• Through a client.
  —Benita Gettel, Arizona, USA 
• My family.
  —Sondra Gerardi
• My sister bought me the Young Living Essential 7 kit for my Birthday and I fell in love with the scents
  —Rosie, Texas, USA
• I enrolled in a class on 'Clearing Emotions with Essential Oils'. I was impressed by the testimonies of others who had been helped with the use of the essential oils. I bought my first kit of oils, The Essential 7 Kit.
  —Barbara Lemke, Wisconsin, USA
• I had a friend that was always touting essential oils for a variety of ailments. I thought he was a little crazy and I would just let him go about his occasional anecdotes about oils and how he helped people with different ailments. I’ve had past experience with herbs and vitamins and I thought that these oils were just the same old health kick type thing. I learned different.
  —Marcel, Connecticut, USA
• Doing research on alternatives to Ritalin type meds for my then 3 yr. old son.
  —Sandy, Wisconsin, USA
• From massage therapists that shared information and the benefits of oregano and grapefruit essential oils. At this same time I was introduced to [the] book 'Reference Guide for Essential Oils' and the massage therapist ordered one for my son, which we shared for several years, and now of course, have ordered my own.
  —Mary O., Oklahoma, USA
• A Young Living distributor friend of mine introduced them to me.
  —Stephanie Litwin, New Jersey, USA
• I was born in 1954, so I grew up in the 60’s and learned a lot about essential oils then. Unfortunately, I left a lot of that information behind until recently.
  —Cynthia Ebel, Florida, USA
• My son was diagnosed with pretty severe scoliosis and was told by 2 doctors that he would probably have to have a rod put in his back. Jeff was not too happy about that because at age 13 he underwent open heart surgery and it was all to fresh in his mind at age 18. So a friend introduced us to the Raindrop technique...the rest is history. The oils have helped him and numerous other members of my family. Being a former RN the oils and alternative medicine were foreign to me but not anymore because I have seen tremendous results from the oils and have learned to take charge of my own health and not rely on modern medicine. Thank You Young Living!
  —Lisa Crumrine, Nebraska, USA
• I was introduced to EO’s by a Nurse Practitioner.
  —Alyson Krayl, New Jersey, USA
• From a friend who was using and selling them.
  —Leler Murphy, Tennessee, USA
• At a home meeting.
  —Dr. Mary Starr Parmley-Carter, New York, USA
• I heard about essential oils from a Young Living member who is also a close friend
  —Jeanette Jolley, California, USA
• From my massage therapist, who uses them in her practice.
  —Martha Pullen, Waterloo, New York, USA
• I was introduced to essential oils through a friend from South Dakota.
  —Karen Thomas, Pennsylvania, USA
• A workshop sponsored by a friend.
  —Kimball S. Egge, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
• I first learned about essential oils from a friend who used essential oils and herbal medicine to take care of her family.
  —Dana Tate, Mississippi, USA
• A good friend of mine and I always talk together about health issues and new things we have heard about. We teased each other about always talking about ‘body parts and functions’. She shared with me the newest discovery she had tried called essential oils and what they could do to benefit ones health—plus they smelled really good, she said. Of course I just had to find out about this interesting stuff so she had my husband and I over for dinner and afterwards we left the boys in the living room to talk about ‘man’ things and we spent the whole evening smelling and talking about the oils. I was hooked that very night after sniffing about 10 different oils. How wonderful!
  —Patricia Foth, Michigan, USA
• A neighbor introduced them.
  —Stacey, Illinois, USA
• Went to a free workshop on essential oils.
  —Tammy Norris, New Brunswick, Canada
• I learned about Young Living oils from a fellow student, 8 years ago. I was able to learn more about these oils and get to use more on me and my family and saw a huge difference in our health.
  —Shannon Pettigrew, Texas, USA
• By reading books on natural remedies and using herbs.
  —Doris, Missouri, USA
• I first learned about essential oils in massage school, but not until a couple years later when I met my very good friend and upline Patti did I understand the true value of therapeutic-grade Oils!
  —Stephanie, New York, USA
• I learned about essential oils from my sister.
  —Theresa, California, USA
• I went to a Young Living presentation at our time share in Carlsbad, CA.
