https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 00:51:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604738 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:16:08 +0000 Mrs D 2604738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I cant see it hurting?! Its in the serum I currently use - but like I said I'd like to make my own going forward... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604736 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:14:56 +0000 Mamaof2 2604736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: heck yeah - I need to try that! Can I / would I add a drop of that with a drop of my Helio and face cream? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604730 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:10:32 +0000 Mrs D 2604730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: supports cellular function and helps reduce the look of skin imperfections...so it seemed a no brainer for me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604726 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 12:08:50 +0000 Mamaof2 2604726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: what does Frank do? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604695 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:44:42 +0000 tlcbaby 2604695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Thanks! I'll look it up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604672 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:09:53 +0000 Maysprout 2604672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use them a decent amount. I usually have a thing of baking soda mixed with some oil to sprinkle over our rugs occasionally befor I vaccuum. Tea tree oil in laundry is awesome, keeps the washer nice and clean as well. It's too humid right now for a diffuser but I'll make lil spray bottles to spritz around our curtains. </p> <p>We get a lot of herbs and spices and oils from mountain rose herbs. But I've also just gotten them from Amazon and Trader Joes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604654 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:46:16 +0000 MrsBrewer 2604654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know a lot of you ladies hate MLM, and I generally do too. But I will only ever buy Young Living oils. I believe in their quality. A lot of other brands buy their oils from other companies and sell it under their label. Young Living owns all of their own farms, and as a member, you can go and visit each and every one of their farms too see everything in person. Yes, it's technically an MLM, but thy have a great rewards program to make it more affordable, and I believe that you get what you pay for. I prefer quality!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604640 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:21:45 +0000 Mrs D 2604640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: I'm researching making my own face serum. I know Frank is going to be in it. I have seen geranium, vitamin E...</p> <p>I made lotion the other day...so incredible. And am making a whipped lotion this weekend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604635 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:18:14 +0000 Mrs D 2604635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For any of you ladies with little girls...I made a "hair spray" for my threenager to attempt to add some peace and calm to her life. I put two drops lavender and 2 drops wild orange in a small spray bottle (2oz I think) - then topped it off with distilled water. I use it to wet her hair for braids in the AM - or just spritz a few on her hair for an all day yummy smell - plus maybe one of these days it will calm her down!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5/page/2#post-2604633 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:16:58 +0000 Mamaof2 2604633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone use them for beauty treatments? My friend gave me a sample of Heliocrysum (sp?) for my rosacea and its been amazing!!! Wondering what other oils can work as beauty treatments? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604631 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:12:15 +0000 snowjewelz 2604631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: and sniffle stopper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604621 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:59:55 +0000 coopsmama 2604621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Which blends are your favorite? My favorite is Calming the Child! It's invaluable both for my kids...and for me. :silly: And I love that it's safe for pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604619 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:58:28 +0000 snowjewelz 2604619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: I'm so lazy so I just love the different blends they already have haha! And the price! I got 3 bottles of DoTerra and I was already like :shocked: :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604618 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:57:38 +0000 coopsmama 2604618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: Yes, again, it's personal to how you use them. I do really think EOs are powerful stuff and think they should be used with safety and caution so I appreciate when companies hold themselves to a high standard at least with how they promote their oils! And then it's user discretion at that point. I have used Breathe on my young toddlers as well, but wouldn't diffuse it around or near other children just because of the slight risk unless their parent said it was okay!</p> <p>@tlcbaby: I hope you like them! I've been very satisfied by PT as a company. They also have a wonderful Facebook group if you're interested - Safe Essential Oil Recipes - where you can interact with their certified aromatherapists for free.</p> <p>@periwinklebee: @snowjewelz: Hooray for more PT fans! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604600 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:48:34 +0000 snowjewelz 2604600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: I completely agree with you! My friend is a rep for DoTerra (just really to buy for herself) so I just got it through her having NO idea how expensive they are! Now I buy from Plant Therapy esp b/c of their Kid Safe line! