Green Cleaning with Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) is a natural cleanser and has many household uses and health benefits. dōTERRA's lemon essential oil is the highest quality available on the market--it is cold pressed from the rinds of lemons grown in Italy. Italian lemons are much larger and sweeter than domestic lemons, and higher in limonene as well.

Lemon essential oil boosts the effectiveness of cleaning with natural products and leaves a fresh, clean scent around your home. Why switch from off-the shelf products with ingredients like bleach and ammonia? Because those cleaners can irritate your eyes, airways, skin, and nervous system, and they also pollute and contaminate your indoor air and the streams they wash into.

Lemon essential oil will give you all the deep cleaning power you want, plus it is ALL-NATURAL, SAFE, AFFORDABLE, and leaves an UPLIFTING aroma in your home. Below are some recipes to deodorize, disinfect, degrease, polish, and brighten your home with lemon essential oil.

Furniture Polish:

• Add 4-5 drops lemon essential oil to a small amount of olive oil. (Olive oil is a natural oil that helps to nourish and polish wood.
  
• Mix, apply lightly to furniture, and buff for a nice shine.

Basic Household Disinfectant:

• Fill a spray bottle with water and a squirt of plant-based liquid soap
• Add 5-10 drops each of lemon, lavender, and white fir essential oils
• Shake well and apply to all surfaces

Floor Cleaner:

• Pour 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar to a bucket of water (1 gallon)
  
• Add 10-20 drops lemon essential oil
• Add 3 drops oregano essential oil

Mold & Mildew Spray

• Pour 2 cups distilled white vinegar into a spray bottle
• Add 2 drops lemon essential oil and 2 drops melaleuca essential oil
• Shake well and spray on infected area

Window Cleaner

• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 10-15 drops lemon essential oil
• water
• Mix well in a spray bottle, apply to windows, and wipe
  

Enjoy the Outdoors with our All-Natural Bug Repellent

Outdoor recreation provides benefits for your mind, body, spirit, and the economy. Dr. Andrew Lepp, assistant professor of recreation, park and tourism management at Kent State, offers the top 5 benefits of outdoor recreation in this online article.

There are numerous activities and sports that you and your family can enjoy outdoors. Here's a quick list of fun ideas and tips to make this summer special for your family members:


1. Plan a game day with the kids in the neighborhood. (Click here for some great ideas!)
2. Go hiking, biking, or walking on a nature trail, then enjoy a picnic (sprinkle or spritz Purify around the picnic area to keep bugs away).
3. Learn a new sport as a family (tennis, swimming, soccer)
4. Camp out in your backyard! Enjoy cooking s'mores and counting the stars.
5. Take the kids fishing! (Be sure to bring your lemon essential oil; it tastes fabulous on fish.)

Worried about those pesky insects spoiling your outdoor fun? Looking for a safe, all-natural (deet free) bug repellent? doTERRA's Repellent Blend, TerraShield, is a super-concentrated insect repellent formulated with a proprietary blend of 15 Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade essential oils that have been scientifically shown to repel insects more effectively than other synthetic insect repellents. TerraShield will provide powerful coverage and lasts up to 6 hours per application. It can be used SAFELY by everyone in the family.

This Mother's Day, Give Mom a Taste of the Sweet Life!

Just in time for Mother's Day, dōTERRA has put together a Sweet Cooking Oils Collection that is sure to please every chef in the home! This collection is available for a limited time (through the end of May or while supplies last), and includes the following:

5 ml bottles of Wild Orange essential oil, Lemon essential oil, and Cinnamon essential oil beautifully packaged in a black and white gift box, dōTERRA chef’s apron (black), 3 recipes cards, and a Mother’s Day greeting card.

Item # 5001
$53.33 Retail Price
$44.26 Preferred Customer Price
$40.00 Wholesale Price (31 PV)

The Field boys enjoy baking Lemon Muffins! (This recipe, which uses Lemon essential oil, is included in this collection.)

Pure Essential Oils Offer Healthcare Solutions During Difficult Economic Times

According to the latest statistics, the current recession has many people suffering from more than just economic woes. Many people have been experiencing an increase in stress and anxiety, which has led to many sleepless nights and a host of health concerns.

Pure, natural essential oils are an affordable, safe way to address these concerns.

Reduce Stress:
Several essential oils are ideal for elevating mood and helping one regain a positive outlook.
Lavender, Wild Orange, Lemongrass, Peppermint, and Lemon essential oils. Diffuse any one of these, or create your own uplifting blend!


