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  • Essential Oils - Lavender

    Lavender is by far one of the most versatile essential oils and has enjoyed a long tradition of being used as a holistic remedy. There are a variet...
  • Essential Oils - Bergamot

    Bergamot, a small green or yellow citrus fruit, is named after the Italian city of Bergamot in Lombardy where its oil was first sold. It’s also a m...
  • Essential Oils - Frankincense

    Frankincense is an aromatic resin extracted from trees in the Boswellia genus. Aside from being famously mentioned in the Bible as a gift from the ...
  • Essential Oils - Eucalyptus

    Eucalyptus is a difficult oil to classify, as there are over 700 different species! Of those 700, at least 500 produce an essential oil, and these ...
  • Essential Oils - Peppermint

    Various Mint species have been grown since ancient times in China and Japan. Evidence of a type of peppermint has been found in Egyptian tombs dati...
  • Essential Oils - Wintergreen

    Wintergreen historically has been used for joint and muscular problems, and is listed by the British Herbal Pharmacopeia as useful for rheumatoid a...
  • Essential Oils - Birch

    Birch – Like wintergreen, sweet birch is made up of almost entirely methyl salicylate. And, like wintergreen, it’s useful for joint pain. Birch tre...
  • Essential Oils - Sweet Marjoram

    A plant that is native to the Mediterranean, Egypt, and North Africa, marjoram is a cousin of oregano, but has a sweeter and softer aroma. Traditio...
  • Essential Oils - Cedarwood

    Many species of cedarwood exist and have been used since antiquity: Atlas cedarwood oil from the Lebanon cedar was possibly the first to be extrac...
  • Essential Oils - Lemongrass

    Lemongrass – Lemongrass is native to Asia with the bulk of it being grown in India, where it has been traditionally used in medicine for infectious...