by Eva van Strijp | Jun 28, 2022 | EO Mini Course, Essential Oils
Often referred to as the Swiss Army knife of oils, lavender is extremely useful in skin, hair and nail care, to support rest and relaxation, to help smooth burns and bites and in pest management. Some of the ways we use lavender around the home: ☺️ In...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 21, 2022 | EO Mini Course, Essential Oils
The uses I share on Instagram for oils are mainly how our family uses them, but there are numerous ways to enjoy the various oils and this is really just the tip of the iceberg. If you’re keen to begin incorporating essential oils into your daily life and start...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 14, 2022 | EO Mini Course, Essential Oils
Essential oils are widely recognised for supporting wellness across a huge range of physical, emotional and psychological needs. Certainly we’ve found that to be the case in our home, and over the past 16 years of using oils, we’ve discovered that there’s not actually...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 7, 2022 | EO Mini Course, Essential Oils
Essential oil safety is really just good old-fashioned common sense. Here’s the low-down: 💧Read the label and use only as directed by the manufacturer. 💧Avoid the use of oils around sensitive areas such as eyes, ears, nose and genitals....
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 4, 2022 | Homeschooling
One of the key benefits of homeschooling is that we can switch things up. We can do what works best for our family and for each child and change things around as needed. We don’t have to work 9-3. We don’t have to work Monday – Friday. We don’t have work at a...
by Eva van Strijp | May 30, 2022 | EO Mini Course, Essential Oils
What are essential oils and how do we procure them? An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile chemical compounds from plants. Hydrophobic means they don’t mix with water. Volatile means that they are evaporated easily at normal...
by Eva van Strijp | May 23, 2022 | EO Mini Course, Essential Oils
My very first use of essential oil was when my first baby was born in winter 2006. I made her mobile with little fabric animals that hung above her cot and I used lavender essential oil on that to help her settle and sleep. At about the same time, I started using tea...
by Eva van Strijp | May 16, 2022 | Intentional Business
I’m a sucker for professional development. Love it. LOVE. IT. Could listen to podcasts, read blogs, watch webinars, download templates and follow courses forever. And actually did for many years. I was a bit of a professional development junkie for a while there. I...
by Eva van Strijp | May 9, 2022 | Essential Oils
If frankincense is the king of oils, lavender has got to be the queen. She’s certainly considered the Swiss Army knife; the first aid kit in a bottle. And she comes with us wherever we go. I put a roller top of our bottle so she’ll be ready to help: 💜 decrease...
by Eva van Strijp | May 2, 2022 | Essential Oils, Low-tox DIYs, Wellness
I’ve been using Young Living products now for over 3 years, essential oils for well over a decade, and I have some hands-down, can’t-live-without favourites. If you’re stuck for what to add to your next wellness box, here are some ideas: THIEVES...
