Toxin Free Summer For The Traveling Family
ADVENTURE HERE WE COME!
What outing or travel do you have coming up?
I’m super excited to go on a roadtrip 🚗 from Texas to Utah soon, and I’m already prepping my tent 🏕 and campfire cookware. My route is planned 🗺 and I’m counting down the days!
A few things on my packing list include: sunscreen, bug repellant, baby wipes, deodorant and my favorite essential oils. I skipped label reading and running around town to multiple stores by shopping my online account with Young Living Essential Oils, and I saved a ton of money placing a Loyalty Rewards Order. Plus they give me several freebies because of the PV amount of my order. I really do feel so blessed to have access to these amazing toxin free products that are must-haves on all my adventures.
Would you like to check out my favorites for summer skincare, cleaning up after an exhilarating day of fun, and staying happy and healthy on the go? Keep reading and I’ll share my favorites, along with a little description so that you know why these are way better options than what you can find at the local grocery store.
When you fall in love, you can share with all your friends and families so we can work together to eliminate the toxins in our lives and provide a healthy environment for the whole family, including our pets.
Here we go!
OUTDOOR FUN!
When you’re preparing for some fun in the sun, a hike, bike ride, boating or camping trip there are a few essentials you will have to have on hand.
Sunscreen
After Sun Spray
Bug Repellent
Purification essential oil blend
When was the last time you ran to the store to buy some good ole SPF 30 / SPF 50 or SPF 80 and grabbed whatever the prettiest bottle was on the shelf? Did you know there are 7 potentially damaging chemicals found in store-bought sunscreen. Here’s what they are: Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3), Octinoxate (Octy-Methoxycinnamate), PABA, Homosalate, Octocrylene, Octisalate, Avobenzone. To learn more about each, you can visit HERE for a great explanation.
So are you ready for an easy solution?
My recommendation is Young Living’s toxin-free Mineral Sunscreen Lotion in SPF 50. Check out this video to hear the science of how it works just as good and even BETTER than any brand you’ve ever used.
If you’re like me and want to know the nitty gritty details of this product so you can have the confidence to try it and share it with family members, here you go!
Young Living’s Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 offers broad-spectrum protection from harmful UVA and UVB rays. This product is reef safe, free from harsh chemicals, and great for children and adults, so the whole family can enjoy the outdoors worry free for up to 80 minutes before reapplying. Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is made with non-nano zinc oxide to give you confidence and peace of mind that you are choosing the safest sun protection for yourself, your family, and the planet.
DIRECTIONS: Apply liberally to clean, dry skin 15 minutes before sun exposure. Reapply after 80 minutes of swimming or sweating. Reapply immediately after towel drying or at least every 2 hours.
INGREDIENTS: Zinc oxide, Caprylic/Capric triglyceride, Beeswax, Castor oil, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Coconut oil, Tocopherol, Polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleate, Sunflower seed oil, Helichrysum oil, Lavender oil, Myrrh resin oil, Cistus oil, Ylang ylang oil, Carrot seed oil, Sacred Frankincense resin oil
Now let’s talk about the effects of too much sun and what to do.
If you get a bit too much sun (ya know, think pink glow that makes you cringe after looking in the mirror 🥵) then two of the best go-to’s are aloe vera gel and Lavender essential oil applied topically.
One of my all time favorite products is the LavaDerm After Sun Spray. It uses menthol from mint to sooth and cool the skin. Plus it’s moisturizing because of the ingredients of aloe, Lavender and Helichrysum essential oil. This blend helps prevent peeling after over-exposure to the sun. It’s made without alcohol and synthetic fragrances or colorants. LavaDerm After-Sun Spray is safe for the whole family. YAY!
DIRECTIONS: Spray on affected area up to 4 times daily. For children under 2, ask a doctor.
When it’s time to “bug the bugs” you can arm yourself with Young Living’s Insect Repellent. It is DEET-free and is formulated with specific essential oils that not only create an unwelcoming landing spot for bugs, but the oils are also soothing and beneficial for your skin. The lotion-like base of Sesame Oil helps with the long-lasting effect
If you’re just used to grabbing something fast from the store, you’ll be interested to know these facts about one of the main ingredients in many generic bug sprays.
ANIMAL LOVER TIP: For dogs, you can soak their collars overnight in a mixture of 1 teaspoon of bug repellent and 4 cups water. Then let dry and your pet will experience a more pest-free life.
Young Living’s Insect Repellent is made with 100 percent naturally derived, plant-based ingredients. It is proven to repel mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas with 99 percent active ingredients, plus 1 percent vitamin E to moisturize and condition skin. The gentle formula rubs easily into skin without a greasy or sticky finish and is appropriate for use on children when used as directed.
