Use Those February Free Gifts
Share the love with February’s Gift! These gifts are all about self-care and becoming the best version of yourself.
Ylang Ylang
Ylang ylang is THE oil for love and connection! Meaning flower of flowers, Ylang Ylang essential oil has a sweet, romantic aroma and was historically to adorn a newly married couple’s bed on the wedding night. Known for reducing stress, some find it beneficial for blood pressure regulation and other symptoms of high stress.
This floral, balancing oil promotes openness and connection, encourages confidence and inspires romance. Add ylang ylang to a bath soak, a perfume roller or diffuse it all month long.
Diffuse ylang ylang for emotional support, particularly when battling low self-esteem and confidence. Pair it with citrus oils like Tangerine and Lemon or with grounding oils like Northern Lights Black Spruce.
Diffuse ylang ylang at night to remove emotional blocks and set the mood in the bedroom for intimacy. Try this Date Night Blend:
5 drops Ylang ylang + 4 drops Idaho Blue Spruce + 3 drops Tangerine
Apply to the wrists for a stabilizing, peaceful energy and a lovely perfume.
Add a few drops to unscented body wash or epsom salts in your bath for a luxurious soak.
Add ylang ylang to your daily moisturizer to support radiant skin. Try this DIY Beauty Serum:
2oz glass dropper bottle
10 drops Ylang Ylang
10 drops Frankincense
10 drops Geranium
Jojoba or argan oil
Add to shampoo or create a hair spray or mask to promote thick, glossy hair. Try this DIY Hair Mask:
¼ cup avocado oil
10 drops Ylang ylang
5 drops Cedarwood
Mix well and apply on hair starting at the ends. Let sit for up to 10 minutes then shampoo and condition as normal.
Apply over the heart to reduce stress and encourage healthy blood pressure
Try this Don’t Worry, Be Happy roller blend:
10 drops of each: Peace & Calming, Joy, Ylang Ylang & Orange
Fill with carrier oil
Roll onto your wrists, heart, neck as often as desired
Make this Floral Bath Soak for a little self care and to give tense or tired muscles some TLC:
¼ cup pink Himalayan salt
¼ cup magnesium flakes
2 Tbsp sweet almond oil
5 drops Ylang Ylang
5 drops Geranium or Joy
10 drops Lavender
Optional: dried lavender, rose buds or eucalyptus leaves
Make a refreshing room spray:
2oz glass spray bottle
20 drops Ylang ylang
10 drops Grapefruit
Splash of witch hazel
Fill with filtered water
Whip up this simple DIY Linen Spray to bring a bit of floral whimsey to linens and upholstered surfaces:
2oz glass spray bottle
Splash witch hazel
15 drops Ylang ylang
10 drops Lavender
10 drops Tangerine
Filtered water
Add to your Thieves Cleaner for a fresh, floral twist. Try this Spring Garden Thieves Cleaner
16 oz glass spray bottle
1-2 capfuls Thieves Household Cleaner
10 drops each Lemon, Grapefruit, Eucalyptus
20 drops Ylang Ylang
Filtered water
Diffuse this fresh, floral oil with citrus or tree oils or use it to add sweet notes to your favorite diffuser blends:
Lushious Lemon: 2 drops each Ylang Ylang, Lemon, Eucalyptus Globulus, Lemon Myrtle, Spearmint, 1 drop Cinnamon Bark
Pretty Woman: 4 drops Stress Away, 3 drops each Ylang ylang, Northern Lights Black Spruce
Citrus Shine: 5 drops Grapefruit, 3 drops Ylang Ylang, 2 drops Eucalyptus
Feeling Fine: 6 drops Christmas Spirit + 2 drops Orange + 1 drop Ylang Ylang
Marshmallow Latte: 4 drops Stress Away, 3 drops Ylang ylang, 2 drops Nutmeg, 1 drop Cassia
One Heart
One Heart is a lovely blend of Ylang Ylang, Lemon, Lime, Northern Lights Black Spruce, Ocotea and Valor that encourages a bright outlook on life and opens your heart to love and service for others. Use this blend to help encourage unity and connection with your community and create a calming, uplifting environment.
