A Mum’s Tale: How I Healed My Son’s Eczema
3.02.2025
Have you tried any products from Young Living’s Thieves Range yet? If not, you are in for such a treat!!!
You might be thinking that “Thieves” is a very strange name for natural cleaning and dental products. But once you understand the history, it makes a whole lot more sense.
The name is based on our very popular oil blend called “Thieves”, which combines the spicy, therapeutic-grade essential oils of Clove, Lemon, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus and Rosemary. The blend itself is inspired by the legend of four Thieves in Medieval (15th Century) Europe, who anointed themselves with a vinegar containing protective herbs and spices from many of these same plants.
As a blend, it’s extremely potent against airborne and surface bacteria, mould and fungi. In fact, I’ve just been diffusing it in my spare bedroom where Mum’s musty boxes are still sitting (waiting for me to sort through them). One evening of diffusing Thieves, and the room has never smelt so good (or been so healthy)!
When Gary Young (the Founder of Young Living) first began releasing this range of products, he used to teach us that “If you can’t eat it, don’t wear it.” Even back then in the late 90’s, he understood that one of the secrets to health, vitality and longevity is to live a low tox lifestyle, and eliminate synthetic chemicals from our food and water, and our personal care and cleaning products.
Over the years, we’ve had more and more products added to the Thieves Range, and over the coming weeks I’m going to introduce you to some of my favourite uses for this range. If you want to know why our Laundry Soap is such a gift to our health, scroll down to read Emma’s amazing story.
But first….I’m excited to announce the release of two new Thieves Range Products into the Australian & New Zealand market. Enjoy!
Brand new Thieves Range Products!!!!

Thieves Multipurpose Wipes
These are replacing our Thieves Wipes, but with a twist! The Thieves Multipurpose Wipes combine our Thieves essential oil blend with Lemon Myrtle oil, for a beautiful, uplifting, lemony fragrance.
Made from biodegradable, natural fibres sourced from sustainably harvested wood pulp, you can use them to wipe
everything from benchtops, surfaces and appliances, to grubby hands, children’s toys, spills, messes and toilet seats.
They have a non-drying, non-greasy formula, that leaves no residue and requires no rinsing.
And as with all of our Thieves Range of products, they are formulated without any toxic ingredients, ie. NO sulfates, phthalates, parabens, chlorine bleach, ammonia, triclosan, formaldehyde releasers, synthetic fragrances, mineral oil, QACs, DEA, MEA, PEGs, dyes, or GMOs.
Thieves Dishwasher Tablets
This is such an exciting release in Australia! I’ve been using Young Living’s dishwasher powder for years now (buying it on NFR through the US office). I’m so excited we now have these dishwashing tablets that we can buy from our local Young Living office.
As with all of our Thieves Range of products, they are biodegradable and 100% natural, using only plant and mineral ingredients. This makes them safe for septic and biocycle too!!!

Their power comes from natural plant-based surfactants, which effectively cut through grease and grime, removing food particles and stains. This concentrated tablet will leave your dishes crystal clear, and free of residue and water spots.
A Mumma’s Tale – Healing my son’s eczema
Emma C. writes:
I came across Young Living in 2018, and I bought some oils simply because I wanted a nice smelling home. But I wasn’t really into oils at that time, so I just made a few small purchases, and then stopped ordering.
A year later we had our son Lucas. By the time he was 5 months old, he had developed really severe eczema – it was bleeding and oozing pus, and completely out of control.

Nothing I did seemed to help. I tried all the sensitive baby ranges and creams, I switched to the low allergenic body washes and laundry liquids that were recommended by specialists and doctors. None of it helped. In the end, we bathed him in plain water with no soaps, but even that didn’t clear it up.
The doctors didn’t have an answer for me, other than to prescribe steroids. Although this helped, it was masking the symptoms and not addressing the cause. Anytime we stopped the steroids, the eczema came back angry and horrific again.
We also looked at diet. We went on a strict gluten free and dairy free regime, and although that helped a little, the eczema was still bad.
What happened next really surprised me. I heard about Young Living’s Thieves Laundry Soap, and I decided to try it. That was all we did. We just changed laundry liquids.
Within 3 weeks, there was a change in his skin. Although the eczema was still red, it was no longer bloody or oozing. It was dry. After 6 weeks of using it, Lucas was completely eczema free! It’s never returned, and he’s now 5 ½ years old.
Who would have ever imagined that removing the fragrances and other chemicals from our laundry liquid would have made such a huge impact in his health? That was my lightbulb moment. I personally believe the fragrances had a big part to play in it.
After that WOW experience, we went through the rest of our home. We switched out everything from our kitchen, laundry and bathroom (including my makeup and all personal care items), and chose Young Living instead.
Lucas is still sensitive. When it comes to sunscreen, we only use the Young Living Mineral Sunscreen Lotion on him, because if I use anything else he gets “rashy”. But at least we now understand the power of going “low tox”, and what a huge impact it can make for any family.
I can honestly say that the Thieves Range has been life changing for me. I love that I’ve been able to switch out my whole house using just a handful of Young Living products. It’s saved me from having to buy multiple different cleaners and washes, because the Thieves products are so versatile.
Ready to fall in love with Thieves Laundry Soap?

Check out the comparison below…
Which would you rather use for yourself & your loved ones?

A little goes such a long way:
Use ¼ cap (10ml or 2 teaspoons) of Thieves Laundry Soap concentrate in a full load of moderately-soiled washing.
It costs only 54 cents a load (AUD), and one bottle does 95 loads!!!
Belinda F. writes:
A bottle lasts me 3 to 4 months with a family of 5, and we wash all the time.

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