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Chocolate/Peppermint Dipped Pretzels

12/15/2017

Chocolate/Peppermint Dipped Pretzels
By Cheryl L. McClure

Need I say more?

Oh ~ this is so simple!!

You have probably already made these in the past, where you melt the chocolate bark in the microwave and dip pretzels, lay them out on wax paper to solidify. Add sprinkles, etc. Right??

Well, do this > > > Add add a couple of drops Peppermint Vitality essential oil to one chocolate bark bar (like this) - after it comes out of the microwave. We like to use the thick pretzels (like these) for a special treat.

Mix it up and dip away! Use it in the dark chocolate or even in the white chocolate. Add nuts or crushed peppermint too if you like. The essential oil makes it all the more pepperminty!!

You're welcome!

Happy Oiling!
Cheryl @ Pickle Creek Ranch
Young Living Independent Distributor #1176855
essenty.com/cherylintexas

Yum Yum Yum! Save some for Santa and his elf!

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Body and Foot Soak Made Easy

12/12/2017

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Body and Foot Soak Made Easy
by Cheryl L. McClure

Taking a bath or soaking your feet in epsom salts is such a leisurely, relaxing way to end the day and when you add essential oils, it’s even better. Want to know how you can get more out of your essential oils? I have been a recycler/hacker since way back and this is just too good not to share!

There are two ways to use epsom salts and essential oils from your EMPTY bottles! You will end up with a jar or two of epsom salts with all the oils saturated in it. You will also have some awesome, soothing water containing the epsom salts and essential oils you just used to make your salts jars! Plus you will have empty, clean bottles to recycle and use for your own blends, rollerball blends and samples to give to friends. Win Win!

Try this simple method!

Start with some epsom salts - just the pure kind with no herbal additives. Then get your empty oil bottles. I only use Young Living essential oils, why? Because they have the Seed to Seal guarantee to be top quality!

Basically, soak all your empty bottles (without the labels) in epsom salts and then you have a wonderful aromatic blend to add to your bath.

Then, after removing the bottles from epsom salts, soak them in hot water and you have foot soak solution or a liquid epsom salt blend to add to the bath!

EZ instructions:
For Epsom Salts
All in all, I wound up with a three or four ball jars of salts and 5 or 6 bottles of soaking solution. There is no hard, fast rule to amounts. So however many bottles you have, just fill and cover them with salts and go from there.

1. Peel the labels off of your bottles and pour a little epsom salts in each bottle. I keep out and save some of the lids with labels on them to use on the new bottles I open. If you are going to soak the lids, take the stickers off.

…and umm - don’t take that shortcut! You gotta take those labels off or you will have little bits of metallic and paper flakes in there! Trust me, it's a mess if you do it that way!
2. Submerse all the bottles, stoppers and lids in a jar of epsom salts and let them permeate for about a week or two.
3. After emptying and separating, store epsom salts in a container for the bath. I just realized the container I used for the salts was from a candle I burned wayyyyy back before diffusers!! Haha! I remember that was such a great jar. It was good for storing many things.

For Body or Foot Soak
Follow steps 1, 2 and 3
4. After bottles, lids and stoppers have been emptied, place them in a pot or large bowl.
5. Boil some water and pour over all the parts.
6. Let cool and and take parts out to separate for washing.
7. Pour oily water through a sieve and funnel into swing top bottles. I recycled some from Pumpkin Cider we got at Aldi's! You can also get them on Amazon.
8. Rinse, repeat, and wash with Thieves Dish Soap so you can save for samples or additional blends to make yourself!

To alter the bath salts or water, add specific oils of choice and/or baking soda.

Here is a file you can download for labels. I used it for the 2x2 square labels from Avery.

I hope you have found this helpful and enjoy your EMPTY bottles of essential oils. You see, essential oils can be economical!

Happy Oiling!
Cheryl @ Pickle Creek Ranch
Young Living Independent Distributor #1176855
essenty.com/cherylintexas/

#diybath #footsoak #bodysoak #epsomsalts #makeyourown #youngliving #aromaticbath #spa #diy #essentialoils

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Fix Your Diffuser

12/12/2017

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Fix Your Diffuser
by Cheryl L. McClure

We love our Home Diffuser! Now, it is just like new! So if yours has stopped working, you push the button and it doesn’t come on anymore, try this little trick first! Add a capful of alcohol into the bottom of the diffuser and let sit over night. The next day, empty and rinse out, wiping out excess water, and wiping off the ultrasonic plate. When you turn it upside down, swab the alcohol dampened q-tip into the little holes where the fan is. Get that dust out. Add water to your diffuser to test it out, and if it works, fine! You have more life left in your diffuser! Woo Hoo!! Thanks to one of the readers in YL Hacks on Facebook for bringing this up!

And apparently, I have read that the more we clean our diffusers, the better off they are. My bad. I have not been so diligent!

Anyway, if it still does the same thing - that not coming on, it may be that you need this part. They explain it on their website and it was sooooo EASY to fix! Check out www.diffuserdoc.com if you want to extend the life of your diffuser. They have additional parts for other diffusers as well.

Diffusing Christmas Spirit and Pine now!

You can call Young Living (1-800-371-3515 ) and ask if they have an ultrasonic plate replacement for other diffusers, but the last time we checked, there was no replacement for the Home Diffuser.

Happy Oiling!
Cheryl @ Pickle Creek Ranch
Young Living Independent Distributor #1176855
essenty.com/cherylintexas/

#saveit #replace #fixyourdiffuser #fixit #easy #homediffuser #youngliving #diffuser #ultrasonic #replacement

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