Summer is my favorite season! Beautiful warm and breezy days, outdoor fun, swimming, walks, sunshine, summer rain storms and longer days. That dose of vitamin D makes me happy!!! And I love that Young Living has some awesome products to go hand in hand with making summer more enjoyable and I want to share some of how I use YL in our home during the summer. Take a look…

Flip flop ready feet! Who lives in bare feet, sandals or flip-flops all summer long? Here are some great tips for pretty feet!

Essential oils for my fur babies too! Soothing for my Rosie during fireworks and thunderstorms or even just for ‘hyper’ dog! lol 

Headed to the lake? Enjoy boating and fishing with these tips! (That first one might be helpful for in the car or airplane too!) 

We keep a bottle of peppermint + distilled water in the fridge for cooling. Perfect for a spritz to the back of the neck when over-heated! 

Another great way to keep cool? Essential oil infused popsicles! 

I love referring to these summer diffuser recipes all season long. Summer diffusing! I’ve even been known to be diffuse citronella on the patio. I love sitting out there when it’s nice except when the pests start buzzing around. Which of the below diffuser recipes will you diffuse first?

Eat, drink and be merry! It’s time for summer picnics and BBQs! Try your essential oils in your recipes. What are some of your favorite ways to spice up an existing recipe? Yum! Try these essential oil grilling marinades – perfect for summer!

Cool summer drinks! If you’ve been to my house, you know I add essential oils to many different drinks. These look so good!!! 

Another fave: 

More Summer Recipes & Ideas

I personally have the type of skin that tans easily but I’ve accidentally gotten too much at once too and LavaDerm Cooling Mist promotes healthy skin. It’s a refreshing blend of skin-loving ingredients such as aloe, Lavender, Northern Lights Black Spruce, and Helichrysum to gently support healthy-looking skin. Its mild and gentle formula lightly moisturizes while also soothing and rejuvenating skin. Incorporate its refreshing feel and calming aroma into your nighttime routine or use it as needed throughout the day. The compact and convenient design of this skin moisturizer spray makes it easy to store wherever you need it, whether in your purse, travel bag, bedside table, or office desk. If you’re sensitive to the sun, it’s a must have. Takes the sting away! 

And speaking of too much sun. Young Living just released an After Sun Spray! It’s thixotropic! That means you can hear the liquid when you shake the bottle but it sprays on in a more solid gel-like form and rubs in easily. It’s good for all things healthy skin including bug bites, cuts and scrapes. Another summer must-have! 

But as Benjamin Franklin once said, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. So I have this newly released product on hand as well…Mineral Sunscreen Lotion! Made with ingredients you can feel good about, Young Living’s Mineral Sunscreen Lotion provides protection against UVA and UVB rays without harsh chemical ingredients. Instead, the non-greasy sunscreen offers broad-spectrum SPF 10 protection using naturally derived plant- and mineral-based ingredients, including non-nano zinc oxide—a physical UV blocker. The lightweight formula goes on smooth and stays water- and sweat-resistant for 80 minutes, so you can feel comfortable while you stay moving. With hypoallergenic ingredients and skin-loving essential oils—such Helichrysum, Carrot Seed, and Frankincense—this gentle sunscreen rubs on smoothly without a white residue, so you can effortlessly add it to your time outdoors.

We keep a DIY version of ‘outdoor’ spray on our patio table or right inside our back door. I spritz the dog before she goes out. Hubby sprays himself before walking down to the garden or working in the yard. And we haven’t needed special pet collars or pricey chemical-laden doses.  

And then Young Living JUST released an Insect Repellent – DEET free and EPA approved. No more blood sucking mosquitoes! Don’t let bug bites ruin your family’s outdoor fun this summer! Young Living’s Insect Repellent is clinically proven to repel mosquitoes and other tiny invaders using only 100 percent naturally derived, plant-based ingredients.

Summer’s a fun time for road trips. I LOVE this combo! Add it to a wooden clothespin or felt with a clothespin to clip to the vehicle’s air vents! 

Oh yes, Thieves ALL THE THINGS! 

Looking to add essential oils and chemical free products to your life? Join me! I am so passionate about creating a chemical free home (baby steps) and would love to connect with you to go into more details. Learn more and get your own HERE! (or HERE) and I’ll be in touch with a welcome gift and more. Enjoy a happy summer!!! I look forward to getting to know you!