  —Saralee Deacon, Arizona, USA
• I went to a health fair, and spoke to an herbalist about a problem I was having with my immune system. I had a cold for about two months, even though I was eating right, working out, etc. She suggested Thyme and Lemon. I got some Lemon tea, and some Thyme oil from a company who does not post detailed information about their oils on their web site. I asked the herbalist for a good brand of essential oil, and she suggested ‘Young Living Essential Oils’. I created a user name on the web site, then forgot all about it. A while later, I got a letter in the mail from Bonnie Muhn with a copy of the Newsletter explaining the importance of using a quality essential oil. I also got the newsletter about the ‘Thieves’ blend, and about ‘Valor. This got me interested, because the cheap oil I was using did not seem to help.
  —Cathy Poulin, Maryland, USA
• I began to learn about essential oils when I started getting regular aromatherapy massage. My therapist would talk with me before the session and discern a need for a particular oil.
  —Kathy, California, USA
• My massage therapist told me about Ningxia Red & when I ordered my distributor kit with Young Living, I received Lavender and Peppermint oils, along with some information about them.
  —Connie Jenkins, Missouri, USA
• I first learned about essential oils from my Aunt when I was running marathons and having muscles aches and pains
  —Kirsten Ward, Massachusetts, USA
• I am a Nurse Practitioner and am trained in many modalities of energy medicine as well. I do energy touch healing and one of my clients gave me a ‘Feelings Kit’ as a gift. She did not give me the tape or any other info but when I started using the oils (I would just have my clients pick out the one that was right for them, muscle test them to choose or pick it out using my own intuition) I was amazed at my heightened experience of intuition regarding their body. I am very ‘visual’ when I do this work and can see things that have happened to them that created the problem in the first place, the oils made this happen very quickly and allowed me to spend less time on the ‘revealing process’ and more time on the ‘healing process’.
  —Jeane Cole, Florida, USA
• At a Health Fair.
  —Suzanne, California, USA
• I read the Missing Link transcript on the net. I also heard someone speaking about formulating skin care products using essential oils. I wondered what made these oils so ‘essential’ & it has been a wonderful ‘ride’ over the past 8 years. attending several YL trainings & conventions to learn all I can about these God given gifts.
  —Barbara Anne Mills, Saskatchewan, Canada
• I first learned about essential oils from my Yogi. At the end of our yoga session she would use oils to massage our shoulders or feet.
  —Hazel Hampden, New Jersey, USA
• My good friend was in Massage Therapy school and asked me to come for a massage. My history included herniated disks (3) and fibromyalgia. I was not able to work, didn’t have much of a life at all. She began with the Raindrop Technique. We did this for 4-6 weeks in a row.
  —Pam Jones, Arkansas, USA
• I do massage so ‘aromatherapy’ is a key word...never took the course.
  —Cindy Ogata, Hawaii, USA
• I first learned about essential oils in 1994 when I was taking an herbology course.
  —Maria, California, USA
• By receiving a Raindrop treatment, with nine of the Essential Oils. Which was put on the spine and the muscles of the back. This helps with taking the toxins out of your body. But you have to be very careful with this technique, it can make you very sick like it did me.
  —Deborah Satterthwaite, California, USA
• My upline is a cousin of a good friend of mine; she gave me a massage with the Young Living oils and told me about them.
  —Donna Greenberg, Pennsylvania, USA
• I first learned about essential oils at a personal development ‘Mastery Systems’ seminar in 1996.
  —Jill Taylor, Indiana, USA
• By taking a Young Living Essential Oils workshop with a friend in Pacifica, CA in 1998.
  —Val Z. Arizona, USA
• My Acupuncturist.
  —Ellen, Massachusetts, USA
• I was invited to a home to learn about essential oils from a friend.
  —Linda Schmidt, Wisconsin, USA
• I attended a women’s brunch in my neighborhood and met...a Young Living distributor. While getting to know each other I mentioned that I was recovering from a head injury as a result of a horse accident. She insisted that I come to her house, and sent me home with several oils to begin using immediately. I began rubbing frankincense on the back of my head at the brain stem, and Aroma Siez on my temples. Before starting with the oils my recovery was excruciatingly slow. Within two weeks of beginning to use the oils ‘another veil lifted.’ That was how my neuro-surgeon...characterized what recovery would feel like—veils being lifted from my brain. My vocabulary, memory, vision, stamina, and a hundred other qualities that we normally take for granted were compromised. The oils really jump-started my recovery, and the veils continued to lift over the next year, with frankincense being the primary oil used.
  —Joyce, Texas, USA
• At a spiritual retreat conference in Arizona.
