Surviving Seasonal Discomforts

Spring is a time of such beauty with blooming flowers and trees, and it can also be a time of acute respiratory needs! Make these simple sprays and rollers to give yourself some help and make this season much easier on your nose.

Seasonal Essential Oil Roller Blend

5 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops lemon essential oil
5 drops peppermint essential oil
Fractionated coconut oil
10 mL roller bottle

1. Add the lemon, lavender, and peppermint essential oil to the roller bottle.
2. Fill the rest of the roller bottle with fractionated coconut oil.
3. Shake well.
4. Use as needed on chest or sinus areas to help with occasional seasonal discomfort.

Other options for Seasonal Blend:

Diffuse
Add 3 drops of each oil to your diffuser.

Internally
Combine 1 or 2 drops of each essential oil into a veggie capsule or in a glass of water.

A few other recipes you may want to try:

 
 
DIY Nasal Rinse
Grab your Neti-pot and whip up your own oil-infused sinus rinse!

10 drops Lavender essential oil
15 drops Copaiba essential oil
8 Tbsp of ultra fine salt (unprocessed, no iodine)
Mix well and store in a sealed glass jar. To use, dissolve 1 tsp of salt mixture into 1&1/2 cups of distilled water (or water from a Berkey filter or boil and cool some water), then add to your Neti pot and use as needed.

DIY Season's Change Capsules
Make using your Vitality oils easy with this simple hack!

2oz glass dropper bottle
30 drops each Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Copaiba Vitality
Olive oil to desired dilution (about 2 Tbsp)
When you're ready to make a capsule, fill an empty vegetable capsule with a dropperful of the blend and take as desired.

Sinus Support Steam Pot
When you're needing some relief from the pressure that spring can cause your sinuses, give this tried and true trick a go!

Bowl of very hot, steaming water
2-3 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
2-4 drops Dorado Azul Essential Oil
Add essential oils to the water (start with the lower end and add more as desired). Place a towel over your head and sit with your head above the steam bath to open the airways.

Young Living Season Essentials oil blend: This incredible blend is labeled for use as a dietary supplement, for diffusing and for topical application, so you can use it however you choose! Add Season Essentials to an empty capsule or a teaspoon of honey and take it internally, make a roller to apply liberally and frequently, and diffuse it!

Perfume Reimagined: Breaking Free from Endocrine Disruptors with WYLD Notes

I have always loved fragrances. Before I started using essential oils, I used lots of perfumes and air fresheners. I didn’t know anything about endocrine disruptors. I just loved the smell. As I got more involved with essential oils, I started ditching products that were full of toxic chemicals and switching to safer options.

 

In the beginning I was a little sad about giving up my favorite perfumes and matching shower gels and lotions. That is why I started making DIY natural essential oil perfume recipes.  If you read my monthly Grade A Notes – Aromanotes newsletter you often see some of these recipes.

 

Did you know most perfumes contain endocrine disruptors, synthetic chemicals that interfere with the body’s delicate hormonal balance?

 

The endocrine system is the body’s network of glands that regulate hormones, controlling critical functions like metabolism, growth, reproduction, and mood.

 

According to the Environmental Working Group, “There is no end to the tricks that endocrine disruptors can play on our bodies: increasing production of certain hormones; decreasing production of others; imitating hormones; turning one hormone into another; interfering with hormone signaling; telling cells to die prematurely; competing with essential nutrients; binding to essential hormones; accumulating in organs that produce hormones.”

 

One of the most common effects of endocrine disruption is estrogen dominance. This occurs when the body produces too much estrogen, too little progesterone, or a combination of both, leading to hormonal imbalances.

Endocrine disruption happens quietly through small “daily dose” exposure to toxins found in petroleum based products, soaps, body care products, air fresheners, perfumes and many more.

 

Perfume is typically applied to pulse points like the neck, chest, and wrists—areas where arteries and lymph nodes are concentrated. These spots allow chemicals to absorb quickly into the bloodstream, adding to the body’s toxic burden. The body, the liver, and the immune system have enough work to do in fighting disease and trying to get back into balance without having to metabolize more chemicals from daily personal care and cleaning products.

 

Most conventional perfumes are packed with chemicals like phthalates, parabens, and synthetic musks—linked to hormone disruption, fertility issues, and even long-term health risks like cancer. They also release VOCs and neurotoxins that can impact your nervous system.

 

Fortunately, there are safer alternatives. Instead of exposing yourself to harmful chemicals, you can choose natural perfumes made with pure essential oils.

 

Young Living is rewriting the story with Wyld Notes a new natural perfume line that is launching this month. The perfumes are clean, safe, and crafted with care—without the toxins. These natural perfumes are infused with Young Living farm oils and crafted to the same exceptional standards you trust,

 

The Wyld Notes Discovery Set is a sample set is designed to help you find the scent that feels uniquely you. Inside the Discovery Set, you’ll find all five of our captivating fragrances, along with a $20 credit to use toward your first full-size 50ml fragrance purchase.

 

Join the Wyld Notes Discovery Set waitlist for information on they are available.

https://wyldnotes.com/collections/original-collection/products/discovery-set

Spring Blends

Happy Noses Roller

This is a great roller to use anytime you need some sinus relief, but it is really lovely after doing the sinus steam pot!

10mL roller bottle
20 drops Dorado Azul,
20 drops Idaho Blue Spruce
10 drops Peppermint

Roll over the sinus cavities as desired. Take care when using near the eyes and dilute more if desired. If you get it too close to your eyes, simply apply coconut oil over the area.

 

 

Beat seasonal allergies 3 ways!
 

‘Tis the season for sneezing and wheezing and runny noses and itchy eyes. Ahhh, Spring!

 

Here are three ways to beat hay fever naturally this year.

 

  1. Diffuse 3 drops each of Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint.
  2. Take 1 drop each of Lemon Vitality, Lavender Vitality, and Peppermint Vitality in a spoonful of local honey. An empty veggie capsule works great, too!
  3. Make a roll-on with 10 drops each of Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint, and top off with your favorite carrier oil. Apply to chest, back of neck, and under the nose.

 

Allergies are highly individualized so if you find the allergy trio isn’t working for you, try adding other anti-inflammatory oils like Chamomile or Eucalyptus.