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The following are suggested herbal dosage guidelines for children to help you know how much herbs, teas, and tinctures to give children. Please take note that these are general guidelines. The quality of the herbs, the child's weight and the child's overall health should be taken into consideration when figuring how much herbal tea or tincture is right for your child. The Herbal Toad states child safety in the 'more details' section of each product listing. The following guideline …

There is a safe middle ground between those companies who tell you to use everything and anything with no concern for safety, and those senseless articles that try to scare you away from oils altogether. In truth, the use of good quality, 100% pure essential oils is safe for use with children. We just suggest taking some precautions to avoid even the most minimal of reactions. If you follow proper dilution guidelines, and choose oils from the list below, you can confidently enjoy the benefits of …

My husband and I passed through the "essential oil" section at a local big box store and the shelves were nearly bought out! I was chilled to think about all of the unsuspecting families that are using them in their homes. It is frightening to think about people using them topically (even though the label in this case said not to), but to think of people diffusing them is even worse considering the carcinogens. I hate to imagine anyone taking a single drop of this synthetically made garbage i …

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 li …

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 o …