Don’t fret about the continuation of my Spring Break Series – I’m going to get to that later this week! But I wanted to take a quick minute to talk about shelf life. What is shelf life and how does it pertain to Essential Oils? Shelf life is basically the same thing as an expiration […]
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Sunday Spotlight: March Oil of the Month!
March’s Oil of the Month is……………….. <drumroll please> Kumquat! It is super fun to say AND it smells Ah-mazing! It smells like orange and lemon had a baby. Very orange-y, but a little brighter. It is a great alternative for orange in a blend you want to be more energizing, as kumquat has that effect, […]
Friday Favorites: Rose Hydrosol
Hydrosols. Affectionately called the red-headed, step-child of the Essential Oil world. I love them. They are super handy to have around, especially for little ones! They are also great for daily hair and face care. So today, I’m going to talk a little about Rose Hydrosol. Oh, this one is divine. Most hydrosols have a […]
Botanical Bedtime
Hello fellow oil lovers! Today’s a quick post, just to share a recipe I’m kinda in love with for bedtime. I just kinda threw this together tonight, knowing my Frankincense is about to be at the end of its shelf life (Do you know the shelf life of your oils? You should! I’ll talk more […]
Tip Tuesday: Spring Break Tip #1
Spring Break is coming, right? For my area, it’s later this month, but it is coming. So how can we use our oils for spring break? I’m going to do a few posts on this because I love using my oils when I travel! First tip: Staying well! Who wants to spend their vacation sick?? […]
Sunday Spotlight: Calm in the Forest
Even though there is a new Oil of the Month at Plant Therapy for March, I wanted to give one more recipe for February’s Oils of the Month because I really like them. If you missed February’s OOTM – Douglas and Silver Fir – you can contact Customer Service and they can hook you up […]
Lucky in Love with my Oils!
We have FINALLY had just little glimpses of spring this week. I wanted something that made me think of the new green of spring! It’s coming! Not quite time for flowers, just freshness. Lucky Shamrock Diffuser Recipe 2 drops Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) 2 drops Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) 1 drop Spearmint (Mentha spicata) Spearmint has a […]
Tuesday Tips: Diffusing Safety
On Tuesdays, I’m going to try to give you guys some aromatherapy tips, probably centered around safety because of the surplus of unsafe usage ‘tips’ floating around the internet. Since I’ve been giving several diffuser recipes, I thought I’d start with diffuser safety. One of my favorite diffusers So, you typically diffuse for the oils, […]
Beat That Virus!
So much sickness going around! I’ve given a few recipes for warding off sickies, but what do you do when you are sick? Well, my favorite solution is a nice, hot bath with either Epsom or Himalayan salts. So this recipe is for making a batch of bath salts. This should last 3-4 baths. I personally […]
Sunday Spotlight – Douglas Fir and Silver Fir
This month, Plant Therapy give us a two-for-one deal on the Oil of the Month club! I love conifers and these two are just lovely. Bright and clean without overpowering a blend (not like Pine-sol). I always feel like the men get left out of the blending, so I came up with this one to […]