Tag: Essential oil

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25 Ways To Use Oregano Essential Oil For Health And Wellness

Five years ago, if someone were to mention the use of oregano essential for health and wellness purposes I would have looked at them cross-eyed.  Although well versed in the benefits of essential oils, for one reason or another, oregano essential oil was nowhere to be found on my radar screen.  Oregano for wellness?  Although I grow it in my yard and use it in pasta dishes and on pizza, I had never considered it to have healing qualities. Moving forward in time, as I began to toss out conventional over-the-counter remedies, I discovered that Oregano essential oil has some amazing qualities.  Not only that, it is inexpensive and can be effectively used in so many ways that like lavender, it should be called the […] Read More

Hair & Skin Posted on

Top 5 Everyday Personal Care Products You Can Make Yourself

Many people are moving over to natural, plant-based, organic personal care products and for good reason! There are many reasons to start making your own products, here are a few: 1.) It is beneficial for your health to limit the amount of exposure of toxic chemicals to the skin. 2.) It is also beneficial to the environment as less toxins will be going down the drains. 3.) You will be producing less waste from bottles and other packages. 4.) Over time, if enough people started doing this it could help put an end to animal testing. 5.) Making your own everyday personal care products can be very economical over time. 6.) It can be fun to customize and experiment with your favorite smells and oils. 7.) […] Read More

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What is Vibrational Healing

by Takara Healing Can Be Easy! Wouldn’t it be an ideal world if all we had to do to overcome illness and disease was to lie back and listen to beautiful music? Well it’s not as far fetched as you may think! From hands-on healers standing next to surgeons in the operating room to physicians calling psychics for assistance in diagnosis . . . the latest technology in the health arena is called “Vibrational Medicine“. Not Some New Fad! Interestingly, vibrational or energy medicine is nothing new. It has been successfully practiced in numerous forms all over the world for thousands of years. Only recently has it come to the forefront in western society. That’s because scientists have finally developed instruments that are sophisticated enough […] Read More

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1999: The (Antibacterial) Vinegar of the Four Thieves More Nontoxic Cleaning Solutions

Inspired by Better Basics for the Home, by Annie B. Bond (Three Rivers Press, 1999). During the time of the Black Plague a family of perfumers robbed the dead. As perfumers they knew well the antiseptic essential oils, and they infused them in vinegar and rubbed them on their bodies; by doing so they protected themselves from certain death. The doctors of the time used the same herbs and essential oils to to protect themselves while tending so many who were contagious. They wore big cloaks over their heads that reached down well below their shoulders. Attached to the cloak over the nose and mouth was a 10” long canoe-like shaped beak full of antiseptic herbs and essential oils. You can make natural antibacterial products […] Read More

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Non-Toxic Cleaning Solution Recipes

Better Basics for the Home Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living By Annie Berthold-Bond The entire book is available and published by Three Rivers Press, New York Flea Powder 5 teaspoon each dried eucalyptus, fennel or rosemary, and pennyroyal 1 cup cornstarch Grind the herbs into a powder in a spice mill or a blender. Combine with the cornstarch in a glass jar. Shake to blend. Sprinkle on the pet and work into the fur. Makes x cup. Preparation Time: About 15 minutes. Shelf Life: Indefinite, although the herbs will lose their potency in a few weeks. Storage: Glass jar. Tick Repellents The best choice for tick repellent Essential Oils Rose Geranium Palmerosa Other herbs and essential oils: Bay, Eucalyptus, European Pennyroyal, lavender, lemon balm(citronella), […] Read More

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Yarrow

Latin Name: Achillea millefolium Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled Color: Dark Blue Consistency: Medium Perfumery Note: Middle Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium – Strong Aromatic Description: Sharp, woody, herbaceous. Purpose: Yarrow flower essence strengthens the auric field and serves as an energy shield by absorbing negative energies and transforming them into positive energies. Purifies environmental toxins. Yarrow is the perfect remedy for anyone who is experiencing exhaustion or has leaks in their human energy field. Positive Qualities: purifier energy shield balancer Yarrow is not one of the original Bach Flower Remedies Possible Uses: Fever, hair care, hemorrhoids, hypertension, indigestion, insomnia, migraine, scars, stretch marks, varicose veins, wounds. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 56-67.] Constituents: Tri Cyclen, […] Read More

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Antiseptic Spray

Antiseptic Spray Recipe Type: Antiseptic Cuisine: First Aid Author: Cougar Ingredients 1/8 tsp Lemon essential oil 1/8 tsp Tea Tree essential oil 1/2 oz tincture of goldenseal — Oregon grape or barberry bark 1 1/2 oz Aloe Vera Instructions Combine ingredients in a jar and shake well twice daily for a week to help disperse oils. Keep in an atomizer. Shake before each use 3.2.2089 Related articles Chamomile Cooler Watermelon Mint Smoothie Leading the Sustainability Pack: Portland, Of Course Inside the ‘Secret’ Ingredients That Give Marijuana Its Incredible Aromas and Flavors 1960: The Paris Sisters 2002: Large disc seen near Oregon home Kids to Skip Meals After Food Stamp Cuts Related articles