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604430 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:09:02 +0000 periwinklebee 2604430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tlcbaby: I'm also a big fan of Plant Therapy. I've received some DoTerra and YL oils as gifts, and I like Plant Therapy oils equally well. I also like the vibe of the company - for example, they tell you to dilute oils for topical application to a much greater extent than YL does, the reason being in part that essential oils evaporate really fast when they are not bound with particles in a carrier oil, so you can get the same effect by further diluting since it prevents evaporation to a greater extent. I really like that they give an honest assessment of this, even though they'll sell less oil as a result. And huge plus that it's not MLM. Like @coopsmama: I don't work for them or anything like that, just enjoy their products... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604316 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:54:34 +0000 tlcbaby 2604316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: I've used OnGuard and Breathe even around 18 months, just heavily diluted. That being said, I am gonna try the Plant Therapy ones to see how I like them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604315 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:53:55 +0000 tlcbaby 2604315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: I ordered tea tree and lavender, can't wait to try them out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2604218 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:44:43 +0000 Mrs D 2604218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Thanks for the reply! I joined doTerra for whole sale prices a month ago - the team I am a part of is incredibly responsible with their statements and there are two RNs who are "leaders" and often chime in. I have not used the OnGuard blend yet (I just got it for free) as I make my own blends from the oils...so I was just curious what was bad in the OnGuard one.</p> <p>My 3 years old used Breathe a lot last winter...which definitely has eucaplytus in it...I doubt it has rosemary but I'll check. Everything they have told me about Breathe is to wait until 18 mos to diffuse...2 years to apply topically (only bottom of feet)...I'll ask about OnGuard on the next info call.</p> <p>I currently use Lemon &amp; Arborvitae on my 5 mos old...I had great results with it breaking up a chest cold...(1 drop of each in a 10ml roller). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2603528 Sat, 13 Aug 2016 06:56:41 +0000 tlcbaby 2603528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: I am out of a couple so I think I'll give it a go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2603394 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:21:25 +0000 coopsmama 2603394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tlcbaby: I do. I actually started out using DoTerra - I bought one of their larger starter kits and really did have good success with their oils as well but PT is a fraction of the price as you said and I have had just as good of success and have liked some of their blends a whole lot more even. (Specifically the KidSafe formulas.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2603386 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:48:08 +0000 tlcbaby 2603386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Do you use a lot of the Plant Therapy oils? I've been thinking of trying them out instead of the (more expensive) doTERRA oils. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2603352 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:39:53 +0000 Turd Ferguson 2603352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=2591/16/obtdeh.600x395.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2603351 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:39:19 +0000 Turd Ferguson 2603351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Check out this fb group. Here's the list of oils in it. </p> [attach=2591/16/obtddk.337x600.image.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2603350 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:32:20 +0000 coopsmama 2603350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: According to Robert Tisserand, author of Essential Oil Safety and a leading expert on oils, eucalyptus and - I think - rosemary, can cause respiratory distress in children under 10. It's rare, but can happen. Personally if your children have been exposed before with no ill reactions it's probably fine but the safest option is to use a blend that has similar benefits but has completely kid safe oils. I like this blend for that purpose: <a href="https://www.planttherapy.com/germ-destroyer" rel="nofollow">https://www.planttherapy.com/germ-destroyer</a></p> <p>And I promise I don't work for that company. :) I just really appreciate their commitment to educating their customers and helping us to safely use oils! I also feel like they don't make crazy promises about what oils can do unlike some of the MLM companies. I LOVE my oils and have seen a lot of benefit for my family be it with treating acne, helping kids to fall asleep, treating migraines, etc. when paired with their guidance and direction but I love that they don't promise the moon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2603331 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:57:10 +0000 Mrs D 2603331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Just seeing this old thread...I just got a bottle of on guard freebie...why is it not kiddo safe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2412579 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:47:28 +0000 coopsmama 2412579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: onGuard isn't safe for children. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2412548 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:27:35 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2412548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So someone just said oils can open you up too much and let in more sickness. I've never heard this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2412545 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:25:30 +0000 looch 2412545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband got a diffuser, we're currently diffusing lavendar, but he's told me he doesn't like it so I am looking for something else. Any suggestions? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essential-oils-5#post-2412544 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:25:04 +0000 mrsjyw 2412544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs D: i put it on my chest before bed. The onGuard is a blend that I put directly onto DS1's feet and sometimes chest. </p>