Ylang Ylang from Ecuador has a sweet, romantic aroma that contains the naturally occurring constituents germacrene and alpha-farnesene.
Lemon and Lime have an uplifting, fresh aroma that contains the naturally occurring constituent limonene.
Northern Lights Black Spruce is rich and invigorating and contains the naturally occurring constituents bornyl acetate, camphene, and alpha pinene.
Ocotea from Ecuador is delightfully spicy and contains the naturally occurring constituent beta- caryophyllene.
Valor has a woodsy, grounding aroma that contains the naturally occurring constituents alpha pinene, beta pinene, bornyl acetate, and camphene.
Make a perfume roller with One Heart and your favorite citrus oil - Tangerine, Grapefruit, Lemon or Lime. To a 10mL roller bottle add 30 drops One Heart and 15-20 drops citrus oil.
Bring a little light to your body butter by combining One Heart & Grapefruit in this DIY Whipped Body Butter recipe:
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup pure organic shea butter
1 Tbsp Vitamin E oil
20 drops Grapefruit
15 drops One Heart
Melt together coconut oil, shea butter and cocoa butter, then add in vitamin E oil and whisk.
Refrigerate until almost half solidified, then use a mixer to whip for 1 to 2 minutes until a fluffy consistency is achieved. Add in essential oils then place in a glass jar.
Diffuse this uplifting blend to foster connection all month long:
Love You Lots: Grapefruit, Lemon, One Heart
Open Heart: Grapefruit, Ylang ylang, One Heart
Welcome Home: Lavender, Vanilla, One Heart
YL Pink Glass Dropper Bottle (250PV)
Use this beautiful glass dropper bottle for a diffuser blend or other DIY!
Set your diffuser up for success! Place a water decanter and pre-made diffuser blend beside your diffuser for easy filling
Use this dropper bottle to share your favorite diffuser blend with a friend!
GIft this bottle filled with your favorite diffuser blend to a friend along with a beautiful Desert Mist diffuser.
Lavender Calming Bath Bombs
Relax at the end of the day and pamper your skin with Young Living's Lavender Calming Bath Bombs.
Drop bath bomb into tub filled with warm water. Breathe in the aroma to promote feelings of peace and tranquility. Incorporate as part of your nighttime routine to relax and unwind.
Make an at-home spa night for yourself and/or someone you love:
Add Ylang ylang, Lavender and Idaho Blue Spruce to the bathroom diffuser
Run a hot bath with a Lavender Caming Bath Bomb
Add some Lavender or Evening Peace Bath Gel for bubbles
Light some beeswax candles
Turn on some soft music
Enjoy your night!
Whip up a few special gifts and share some love with your friends. Pair a Lavender Calming Bath Bomb with a Lavender or Grapefruit Lip Balm, a Tranquil or Stress Away roller and a pair of cute, cozy socks for a simple but thoughtful gift! Other pairing ideas so your friends can make an at-home spa for themselves:
Bath bomb + any roll-on or DIY perfume blend
Bath bomb + a good book + diffuser blend
Bath bomb + diffuser + diffuser blend
Bath bomb + CBD Beauty Boost
Bath Bomb + BLOOM collection
Elemi
Elemi essential oil comes from the same botanical family as Frankincense and Myrrh and has similar properties and benefits—from skin care to aromatic use during prayer or meditation. Substitute this oil for Frankincense in any of your favorite recipes!
Add Elemi to your skincare routine! Simply places few drops in your palm and mix with carrier or choice for a simple and effective face serum
Make a DIY Facial Serum:
2oz dropper bottle
30 drops Elemi
Optional 10-15 drops each: Myrrh, Blue Tansy, Cedarwood (for dry skin), Geranium (for brightening), Manuka
Fill with carrier of choice
Make this Winter Skin Bath Soak! Adding oatmeal to the bath is helpful for more acute skin needs, especially for children.
1 cup organic oats, ground
¼ cup organic powdered milk or coconut
1 Tbsp liquid castile soap
2 tsp vitamin E oil
15 drops Elemi
5 drops Lavender or Geranium
(Optional) 5 drops Frankincense or Helichrysum
Sit and soak for 30 minutes or as long as desired.
