Ahhhh…. Don’t you just love the change of the seasons. The kids are settled back in their school routines and the first nip of cold is lingering in the air. Do you know what usually follows suit with these wonderful things? The dreaded cold and flu season! It inevitably happens. The change of the seasons…
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Cedarwood. It’s one of my top 3 favs.
Let me start by saying I love Cedarwood EO. No, I mean really loooovvvveeee Cedarwood EO. It is hands down one of my top 3 favorite oils ever in the history of the world. Okay, I know that’s a bit excessive, but it is so worthy of all the oily praise! Let’s take a journey…
Pumpkin Spice ain’t got nothin’ on Nutmeg
So, before I started using essential oils, all I ever used nutmeg for was to make my pumpkin pies taste the way they’re supposed to. Like sugar and Autumn. And a Starbuck’s drink. Fast forward to my life with essential oils and nutmeg is now a staple in many of the blends and supplements my…
Rosemary is for more than recipes…
Fun fact about Rosemary, it belongs in the Mint family! Who’d a thunk it?! So does basil, lavender, myrtle and sage, while we’re talking about it. All of which are absolutely delicious in anything! But we’re here to go beyond what our recipes call for. I would have to say that Rosemary is one of…
Noble Roman… Chamomile that is!
I love me some chamomile tea. You grab your blanket and a good book on a chilly day and sip away into the greatest state of relaxation. Well, chamomile will do that to you. It’ll fix just about anything. Even other plants! Did you know that it’s nicknamed “Plant’s Physician”? I didn’t either! It’s said…
Essential Oils and Emotions
When you’re smelling essential oils, it goes way past what you think smells good and what doesn’t. There’s a whole science involved with that scent and we’re going to talk about that today. “When we inhale the fragrance of an essential oil, the odor molecules travel up the nose where they’re registered by the nerves…
Frankincense – An Oil from God
I bet you didn’t know that the word Incense was derived from the Greek word for Frankincense. Boom. Mind blown. Okay, so maybe you did know, but I didn’t! See, I’m learning right alongside of you. So, let’s learn together about one of the most holy of essential oils in existence. There are two kinds…
Orange you glad you use Essential Oils?!
Last week, on our radio show, The Current Oil Report, we challenged moms with colicky babies to give Orange essential oil a try, by diffusing it during bedtime to help soothe. Orange EO, like most of the rest of the citrus oils, is mood balancing and it’s a carminative, which means it helps to expel…