  —Gail Greene, Indiana, USA
• I took a touch for health class and met some people who used oils
  —Lori Diekfuss, Wisconsin, USA
• I have learned about essential oils ‘over the years’ reading various health materials I receive.
  —Mark Tousley, New York, USA
• While on vacation in Tennessee I meet the most wonderful couple...from Minnesota. During our time together she shared some oils with me and my 2 boys who at the time where 2 and 3. After asking if she would just touch my boys she used Peace and Calming and within minutes everyone on the house boat became surprisingly ‘peaceful’. This definitely got my attention.
  —Amy Holmes, Florida, USA
• From a friend
  —Sarah Montagna, Maine, USA
• My first experience with Young Living Essential oils was through a presentation and reflexology demonstration after we washed each other’s feet, as we are encouraged to do in the Bible.
  —Marsha, Nebraska, USA
• I was a hairdresser who became allergic to may solutions, sprays, etc., but still wanted to stay in the ‘business’ so I looked around at an industry trade-show and found a company diffusing oils into the air. I was drawn to it instinctively.
  —Florence Eskin, Illinois, USA

• The person who introduced me to them encouraged me.
  —Benita Gettel, Arizona, USA
• I was coming down with a cold from my airplane trip.
  —Susanne, Massachusetts, USA
• Natural therapy for ailments.
  —Sondra Gerardi, Michigan, USA
• I read about lemon oil being a good way to clean fruits and vegetables.
  —Rosie, Texas, USA
• I had suffered with severe headaches for 30 years. I was always looking for something to help me get relief from these severe migraines. I decided to do a cleanse to detox, stopped drinking diet soda and starting using the oils. I no longer suffer with these headaches.
  —Barbara Lemke, Wisconsin, USA
• I had a bad case of bronchitis. I did some research online, and found an e-book that supposedly had the miracle cure for bronchitis. Being desperate I ordered it, not knowing that the cure was to inhale the vapors of certain essential oils. So I called my friend, remembering that he had oils, and asked him if he had these particular oils. He had them, and I went about doing the treatment.
  —Marcel, Connecticut, USA
• Doing research on alternatives to Ritalin type meds for my then 3 yr. old son. I did not want a small child put on that heavy of meds. But he did need help.
  —Sandy, Wisconsin, USA
• Have been interested in aroma therapy for years and the information on essential oils intrigued me, so I started shopping. There was a vast difference in the 100% essential oil.
  —Mary O. Oklahoma, USA
• I wanted to try something healthier and not from the drug store.
  —Stephanie Litwin, New Jersey, USA
• In the 1960’s it was about the way they smelled. Today I use them for health, healing and for general well-being issues, as well as for the way they smell.
  —Cynthia Ebel, Florida, USA
• My son having scoliosis and not wanting surgery.
  —Lisa Crumrine, Nebraska, USA
• Desire to use natural cures.
  —Betty Ivory, Georgia, USA
• I was interested to learn how EO’s provided benefits for helping with anxiety and depression.
  —Alyson Krayl, New Jersey, USA
• From a friend who was using and selling them. She gave me some PanAway and it worked. Then I was nauseous and she gave me peppermint and it worked. I was having trouble sleeping and my puppy had surgery and was also having trouble sleeping so I used Peace and Calming and lavender. My Yorkie is very hyper especially when we have guests. I use Peace and Calming to settle her down.
  —Leler Murphy, Tennessee, USA
• After my first initial experience with the oils was applying Valor essential oil to a few persons feet at the home meeting. The next day one of the people who experienced it came up to me and said ‘I slept better than I ever have in my life’ . That was so compelling I had to start using them and experimenting for myself.
  —Dr. Mary Starr Parmley-Carter, New York, USA
• At the time when I was introduced to essential oils I had been suffering for 10 years with really bad endometriosis and other female related problems. I just had my 4th surgery for the problem and my doctor prescribed more pain killers that put me to sleep. I can not function on the pain killers and have a normal life. So instead I dealt with the pain and tried to live as best as possible. I was open to try anything new when my friend told me about essential oils, needless to say I had no idea how much they would change my life! With in 3 days of using the oils my symptoms and pain where completely gone! I can not thank both Young Living Oils and my friend enough for changing my life. I now have the freedom to live more normal and healthy! I feel there is hope!
  —Jeanette Jolley, California, USA
• Other than having them used on me during a massage, I wanted to try to see if they would help me with a medical problem I was having.
