full and you can not accept more messages.
I guess that's why you never received my reply on thursday, i assumed it sent out but apparently it did not :-(

[Tolgarr]

Just night before last I accidentally overdosed on some of my meds. I had taken a nap after I took my meds the first time, then I woke up again and thought it was the next day (for some reason) and took my meds again. I was up from 2 Am yesterday morning until 5 AM today retching everything that went down back up. At some points I was just vomiting pure stomach acid. I still feel feverish and gross. I hate having to take so much medication for how young I am.

[Miyu]

Oh no, Tolgarr! That really stinks! Are you ok? It totally sucks doing that thinking-its-the-next-day thing when taking meds

[Tolgarr]

Yes, I'm fine now Miyu. Not too bad of an overdose, but it did suck. Actually, I just took my ADHD meds for the first time in my life. I can finally think. I'm calm for the first time in my life. This is amazing to me. I'm not constantly thinking at a thousand miles a second. It's pretty great. I still can't eat solid things because of an upset stomach, but the pill and some pudding stayed down. So that's good. I'm kinda just relaxed now. It's great.

[Adalira]

Glad to hear you are ok!

[Merman Chatfish]

I have the flu. And I might not be better for play practice this Thursday or performances Friday and Saturday.

[Adalira]

I have the flu. And I might not be better for play practice this Thursday or performances Friday and Saturday.

Try this recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/natures-penicillin-285788

It worked amazingly well for me!
Hope you feel better soon.

[Azurin Luna]

I'm starting to hate my knees... Walking is fine for me, running a little less, but when I have to get onto my knees for something they hurt, which they didn't a few days ago. They also make scary cracking noises when I walk up the stairs, even my cat got scared from them. Luckily it doesn't hurt to bad when I walk up the stairs. But I'm getting a bit worried that it might be something bad as it has been like this for a few days now, normally its only one day when I worked a lot on my knees. My left knee is worse then my right knee. I hope with a weekend of rest that they will stop being scary

[PearlieMae]

You should get to an orthopedist to make sure it isn't arthritis. This may help: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management...ee-cracks-pops

I had knee surgery after an accident many years ago, and it still makes noise, but physical therapy brought me back to nearly 100%...my house is at the bottom of 65 stairs!