Cultivate a happy, healthy home with this curated kit of green home favorites! These products are some of our most used and are such a huge jump start on a low-tox home. This is your easy button when it comes to all natural, plant-based cleaning.
HAPPY, HEALTHY HOME KIT AT A GLANCE
* A curated kit of natural home favorites
* This kit makes it so simple to leave harsh chemicals behind
* Products are versatile and easy to use
* Contains everything you need to clean your entire space
* Products are infused with Thieves essential oil blend - a cleaning must have!
* Includes 15mL bottles of Lemon and Thieves essential oils
* Includes Thieves Household Cleaner, Thieves Dish Soap, Thieves Laundry Soap, & Thieves Kitchen and Bath Scrub
The Make a Shift Happy, Healthy Home Kit features some of our most loved and most used Thieves products! The Thieves essential oil blend is infused into the cleaner, scrub, dish soap, and laundry soap because it is our go-to when it come to kicking the ick to the curb.
This kit includes:
Thieves essential oil blend, 15 mL
This powerful blend of immune boosting oils works with the body's natural defense systems, making it one we reach for every day. Use this spicy smelling oil in all your cleaning DIYs and to support overall immune health and daily wellness!
* Dilute Thieves 1:4 (1 part Thieves, 4 part carrier oil) and apply to the spine, over the lymph nodes, and/or to the bottoms of the feet.
* Add Thieves to your cleaning DIYs - all purpose cleaner, linen and upholstery sprays, scrubs, and more. (There's a reason Young Living has an entire line of household products infused with this blend!)
* * Add a drop to honey, then pour warm water over for a Thieves Tea (you can also add your favorite herbal tea). I also like to add Lemon essential oil to my tea. Add a drop or two to coffee grounds before brewing, or mix into your favorite latte recipe.
* Diffuse! Studies have shown that the Thieves blend can blast 96% of airborne germs. Pair with Peppermint for a pick-me-up or with Lavender for a bedtime blend that supports the immune system.
Lemon essential oil , 15 mL
Lemon is a bright, sunny and versatile oil that can be used for a variety of things, including a balanced health and wellness regimen. Lemon is very cleansing, so we can use it for our homes or for our bodies. Lemon oil is a wonderful way to support the liver!! And the oil is made from the rind of the fruit, making it alkaline instead of acidic so we get tons of great immune and wellness benefits!
* A drop or two of Lemon can help you get sticky, hard to remove items or residue off of windows and other surfaces with ease.
* Use Lemon for cleaning! Talk about the entire house smelling wonderful. Add to Thieves Household Cleaner, cleaning DIYs, wool dryer balls, your laundry soap, your mop bucket, anything!
* Add Lemon to your Thieves roller for an everyday wellness blend. Other great additions: Frankincense, Oregano, Pine. This oil is also great for supporting clear airways, so use it in a roller or chest rub!
* Lemon helps support oily skin or blemishes. Use on the t-zone with Lavender & Frankincense or use on a q-tip to spot treat blemishes.
Thieves Household Cleaner 14.4 oz.
ONE cleaner for your entire home – truly! This bottle of concentrate marks about 20 bottles of all-purpose cleaner and can be used in so many different ways that you can clean your entire space with it. It's economical, safe for my Golden Retrievers, horses & cats (pets in general), kids (so my boys can clean their own bathroom 😁)has no harsh chemicals, and smells amazing. There are SO many ways to use this one bottle (see recipes below!).
* Mix up 1 capful with water in a 16 oz glass spray bottle (included in the kit!) for general cleaning. Option to add a few drops of Lemon or Thieves oil for more scent!
* Use 2 capfuls in a bucket of hot water to clean floors.
* Dilute in a spray bottle and spray onto ped beds.
* Mix with water and vinegar and use in a steam mop, spray mop, or other floor cleaner.
Amber Glass Spray Bottle
The perfect companion to Thieves Household Cleaner! Use this spray bottle to mix up your all-purpose daily cleaner. The stylish bottle means you can leave it on the counter without sacrificing your aesthetic!
Thieves Laundry Soap
Thieves Laundry Soap is one of our laundry room must haves. Safe, effective, eco-friendly and economical cleaning with the power of plants? Sign us up! This plant-powered laundry soap is tough enough for dirt stains, but gentle enough for newborn clothing. Fabrics come out of the washer clean and with a pleasant citrus aroma, thanks to a 100 percent pure blend of Thieves, Jade Lemon, and Bergamot essential oils!
* Standard load: ½ cap for conventional washers, ¼ cap for HE washers.
* For extra oomph, you can add a few drops of Lemon or Thieves essential oil to the soap in the washing dispenser!