  —Martha Pullen, New York USA
• My friend gave me a drop of her Thieves for a chest cold I was just getting rid of and within the hour, all the remaining symptoms were gone.
  —Karen Thomas, Pennsylvania, USA
• The aroma of the oils made me feel reverent.
  —Kimball S. Egge, Virginia, USA
• I loved the thought of using alternative therapies for healing, and I felt that essential oils were incredibly powerful.
  —Dana Tate, Mississippi, USA
• I was loaned the Essential Oil Reference Guide to look over. What a wealth of information on what the oils can do to improve health conditions of all kinds. I wanted to see if these little wonders would work on me!
  —Patricia Foth, Michigan, USA
• Curiosity.
  —Stacey, Illinois, USA
• At the workshop they talked about 2 out of the 3 gifts the wisemen gave to Jesus upon his birth were essential oils. This really caught my attention. Of all the things in the world they could have taken why did they choose essential oils!!! Why??? The oils were a precious commodity that’s why!!!
  —Tammy Norris, New Brunswick, Canada
• I was able to use a few oils on a client and liked what they did for me as the therapists. I was excited my client could see positive effects in her health and body.
  —Shannon Pettigrew, Texas, USA
• I had a growth on the outside of my esophagus that was growing rapidly and concerned me since it felt like it would soon effect my breathing so I consulted with a friend who is a nurse. She said she had an essential oil that she thought would help. Mystified I went to see her and she applied Thieves oil to my throat right away. She gave me her bottle and told me to apply it 3x a day til I was better. My symptoms were gone after 6 days, (I had only used the oil for 4 days) and have never returned.
  —Victoria Willoughby, New York, USA
• I was dealing with a lot of pain from a pinch nerve in my neck.
  —Doris, Missouri, USA
• When I first breathed in Lavender and it immediately opened my chest and sinuses, when nothing else helped with my chronic allergies and sinusitis.
  —Stephanie, New York, USA
• I was looking for something natural to help my 11 year old son who had tics.
  —Theresa, California, USA
• I had been under a lot of stress taking care of my Father, who has dementia, and was experiencing a lot of general inflammation and night sweats. Also, my Mother-in-Law has neuropathy and I felt the oils could help all of us.
  —Saralee Deacon, Arizona, USA
• I am always on the lookout for ways to prevent illness, and I knew that essential oils would probably be more potent than the tea that I was drinking. I began to read testimonials from Young Living Essential Oil users, and thought it might work for me too.
  —Cathy Poulin, Maryland, USA
• I began to learn about essential oils when I started getting regular aromatherapy massage. My therapist would talk with me before the session and discern a need for a particular oil. I always came away from the massage feeling wonderful and I wanted to duplicate the feeling at home.
  —Kathy, California, USA
• I had tried many other natural ‘tools’ such as herbs, magnets, homeopathy and decided to look into ‘aromatherapy’
  —Debrah Morrison, Oregon, USA
• The information I read in my distributor kit made me very curious. Once I began using them, I was - and still am - amazed at their effectiveness.
  —Connie Jenkins, Missouri, USA
• At the time, I had some tendinitis from excessive running (marathon training). I decided to try some oils to see if they would help me during my training.
  —Kirsten Ward, Massachusetts, USA
• I thought they smelled great and I loved the names of the oils in the Feeling Kit.
  —Jeane Cole, Florida, USA
• I am into anything alternative that is better than ‘typical’ medicine.
  —Suzanne, California, USA
• After reading about their amazing properties in the Missing Link transcript I felt compelled to try them.
  —Barbara Anne Mills, Saskatchewan, Canada
• I first wanted to try essential oils when I sampled Joy essential oil.
  —Hazel Hampden, Avenel, New Jersey
• I initially became interested for horses. I bought a book on essential oils for horses. I was so impressed by what they did. I was turned on to Young Living Oils and purchased another reference oils book for humans that was recommended.
  —Meshawn Owens, California, USA
• My good friend was in Massage Therapy school and asked me to come for a massage. My history included herniated disks (3) and fibromyalgia. I was not able to work, didn’t have much of a life at all. She began with the Raindrop Technique. We did this for 4-6 weeks in a row.I experienced relief and healing so fast that I didn’t need all the pharmaceuticals any more. I said to my friend, ‘I want to know what you are doing and I want to know how to do it!’ Within 6 months I was in Massage Therapy school myself & we both went to and were blessed by the Dallas Training by Gary Young. We also went to the Young Living convention and saw the beginnings of the Clinic. As the result of this knowledge I knew of the Young Life Clinic where I chose to go for healthy treatment and healing from Breast cancer in 2004-5.