DIRECTIONS: Dispense into hand and apply evenly over exposed skin. Reapply as needed. Avoid contact with clothing, as product can stain fabric. Apply before a picnic, hike, campout, or run to prevent bug bites.
INGREDIENTS: Sesame oil, Citronella oil, Lemongrass oil, Rosemary oil, Geranium oil, Spearmint oil, Thyme oil, Clove oil, Vitamin E.
Young Living’s Insect Repellent Wipes are a great option too for easy application on the go.
DIRECTIONS: Wipe exposed skin with a single wipe for quick, effortless application. Reapply as needed. Avoid contact with clothing, as product can stain fabric.
INGREDIENTS: Sesame seed oil. Bug Repellent Blend: Citronella oil, Lemongrass oil, Rosemary oil, Geranium oil, Spearmint oil, Thyme oil, Clove oil. Mixed tocopherols.
TIP: For those times when the bugs do get the better of me, the Purification Essential Oil blend is my personal favorite. All I can say is that IT REALLY WORKS! So just try it.
I apply 1-2 drops on location after a bite or sting. I may apply once every 30 minutes or as needed until the irritation stops. It’s so soothing to the skin that I never hike or bike or kayak or travel without it! It’s also great to put a few drops in a pray bottle with water and spritz the area outdoors where I’m hanging out to create an uninviting atmosphere for bugs.
TOXIN FREE BODY CARE
Did You Know . . . studies show that on average, a women comes into contact with over 100 toxic chemicals before 10am in the morning? Think shampoo/conditioner, lotion, face moisturizer, foundation, mascara, perfume, etc! When each of these toxins is present in small amounts it causes a compounded effect that can flood the body, affecting internal organs and causing a toxin overload that can lead to inflammation and disease throughout the body.
The best thing you can do to treat your body nicely is KICK OUT THE TOXINS! Then, you want to give it what it needs for health and healing.
I feel confident knowing that when I use each of Young Living’s products I’m not only using clean products, but ones that benefit my body and promote overall wellness on the cellular level.
The below several products I use on a regular basis. I will share my single favorite and then list other options in the same category, such as shampoo and bar soap.
The great thing to note is that Young Living has something for everyone. For the sake of keeping this blog short, I’ll simply recommend that you also check out the Seedlings line for infants, the KidScents line for Children, AnimalScents for your animals, the entire Thieves products line, NingXia Products, and the skincare lines of balance and Bloom and Art Skincare and Mirah and Shutran. You’ll be glad to know about these other available blessings.
One thing you can be sure of is that they are formulated without sulfates, parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, animal-derived ingredients, synthetic fragrances, or synthetic colorants.
SMOOTH & LUMINOUS SKIN - for the ladies
When it comes to shaving, taking off water proof mascara and makeup, and keeping my hair tangle free in the summer, these three products are my main go-to’s!
Mirah® is a base of essential oils including, Black Spruce, Geranium, Orange, Lavender, Sage, Ylang Ylang and Rose. Each essential oil has skin enhancing properties, and combined with the specific additional ingredients, provides the perfect formulas shaving, cleaning your face and removing makeup, and keeping hair frizz free and lustrous.
THE MIRAH LINE INCLUDES
❤️Mirah Shave Oil: Exotic baobab, meadowfoam, and avocado oils work together with our exclusive Mirah essential oil blend to reduce razor drag, bumps, and nicks. With skin-moisturizing botanicals and essential oils, Mirah Shave Oil hydrates skin, leaving it feeling silky smooth.
❤️Mirah Luminous Cleansing Oil: formulated with premium essential oils such as Sandalwood, Rose, and Jasmine and pure carrier oils, including jojoba and argan, to gently remove pore-clogging impurities without stripping away the natural oils your skin needs.
❤️Mirah Lustrous Hair Oil: a versatile multitasker that can be used as a styling aid or hair treatment. Designed with every hair type in mind, it smooths and rids hair of flyaways and frizz and makes hair silky, shiny, and smooth.
Since there’s also a companion line of Shutran for the men, I’ll also mention it because I know a LOT of men using these products and loving them!
REAL MEN WEAR SHUTRAN!
Think of treking deep into the woods and finding a spring fed waterfall. This is the moment when the fragrance of Shutran wafts through the air. You catch it in a bottle and use is as cologne, shave with it, massage it through your hair or beard. And now you can imagine what it’s like to use any one of the Shutran products!
Shutran® essential oil blend is a unique blend of premium essential oils with a rich, woodsy scent that is formulated exclusively for men. To keep it simple, Young Living formulated the main men’s products using this exclusive blend of scents.
Shutran Essential Oil Blend: An exclusive blend of premium essential oils, including Idaho Blue Spruce, Ocotea, Ylang Ylang, Hinoki, Cedarwood, Lemon, and Northern Lights Black Spruce Ideal for a natural, plant-based cologne alternative.
