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One of the major passions in my heart that was part of the reason in pursuing this blog, gracefulandfree is to help others engage in a lifestyle that is an intentional lifestyle living in freedom and grace. A large part of my heart desires to communicate this lifestyle through educating others in areas where they desire to see more and feel more free, gracefully so. For some this may look like freedom in their hearts, within their families, inside the walls of their homes, but I want to constantly communicate joy and the hope that this freedom is gracefully yours.

Personally, for me, essential oils have opened up doors in my heart and mind that have truly revived areas of my soul and I hope and pray that so many more people can experience this exact same transformation.

As a teacher, I am constantly learning, constantly learning from my students, from my colleagues, and from resources that are ever-changing. I love to learn, I love to read, in fact I genuinely am thrilled to learn new things and I always find that as another reason to purchase a new notebook and pens and as I do, I thoroughly enjoy the process (probably a little too much) So naturally, as I began to pursue living a life toxin-free, I have dived head first into another world of educating myself, one that I am truly loving and can’t wait to continue to pursue and share more along the way.

So this post is one that I have been very excited about for a long time coming and I am thrilled to be putting together a list of my favorite oily accessories. From carrier oils, to roller bottles, to resource books and other accessories, I am so excited to take you through this list and hope that you can find encouragement along the way.

Essential Oils – 102 ~ My Favorite Accessories

Resource Books:

A few of my favorite resource books for understanding the use of oils and incorporating them into your everyday life for balancing health and wellness include

• Essential Oils Pocket Reference Guide, 7th Edition, Life Science Publishing. This is great. In fact, for all those who join my team by purchasing a premium starter kit through Young Living using my Member ID: 14543284 will get a copy of this WONDERFUL reference guide for free. Not only does this provide a thorough history of the use of essential oils, but applies the science behind them as well and includes a very THOROUGH guide on ALL the many, many essential oils and which essential oils are encouraged to use for different illnesses and ailments. Seriously, for all those who use essential oils, I strongly recommend getting this book. You can find a link to it via scrolling down as well. 
• Gentle Babies: Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for Pregnancy, Childbirth, Infants and Young Children. This is an absolute must for all those PREGNANT or WITH children growing in their homes. Seriously, so much information that will be treasured. And is an absolute must. It also includes great tips on diluting for young ones, ways to help infants adjust to life outside the womb and great ideas to help the bumps and bruises of childhood. For those currently pregnant, you may also want to check this out for great ways to help through all the weeks of pregnancy and childbirth. While I have no children and am not currently pregnant, I can tell you that my friends who have swear by this resource. 
• Daily Life Essentials by Life Science Publishing another WONDERFUL and SPECTACULAR resource full of LOADS of information dealing with the best oils to help confront and combat a wide variety of ailments from suggestions of what to use when experiencing headaches, allergies, and colds to even tummy troubles and pregnancies PLUS great help for promoting stress relief & relaxation. 
• The Art of Blending with Essential Oils Booklet. For those who enjoy the DIY and making your own perfumes, essential oil blends and other household remedies, this slim paperback is for you. The aesthetic is visually appealing and the ideas are endless of great methods for perfume blending, massage oil blending, mist blending, and lots of other recipes to help wrinkles, dry skin, lip balm, and SO MUCH MORE!
• Essential Oils for a Clean and Healthy Home: 200+ Amazing Household Uses for Tea Tree Oil, Peppermint Oil, Lavender Oil, and More. Are you looking for a recipe guide to any and all DIY products you can make in your home then this needs to go in your cart. From outdoor sprays, bed purifiers, laundry stain remover, carpet cleaner, wall polish, wood floor cleaner, this book is an absolute necessity for your journey in getting rid of all those toxic cleaners and living a healthier, cleaner lifestyle for your entire home and family. 
  

  Life Science Publishing Daily Life Essentials

Life Science Publishing’s Essential Oils Pocket Reference Guide

Essential Oils for a Clean and Healthy Home by Kasey Schwartz

The Art of Blending with Essential Oils by Debra Raybern

Carrier Oils

Carrier oils are great for diluting essential oils and applying them on yourself AND especially helpful when applying them on children. Additionally, carrier oils are great for making your own roll-ons which are one of my personal favorites because you can get super creative and make specific essential oils for different needs like focus, relief, sleep, peace, and so much more. I will be sharing more of my favorite oil roll-on recipes later in the next couple of weeks so please stay tuned (or just subscribe so you know exactly when that is ready).

Why Carrier Oils? Well, essential oils specifically Young Living’s 100% pure, therapeutic grade oils are very highly concentrated therefore for some oils the best form of application is to apply with a carrier oil. It also is best to be sure that when you select a carrier oil that you choose one that is organic and less-refined. Common carrier oils include almond oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil, sunflower seed oil and V-6 vegetable oil complex.

Personal Choice ~~~ My absolute favorite carrier oil is fractionated Coconut Oil due to the longer shelf life, the fact that it absorbs well on the skin and contains high essential fatty acids.

If you are curious about the use of carrier oils and MORE you can learn more HERE.

Additionally, for all those who join my team by purchasing the Premium Starter Kit AND join Essential Rewards I will gift you a bottle of fractionated coconut oil as well!

Fractionated Coconut Oil.

Bottles & Roll-Ons

For those beginning your oil journey or those more experience you may come to find out the joys of having your own (glass) spray bottles & roller bottles in order to make your own home recipes to extend the dollar of your essential oils. From making cleaners to linen sprays to personal roller blends the options are overwhelmingly fun.

Glass spray bottles perfect for Thieves household cleaner, and DIY homemade linen spray, & outdoor spray

Additionally, you can order really cute labels for the roller blends that take your essential oils to a whole new level. Seriously hello cuteness!

Amber Roll-on Bottles & Vinyl Labeling

For those wanting to learn more about Essential Oils and Young Living check out my blog post on Essential Oils 101 here.