  —Pam Jones, Arkansas, USA
• One day a naturopath named 5 ways to prevent the flu/cold season. Idea no. 5 was her version of Thieves spray...homemade version. I had to find out what it was and how she made it.
  —Cindy Ogata, Hawaii, USA
• I wanted to test them out to see if they really had the healing properties.
  —Maria, California, USA
• I heard what they can do, and that they are anti-bacterial, and anti-viral.
  —Deborah Satterthwaite, California, USA
• I loved the aroma of the oils and I also realized they would be a wonderful adjunct to my acupuncture practice. The fact that they are pure and organic made them the first appropriate product I could offer patients, besides Chinese herbs.
  —Donna Greenberg, Pennsylvania, USA
• Their beautiful smells and the fascinating uses of pure, therapeutic grade essential oils.
  —Jill Taylor, Indiana, USA
• I was suffering from allergies to mold, animals and other environmental factors and had very low energy, brain fog and other symptoms. I wanted to use only natural remedies and was drawn to essential oils.
  —Val Z., Arizona, USA
• My Acupuncturist used it as a part of my treatment and I found that it really helped to make me feel better.
  —Ellen, Massachusetts, USA
• I was intrigued by the powerful qualities of the oils and what they could do.
  —Linda Schmidt, Wisconsin, USA
• I’ve been in natural healing ever since I was 16, using herbs, etc. I know what ever touches your skin in 26 sec. it goings to every cell and organs. And the oils seem to make sense.
  —Julie Ann Zimmerman, Wisconsin, USA
• I was impressed with the clearing effects I had when I inhaled peppermint oil.
  —Gail Greene, Indiana, USA
• I used the juice and found it amazingly effective as was the lavender oil for a sunburn. So I have been purchasing a collection to try and give most away to others to try. I have used over a hundred oils and blends with no headache or skin reactions. My family and I have benefitted greatly from some oils. My co-workers say I am addicted to oils because I wear my dust mask (when the dust is not choking them) to keep my respiratory passages open. They say I should use drugs for bronchitis and asthma!
  —Vargas, Oregon, USA
• I was given some literature on how they work and I had smelled a couple oils
  —Lori Diekfuss, Wisconsin, USA
• Most recently, I was reminded of the usefulness of essential oils (aromatherapy, direct application) by my mail delivery lady. She brought up the topic of essential oils, specifically giving me some literature about the Young Living therapeutic grade oils.
  —Mark Tousley, New York, USA
• While on vacation in Tennessee I meet the most wonderful couple...from Minnesota. During our time together she shared some oils with me and my 2 boys who at the time where 2 and 3. After asking if she would just touch my boys she used Peace and Calming and within minutes everyone on the house boat became surprisingly ‘peaceful’. This definitely got my attention. A few months later I called her and asked if she might have any ‘oils’ for depression. Yes, I had just been to the Doctor where he listened for about 5 min’s, whipped out that good ole’ script pad and wrote me a prescription for an anti-depressant. After a few months I new their was something better and yes, YL had an ‘oil’ for that. I started with just 3 essential oils in 2004 and have around 50-60 different oils as of now.
  —Amy Holmes, Florida, USA
• Liked the smells.
  —Sarah Montagna, Maine, USA
• I heard several testimonies from various friends of the benefits and wonderful results. Though at first I was skeptical and felt I could never afford to purchase any, I became excited about them.
  —Marsha, Nebraska, USA
• Their aroma and what they could be used for to replace traditional medicine.
  —Florence Eskin, Illinois, USA

• Purification: to avoid getting sick
  —Susanne, Maine, USA
• Peace and Calming and Abundance: I had a newborn baby who wasn’t sleeping through the night and I needed help with incision pains.
  —Jill Burk, Michigan, USA
• Peppermint: Sinus relief.
  —Sondra Gerardi, Michigan, USA
• Peace and Calming: Again my sister sent me a mixture of Peace and Calming for my son because he was having problems with his knees. The Chiropractor told me it was growing pains. He would wake up in the middle of the night crying that his knees hurt. I started rubbing his knees with this mixture before he went to bed and he didn’t complain about the pains anymore.
