Before school starts and cold and flu season rolls in, it’s important to start collecting recipes and planning your lines of defense. Every year, millions of Americans are hospitalized for seasonal illness, and the numbers are rising as stronger strains of bacteria, microbes, and viruses begin to multiply, mutate, and evade conventional medicine. While I […]
Grapefruit, Bergamot, & Rose Linen Spray Recipe
One of my favorite ways to use infuse my home with essential oils is to make deliciously fragrant linen sprays that make me feel happy inside when I use them. I like linen sprays that have bright undertones that are full-bodied and juicy with light floral overtones to round things off. When I came across […]
The Closest Copycat Poo Pourri Bathroom Spray Recipe
One of the things I always have on hand in my bathroom is a variety of products to use for masking odor. This includes a few candles, a stick of incense, matches, homemade air freshening spray, and my personal favorite – my copycat poo pourri bathroom spray. Above all the other options, this one is […]
How to Make a Solid Perfume with Essential Oils
Blending essential oils to make new and interesting scents to wear is one of my favorite things. As soon as I formulate an amazing blend or come across one that’s already made by my favorite brands, I often find myself making roll-ons, room sprays, body oils, and lotions infused with those finds so that I […]
Juniper Ridge Essential Oils Review – Mountains, Deserts, and Coast
As a child, I grew up in the mountains of San Diego and was often surrounded by oak and pine forests, wild sage, blackberry bushes, and the smell of springs. The scent of wild places has always been part and parcel of my very being and is one of the main ways in which I […]
How to Make Jethro Kloss’s Herbal Liniment Using Essential Oils
Liniments have long been a staple in my homemade first aid kit, and now that summer is in full swing, I’ve needed them more often as I spend more time outdoors. I love to experiment with different herbs and formulas, but I haven’t tried making a liniment using essential oils. A liniment is a […]