Destination: Essential Oils Blog

Spring is showing up in Iowa this week. Yahoo!!! Unfortunately so are my families allergies! Here is a great diffuser recipe to help with the symptoms- you could also put in a personal plastic inhaler (use 5 drops of each for that). 2 drops Destination Oils Peppermint essential oil 2 drops Destination Oils Lemon essential oil 2 drops Destination Oils Lavender essential oil Smells great too!

So many times you see excited oil sales representatives stating "Try the chemical-free approach- try essential oils". This statement could not be further from the truth. Essential oils are chemicals- they are naturally occurring but chemicals none the less. They need to be treated and respected as such. I think everyone will agree that they are not as bad as ammonia, however they still have the ability to burn skin when not used properly, burn tissue when taken internally- they are very strong CHEMICALS. When I first started oils, I did not respect this. I put them on undiluted, I...

Just wanted to let everyone know that our blends are on the site and in stock! I love the scent of all of them- they are fantastic. Blends are a great way to get started with essential oils- ours do need to be diluted before topical use as they are pure oils but that is it. No getting out a book and trying to decide which ones will work for your issue- that is already done for you. Try a few today, our price point of $12-16 makes it affordable too! See the full set here!

It happens to all of us, we discover we need a certain oil and order it. It gets here, we excitedly open it up, and Ewwww. Phew it stinks! This is me with geranium, my friend with ginger, my customer with cedarwood. My friend loves geranium, I love cedarwood, it is very personal. Every one has their own preferences when it comes to smells, so how do we get the benefits without gagging? The answer: Mix with another oil! You can change the smell but still get the therapeutic benefits when in your diffuser or topical mix. Also, don't depend...

Regardless of which brand of essential oils (eo's) you have in your cupboard, you must must must research interactions with them. This is especially true for children, elderly, pregnant/nursing women, and anyone with pre-existing medical conditions. I have tried to put any precautions up on the product pages that you need to know about. However, if you are using any blends, you need to look up each oil listed in that blend. Don't assume that because it is in a blend with other oils it is safe. Case in point-  there was a daycare diffusing a immunity boosting blend (usually...