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It's time to switch your mindset from days at the beach to days at the pumpkin patch, trade your lemonade for pumpkin lattes, trade-in your flip-flops for boots; fall has arrived! Here are over 60 ways to get the most out of what the season has to offer. Shop a farmers market. Go through a haunted house. Visit a pumpkin patch. Navigate your way through a corn maze. Buy a new pair of boots. Go apple picking. Build a scarecrow. Jump in a pile of leaves. Try a new soup recipe. Bake a pie. Visit a …

A tincture is a liquid extract made from herbs. We primarily use alcohol because of how great it extracts the useful goodness from the plants more completely and because it offers an unlimited shelf life, but tinctures can be extracted by using alcohol, vegetable glycerine, or apple cider vinegar. TINCTURES VS TEA Teas and tinctures can be made from the same combination of herbs, but tinctures are more concentrated and for some situations, the powerhouse, more effective heavy hitter. NOTE: Two d …

As we spend more time in the sun, it is good to know what phytotoxicity is and how to avoid the side effects. Most essential oil users incorporate essential oils into their daily lives, but did you know that there are essential oils that should not be used before going out in the sun?  Photosensitivity occurs when furocoumarins react when exposed to ultraviolet light, causing blistering and reddening and/or burning of the skin. Photosensitivity is commonly caused by citrus oils, but is not …

NOTE: It is vitally important to use oils that are pure. If you have not read The Dangers of Fake Essential Oils, please do so before buying oils for this recipe. The term 'detox' is used to describe elimination of excess wastes from the body. Although the body detoxifies itself regularly, in today’s world our bodies are being overtaxed by pollution, , an abundance of food additives, GMO food, and many other things that can cause diseases. All this considering, it certainly is a good …

When you are investing in something as important as essential oils, a product that you are going to use on and around your family, you must know what you are buying. Unfortunately, there is no way to know what you are getting when you buy from sites like Amazon, Ebay, etc. A Sea of Sellers and Fake Essential OilsI love Amazon, but it isn't the right place to buy everything. There are a lot of sellers on multi-marketing sites, and some of them are just plain old unethical. Others are clueless of …