Using essential oils for cleaning is a great way to maintain a healthy, environmentally friendly home. It is a 100% natural way to clean. I love when my home is fresh and clean. I think better, I feel better, I get more done and I relax more. Commercial cleaning products are often full of chemicals…
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7 Ways to Use Essential Oil Hydrosols
Have you heard of essential oil hydrosols? They are also called floral waters or essential waters. Maybe you’ve come across the term in a DIY recipe or have seen it in the online store of your favorite essential oil brand, and are wondering about hydrosols. This guide to essential oil hydrosols provides you an overview…
10 Best Essential Oils for Psoriasis (and How to Use Them)
There is no known cure for psoriasis. Those who suffer from the skin condition typically look to medications and creams to ease symptoms. Treatment can be costly and time-consuming. Thankfully, there are essential oils for psoriasis that can help reduce symptoms. Using essential oils for psoriasis is a choice to those suffering with the condition….
7 Essential Oils for Cuts, Scrapes and Wounds
Cuts, scrapes, and minor wounds are something we all face quite often. Even if you are being extra careful, they can’t be avoided all of the time. Sometimes it’s a small accident with the kitchen knife, or the razor blade slips a little while shaving… Maybe your child has fallen down on the playground and…
Which Essential Oils are Toxic to Cats? Which Ones Are Safe? (A Complete Guide)
Your cat’s sense of smell is indeed exceptional. Cats have stronger senses than humans and their nose is way more sensitive than ours, so it’s definitely possible that scents you might find calming and wonderful, can be extremely strong and overwhelming for your cat. If you have a domestic pet cat and you want to…
Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Gratitude
Today, I am thankful for the healing power of essential oils. Essential oils have a natural power to them. Not only do they physically affect your body, but through their scent and the emotions evoked from those aromas, essential oils can be extremely powerful to support the human mind and its associated dis-eases like anxiety,…
Top 10 Essential Oils for Seasonal Allergies
In this article, you’ll find the best essential oils for allergies. Plus: ways that you can use them as a natural home remedy. Allergy symptoms range from runny noses and watery eyes to swelling, itching, asthma, sneezing, or fever. If you’re looking for a natural home remedy for allergies, aromatherapy can help! A variety of…
Myrrh Essential Oil Benefits
Myrrh essential oil is maybe not the most widely used essential oil, but it is definitely one with a vast history! It has been known to be an essential ingredient in religious rituals, and it is also being used in medication, aromatherapy and skin care cosmetics. As a short summary, Myrrh is used to aid…
Essential Oils for Chakra Balancing
Chakras are energy centers within the body that are accountable for all of the functions of the human body. Chakra theory, in its most simplified version, is the belief that each human has seven principal energy centres (=chakras), which align the spine beginning from the base of the spine through the crown of the head….
Edens Garden Ceramic Diffuser Review
The Edens Garden Ceramic Ultrasonic Diamond Diffuser is a really beautiful and easy to operate diffuser unit. It features a ceramic cover in a choice of colors and patterns so you can best match it to the home decor of the room you plan to place it in. It’s a 100 mL diffuser, so it’s…
What is Helichrysum Essential Oil Good for? A Comprehensive Guide
In the world of essential oils, few are as revered as Helichrysum oil. It’s expensive, it’s mysterious, it’s a powerhouse essential oil… If you’re wondering what Helichrysum essential oil is good for, this article is for you. Known as the “Everlasting Flower,” this oil has a lot to offer. Whether you’re looking to calm your…
Top 6 Lemon Essential Oil Uses and Benefits
Lemon is a very popular essential oil, and part of almost any aromatherapy starter kit. Is is well-loved, and common among the Western culture. The most common uses for Lemon essential oil are to rejuvenate, clean, and disinfect. Use lemon oil for natural home cleaning, for diffusing, to make body scrubs, and more! The oil…
Aura Cacia Essential Oils Review
[usr=4.6] Aura Cacia is a well-known brand of essential oils that is mostly sold in drugstores, pharmacies, and big box stores like Target, Amazon.com and on WalMart.com (online only, not at WalMart stores). As a brand that’s a co-op company structure, they are a different style of company than many other essential oil brands on…
Are Essential Oils Toxic to Dogs?
Essential oils are becoming increasingly popular and most households I know have oils around and use them in one way or another. Whether it’s for making your living room smell nice, or helping your kids focus on school work, or even cleaning your house in a more non-toxic way, essential oils and related products are…
Lisse Essential Oils Review
UPDATE: I am not sure this company exists any longer. I couldn’t get a reply through their website, and all of their product listings have been removed from Amazon. If you’re looking up information about Lisse Essential Oils, I have left my review intact from when the company was operational. As of right now, I…
Edens Garden vs Young Living Essential Oils
If you’re just starting to learn about the many essential oil brands available, chances are you’ve heard about Young Living Essential Oils, and/or Edens Garden Essential Oils. Quite often when a new brand of essential oils is introduced, the question pops up: “So how does this brand X compare to Young Living essential oils?” Young…