Thieves Kitchen & Bath Scrub
Thieves Kitchen and Bath Scrub is the perfect naturally derived cleaner: tough on messes and safe for your family! The scrubbing power comes from nepheline syenite, a naturally occurring mineral from Canada; baking soda that gently absorbs odors; sodium percarbonate that provides a powerful boost of oxygen-based cleaning power; and Young Living's signature Thieves blend.
* Use to clean kitchens, sinks, bathtubs, showers, commodes, etc.
* Use it to naturally tackle soap scum, built-up grease and grime, and hard-water stains in the kitchen and bathroom.
* Keep it on hand for cleaning ovens, grills and barbecues as well and dutch ovens or pans with baked-on grease. Add a few drops of Lemon for the most pesky food residues!
Thieves Dish Soap, 12 oz
If you want a dish soap that cuts the grease, doesn't leave your dishes with a scented residue, and is gentle on your hands, then Thieves Dish Soap is perfect for you! This cleaning powerhouse is free of the typical sulfates, dyes, and synthetics found in many dish soaps, and the plant-based formula leaves no harsh chemical residues - on your dishes or on your skin. Plus, a little goes a long way, and this bottle can up your cleaning game in the rest of the house too!
* Use to clean your dishes. Fill a sink with hot water, Thieves Dish Soap and a couple drops of Lemon for sparkling, clean dishes.
* Use to pre-treat laundry stains! Simply wet the stain, rub Thieves Dish Soap onto it, scrub with a laundry brush, and wash.
* Add to a shower brush for easy shower cleaning! Fill your brush with half cleaner and half soap. Use to scrub your shower every time you get in!
DAILY HABITS WITH THE MAKE A SHIFT HAPPY, HEALTHY HOME KIT
Here are some of our favorite recipes, DIYs, and ways to use the products in this kit! This is truly all you need to clean your entire home.
Whip up a Thieves Household Cleaner for general cleaning - counters, bathrooms, everywhere!
* To the 16oz glass spray bottle add 1-2 capfuls of Thieves Household Cleaner. Option to add 10-15 drops each Lemon and Thieves essential oils. Fill with filtered water.
Pretreat stains with Thieves Dish Soap! Simply drop onto stains, use a wooden laundry brush to rub in, then wash in Thieves Laundry Soap.
Make a stain stick!
* 30mL roller bottle
* Fill halfway with Thieves Household Cleaner
* Add 1Tbsp hydrogen peroxide and 10 drops Lemon essential oil
* Fill the remainder with Thieves Dish Soap
Shake well and roll onto stains, then brush with a wooden laundry brush
Make a DIY Carpet & Rug Freshener to freshen up your space whenever you vacuum.
* To an airtight glass jar add:
* 1 cup Baking Soda
* ½ cup Fine Sea Salt
* 15 drops Thieves
* 20 drops Lemon
* Mix well. When ready to use, sprinkle over carpets and let sit for 10 minutes before vacuuming.
Make a Linen & Upholstery Spray to use when you change the sheets or anytime a surface needs a little freshening:
* 16oz glass spray bottle
* 1-2 capfuls Thieves Household Cleaner
* 15-20 drops each Thieves, Lemon
* Filtered water
Shake to mix and spray on linens, upholstery, mattresses, anything really!
Make a DIY Laundry Scent Booster to make your laundry smell divine with zero harsh chemicals:
To a large glass jar with a lid add:
* 1 cup Epsom Salt
* ½ cup Fine Sea Salt
* ½ cup Baking Soda
* 30 drops Lemon (or a mix of desired oils)
To use, add 2-3 Tbsp directly to the laundry.
Make a DIY Wood Polish
* 1 cup olive oil
* 5 drops Thieves
* 5 drops Lemon essential oil
Diffuse!! Diffuse Thieves and Lemon together anytime you need a little freshening!
There are so many uses for this kit and I love that the products are versatile and safe to use around my family.
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Some days it feels like Autumn, other days the summer heat returns. Here in South Dakota, and at this time of year, I like to dress in layers in preparation for temperature swings and the wind that is almost always a factor. I do enjoy these slightly cooler temperature shifts after a hot, dry summer.
Besides weather shifts, people also seem to dig out the fall scented candles and we see signs for pumpkin spice at all the coffee house’s. While I love the scents of fall, we ditched candles a long time ago. I didn’t want to risk forgetting to extinguish them when not around and they actually lower our air quality. They're loaded with artificial fragrance and volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) that can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches, as well as cause breathing issues and nausea. They can even damage the central nervous system and other organs. Yikes! (Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093181/ )
So what did we use to replace ALL those? A diffuser, high-quality essential oils, and a spray bottle!
