Simply put....

I have a history in western medicine. As with most people involved with medicine, I have been interested in alternative therapies to keep myself healthy, and to help correct problems that I have.

Among other high quality support products that I use for myself and my family I have found that therapeutic grade essential oils are remarkable in their separate and blended applications. Here is one of several personal stories that I have to share about one of these therapies.

I received a very nasty burn in my kitchen on Easter Sunday. As I was to find out, I had fortunately purchased a kit at the behest of a friend. This kit was called "The Essential Seven Kit" Pat said that Lavender was good for burns. Peppermint was good for lowering temperatures, and calming the stomach. Lemon was good for neutralizing acidity in the body. Purification (a blend) was good for treating scratches, used on cold sores at their onset amazing turn around with this blend. Almost within 24 hours) bug deterrent, and other uses as I would find out when I put these oils to use. There were two other blends, Joy and Peace and Calming, but I hadn't had the remarkable experiences with them that I have had with the ones I have mentioned. They are now putting Frankincense and Thieves oils in the kit. The Thieves oils are wonderful for helping with viruses, bacteria, etc. I have started to use it in my rinse with my wash. It smells lovely, and it gets my clothes whiter without ever having a musty smell again. I have a front loader (which I hate because it doesn't get clothes clean enough so I had heard someone had used the Thieves in the rinse water. Wow! I was so excited to learn that what they had reported was true. My whole laundry room and kitchen smells wonderful!

Here my first experience using the oils. I had purchased the kit at Pat's recommendation, but I hadn't used it much except for an upset stomach and some acid indigestion. I was using an indoor grill for lamb chops, and burned the base of my right thumb on a 500 degree grill. I remembered that Pat had said to use the Lavender on any burn trauma. I grabbed the bottle since I couldn't stop and attend to my burn with ice. Dinner had to be presented! I used a lot more than I had to. I put quite a few drops directly on the burn (it only takes 1 to 3 drops) and went about my work, hoping and praying that the pain would be helped. I have to admit I was doubtful. The burn was severe, and you know how much a burn can distract when it is peaking. Well, within 5 minutes, the pain started to subside (possibly sooner), and by the time we sat down to eat one would never had known that I had even had the accident.

I am sure that my family at the table were tired of me exclaiming every few minutes, "Can you believe it?! Look at this burn! It's gone!"

This was the beginning of my journey down the road to implementing the oils for myself, my family (including my dogs), and my friends.

Unfortunately, due to federal law, I can't give advice, but I can share my experiences of which oils that have worked for me.

Thanks for visiting. Call if you want to discuss more of my experiences. Maybe you will have the same and other experiences. Whatever, I know, if you put these oils to work for you, the results will astound you as they have done for me.

Linda