From monthly promos to our oil of the month to recipes and diffuser blends, all the great happenings in December are right here at your fingertips, and they are not to be missed!

Chase out the chill and keep things cozy this winter with December's wellness favorites! You’ll be wreathed in well-being as you diffuse the seasonal scents of Frankincense, Northern Lights Black Spruce, and Breathe Again, and Jack Frost won’t be nipping at your door when you implement these incredible oils into your healthy-home routines! You can also receive a ceramic Mini Travel Passive Diffuser to pack along to all your holiday outings. Or gift it to a friend in place of artificially scented candles! And you can do it all with free shipping!

Every month this generous company loads us up with free items simply for being loyal customers. We purchase items we’d be buying anyway - toothpaste, lotion, shampoo, makeup, supplements and cleaning supplies, etc - from Young Living, and we not only get amazing, high quality products that are safe for our families, we get free products, free shipping, delivery to our doorstep and product credits galore! I am ALL about boxes of safe, effective and healthy products showing up in my mailbox with fun freebies inside!

With any order (Essential Rewards or shop order) of 100PV or more you will receive a FREE SHIPPING!!! Stock up on all your holiday favorites, stocking stuffers and winter wellness needs and skip the shipping fees!!

• Get festive with free shipping. Reach the 100 PV tier and your qualifying order will ship for free!

With any order (ER or one time shop order) of 190PV or more, you’ll receive an exclusive 15mL BREATHE AGAIN essential oil blend and free shipping! If your 190PV order is on Essential Rewards, you’ll also receive a free 5mL NORTHERN LIGHTS BLACK SPRUCE oil!

Retail value: $77.30

Breathe Again essential oil blend, exclusive 15 mL bottle

• Inhale inspiring aromas. If your family is feeling cooped up indoors, diffuse the bright, invigorating scent of Breathe Again as you brainstorm staycation or new holiday tradition ideas.
• Reawaken winter workouts. Apply this invigorating blend to your back, neck, or chest before working out and diffuse it during a steamy shower afterwards for a brisk aromatic experience.
• Relax and invigorate. Add a couple drops of Breathe Again into a large handful of epsom salts and soak in a warm bath to relax your body and support your airways.

Northern Lights Black Spruce essential oil, 5 mL

• Spruce up your space. Decorate for the holidays and make memories with those you love most while evergreen aromas swirl around you. Pair this favorite grounding oil with Orange, Frankincense, Cinnamon Bark and/or Lavender.
• Keep holiday greenery fresh. Whip up a quick greenery spray: 2oz glass spray bottle, 10 drops NLBS, 10 drops Orange, fill with water. Spray fresh greenery as needed or use to make artificial greenery feel like the real thing!
• Wave goodbye to wintry skin. Keep your skin looking merry and bright by implementing a drop or two into your nighttime winter routines.

With any order of 250PV, you’ll receive a free MINI TRAVEL PASSIVE DIFFUSER, a 15mL Breathe Again blend, and free shipping!! If your order is an Essential Rewards order, you’ll also receive a free 5mL Northern Lights Black Spruce oil!

Retail value: $107.30

Mini Travel Passive Diffuser

• Have holiday scents on hand. Pack this portable diffuser as you head over the river and through the woods this winter, whether you’re visiting Grandmother’s house or a cozy cabin retreat. Make sure to pack your Frankincense and Northern Lights Black Spruce for a cozy, festive blend.
• Light up their season. Searching for a next-level holiday hostess gift or the hit item at your yearly gift exchange? This mini diffuser will keep things cozy and fill its new home with cheer. We love it as a gift when paired with a bottle of Christmas Spirit.

Note: The Young Living Mini Travel Passive Diffuser is available only while supplies last. If the diffuser goes out of stock, we will reward 30 ER points instead.

With any order of 300PV, you’ll receive a free 15mL FRANKINCENSE oil, a Mini Travel Passive Diffuser, a 15mL Breathe Again oil blend, and free shipping! lIf your order is an Essential Rewards order, you’ll also receive a free 5mL Northern Lights Black Spruce oil!

Retail value: $210.59

Frankincense essential oil, 15 mL

• Put your freshest face forward. Cold weather got your skin feeling frostbitten? Place a drop of Frankincense in your palm and pair it with your favorite lotion for date night-ready dewy skin.
• Spark spirituality. Invite the spirit of the season into your home by diffusing this oil’s empowering aroma when you are seeking purpose or engaged in prayer or meditation. We love it paired with Joy, Valor + Orange, or Lavender.
• Up your wellness game. Add this powerhouse oil to your wellness roller and diffuser blends to support your immune system this winter season!

With its warm, rich, slightly sweet aroma, vanilla is one of the most popular and recognizable fragrances throughout the world, and ever since coming on the Young Living scene last month, it has been a huge hit! Young Living’s exclusive Vanilla oleoresin has a gentle, welcoming and balancing aroma that evokes pleasant memories when diffused.