Shutran Bar Soap: gives you a creamy lather that cleanses and deodorizes skin without over-drying, leaving skin feeling fresh and smooth.
❤️Shutran 3-in-1 Men’s Wash: an easy-to-use multitasking shampoo/conditioner, face wash, and body wash all in one. (I actually use this one on camping trips rather than bringing three bottles of stuff along)
Shutran Shaving Cream: Get a close, smooth, hydrating shave with premium essential oils and botanicals. Grape seed and jojoba oils combine with Shutran premium essential oil blend to provide a frictionless glide and help avoid razor drag, nicks, and skips.
Shutran After Shave Lotion: This formula contains botanicals and oils to help boost hydration and soothe and calm skin after shaving, leaving your skin smelling great with the masculine scent of Shutran premium essential oil blend.
Shutran Beard Oil: Formulated to absorb easily into hair and give it a soft, natural-looking shine for everyday use. Natural, plant-based ingredients such as apricot kernel oil and wolfberry seed oil help keep skin hydrated and leave beards smelling great.
SKINCARE & HAIRCARE
So, I have a few favorites in this department. You’ll know them by the ❤️ next to my favorite. I’ll also share the additional options just so you know what’s available.
TIP: You can get smaller travel bottles for liquids. For bars of soap, trying cutting one bear into 4 pieces to distribute throughout the family or just take a small piece traveling.
MOISTURIZING SOAP
Each of Young Living’s Bar Soaps are infused with premium essential oils, and formulated without sulfates, phthalates, parabens, dyes, synthetic fragrances, or preservatives.
OPTIONS
❤️Charcoal
Shutran (a mens favorite)
Morning Start
Peppermint Cedarwood
❤️Sacred Mountain
Lemon Sandalwood
Lavender Oatmeal
Valor
BATH & SHOWER GEL
These luxurious gels create a foaming lather that contains naturally derived ingredients to cleanse and condition skin, leaving it feeling clean and refreshed but not stripped of moisture.
OPTIONS:
KidScents
❤️Morning Start: includes an essential oil blend of Lemongrass, Rosemary, Juniper, and Peppermint
❤️Evening Peace: includes an essential oil blend of Ylang ylangl, Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, Coriander, Lemonl, Blue tansy, Jasmine, Roman chamomile, Palmarosa, Bergamot (Furocoumarin free), Geranium, Clary Sage.
Lavender
Dragon Time
HYDRATION TIP FOR VIRANT SKIN
Keeping your skin hydrated and moisturized is a dual solution for radiant skin. Staying hydrated by drinking half your bodyweight in water each day (minimum) is part one. I recommend filtered water that does not contain chorine, fluoride, and other contaminants, but still contains minerals. Then, part two is applying moisturizer after showering and as needed. Young Living’s body lotions and face moisturizers are specially formulated with all-natural, non-toxic ingredients and are infused with essential oils.
Hand & Body Lotion
Genesis Hand & Body Lotion: Ingredients such as jojoba oil, kukui nut oil, and mango and shea butter—rich in fatty acids and vitamins—provide nourishing moisture to the skin and help prevent future moisture loss, while a blend of Geranium, Palmarosa, and Bergamot premium essential oils provides an uplifting, bright aroma.
LOTION OPTIONS INCLUDE:
❤️Luscious Lemon Hand Lotion: Combines Lemon, Lemon Myrtle, Spearmint, Eucalyptus Globulus, and Ylang Ylang premium essential oils
Lavender Hand & Body Lotion
Winter Nights Hand Lotion (available in the winter months)
Sensation Hand & Body Lotion
KidScents Lotion
*all lotions are Formulated without parabens, sulfates, phthalates, or synthetic fragrances or colors
SHAMPOOS & CONDITIONERS
Each of Young Living’s hair care products are made with the best quality ingredients. Formulated without harsh sulfates, parabens, silicones, preservatives, synthetic colors or fragrances, phthalates, DEA, or animal-derived ingredients.
SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER COMBINATION OPTIONS:
Lavender Volume
❤️Copaiba Vanilla Moisturizing
Lavender Mind Clarifying
Shutran 3-in-1 Men’s Wash
If you’re not used to use more natural Shampoo and Conditioner you may go through a little transition period and see a difference in how your hair feels and styles. Don’t be too alarmed, just go along with the process and you’ll get to where your hair says “thank you” for kicking the chemicals out of the bathroom. Check out this video for some good tips on transitioning.
NATURAL DEODORANT
When it comes to keeping the unwanted smells at bay, I’ve found that Young Living’s Valor Deodorant does the trick for me!
Keep in mind that one key way the body releases toxins is through our sweat glands. This is the main reason sweet smells gross. But once the body gets cleansed out, you won’t smell as bad. Check out YL’s blog “How To Beat The Stink Naturally”.