Give your skin and your joints some love with this Soothing ACV Bath Soak:
¼ cup magnesium flakes
¼ cup organic oats, ground
2 Tbsp sweet almond oil
10 drops each Elemi, Cedarwood, Lavender
Mix together and add to bath water. Then add ¼ cup ACV to the water and gently mix.
Give your tired feet some love with this Relaxing Foot Scrub
2 Tbsp Organic Sugar
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Tbsp of Honey
1 tsp Lemon Juice
3 drops Peppermint
5 drops Elemi
Mix ingredients well then rub onto feet. Wrap feet with warm damp towels and let sit for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes remove towel and wipe off scrub. Follow with moisturizer if desired.
Make a simple cuticle oil! This also makes a great gift and pairs well with the Gardener's Hand Salve:
DIY Roll-on Cuticle Oil
1½ teaspoons V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex
10 drops Cedarwood essential oil
5 drops Elemi essential oil
Add all the above to an empty 15 ml essential oil bottle and add an AromaGlide Roller Fitment. Roll onto your cuticles anytime, anywhere.
Make a Focus Roller to use during work, homework, school, meetings or anytime to help focus the mind:
To a 10mL roller bottle add:
15 drops Elemi
10 drops Cedarwood
5 drops Peppermint
Fill with a carrier of choice. Apply over the heart, back of the neck, on the wrists liberally and frequently.
Make a Sweet Dreams sleep roller:
20 drops each Lavender, Cedarwood, Elemi
Fill with carrier oil of choice
Apply over to the big toe, bottom of the feet, neck and behind ears before bed or more frequently as desired.
Diffuse this earthy oil to support focus, calm the atmosphere and bring a sense of serenity to your home:
Zen Space: 5 drops Elemi, 3 drops Sage, 3 drops Lavender
Sweet Dreams: 5 drops Cedarwood, 4 drops Lavender, 3 drops Elemi
Calm & Collected: 4 drops each Cedarwood, Peppermint, Lemon, Elemi
Geranium
This floral oil is amazing for skincare, immune health and much more!
Make this Peonies Roller Blend (also makes a great diffuser blend!) to wear as perfume:
5 drops Geranium
3 drops Grapefruit
2 drops Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood
2 drops Lime
In a 10mL roller bottle and fill with carrier or choice
Make a lovely Citrus Rind Diffuser (recipe via Hello Glow):
Grapefruit & Geranium:
1 grapefruit
10 drops Grapefruit
5 drops Geranium
3 drops Sage
1&1/2 cups coarse sea salt
Fresh sage leaves for garnish (optional)
Lemon Rosemary Geranium:
1 lemon
1 cup coarse sea salt
15 drops Rosemary
10 drops Grapefruit
5-7 drops Geranium
Fresh rosemary for garnish (optional)
Geranium Lime:
1 lime
1 cup coarse sea salt
10 drops Geranium
10 drops Lime
Fresh rosemary for garnish (optional)
Hollow out the fruit. In a small bowl mix sea salt and essential oils well. Fill fruit rinds with the salt and oil mixture. Replace every 3-4 days.
Make an Herbal Deodorizing Spray for pet beds, upholstered surfaces, car upholstery, etc!
To a 4oz glass spray bottle add
¼ cup white vinegar
20 drops Geranium essential oil
10 drops Lavender essential oil
10 drops Lemon essential oil
5 drops Peppermint essential oil
Pinch sea salt or splash of witch hazel
Filtered water
Spray lightly onto surfaces to remove unwanted odors.
Make a T-zone roller to use on oily areas of skin or to spot treat problem areas or acne!
10mL roller bottle
20 drops Geranium
10 drops Lemon
10 drops Manuka or Tea tree
Fill with jojoba oil
Make Geranium and Ylang ylang a part of your bedtime routine! Diffuse, apply, massage onto shoulders, mix with water in a 2oz glass spray bottle and spritz onto sheets.
Diffuse Geranium to bring the garden indoors and support immunity:
2020s: Lemon, Geranium, Frankincense, Pine
Herbal Remedy: Geranium, Rosemary, Grapefruit
Flower Child: Geranium, Lavender, Ylang ylang, Lemon
Capri Blue Volcano: Idaho Blue Spruce, Grapefruit, Geranium, Lime