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Essential Oils 101: Everything you Need to Know

There’s a reason essential oils have been used for centuries – there’s a lot more to them than just smelling good. what are essential oils? Essential oils are the life-blood of the plant. They carry nutrients and oxygen, while also effectively combating the damaging effects of toxins, impurities, and harmful substances. It’s extracted from plants […]

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Low Tox Hand Soap DIY

Consider the amount of times you wash your hands in a day. If you’re practicing proper hygiene, it’s probably quite a few times. With a product being used so heavily, it’s important to consider the ingredients you’re being consistently exposed to. Many conventional hand soaps, even those that are seemingly “eco friendly” (aka Greenwashing), contain

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Winter Diffuser Blends

As the temperature cools down, all I can think about is fresh fallen snow, dreamy winter days, and the refreshing smell of pine trees drifting through the chilly air. During this time, you might find yourself spending more time inside. Enhance your winter season with these fresh, woodsy essential oil diffuser blends and instantly transform any

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Easy DIY Room Spray with Essential Oils

Many everyday household products are full of chemicals that negatively impact our health (IYDKNYK). Even seemingly “clean” or “eco-friendly” brands utilize clever marketing to mislead you into believing their products are safe. The US federal government has limited regulation / safety testing requirements for air fresheners. When I first became aware of the lack of

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Cedarwood and Valor essential oils in the diffuser help promote sleep

Essential Oil Diffuser Blends for Sweet Dreams

The importance of high-quality sleep is greatly underestimated. During sleep, our bodies perform numerous imperative functions like clearing out neurotoxins/waste, restoring hormonal balance, resetting the immune system, and more. “In humans, you would be hard-pressed to find any part of the body that does not suffer from the absence of sleep or benefit from the

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Three clear glass essential oil bottles laid out on tan fabric

The Dangers of Fragrance

Reading food ingredient labels is becoming the new normal. Many recognize the importance of knowing what’s in the food we consume, knowing it directly affects our health and well-being. But even those that don’t necessarily pay attention to the ingredient labels are aware of the hazards of certain products like cigarettes, bleach, gasoline, etc.  And yet,

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Earthing: A Complete Guide to Grounding

We are biolelectrical beings, living on an electric planet. As humans evolved, the maintained constant physical contact with the earth. This sacred connection allows our bodies to absorb the earth’s electrons, which balances our own electrically charged bodies. Our ancestors slept on the earth’s surface, swam in natural bodies of water, and walked barefoot/in natural

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