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St. Johns Wort Oil – Hypericum perforatum Many herbs have the dubious distinction of being both powerful natural healing medicines throughout history yet somehow become a nuisance, invasive, toxic or harmful species which threatens our industrialized world in modern times.  St. Johns Wort is unfortunately on that list. First off, a brief history of this […]

Sweetgrass – Hierochloe odorata The origin of the name sweetgrass emanates from the Greek word “Hieros” which means sacred or holy, and “Chloe” which simply refers to grass.  This grass grows abundantly in many parts of the world particularly North America but  several other species are found in Greenland, Iceland, Northern Asia and Europe.  It […]

Greece has olive oil, France has grapeseed oil but Canada has something better.  Sunflower oil.  Created as the byproduct of manufactured flour, this rich, nutty oil is exquisite in it’s  simplicity.  Pure, unrefined, organic.  We’re not talking about that cheap hydrogenated refined oil you find in the grocery store. sold by the gallon.  Our oil […]

A  concerned customer sent me an email indicating that a few people at the school which her grandson attends, are taking it upon themselves to put pure lemon essential (essence) oil on sliced apples which they are serving to the children in the cafeteria.  This is a school fostering kindergarten to grade 7. The lemon […]

There is a new fad to entice consumers to blow through copious amounts of essential oils. They’re called electric essential oil diffusers, atomizers, nebulizers or any other contraption that will force essential oil into the air at warp speed.  So why am I writing about this? Because so many of you have asked for my […]

I was out for dinner with some friends the other night when I starting to feel the effects of a cold. I announced that I was making an early exit as a result. One of the people there quipped “hey you use essential oils all the time, you shouldn’t be getting sick.” Now I’m sure […]

A woman called me for advice the other day; I’m glad she did. She was told to make a natural insect repellent for her 2 year old son from the following items; 4 tbsp. witch hazel, 30 drops citronella essential oil, 20 drops rosemary essential oil. I was almost speechless but then managed to blurt […]

Although essential oils contain the word “oil”, they are not oily, and are not to be confused with vegetable or carrier oils. The origin of the term “essential oil” dates back to the middle ages, as Alchemists rabidly searched for what was thought to be a “5th element”; the other four being fire, water, earth […]