Vanilla has a pure, rich scent that may change slightly as you use it in different ways. It enhances and compliments a wide variety of other aromas and pairs well with Ylang Ylang, Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, and citrus oils like Orange, Tangerine, Bergamot and Lime. Diffuse Vanilla to create a homey, welcoming atmosphere and to enjoy its naturally calming aroma. Blend or layer it with your favorite Young Living essential oils to create your own personal fragrance.

PAIRING IDEAS FOR PERFUME ROLLERS:

• Jasmine, Neroli, Vanilla
• Tangerine, Valor, Vanilla
• Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood, Bergamot, Vanilla
• Ylang Ylang, Lemon, Vanilla

To make perfume rollers, add desired essential oils to a 10mL roller bottle and top with unscented carrier oil of choice. You can also add dried flowers or crystals!

DIFFUSER BLENDS WITH VANILLA:

• VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS: 6 drops Christmas Spirit + 4 drops Vanilla + 2 drops Ylang Ylang
• SPICED VANILLA COOKIES: 4 drops Cinnamon Bark + 4 drops Vanilla + 3 drops Orange + 2 drops Nutmeg
• CHRISTMAS CINNAMON ROLLS: 4 drops Vanilla + 3 drops Orange + 3 drops Cinnamon Bark + 2 drops Cardamom
• VANILLA CHAI LATTE: 3 drops Vanilla + 3 drops Cardamom + 2 drops Cinnamon Bark + 2 drops Clove + 1 drop Ginger
• VANILLA SANDALWOOD: 6 drops Vanilla + 3 drops Royal Hawaiian or Sacred Sandalwood + 2 drops Frankincense
• COZY BLANKET: 4 drops Lavender + 3 drops Vanilla + 2 drops Vetiver + 1 drop Cedarwood
• TROPICAL CREAMSICLE: 4 drops Vanilla + 3 drops Orange + 3 drops Lime + 2 drops Lemon

WHY WE LOVE IT:

• Warm, complex, sweet aroma
• Balancing aroma
• Leaves no greasy residue
• Calming and inviting scent
• Creates a comforting, welcoming atmosphere when diffused
• Conditions and moisturizes skin and hair
• Evokes pleasant memories with its nostalgic aroma when inhaled
• Blends beautifully with essential oils
• Contains the naturally occurring constituents of vanillin and vanillic acid

ORIGINS & BACKGROUND: Vanilla is produced from Vanilla planifolia, an orchid that grows long vanilla bean pods. The process of obtaining Vanilla is extensive, as it can take up to four years for the vine to mature. The vine produces orchid blossoms that last only 24 hours and must be pollinated by hand within 8 to 12 hours for the bean pod to grow. The entire process—growing, pollinating, drying, curing, and preparing for export—takes around one year.

Extracted from beans grown in the northwestern region of Madagascar, the Young Living pure Vanilla oleoresin is ethically sourced and made with a unique extraction method developed for Young Living. This unique process helps our Vanilla retain its rich, classic aroma and blend especially well with Young Living essential oils. Obtaining just the right Vanilla oleoresin involves the removal of naturally sourced ethyl alcohol from French sugar beets, at which point the product is processed with fractionated coconut oil. While many vanilla products on the market are synthetic, Young Living Vanilla is 100 percent pure and quality tested to meet our rigorous Seed to Seal® quality commitment.

Young Living’s Vanilla is not strictly an extract or an absolute, both of which contain mostly alcohol and do not blend well with essential oils. Noticing these flaws in mainstream vanilla extracts and absolutes, the D. Gary Young Research Institute worked to find a vanilla product that would meet our Seed to Seal quality commitment and blend well with our essential oils. They searched for more than a year to find the right product, and by using a first-of-its-kind extraction method with the vanilla oleoresin and fractionated coconut oil, they finally found a Vanilla that is not only 100 percent pure, but also diffuses and blends beautifully with Young Living’s essential oils.

We all start at square one with our knowledge of health, but what matters is our willingness to learn and grow! Each month we have a selected list of books and resources to help us do just that. Here is some recommended reading for you as we keep our mental and physical health a priority in December!

• Financial Aromatherapy: Essential Oil Strategies for Financial Prosperity by Lora Sasiela, M.S.
• Healing Oils of the Bible by David Stewart
• You Are the Girl for the Job: Daring to Believe the God Who Calls You by Jess Connolly
• Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You by Henry Cloud

Invite hope and healing into your life this month with December’s collection of diffuser recipes! This season holds so much for all of us - joy, pain, hope, longing, fulfillment of a promise made long ago. There is space for all the things this season brings, and we pray that as you walk through these next days these recipes bring light and love to you and yours!