Essential Oils

So I've kind of had this fascination recently with wanting to be a healer. If you know me at all you know I'm not into a lot of holistic type stuff and I'm a firm believer of doctors and current medicine. It took 6 years of back pain to finally suck it up and see a chiropractor because I always thought they were a joke. But I learned they are amazing. I'm pretty sure that is if you can find an honest one and someone who isn't in the business to rip you off. So when I was pregnant with Jackson I got sick a lot more and had to come up with natural treatments because there was a lot of stuff I couldn't take. I have a love for elderberry syrup. That stuff is magic! I'm getting hooked on golden seal which I really think is helping me from not picking up anything else. Next I really want to try essential oils.

I recently went to a doterra party. One of the ladies I visit teach was doing it at her house and they were going to make lip scrubs. Recently I have felt pretty left out and a bit on the lonely side like I don't have friends. I don't socialize much except with family and I used to always get invites to these parties but never went. So I finally decided to go. I am so glad I went. I learned so much about oils and what they can do. Plus we made this awesome lip scrub and I love it. But when I saw the prices of doterra oils I kind of wanted to die. Is this a joke? I could probably afford some of these if I stopped paying tithing or didn't buy my family food. So I looked into alternative oils. I have no doubt in the doterra brand but from what I've researched, I do think there are other reputable companies out there that sell for much cheaper. I'm still a bit on the fence about ingesting them and have been reading about aromatherapy type stuff and how because of the strength of them they should never be ingested. I know doterra claims otherwise but this is just what I've read. But I really do believe that essential oils do have healing properties and I really want some.

I found this one brand and for $200 I can get a pretty big set. Which I would ideally like because I want to be able to experiment with lots of stuff and try out different remedies. I also found a book that was rated really well. But its almost $45! Even used copies are about the same price. It's an aromatherapy book and does talk a lot about safety with pregnancy and those things. It just something I've really wanted to learn and develop as a new skill. I want to be a healer. I want to be able to try and help my family with common ailments. Of course we will still need dr visits every now and again but overall we're pretty healthy. We usually go big or go home. It's either something small we don't need to see the dr for, just needs time to pass. Or its a big deal that involves surgery and lots of money. But for the little things I would love to be the dr for it. Especially since most medicines nowadays have all kinds of warnings for kids and most kids under 4 yrs have a very limited selection of stuff to take. So I am really hoping that I can save the money up to get this set. I want it so bad. I already bought some fractionated coconut oil for diluting and hoping it will help my skin a bit better than the regular stuff. But I am really excited to get into this. I went to another class tonight but had to leave early so Scott could go coach but I was able to learn so much more and get some good info. There are some doterra products I still want to try. If I could I would just go with them but I really can't afford their oils right now. Maybe in the future. For now I'll try a cheaper alternative but still good quality. And I can't wait to try things out and see how they work. I feel like I'm releasing my inner hippie! Haha!