Diffusing vaporizes essential oils and gets them into the air so that we can breathe them in. We use cool mist ultrasonic diffusers so that the oils are protected from heat and retain their incredible properties!
Diffusing also purifies the air, makes your home smell good without harsh chemicals, and helps get those awesome oils into your lungs and to your brains. (yes, that's a good thing) Simply add your essential oil drops to your diffuser, add water to the fill line, and start diffusing. It’s so easy and I can change up the scent throughout the day. In rooms where I don’t have a diffuser I will mix up a room spritzer and just lightly mist the air… this is mostly done in the laundry room where our 2 Golden Retrievers hang out.
Here are some of my favorite fall diffuser blends.
Mulled Cider
3 drops Ginger
4 drops Orange
2 drops Cinnamon Bark
2 drops Clove
Snickerdoodle
3 drops Stress Away ®
2 drops Thieves ®
Falling For You
4 drops Orange
3 drops Ginger
3 drops Patchouli
Fall Frost
3 drops Cinnamon Bark
3 drops Northern Lights Black Spruce
3 drops Orange
One other super easy option is the Young Living Simplified Fall Collection by Jacob & Kait. This collection includes 3 blends with all the cozy fall feels with warm scents of Cozy Cabin (woodsy), Gingersnaps (spicy & sweet) and Orange Spiced Cider (rich citrus & cinnamon)
Whether you want to mix up your own, or you like the easy button, I hope this has helped you!
Not all essential oils are created equal. We only use Young Living essential oils. I love their Seed to Seal promise and I have visited their farm in Mona, Utah. I have tried other oils in the past and they did not even come close to the Young Living standard. Are you ready to ditch the candles and shift to pure essential oils? Get started today!
It’s our first week of Spring!
We’re gaining daylight, my horses are starting to shed their winter coats and so are the dogs. Some days are warm, others, not so much. Here in South Dakota, morning can feel like a beautiful Spring day and we can get a full blizzard by 4pm. But still, birds are chirping and on some days it does mostly feel like Spring!
I have a few tips for you for thriving through pollen season….if it isn’t 100% here yet, it will be soon! One of my favorite parts of Spring is when the Lilacs bloom, how about you?
Spring Pollen Roller for adults
10 drops each of Lemon, Lavender & Peppermint
Spring Pollen Roller for kids
7 drops each of Lemon & Lavender, 3 drops Peppermint
You can also add Copaiba to these rollers to make them even better!
Add these oils to a 10ml roller bottle and top with your favorite carrier oil. I love Young Living’s V-6 oil. Roll behind ears and down the side of your neck or on the spine and also on your feet. If you are going to be in the sun, be sure to roll these oils out of sight of the sun as Lemon can cause skin sensitivity in the sun.
Spring Diffuser Blends!
Add any combination of Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint & R.C., Eucalyptus and Thieves
Do you need a new super cute diffuser? Try this one! I've included the shopping link and BONUS, it’s on sale with the oils of Lime, Peace & Calming, Peppermint, Stress Away and Lemon Myrtle until March 23 at 11:59pm MT.
Spring Capsules
3 drops each of Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint and Copaiba vitality oils in an empty veggie capsules and top it with olive oil.
If you don’t have the empty veggie capsules, grab some local honey (super important that it is local) and add a drop of Lemon, Lavender & Peppermint Vitality in a spoonful of honey.
Other tips...
Support your digestive system with Life 9 probiotics or MightyPro for kids.
You can also use digestive enzymes as well, try Allerzyme! Supporting your digestive system is super important!
Quick note... not all essential oils are created equal. We only use the best and most pure. Not sure where to start? I would love for you to join my AWAKEN'd tribe and when you do I will send you a gift, plus guide you along the way.
Thank you for checking in today! I appreciate you.
Traci
It’s that time of year!
One day we hit 50 degrees here in South Dakota, two days later we’re at zero. On Saturday we’ll be back into the 40’s. All of these temperature swings can wreak havoc on our emotions AND our bodies.
It can zap our energy.
It can cause moodiness.
Good News!
We are gaining daylight! Have you noticed? I certainly have. When my two Golden Retrievers start getting impatient to go outside at 6:30am, I see some daylight already.
Warmer days will be here before we know it. I’m ready for them. We can probably assume, though, that we’ll continue to ride the weather roller coaster along the way.
There are steps we can take to help regulate ourselves and stay on a more even track.
