Destination: Essential Oils Blog — destination oils

This will be pretty short and sweet this time, but I wanted to put out a quick update for everyone! Through the weekend, use coupon code BLEND20 to save 20% off all the blends on our site. Limited to what is in stock only- so shop early! We have been really busy getting all the blends onto the site, and we are doing our first gift show at the beginning of August in Minneapolis. I think I am pretty much packed up for it, but I keep ordering more jewelry to show! I am such a good shopper- but now...

I love summer but hate the annoying critters that come with it. We have just added our "Bugs Away" blend to the store- I used this over the weekend with great results! The recipe I used is: 4oz Spray Bottle Witch Hazel Bugs Away Blend Distilled Water   Take a 4 oz essential oil safe spray bottle- fill halfway with witch hazel.  Add 36 drops (1% dilution for kids) or 72 drops (2% dilution for adults) of BUGS AWAY blend. Swirl to mix, top with distilled water. Shake before each use for a much, much better smelling and safer bug...

Can you ingest essential oils? Are Destination Oils ingestible? These are 2 questions we get all the time!! Here are the answers: Can you ingest essential oils? Yes, but ONLY under the advisement of an aromatherapist or medical practioner. We DO NOT support adding lemon drops to your water and other methods of every day, casual ingestion of oils. We have all heard the argument that it is "just like adding lemon juice to your water". However, the lemon juice will combine with water while the lemon oil sits on top. Do not forget what you learned in school all...

I am very proud of our pretty retail brochure. It has a TON of useful information crammed into 2 pages. You can view it here (and if you look close the new blends are listed, should be available in a few weeks!- sneak a peek) :

Here is a general use dilution chart you can use for Destination Oils. These are typical dilutions for a lot of oils, however any of the "hot" oils (Cinnamon Leaf, Oregano to name a few) will have specific safety information on their Destination Oils product page. Check there first, and then use the chart to make the proper dilution.