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As many of you know, teas are one of my favorite ways to nourish myself with herbs on a daily basis, and they are any excellent choice for children, even babies under one year old. They are also a good choice for those who are newcomers to using herbs and would like to avoid making a tincture or glycerite. Teas, infusions, and decoctions are three methods of preparing tea and herbal blends.WHY TEA IS A GOOD CHOICE Herbal teas are very diluted which means there’s less risk of giving your littl …

When used properly, essential oils are safe for use during pregnancy and can help the expectant mother through nausea/vomiting, swelling of ankles, muscle spasms, insomnia, stress, and much more. In addition, essential oils used properly can be an excellent tool for accelerating milk production during breastfeeding.Cautions: Always use oils that are for certain pure. Many company mislead buyers with false labeling. Using chemical laden fragrance oils that are disguised as essential oils is never …

This question comes to us from Katie via Facebook.Purity is Paramount!While it's true that cats metabolize essential oils differently than us, which requires some cautions, I suspect what happened here is not the result of using essential oils. Unfortunately Sue allowed her want to save money to outweigh her common sense. She found a bargain at Amazon and bought what is highly likely to be synthetic garbage containing little or no essential oil. These oils are adulterated with so many chemica …

Scroll Down for Printable Recipe Card Size ChartThe Herbal Toad makes finding child safe essential oils with our Child Safe Category easy.  Along with that category, we provide you with both safety and dilution guidelines to help you shop and use essential oils with confidence.The right essential oils can be very beneficial for a variety of things that ail your baby or child, but cautions do apply. Read the 'extra information' section on each essential oil listing to help you determine …

I have never read a book that started off so promising that ended up being so bad, so very very bad, as Healing Oils of the Bible by David Stewart. Read on for my review.Publishers Blurb"A book that has in depth research about the healing and anointing with essential oils used in the Bible. The author shows how modern science has found essential oils to be as effective as many medicines today (i.e. antibiotics) without any risks or drug interactions that occur in synthetic medicines. The history …

This is one of our very favorite essential oil all purpose cleaner recipes.  It blends up into a wonderful cleaning agent that leaves a lingering fall aroma. Print the card for our DIY All Purpose Cleaner Recipe, and print the label too!The recipe card will print in the same size as our other recipe card printables to fit in a standard recipe box.Printable Recipe Card For DIY Fall All Purpose Cleaner Recipe To print the card, right click, save, and print. In a spray bottle, combin …

Scroll to the bottom for the printable list of uses for Blockade Multi Purpose EOBlockade Multi Purpose Essential Oil is a blend of 100% pure, unadulterated essential oils. It has dozens of uses, and replaces many home products. Blockade is more economical than MLM brands like Young Living's Thieves and DoTerra's OnGuard, yet the combined ingredients have been proven to work even better. Just look at the list below to see just how far 200 drops will go!  Mix with a carrier oil and rub B …

Essential Oils Are Highly ConcentratedIt takes several hundred pounds of plant to produce one pound of essential oil. Because of this, they are not recommended to be taken internally. I know that some of you have heard otherwise from MLM reps, but I get my information from being trained by the professionals in my field. Oils Not to Use When PregnantAniseed, Angelica, Basil, Black pepper, Camphor, Cinnamon, Chamomile, Clary Sage (is used safely on pregnant women by professionals), clove, fenne …