According to a recent report in USA TODAY by Michelle Healy, "Use of prescription sleep aids nearly tripled among young adults from 1998 to 2006, according to a study by Thomson Reuters. A study of medical and drug claims data found a 50% increase in use of the drugs among adults under 45. But perhaps the most startling finding was the increase in use of sleep aids among adults 18 to 24. Use in this age group rose to 1,524 users per 100,000 in 2006, up from 599 users per 100,000 in 1998."

Several of doTERRA's pure essential oils provide a safe, all-natural remedy without side effects.

Start Snoozing:
Studies have documented the effectiveness of lavender essential oil to induce sleep, Geranium essential oil for its ability to ease anxiety and tension and calm the mind, and Serenity Calming Blend for its ability to promote restful sleep.

My Faves:
1. Massage a few drops of Lavender, Geranium, or Serenity to the bottom of the feet before going to bed.
2. Add a few drops of Lavender, Geranium, or Serenity to a spray bottle filled with water and spritz bed linens and pillow before bedtime.
3. Add several drops of Lavender, Geranium, or Serenity to warm bath water and enjoy a relaxing soak in the tub.
4. Diffuse Lavender, Geranium, or Serenity in your room to create a relaxing, sleep-inducing environment.

Flat Belly Diet

There has been a lot of buzz about the new Flat Belly diet and its key ingredient to the 4-Day Anti-Bloat Jumpstart, the Sassy Water. The recipe claims to help you get rid of the pooch, and let's face it, we'd all love to have a flatter belly!

According to Prevention magazine, "the ingredients aren't just for flavor: The ginger also helps calm and soothe your GI tract. Even more important: The simple act of making this Sassy Water every day will serve as a reminder during the 4-Day Jumpstart that life is a little bit different, that things are going to change. It will help you focus on the task ahead: Getting a flatter belly once and for all."
After learning about this recipe on the Today show, Lil Shepherd (Founders' Club Member) decided to revise the recipe using dōTERRA's CPTG essential oils. Try it out and let us know what you think!

Sassy Oil Water Recipe
dōTERRA Ginger essential oil (2-3 drops)
dōTERRA Peppermint essential oil (2-3 drops)
dōTERRA Lemon essential oil (2-3 drops)
Add dōTERRA essential oils to 2 quarts of water and drink as part of your weight management plan.

Cooking with Lemon Essential Oil

dōTERRA's Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) has many wonderful therapeutic benefits, but is also great when added to foods and liquids as a natural flavoring.

Our lemon essential oil is cold pressed from the rinds of lemons grown in Italy. Italian lemons are much larger and sweeter than domestic lemons, and higher in limonene as well.



Lemon essential oil can be added as a flavoring to drinking water, or can be added to dessert recipes, poultry, or fish recipes. Lemon essential oil can be substituted in any recipe that calls for lemon juice, lemon extract, or grated lemon zest. Simply substitute one drop lemon essential oil for one teaspoon lemon extract or lemon juice.



Enjoy all the healthful benefits of lemon essential oil plus great taste in the following recipe:



Tilapia Lemon Parmesan
2-1/2 lbs. Tilapia fillets
2-4 tsp. butter, softened
2 drops dōTERRA lemon essential oil


Lemon-Parmesan Sauce
1 cup mayonnaise
4-6 drops dōTERRA lemon essential oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Garnish
2 lemons, sliced fresh parsley


Rinse the tilapia fillets in cold water and drain thoroughly.
Top with butter and lemon essential oil.
Broil about 4 inches from the source of heat for approximately 5 to 6 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Top each portion with Lemon-Parmesan Sauce; broil 2-3 minutes or until sauce puffs and turns golden brown.
Place fillets on serving plate; garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley.
Serves: 6

3 Tips for Learning about Essential Oils

What is the best way to learn about essential oils, their many benefits, and uses?


Here are three tips to help you learn:

1. Start with the Introductory Kit. The audio CD and booklet contain valuable information on essential oils, extraction methods, and what makes dōTERRA's CPTG essential oils uniquely superior to other essential oils on the market. The kit also includes three of our most popular oils--lavender, lemon, and peppermint.


2. Attend Meetings. Check out the Events Calendar and find a meeting near you. At these meetings you will learn from the experts, meet new friends, and network like never before! Tuesday's meeting at Noah's had close to 300 attendees!


3. Participate in the dōTERRA community. Add comments, tips, and your experiences on our blog, visit our Web site often for new product information, and subscribe to our electronic newsletter.

You'll have a rewarding experience as you engage in learning.