Essential Oils: The Lifeblood of the Plant

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Essential Oils

-August 01, 2018

Essential oils are the “lifeblood” of a plant. That means that when a plant experiences any kind of trauma, like tearing, it releases these oils in order to help repair any damage that’s been done. These oils can be extracted from plants for our use, and contain the aromatic, chemical and healing properties of the plant. That’s pretty amazing right? Not only that, but oils have been in use for many centuries, so we can trust their track record.  The reason they work is because the lipid-soluble structure of essential oils is very similar to the way our cell membranes are made up! Their molecules are small, and that is why they are able to penetrate right into our own cells and travel through our blood and tissue, usually just through smell!

Last month we featured lava stones from our Lava Essentials Collection. So this month we’re here to share a couple of our favorite essential oils to drop on those amazing stones.

Our Featured Oils of the Month

Frankincense. Sound familiar? Frankincense was one of the gifts given to baby Jesus by the Three Wisemen over two THOUSAND years ago! And we’re still benefiting from it today. It’s no surprise that its effects are very spiritual in nature. It supports feelings of focus, peace, grounding and balance. It promotes a spiritual connection, as inhaling it activates the part of our brain that is also activated through prayer. I believe the reason it supports mental health (depression and mood disorders) is because it awakens faith and hope in the situations we’re going through. It’s also amazing for supporting sleep, because that peace helps to calm those racing thoughts that tend to happen right when we crawl into bed at night. Use regularly for mental health support, or drop it on your lava stone in times of prayer, yoga or meditation.

Stress Away. The aroma of this blend is heavenly. It contains Lavender, Cedarwood, Copaiba, and Ocotea. A whiff of this provides incredible support for anxiety. Whether you use it all day long to help treat chronic anxiety, or every now and then for a high stress situation, it’s amazing. We also love this one for sleep support, as not all insomnia is as simple as a sleep issue, but usually starts with anxiety. This way, we get right to the source and help calm that down so that sleep can follow naturally. Anytime you’re looking for a relaxing, calming atmosphere, or just to be brought out of your head and back down to earth, take a deep breath with this oil right under your nose.


See our last blog post for exactly how to use these with our Lava Essentials Collection and our Kids Lava Essentials. This way, you get to experience aromatherapy for up to 24 hours instead of constantly reapplying to the skin.

To purchase oils for your favorite jewelry pieces, go to the Twin Waters Jewelry home page and scroll down to choose from our two featured Young Living representatives.

by Sammie Bohn

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