The Cost of Essential Oils

What about the Cost?

This weekend I had a wonderful Oiling In HIM class with my Young Living Essential Oils team.  I had some though who couldn’t invest in the Premium Starter kit due to expenses their family had.  I also had some that were considering whether investing in the Young Living Premium Starter Kit  was really the best use of the money their family had now.  This made me consider the true costs related to how we used the items inside this kit. 

This starter kit includes 11 bottles of essential oil, 10 sample packets of essential oil, 2 sample packets of Ningxi Red supplement, 1 home diffuser, & a free reference guide from me, plus a 24% wholesale discount on all of your products.  I started researching and found some numbers that might be of great interest for someone thinking of taking the plunge with Young Living Oils. The cost once broken down should pleasantly surprise you.

First, let’s break down the cost of applying essential oils to the skin…

Each 5-ml bottle of essential oil in the Premium Starter Kit contains about 80 drops of oil on average. When you apply oils topically to the skin (for an adult) you typically use 1-3 drops of oil at a time (less is more in the oiling world). This means that…

• 1 drop of essential oil per application = about 80 applications per 5-ml bottle.
• 2 drops of essential oil per application = about 40 applications per 5-ml bottle
• 3 drops of essential oil per application = about 25 applications per 5-ml  bottle

So even though each essential oil has SEVERAL uses, I chose to make a list of uses with a generalized cost analysis for each oil in the Premium Starter Kit  when using 1 drop of oil per use:

• Lemon:  drink in water to help prevent Kidney stones for $0.04
• Peppermint: for indigestion only $0.08
• PanAway: relieve occasional tension and sore muscles for $0.40
• Lavender: get a better nights rest for: $0.09
• Purification: soothe bug bites and burns for $0.07
• Thieves: support the immune system for $0.13
• Stress Away: reduce stress and tension for $0.11
• Citrus Fresh: curb appetite for $0.06
• Melaleuca: help to clear non-cystic acne for $0.10
• Joy: uplift your mood and get emotional balance for $0.15
• Frankincense: improve your concentration for $0.29

One oil that my family has used so much this winter is Thieves.  I'm in fact, I am currently using it to treat a respiratory virus running through our family.  I was so pleased when I read the other day that I can put 1 drop of Thieves on my family's feet each day to help raise their immune system function.  $0.13 is a small price to pay, and 1 application of Thieves is only 15-30% the cost of most of your common cold medicines or even the Immune Boost -“C” products we see in the drug stores!

 

Are you wanting to use the oils to make your home smell better? 

Then let’s break down the cost of diffusing essential oils and show you how it’s cheaper than a super nice candles from the bath and candle stores.

·         I use 5-6 drops of essential oil each time I run the diffuser for the purpose of altering the smell of my home. The diffuser has a continuous and an intermittent 30 second setting. The diffuser will run continuously for 2.5 - 3 hours (5.5 hours if on the intermittent setting). I actually prefer the intermittent setting. So that it goes further.

• Diffusing essential oils is typically cheaper AND better for you than a high quality perfume candle.

B & B (you know the one I'm talking about) - 3 Wick Candle (25-45 Hours)

• Regular Price: $0.50-$0.90/hour
• 50% Sale: $0.25-$0.45/hour
• No health benefits

"Up North" company, starts with a Y-  Jar Candle (110-150 Hours)

• Regular Price: $0.18-$0.25/hour
• 50% Sale: $0.09-$0.12/hour
• No health benefits

Young Living Home Diffuser (using the intermittent setting)

        Below are the oils that I would personally use at times to diffuse
        simply because they smell WONDERFUL!

• Lemon: $0.03/hour
• Citrus Fresh: $0.05/hour
• Purification: $0.06/hour
• Peppermint: $0.07/hour
• Lavender: $0.08/hour
• Stress Away: $0.10/hour
• Thieves: $0.11/hour
• Joy: $0.13/hour

 

  As you can see these oils are the best deal when it comes to making your home smell better.  However there are MANY health benefits each time you diffuse oils too!  I will post more in the blog about those soon.

Let’s consider what we are spending our money on…

I encourage you to really pray about how much money you spend on candles, air fresheners, cleaning supplies, body care products, and over the counter health products, many of which are toxic! All of those little purchases for each product you buy at your local grocery or drug store really add up, and most likely end up costing you more in the end! Just think about how easy it is to spend $20 or more in one trip to the store. When you think of that cost over several months’ time, it really adds up!

Essential oils, and products we can make from them, are simple and very easy to use. Essential oils are natural, safe when used correctly, and this is one reason I provide a reference book to all those purchasing the Premium Starter Kit from me.  Young Living Essential Oils are all natural, organic, and of course unlike some of the items mentioned about, they are non-toxic! I am using the oils to help support and maintain the wellness in my family’s body by supporting our the immune, respiratory, & digestive systems, maintain healthy hair, and help balance our hormones and  emotions  We also use them to support our muscles, bones, skin,  cardiovascular, and nervous systems!  

You can’t put a price on health.  Yet, our starter kit is really a price that most can afford, even if saving a couple of months is necessary.  And the truth is, the Young Living Premium Starter Kit is actually a pretty inexpensive way to make your house smell AMAZING and support your overall health and wellness.  I hope that you too are enjoying the benefits of these Young Living Essential Oils.  If you want more information in the future about these oils,  please message me from the links provided below. 

Praying you all have a Blessed day Oiling it In HIM,
DeAnna B Lovette

    And... the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. Ezekiel 47:12