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How to Use Essential Oils - Don't Mess with Mama. Have you become interested in essential oils but not quite sure how to use them?

How to Use Essential Oils - Don't Mess with Mama

Here’s an easy how-to guide to get you started with essential oils. You’ll find therapeutic (medicinal) uses as well as everyday uses to replace products in your home – from cleaning to beauty care to personal care. Everything Essential. 20 Health Remedies Using Essential Oils. The use of essential oils for wellness and healing seems to be catching everyone’s attention these days.

20 Health Remedies Using Essential Oils

This is true not only in the prepping and homesteading world, but in the mainstream world of traditional medicine as well. While it is easy to recommend using essential oils for whatever ails you, the question of which essential oil to use for a specific ailment can be elusive. Let’s face it. Sometimes you have a little problem that you want to solve right now, without resorting to a ton of research. I am going to make it easy for you. 20 Great Ways to Use Essential Oils 1. Dab some Peppermint on the back of your neck, a little on each side of the spinal cord. Essential Oils. Where to Buy the Best Essential Oils – Part Two. In Part One of our two-part series, we briefly discussed the basic, “essential” elements of an essential oil.

Where to Buy the Best Essential Oils – Part Two

A pure, additive-and-pesticide-free oil is a true essential oil. But when all six of the oils companies in our orange oil comparison claim they offer the purest, highest-quality oils available, how do we avoid just blindly picking one? At this point, let us take a look at the hard data. What can the cost of each oil and each company’s ability to prove organic certification and gas chromatography testing tell us about their oils? It is important to note that not all essential oils or oil companies are created equal. Grading terms like “food-grade” or therapeutic-grade” are very fluid, and since there is no government or third-party classification system or grading scale, suppliers set their own standards.

In fact, the only nationally-recognized certification for oil quality is an organic certification. You can read more about GC/MS testing here. How to Buy Essential Oils. A Skeptic's Guide To Essential Oils: How They Work. I’m a skeptical person by nature.

A Skeptic's Guide To Essential Oils: How They Work

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that I have had trouble getting on board with the use of essential oils. There is so much conflicting information and a variety of opinions, how do I navigate them all? Alma Naturals. Mountain Rose Herbs. Firefly Chai OG FTI K A warm, piquant, and delightful caffeine free herbal Chai.

Mountain Rose Herbs

Great for Chai lovers who do not need the caffeine boost. A slightly smoother flavor than traditional black tea based Chai teas, this exotic beverage that is sure to tickle your taste buds while leaving a semi-sweet linger to the palate! Contains: organic Ginger root, organic Cinnamon bark, organic Red Rooibos Tea, organic Cardamom, organic Cloves, organic Nutmeg, and organic Vanilla bean. Classic Chai OG FTI K This warm, piquant, and delightful blend was formerly know as Oregon Chai.

Mesh Tea Ball Infuser, Small A classic and useful tool for tea brewing. Essential Oils: 100% Pure, Exceptional Therapeutic Grade. Aromatherapy Nebulizers. Bulk organic herbs, spices & essential oils – Mountain Rose Herbs. Getting Started. Click Here to purchase this starter kit (15% off retail price) Essential Oils: All 1/2 oz. size Cedarwood (Juniperus) Chamomile (Roman) Lavender Lime Orange Peppermint Ravintsara Rosewood Vetiver Ylang Ylang Related products: Beeswax-8 oz.

Getting Started

Coconut oil-8 oz. Jojoba oil-16 oz. Lotion-Unscented-8 oz. These oils are very easy to blend with, great for daily use, give you a delightful selection of aromas, and offer a wide range of therapeutic properties. The Great Essential Oils Showdown ~ Which Essential Oils Company is Best? - Part 1. X Special Diet RecipesDIY Personal & Home Care RecipesInvestigative Health Info.

The Great Essential Oils Showdown ~ Which Essential Oils Company is Best? - Part 1

Why I don’t use doTerra, Young Living or other Multi-Marketing Brands of Essential Oils — Giselle Baturay. I get asked often why we don’t offer doTerra essential oils and so I wanted to compile in this blog post the reasons why including resources and references.

Why I don’t use doTerra, Young Living or other Multi-Marketing Brands of Essential Oils — Giselle Baturay

However these are just some of many more references for essential oils. Please continue the conversation by researching aromatherapy further such as reading the books that I mention in this blog post and others. Misleading marketing doTerra uses the term “certified pure therapeutic grade” in their marketing. Well, it’s exactly only that – marketing. From doTerra’s website ~ CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade is a registered trademark of dōTERRA Holdings, LLC representing internal standards of quality assessment and material control. Getting Started. Organic Essential Oils. A Skeptic's Guide To Essential Oils: How They Work. DIY Mosquito Repellent That Really Works. It’s that outside time of year.

DIY Mosquito Repellent That Really Works

Which means that we humans must do battle with public enemy number one. That’s right; the mighty mosquito. You’ll want a good mosquito repellent. Prepping for a work day in Waipi‘o Valley, we were warned about the mosquito population and strongly encouraged to bring mosquito repellent. While I know the commercial bug repellents work, I’m not exactly a fan of rubbing DEET and other chemicals on my skin. I’ve made my own mosquito repellent before with limited success. SaveAttainable SustainableIt's that outside time of year. 2 tablespoons neem seed oil (like this)1 tablespoon olive oil1 tablespoon coconut oil10-15 drops of citronella essential oil (like this) If necessary, melt coconut oil.

Note: You should not use neem seed oil if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant, as it is an abortifacient. I’m quite happy with this mixture since it worked so well for me, but not every body is the same. Safety Considerations When Using Essential Oils. When I first started writing about essential oils, I thought I knew it all.

Safety Considerations When Using Essential Oils

Well not really, but I did believe I was well versed in how to use essential oils as an alternative to over-the-counter remedies. I say this because I had been using tea tree (Melaleuca) and lavender for years along with my favorite peppermint and rosemary oils. There had been others, too, especially synergistic blends I had used for aromatherapy purposes. As with many who embark upon a journey of self-reliance, each day is a learning experience. Homemade Anti-bacterial Copycat THIEVES® Essential Oil Blend.