It's An Oily Upcycle!!

Who else is like me & has a continuously growing stash of empty Young Living containers??  If you use & LOVE Young Living Essential Oils, then I know you are ordering & replacing the products that you use the most.  When I started emptying my first oil bottles, I couldn't bring my self to just throw them away.  I'm sure that sounds crazy to some people, but it just seemed wrong to me.  I felt there had to be away to reuse them or recycle them.  I started making my own roller bottles to carry on the go with me.  And then I shared this post on what to do with all those empty bottles. And it works great for allowing me to recycle all my YL bottles.  
With the same thought in mind, I've held on the Ningxia Red bottles that my family has emptied.  I have just been waiting for the right idea for reusing them.  I saw online that someone had used them bath salts & I fell in love with that idea.  What an amazing gift that would make & you can totally customize it.  Bath salts is one of my favorite ways to use my essential oils.  
So, here's what I did.  I took one of my clean, dry bottles.  I headed outside with a bottle of chalkboard spray paint.  I painted the entire bottle & top, then let them dry overnight.  The next day I was ready to fill my bottle.  For this particular gift I wanted to something aid in the release of life's daily stresses & something to ease the tension from sore muscles.  I decided to go with Lavender & Stress Away along with Panaway & Valor.    

When I finished filling the bottle I was able to add it to a basket with a few other YL products.  I think this made a very nice gift.  And I'll tell ya, it was greatly appreciated!!  So, the next time you need a gift, look no further than your oily stash!! It will totally make someone's day.