  —Rosie, Texas, USA
• Peppermint.: I suffered with severe migraines. The peppermint worked so quickly to help alleviate my headache. I also use lavender along with it. Placed on the back of the neck and head is especially nice to relieve tension.
  —Barbara Lemke, Wisconsin, USA
• Clove, cinnamon and thyme: To get rid of my bronchitis.
  —Marcel, Connecticut, USA
• Peace and Calming: It appeared to be safe to use on a young child. My son then chose lavender for a number of years as his favorite (he is now 12).
  —Sandy, Wisconsin, USA
• Eucalyptus globulus: Because of its properties and a bottle goes with me and I use it for germ protection several times daily.
  —Mary O. Oklahoma, USA
• Peace and Calming and lemon oil: The Peace and Calming for getting a good nights sleep and the lemon oil for yeast infections.
  —Stephanie Litwin, New Jersey, USA
• Lavender: I have always loved the fragrance and the peaceful effect derived from its use. Since becoming involved with Young Living, I have learned all the healing properties lavender has. I carry it every day.
  —Cynthia Ebel, Florida, USA
• Peppermint: It works great for headaches...instantly. Also uplifts and gives you energy.
  —Lisa Crumrine, Nebraska, USA
• Lavender: The many benefits.
  —Betty Ivory, Georgia, USA
• Orange: Orange has wonderful uplifting effects. I found this oil to be beneficial working through trying issues in my life or just helping through an difficult day.
  —Alyson Krayl, New Jersey, USA
• Peace and Calming, Lavender, Peppermint and PanAway: Because I don’t like to use medication.
  —Leler Murphy, Tennessee, USA
• Lavender: To help me sleep, and with allergies.
  —Dr. Mary Starr Parmley-Carter, New York, USA
• Peppermint: I use about 4-8 oils a day. I feel like I can never get enough. Peppermint is a great oil to keep my energy up, relax my stomach for nausea and makes the best breath mint!
  —Jeanette Jolley, California, USA
• Purification: After a cold, I was left with fluid in one of my ears. The doctor could not help me, and an appointment with an ear specialist was weeks away. I could not sleep at night because of the pounding in my ear, so my therapist suggested Purification and within two days of using it, my ear was completely ‘quiet.’
  —Martha Pullen, New York, USA
• Thieves: Because of its almost immediate relief I felt that I hadn’t gotten from other natural products I’d tried.
  —Karen Thomas, Pennsylvania, USA
• Lavender: For my skin.
  —Kimball S. Egge, Virginia, USA
• Tea Tree (melaleuca): I had hives all over my body; I thought it was ringworm, and no medicines helped me. I tried tea tree oil on my skin, and the hives were completely gone within 30 minutes.
  —Dana Tate, Mississippi, USA
• Joy: The smell was so wonderful to me I wanted to wear it always. Plus it is said it helps with depression which I have fought since I was a teen.
  —Patricia Foth, Michigan, USA
• Panaway: back pain.
  —Stacey, Illinois, USA
• Peppermint: For inflammation, pain in my shoulder, my son’s sinuses. Also for energy and mental clarity.
  —Tammy Norris, New Brunswick, Canada
• Thieves and lavender, raindrop oil group: I could see and feel physically a difference in my body and its actions, and wanted to see if there were any other things that these oils could help my body with. There were, they did and now I’m stuck on them. Don't know what we did without them. Now my brother calls me the snake oil lady, but is always wanting some.
  —Shannon Pettigrew, Texas, USA
• Abundance: A friend made a sample available and I thought the oil smelled beautiful.
  —Victoria Willoughby, New York, USA
• Peppermint: It was one recommended for neuralgia.
  —Doris, Missouri, USA
• Joy: I was suffering with depression and mood swings and taking multiple medications regularly with no results. I weaned off those meds and stuck with Joy over the heart, wrists, back of neck, and inhaled. That was 4 years ago and I’ve never had a problem since!!
  —Stephanie, New York, USA
• Thieves: For healthy gums.
  —Theresa, California, USA
• JuvaFlex which is a Young Living blend of geranium, rosemary, roman chamomile, fennel, helichrysum and blue tansy: To detoxify my liver. As a complete surprise, my night sweats went away completely!!
  —Saralee Deacon, Arizona, USA
• Lemon and Valor: I used lemon essential oil to strengthen the immune system. I used the blend Valor to help with back pain and ease sleep at night.
  —Cathy Poulin, Maryland, USA
• Lavender: I loved the scent of lavender and it brought about a feeling of calm.