Exercise produces endorphins which are the “feel good” hormones. Plus, getting enough exercise tires you out and will help you sleep better at night. Go for a walk if outside conditions allow, or get up and walk around the house, do some stretching, find a yoga video on the internet that suits you, or simply run- in place, do some pushups, jumping jacks, go up and down stairs if you can or do some lunges or squats. Get out to a mall that allows walkers. Find a walking buddy and get out and move. Do you have a dog? They would love to accompany you on a walk!
Get outside! Taking a break from screens and getting outside for movement, sun exposure and fresh air also helps us sleep better and can boost our mood.
Take Vitamin D. Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin. It’s always good to have your doctor check your vitamin D levels. Quite often we are deficient, especially this time of the year.
Eat a healthy diet. Let’s face it. Our food is our medicine or our poison. It’s really that simple. Sweet treats, carbs, comfort foods….they may provide immediate gratification, but eating these actually make you feel worse. Instead, focus on a healing diet. Lean protein, leafy greens, and vegetable can help keep hormones in check and boost serotonin levels. Also make sure you are getting Omega 3 fats. Omega-3 fats can improve mood and memory. They also help you stay physically healthy.
In addition to these steps, I love to use my essential oils. These little bottles of pure power are like messengers to your whole body. Essential oils have a unique ability to penetrate cell membranes and travel throughout the blood and tissues. Some of my favorite oils are citrus oils because they are so uplifting. To wrap this up, I’m sharing one of my favorite oil rollerball blends that I carry with me.
I like to call this my Happy Camper blend…
In a 10 ml rollerball bottle mix:
10 drops Joy (a Young Living blend)
6 drops Ylang Ylang
4 drops Orange
4 drops Lemon
Top these oils off with a carrier oil such as Young Living’s V-6 carrier oil, almond oil, or fractionated coconut oil. Roll this blend over your heart, across your chest and on pulse points for an uplift in mood!
I really love using essential oils around our home. We’ve ditched scented wax warmers, candles and air fresheners and our health is so much better since we did! If you’d like to learn more, please reach out to me. I’d love to connect with you.
It's everywhere! I see people sharing on social media that they caught a "bug" and they just don't feel good. If this is you, I pray you feel better soon! If you are feeling under the weather, here are some steps you can take to ease the discomfort.
1. Take a bath. Add a cup of epsom salts or dead sea salts (or both, that's what we do) and soak for at least 20-30 minutes. This can help pull out the toxins and ease some aches. You can also add some essential oils to your bath such as the Young Living blend, Pan Away, but also peppermint, lavender, Stress Away, Peace & Calming, Copaiba, and Eucalyptus Radiata. How much depends on you and what you're used to. Start low and go slow if you haven't used them before.
2. Stay hydrated. Drink at least half of your weight in ounces of water. I like to add electrolytes on occasion to help keep my body balanced. The YL Vitality Drops taste so good! It makes drinking plenty of water so easy.
3. Get plenty of rest! It's a must to help your body recover.
4. Stay away from sugary foods and drinks. Viruses love a good sugar party.
Scratchy throats seem to go along with what is going around.
I love this throat spray:
In a 1 oz bottle I mix 1/2 oz vodka, 1/2 oz distilled water, and the following Young Living oils:10 drops Thieves essential oil blend, 5 drops Lemon, 3 drops Peppermint. Once mixed, shake it up and spray in your mouth, aiming at the back of your throat. I kid you not, it works! I've also used it before dental visits to ease my mouth before they go poking around. I keep this spray in our fridge and it's lasted us over year. Just a squirt or 2 does wonders! Gargling the Young Living Thieves mouth wash can also help.
I have one more recipe to share with you. To help keep us above the wellness line, we use a roller blend that is easy to mix up at home. It's called a wellness bomb! In a 10 ml roller bottle add the following oils:
- 8 drops Thieves essential oil
- 8 drops Lemon essential oil
- 6 drops Oregano essential oil
- 4 drops Frankincense essential oil
- 4 drops Melaleuca Alternifolia (tea tree) essential oil
- Top it off with Young Living's V-6 oil and place the roller on the bottle.
We apply this roller blend to our feet. We have nerve endings in our feet (vitaflex points) that lead to the rest of our body, plus the skin on our feet is tougher and a great place to apply oils. For littles, if they aren't used to oils, you can apply more V-6 to the application site to slow absorption. Apply as needed.
Do you need to order some product? Here is my link: https://www.youngliving.com/us/en/referral/1350763 I am here and ready to help you on your wellness journey. I share Young Living because I trust this company. They are the only essential oil company with the Seed to Seal promise. I love the heart of this company and what they stand for.
Their purpose is:
A healthy home for each of us, a healthy world for all of us.
I love that!
With love,
Traci
