3 Must Have Essesntial Oils to Calm Your Pet

The reason I love animals so much is that they give off an attitude of happiness, innocence and unconditional love to their people. Our pets are just as happy being a part of our household as we are of having them with us.

But sometimes an animal comes into our life that is a bit “out there!” For instance, the dog that has an irrational fear of rain and won’t for the life of him go outside to potty during a rain shower. Or the cat who hides for hours when a friend comes over. Or, how about the dog with attachment issues that destroys the house while you’re at work? Any of these sound familiar?

My cat’s, Sammie and Max, love to hang out on our screened-in patio. But whenever the garbage truck comes rolling in, they flee for their lives! It might sound crazy to us, but whatever your animal’s fears or wacky behaviors may be, they are completely legitimate in their minds.

Using essential oils on your animals can really take the edge off of their anxiety, big time! Because of an animal’s heightened senses, they respond very well to essential oils. In the wild, animals eat specific plants to heal themselves. In captivity (our homes), the plant kingdom is not readily available.

Using essential oils on your pet gives them access to the vast healing properties of nature.

The three best essential oils to calm your pets are:

Lavender

Roman Chamomile

Peace & Calming® (a blend from Young Living)

These essential oils can be used to support your animal with; fear of rain and thunderstorms, separation anxiety, hyperactivity, trauma/abuse, depression, Illness, trips to the vet’s office, grief/loss of another family pet and any other situation that causes great stress for your animal, such as garbage trucks!

When you apply essential oils to animals, always remember less is more as animals are very sensitive to essential oils. Also, with animals, it’s best to dilute essential oils with a carrier oil such as organic olive oil. I recommend one part essential oil to 1 part carrier oil for all animals EXCEPT cats. The dilution ratio for cats is 1 part essential oil to 10 parts carrier oil.

Use caution with cats!

Any of the essential oils listed in this article are safe for dogs and horses, however; cats are a different story! Cats are extremely sensitive to essential oils containing phenols, such as oregano and thyme. Cats can not effectively metabolize phenols because they lack an enzyme in their liver to digest the phenols. Avoid Peace & Calming® essential oil blend on your cat, as it does contain phenols. Lavender and Roman Chamomile essential oils ARE safe for cats.

How to apply essential oils on dogs, horses and cats:

For calming dogs:

Mix 1 drop Lavender, Roman Chamomile or Peace & Calming® essential oil with 1 drop carrier oil. Rub this mixture on your dogs pads, ears or comb through their fur. Apply any time you sense your dog is stressed.

For calming horses:

Mix 1 drop Lavender, Roman Chamomile or Peace & Calming® essential oil with 1 drop carrier oil. Rub this mixture on your horse’s muzzle, ears or cornet bands. Apply any time your horse is stressed.

For calming cats:

Mix 1 drop Lavender or Roman Chamomile essential oil with 10 drops carrier oil. Rub this mixture on your cat’s pads, ears or comb through their fur. Apply any time your cat is stressed.

By the way, the essential oils in this article are also good for easing your anxieties, too! Dilution is not required on humans. Just apply a drop or two on your wrists, shoulders or behind your ears.

And the next time you’re opening up a bottle of lavender essential oil, share some with your animal friends! They’ll thank you!

© 2008 Christa McCourt

An aroma “therapy” enthusiast and green-living advocate, Christa is passionate about showing others the way to live a healthier lifestyle using Young Living’s essential oils and oil-enhanced products.
Visit http://www.aromatherapyforlife.com to receive your free weekly tips and learn to use essential oils as natural medicine and more!
A licensed massage therapist and Healing Touch for Animals practitioner and coordinator, Christa assists people and animals in their healing process through therapeutic massage and energy based modalities.
Florida License # 32639
WordPress Autoblog Software

What Are EOBBD Certified Therapeutic Essential Oils?

