This is The Homemaking Foundation's podcast with Jamie Balmay, episode number 132.

Welcome to the Homemaking Foundation's podcast, where we give you the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a gospel-centered home.

And now your host from youngwifesguide.com, Jamie Belmay.

Hey, ladies, welcome back.

This is Essential Oils 201.

So a couple weeks ago, I did an episode on Essential Oils 101.

What are essential oils and the basics of how to use them?

So I know I've had a lot of people who just have never used oils before and they're like, I don't even know where to start. So that was kind of the intro beginning class.

And then after that, I had a lot of people saying, okay, I have a couple oils or I've been using

them, but I want to know some maybe some more advanced ways or what are some of your favorite

blends or what are some, I think that was actually the biggest thing, is people were asking which were my personal favorite oils that I use. And so, again, I am not an essential oil expert. I don't

sell them. I don't, like, have any affiliation or anything. But I've been using them in my home

since 2012. So I do have some experience with them. Again, I definitely do not call myself

an essential oil expert. And at the same time, there's a lot of other things I use in my home as well,

not just essential oils. I think for me, essential oils are one good piece of the puzzle when it

comes to a natural household. I don't think they are the complete puzzle.

And so I think they fit in nicely as a piece. And so I do use them for cleaning. We're going to talk

about that today. But I also use other things for cleaning. So I think they fit in well within that.

And that's just kind of personally how I've been using them. So today we're going to be talking again, because I'm not the

expert. I'm just going to be sharing how I use them within my home. And then I've got some

fabulous resources to direct you guys to if you want to get maybe a little more advanced with

your essential oils. And we've got a lot of ground to cover and we've got some really fun things

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