Essential Oils Blog
May 20, 2013
How to Relieve Stress
Want to know how to relieve stress? One of the best ways to relieve stress is through the use of essential oils. Essential oils provide a safe and effective alternative to drugs,
May 17, 2013
Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer, and Essential Oils
Angelina Jolie's recent choice reveals the need to make known the natural alternatives for breast cancer prevention.
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May 02, 2013
The Benefits of Drinking Water
There are many benefits of drinking water. Unfortunately, too many people miss out on these benefits because they drink far too little water.
Apr 10, 2013
Dizzy Spells
People often think that there is nothing you can do to stop dizziness, but I've found essential oils to be an excellent remedy for dizzy spells.
Apr 04, 2013
Effective Nausea Remedy
Because essential oils are such an effective nausea remedy, it's one of the many reasons I love to have them on hand. In fact, my therapeutic essential oils are all I need for nausea.
Mar 22, 2013
Natural Remedies for Headaches
Essential oils are the best when it comes to natural remedies for headaches. With essential oils, I have been able to get rid of headaches many times, and this includes migraine headaches.
Feb 20, 2013
Stop Suffering from Seasonal Allergies with Therapeutic-Grade Lavender
Don't Agonize Your Way Through Another Spring, Dear Allergy Sufferer. . .
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Feb 19, 2013
How to Use Essential Oils
Want to know how to use essential oils? There are three main ways.
Feb 19, 2013
Food Poisoning Remedy
The need for a food poisoning remedy can come upon you suddenly and unexpectedly.
Feb 15, 2013
Bee Sting Remedy
An effective bee sting remedy is something just about anyone will need at some point.
Feb 15, 2013
Basic First Aid Instructions
Some basic first aid instructions are in order for any household.
Jan 30, 2013
Do You Realize What it Takes to Make This?
We are so accustomed to the convenience of getting the products we love that we easily forget all that goes into producing them.
That thought occurred to me this week as my son, Paul, has been filling us in about his experience with Young Living's Winter Harvest.
Last week Paul had the chance to be involved in the harvesting of Balsam Fir and Blue Spruce trees for the production of essential oils. This took place in the cold forests of Northern Idaho.
You might wonder, why not harvest the trees when the weather is warmer and more comfortable?
Well, there's a reason for that!
As part of their defense mechanism to keep themselves alive in cold weather, trees will pull up essential oils from the roots. So, harvesting the trees in winter allows for the maximum amount of oil to be extracted as possible because the oil is in the trees and not in the roots..
Harvesting and Distillation
The actual process for harvesting and distillation is straightforward.
First, the trees are cut down with a chain saw or tree shears.
Next, the trees are laid in piles and dragged by draft horses to the chipper.
Then, heavy equipment lifts the trees into the chipper where they are ground to pieces.
The tree parts from the chipper are shot into a truck that drives them to the distillery.
At the distillery, chips are loaded into the steamer for distillation.
From here, steam condenses and essential oils are collected as they are pulled by gravity through pipes to the lower level of the distillery.
After this, the oil is analyzed in a lab, and from there is put in large drums to be transported to the bottling plant where it is prepared for shipping to customers.
As you can see, the process of harvesting and distilling involves a lot of labor. And that labor produces only a small amount of oil at a time.
So, next time you grab a bottle of your favorite essential oil, remember, though it was convenient for you to acquire it, it wasn't convenient to produce.
I know as I've pondered this, it's made me value my oils all the more.
Jan 11, 2013
Canker Sore Remedy
The right essential oils can serve as an excellent canker sore remedy. And that's a good thing, because canker sores can be very debilitating and something most people want relief from fast.