When you are shopping for essential oils you will find differences in the prices of oils from different companies. The reason for this is because there are very few legal requirements for producing and labeling essential oils. Unfortunately this means that anything can and is being sold as an essential oil. This is why you need to be careful. Not only are many of the oils sold today ineffective, but some of them can actually cause adverse health effects.
Most of the essential oils sold and marketed in the United States today are manufactured with methods that destroy much of the complex live plant compounds, rendering the original plant’s beneficial health properties pretty much useless. These oils, which might smell and look the same as high quality therapeutic essential oils, are called perfume grade essential oils.
Perfume grade oils are also usually diluted up to 48% with other more inexpensive oils. Because of this, and the fact that they are often extracted with cheaper techniques that ruin their potency, they do little more than smell good. If you are looking for real results and not just fragrance, you are just throwing your money away when you buy these inexpensive oils.
True therapeutic essential oils are complex and consist of literally hundreds of live compounds that come from the plant. Therapeutic essential oils are extracted very carefully to preserve the oil’s potency. Quality essential oils should consist of the plant’s true life essence and power– concentrated into a powerful oil.
The way to tell if an essential oil is a therapeutic quality oil is to look for E.O.B.B.D. label. The letters E.O.B.B.D. stand for “Essential Oils Botanically and Biochemically Defined.” When you buy an E.O.B.B.D. labeled oil, it is your guarantee that the essential oil is 100% pure.
So, when you buy an E.O.B.B.D. certified peppermint essential oil, you are assured that the oil you have purchased is only peppermint oil– and the exact botanical species of the peppermint plant that is the most effective and healing. It also means that the best parts of the plant are used for that oil, not the cheaper parts. And the EOBBD certification means that it is distilled in the most meticulous way possible to extract the plant’s full potency.
Although true therapeutic oils will probably cost you more, it is well worth the few extra dollars you might spend, because you will be getting a therapeutic essential oil that will give you real results.
There are only a few companies out there that have EOBBD certified therapeutic quality oils. I found what I believe is the very best, and it is the only one I would recommend. Founded by Dana Clay Young PhD, one of the world’s foremost authorities on essential oils, this new company is called Be Young Essential Oil.
Dana Young’s experience is shooting Be Young to the top in the essential oils and natural health care market. They have some amazing original powerful oil blends you can find no where else, like their Brazilian Amazon oil line. They also have other cutting edge health products that support wellness and healing, such as Masaji, a raw food based liquid supplement with maqui berry, that not only has the the highest combined ORAC value (an amazing 250,000+) of any supplement on the market, but it includes more concentrated marine phytoplankton than any other supplement drink on the market!
Now get these EOBBD certified therapeutic essential oils and health products at wholesale prices when you join Be Young Essential Oil as a Sharing Partner. You can just be a customer and buy essential oils at wholesale prices, or your can share the oils with others and turn it into a fun and profitable home business.
And for a limited time there is no sign-up fee, so you can join Be Young Essential Oil for FREE! You have nothing to lose and you could have your health and prosperity to gain. What are you waiting for?

Living Healthier With Be Young Essential Oils

Have you heard about Be Young Essential Oil? It’s the new company founded by world-renowned essential oil expert Dana Clay Young, and the company is taking the essential oil and health market by storm.
Dana Clay Young, PhD, world renowned essential oils formulator and expert, is one of only a few people in the world who has been involved in every step of the cultivation and manufacturing process for therapeutic essential oils, starting with seed selection and going all the way through the distillation process.
Dana has traveled the world studying with renowned scientists, physicians and other specialists, continuing to learn about the chemistry of essential oils and their health benefits. He has lectured about essential oils and formulated oil blends for over a decade.
Standing with nature, Dana made a life long commitment to always have the purest, unadulterated essential oils he could provide. For years now Dana Young’s EOBBD certified therapeutic essential oils have been famous for improving the health and quality of living for people, because his goal is to produce the highest quality oils and blends available on the market today!
And now, those who have watched and worked with Dana Clay Young for years are excited that he has formed his own company, Be Young Essential Oil. You will still find the oils that Dana Young is famous for, such as Spice Trader (known today as Spice For Life), Algebra (Chiro Touch), T.L.C. (Physical Touch) and Peace and Calming (Quiet Scent).
Dana also created the P.A.T (Physical Aromatic Touch Program TM) and the E.A.T. (Emotional Aromatic Touch Program TM) to help people understand the language of the body and how essential oils can create a healing environment within the body.
People are thrilled about some of the inspired new oils and oil blends that Dana has come out with, such as Ravensara, Brain Gem, Eye Vision, Eye Vision, Di-Gest, Guardian, E-Motion, Romance and Gergelim Baru Carrier Oil.
Not only does Be Young Essential Oil have the best quality therapeutic essential oils, but this new company has been blowing away the market by coming out with even more exciting and unique cutting edge health products to help support your healthier living and lifestyle!
Products like Masaji– a powerful living raw food based liquid supplement with maqui berry, that not only has the the highest combined ORAC value (an amazing 250,000+) of any supplement on the market, but it includes more concentrated marine phytoplankton than any other supplement drink on the market!
Working in partnership with Be Young, Dr. Jerry Tennant has a line of special EER program oils and weight loss whole food meal replacement drinks that are incredible. Be Young also has an exciting healthy living skin care line. And then there are the awesome powerful Brazilian Amazon plant oils that Dr. Young is working with Dr. Guilherme Oberlaender, MD to introduce to the world.
And now, if you wish, you can be living healthier, help others to live healthier, and make money too by joining Be Young Essential Oil as a Sharing Partner. And for a limited time you can join Be Young Essential Oil for FREE!
So, whether you just want to buy the highest quality essential oils at wholesale prices, or whether you want to turn it into a home business by sharing these amazing essential oils with others– now is the time to start getting the most out of life– living the Be Young way!