Anti-pursperant deodorant containing aluminum that inhibits the body’s natural function of releasing toxins through sweat. Aluminum has also been tested to be a cancer causing agent and may lead to increased breast cancer cases. It’s worth it in the long run to make the transition to aluminum-free deodorant!
FRAGRANCE OPTIONS:
CitraGuard Deodorant: Made with Lemongrass, Thyme, and Tea Tree premium essential oils.
❤️Valor Deodorant: Top notes of Black Spruce and Blue Tansy essential oils blended with the subtle notes of Frankincense essential oil provide a motivating, woodsy scent.
Meadow Mist Deodorant: Scented with Lemon, Lavender, Geranium, Rosemary, and other premium essential oils.
CLEANING UP THE MESSES
THIEVES TO THE RESCUE!
When it comes to cleaning, and I’m talking ANY KIND OF CLEANING, Thieves is my go to! Young Living has over 15 products in their Thieves line. Here are my top three that I recommend every family have on hand.
There isn’t a thieves product I haven’t used, but there are WAYYY too many to list them all here, so I will mentioned the ones most pertinent to your family’s travels and on-the-go solutions.
THIEVES FOAMING HAND SOAP
Thieves Foaming Hand Soap pairs our signature Thieves premium essential oil blend with other naturally derived ingredients for a formula that delivers a gentle clean for the whole family. Instant foam makes it easy to lather and rinse, while aloe, ginkgo biloba, and green tea extracts condition and moisturize skin for soft, smooth hands, making it ideal for even the most frequent hand washers.
TIP: folks have used this soap to apply topically after rubbing against poison ivy and it “works”. REALLY WELL!
THIEVES LAUNDRY SOAP
1 bottle makes 64 loads of laundry!!!
It’s a small bottle, very concentrated, non-toxic and not harmful to your skin, smells amazing, and cleans your clothes to a shining sparkle.
Say goodbye to waking up with a stuffy nose due to sleeping between sheets ladened with synthetic fragrances, dies and chemicals. Say YES to a restful night of sleep.
THIEVES HOUSEHOLD CLEANER PACKETS
These packets are perfect for on-the-go. Be sure to bring an empty spray bottle and dilute to the needed ratio for your cleaning job.
This cleaner provides an effective, deep clean with the power of naturally derived, plant-based ingredients that lift dirt, pet stains, dried-on food, grime, and more.
ON-THE-GO NUTRITION & ENERGY
Now this is an area I’m extremely passionate about! Why? Well, I’m active and don’t always make time for meals. I love how easy it is to grab a meal replacement shake after a hard workout, or put a travel pack of the NingXia Red in my backpack before setting out on a long hike. Again, there are so many more products I use, like the AminoWise supplement for after workout recovery, although I’ll just list my top three here.
POWER MEAL
A nutrient-dense vegan meal replacement shake and go-to for those busy go-getters, Power Meal™ contains 20 grams of plant-based protein to keep you powering through the day. Rich in amino acids with zero added sugar, two scoops delivers 11 fruits and vegetables to fuel busy bees with a juicy dash of Orange essential oil and a light vanilla flavor. With no soy or preservatives, Power Meal lets you sip on the go without compromising your clean-living lifestyle.
NINGXIA RED
This sweet and tangy antioxidant drink’s formula includes wolfberry, which is touted for its health benefits. Also featuring plum, aronia, cherry, blueberry, and pomegranate juices and extracts, NingXia Red is packed with superfoods to support overall wellness. In addition to these antioxidant ingredients, NingXia Red’s formula includes pure vanilla extract and Lemon, Orange, Yuzu, and Tangerine essential oils for a great-tasting, healthy treat.*
The clinically shown benefits of NingXia Red include significantly increased physical energy levels and reduced daily stress, normal cellular function, improved sleep patterns, increased sleep time, and whole-body and normal eye health. A daily shot of 2–4 ounces helps support overall wellness with powerful antioxidants.*
NINGXIA NITRO
NingXia Nitro is a delicious wolfberry drink infused with essential oils, botanical extracts, D-ribose, Korean ginseng, and green tea extract to increase cognitive alertness, enhance mental fitness, and support overall performance. When you need a pick-me-up, turn to NingXia Nitro to improve your physical performance, increase your overall energy reserves, sharpen your mind, and become more focused.*
LET’S CONNECT!
I hope this blog is helpful for you as you’re imaging your own adventures coming up.
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CONTINUED SUPPORT
My hope is that you fall in love with the Young Living products and way of life just as much as I have. I’m here to answer any questions and serve you along your health journey. Feel free to call me at 833-357-5777 and I’d love to chat!
Blessings,
Elizabeth Rose