I am a stay-at-home mother of ten beautiful children. I was first introduced to Young Living Essential Oils after I explained to a friend that I was tired of the side effects of the prescription and over-the-counter options we were using on my second youngest son (who was 3 at the time) and was looking for a more natural way to treat his year-round sniffles. She suggested lavender oil might produce some benefits for him.
I was very skeptical at first, wondering, "How are 'oils' going to improve my son’s respiratory problems?" Before we tried the lavender, my husband and I decided to take him off all over-the-counter and prescription medications to see if his symptoms were still present, which they were. At that point, we felt that we had nothing to lose by trying the lavender.
I put a drop of the lavender oil on my finger and swabbed it on the inside of his mouth. To my surprise, within about 15 minutes, all signs of respiratory issues had dissipated and he was running around the house acting like his old self again. I really couldn't believe it, so I gave it a few more days just to make sure this wasn't a fluke.
Of course everybody’s results will be different, but to our delight, over the next 6 months, we gradually started to wean our son off the Young Living lavender oil since he didn't even need it anymore, because his symptoms seemed to be under control. To our delight, all his previous struggles with allergies dissipated … without side effects. It has been more than 5 years since we last used lavender oil for his allergies, and I feel blessed to have a happy little boy running around the house every day!
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