  —Kathy, California, USA
• Valor: To keep myself and my family healthy—physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
  —Debrah Morrison, Oregon, USA
• Lavender: It helped me sleep. I had a difficult time falling asleep and staying asleep for the past 5 years and I was able to achieve a deep, restful & restoring sleep with Lavender.
  —Connie Jenkins, Missouri, USA
• PanAway, Basil and Lemongrass: I absolutely love PanAway! Any time I have a hard workout or a muscle that is sore/pulled, I apply the PanAway and have instant relief.
  —Kirsten Ward, Massachusetts, USA
• Forgiveness: this is one that everyone needs. White Angelica: I felt the protection of the Angels gave them continued support to allow the healing process to take place. As I said previously, they were a gift. Energetically they just felt right to use.
  —Jeane Cole, Florida, USA
• Lavender: It can be used for so many different things and I love the scent!
  —Suzanne, California, USA
• Lavender: My husband suffered from insomnia & it helped him get a good nights sleep. It was an ‘all-purpose’ oil that we could use for many things. We also use it for burns.
  —Barbara Anne Mills, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Joy: This was the first oil introduced by my yoga teacher
  —Hazel Hampden, New Jersey, USA
• Lavender: The literature I was reading said that Lavender was universal. Since I was new to oils at the time I thought this was a good oil to start with.
  —Meshawn Owens, California, USA
• Raindrop Therapy: Because it worked when all else had failed.
  —Pam Jones, Arkansas, USA
• Thieves: To avoid the flu season as I do not believe in flu shots.
  —Cindy Ogata, Hawaii, USA
• Lavender & Bergamot combined in distilled water: I learned about this combination in the herbology course as a preventative to combat flu and cold during their ‘season’. It worked and smelled good too. These were off the counter oils. My teacher had said to find ‘therapeutic grade’ but at that time, I didn’t know about Young Living, nor did he.
  —Maria, California, USA
• Thieves Oil: Because I had problems with clearing my throat. And I had found out that it can help with sore throat , and strep throat.
  —Deborah Satterthwaite, California, USA
• Peace & Calming - the YL blend: I have a variety of stresses in my life, along with the challenges of menopause, which include heart palpitations and occasional insomnia. I found that Peace & Calming helped on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.
  —Donna Greenberg, Pennsylvania, USA
• My first order was for 5 or 6 oils and I am remembering Harmony, Dream Catcher, Abundance, and Joy: I was drawn to these oils because of their names and descriptions. Some of the other wonderful blends we have today were not yet created back then.
  —Jill Taylor, Indiana, USA
• ImmuPower: To strengthen my immune system and reduce allergic responses.
  —Val Z., Arizona, USA
• Myrtle: Sinus pain, maybe to boost my immune system—and I like the smell, it is uplifting!
  —Ellen, Massachusetts, USA
• Lemon Oil: I liked the flavor when mixed with water, plus it’s cleansing properties
  —Linda Schmidt, Wisconsin, USA
• Thieves and Immupower for my candida and lemon: I had candida really bad, I listened to a tape and learned what to do for that with the oils.
  —Julie Ann Zimmerman, Wisconsin, USA
• Peppermint Oil and the Introductory Essential 7 oils:
  1) Peppermint helped me breath better (cleared the sinuses).
  2) Peppermint helped subside a cough I had from exposure to heavy chemicals, including formaldehyde.
  3) A drop of peppermint oil in water helped eliminate acid reflux.
  4) I love the smell of peppermint.
  5) It has helped others when I give it to them; e.g. one lady had an eye infection clear up after inhaling it for 8 days....and so forth.
  —Gail Greene, Indiana, USA
• Lavender: Sunburn.
  —Vargas, Oregon, USA
• Lavender: It was great for burns or other skin problems.
  —Lori Diekfuss, Wisconsin, USA
• Thieves (blend): I learned of the anti-microbial/ anti -septic/ anti-viral properties of this oil and found it useful for cleaning/ disinfecting my living space.
  —Mark Tousley, New York, USA
• Peace & Calming, Joy, Clove and Dragon Time: for my depression and hormone related ‘mood swings’. My husband makes sure I never run out of this!
  —Amy Holmes, Florida, USA
• White Angelica: Protection.
  —Sarah Montagna, Maine, USA
• Lavender: For calming effects.
  —Florence Eskin, Illinois, USA

Why I Use Specific Essential Oils