Essential oils, do they work?

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I've heard quite a bit about essential oils and I've tried a few. I'm not completely sold on the idea of using oils for common ailments. Thoughts? Stories?

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They work and they are awesome. Never underestimate the power of natural remedies!  Make sure the oils you buy are pure! DoTerra and health food stores can point you in the right direction. :)

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So far I have used tea tree oil for athletes foot and it works great.

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Make sure you're using organic oils.
I use peppermint on my temples when I have a headache, on my feet for relaxation.
I mix eucalyptus and peppermint to clean our home air- this worked very well this past winter when my downstairs neighbors refused to stop smoking indoors.
Lavender is my go to: great in the bath, a diffuser, massage, a quick sniff, headache, etc!

Thieves oil is simply amazing.
Search it's history and long list of uses.

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They've always worked for me in the way the bottles promise.

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I have family members that sell them so they claim they can be used for everything :p 
But my mom and her friend like them! They don't sell them, so they're more neutral. 
There's an oil by the brand Young Living called Thieves and it smells really good. And I put it on a sugar sore/canker sore thing in my mouth, and it numbed it so it didn't hurt as much while it healed :)

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I love tea tree and peppermint.
I need to try thieves oil after reading all of your comments, on this thread and other ones about oils!

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I sell Young Living Essential Oils and I love them!!!! 💕💕💕

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I use them for some things. My daughter is so allergic to bug bites it keeps her up all night and the swell to the size of a tennis ball. I read that lavender oil worked and tried it. Lavender oil and a steroid cream take the itch right out and the redness, swelling goes down most of the way overnight. We use a spray with rosemary and tea tree oil (along with shampoo and conditioner sometimes) for lice prevention, the school sent home letters 4 times this year for lice in the class and she didn't get it once!.

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I've tried them and they haven't seemed to work for me. I can understand why people would use them. Medications are constantly being pushed on people.

I have a high tolerance for medications so I think that may have something to do with it.

Make sure you get high quality oils if you did want to try them. Young living or doterra are both companies that have high quality oils.

Essential oils, do they work?

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