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Illustration of essential oil being counted drop by drop into a bottle of carrier oil

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Getting Started10 min read

Essential Oil Dilution Chart: Percentages, Drops per mL and When to Use Each

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Illustration of a person sleeping peacefully with a diffuser on the nightstand

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Essential Oils For...9 min read

How to Use Essential Oils for Sleep: Methods, Timing and What the Research Says

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Illustration of a homemade pillow spray being misted onto a pillow at bedtime

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Recipes6 min read

DIY Sleep Pillow Spray: 3 Recipes With Hydrosols and Essential Oils

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Illustration of three bedtime roller blends with lavender, marjoram and spikenard

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Recipes7 min read

Bedtime Roller Blend Recipes: 3 Calming Blends at a Safe 1% Dilution

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Sea buckthorn seed CO2 oil bottle beside branches of orange sea buckthorn berries

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Recipes5 min read

Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil: The Golden Oil for Cellular Renewal

Shannon Garity·May 25, 2026

Organic Rosemary Cineole essential oil bottle with fresh flowering rosemary

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Essential Oil Benefits7 min read

Rosemary Cineole EO: The Clarity That Cuts Through Fog

Shannon Garity·Jan 06, 2026

Petitgrain Bigarade essential oil bottle beside bitter orange blossoms and fruit

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Essential Oil Benefits5 min read

Petitgrain Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Nov 17, 2025

Sweet Smile essential oil blend for natural oral care and healthy gums

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Essential Oil Benefits6 min read

Sweet Smile Tooth & Gum Tonic

Shannon Garity·Aug 19, 2025

Red rose with the title Aphrodisiacs: essential oils to stimulate love and passion

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Essential Oils For...19 min read

Aphrodisiac Essential Oils to Stimulate Love and Passion

Shannon Garity·Jan 29, 2025

Clusters of orange sea buckthorn berries on the branch, with text: Sea Buckthorn Oil: An In-Depth Analysis of Its Health Benefits

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Recipes13 min read

Sea Buckthorn Oil: An In-Depth Analysis of Its Health Benefits

Miracle Botanicals·Nov 13, 2024

Essential Oils for Hair Growth, with image of a woman with beautiful thick curly hair and flowers in her hair

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Essential Oils For...7 min read

Essential Oils for Hair Regrowth, Vitality, and Radiance

Hope Johnson·Jul 05, 2024

Woman resting on a sofa with eyes closed beside Organic Hawaiian Sandalwood and Malu bottles, with text: Essential Oils for Stress Relief

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Essential Oils For...17 min read

Essential Oils for Stress Relief: Proven Methods for Relaxation

Hope Johnson·Jun 30, 2024

Fluffy long-haired tabby and white cat walking toward the camera, with text: Cat Care 101, Essential Oils for Fleas and Ticks

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Essential Oils For...11 min read

Cat Care 101: Essential Oils for Fleas and Ticks

Hope Johnson·Apr 13, 2024

Cannabis Sativa essential oil bottle among cannabis leaves, with text: Cannabis Essential Oil, a Gentle Alternative to Cannabis Smoking

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Essential Oil Spotlight6 min read

Cannabis Essential Oil: A Gentle Alternative to Cannabis Smoking

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 02, 2024

Sweet Basil essential oil bottle beside fresh basil leaves, with text: The Humble Hero of Essential Oils, Sweet Basil!

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

What Makes Basil Anti Inflammatory

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 09, 2023

Organic Rosemary Verbenone bottle among flowering rosemary, with text: Rosemary Verbenone for Protection, Purification, & Healing

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Rosemary: Good for Hair & More

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 09, 2023

Two Damiana bottles, pure and diluted, before a yellow flower with water drops, with text: Spark Passion & Creativity with Damiana

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Emotional Benefits6 min read

Damiana Essential Oil Benefits: The Passion Potion

Hope Johnson·Jul 04, 2023

Woman relaxing during a candlelit back massage, with text: Lavish in this Sensual Massage Oil Recipe

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Essential Oils For...3 min read

Sensual Massage Oil

Riand Souther·Jun 27, 2023

Cinnamon Bark essential oil bottle beside a Holy Bible and tied cinnamon sticks, with text: Biblical References to Cinnamon

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Recipes5 min read

Spiritual Meaning of Cinnamon in the Bible

Hope Johnson·Apr 30, 2023

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Essential Oil Spotlight8 min read

Amyris Essential Oil Profile

Hope Johnson·Apr 28, 2023

Woman breastfeeding a baby in a green sling in a grain field beside a Gentle essential oil blend bottle

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Recipes4 min read

Essential Oils while Breastfeeding

Hope Johnson·Apr 02, 2023

White Camphor essential oil bottle in front of a large tree canopy seen from below

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

White Camphor Essential Oil

Hope Johnson·Feb 15, 2023

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Emotional Benefits6 min read

Organic Lavandin Essential Oil Profile

Shannon Garity·Jul 14, 2022

Pregnant woman in a teal dress with feather accessories in a sunlit field, with text: Essential Oils for Pregnancy

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Recipes8 min read

Essential Oils for Pregnancy

Hope Johnson·Jul 06, 2022

Smiling woman winking and touching her cheek beside an Itch & Rash Relief spray, with text: Essential Oils for Itch & Rash Relief

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

Essential Oil Recipe for Itchy Skin

Hope Johnson·Jun 22, 2022

Baby bathing in an outdoor tub with grapefruit slices beside a Miracle Botanicals Pink Grapefruit essential oil bottle

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Essential Oil Spotlight6 min read

4 Benefits of Pink Grapefruit Essential Oil

Hope Johnson·May 19, 2022

Frankincense Frereana Essential Oil by Miracle Botanicals with a beautiful frankincense tree in the mountains

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

Frankincense Frereana Essential Oil

Hope Johnson·May 01, 2022

Wildcrafted Cananga essential oil bottle on a background of yellow cananga flowers

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

Cananga Essential Oil - Spotlight

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 13, 2022

Organic Rhododendron bottle before pink rhododendron blooms over a white picket fence, with text: Rhododendron Essential Oil Recipes

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

Rhododendron Essential Oil Recipes

Hope Johnson·Feb 01, 2022

Cosmic Journey essential oil blend bottle beside a dark blue butterfly resting on purple lavender flowers

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Emotional Benefits5 min read

Cosmic Journey | Spiritual Connection Essential Oil Blend

Hope Johnson·Jan 15, 2022

Liberty Blend essential oil bottle beside a woman holding a flowing scarf overhead on a sunlit beach

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Essential Oil Blend Spotlight3 min read

Liberty Essential Oil Blend | Stand in Freedom

Hope Johnson·Jan 04, 2022

Clove Bud Super and Clove Bud CO2 bottles over dried cloves and red clove flower buds, with text: Clove Bud Essential Oil Benefits

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Clove Essential Oil Benefits

Hope Johnson·Dec 14, 2021

Cinnamon Bark essential oil bottle with tied cinnamon sticks and ground cinnamon, with text: Cinnamon Oil Recipes

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Recipes3 min read

Cinnamon Oil Recipes - Spice Up Your Life

Shannon Garity·Dec 02, 2021

Organic Sage bottle beside sage leaves in an olive wood bowl, with text: Sage Essential Oil for Mature Skin

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

Sage Essential Oil for Mature Skin

Hope Johnson·Nov 26, 2021

Miracle Botanicals Nootka Tree essential oil bottle in front of drooping evergreen branches with small cones

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Emotional Benefits5 min read

Cleanse the Home and Heart with Nootka Tree Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Sep 09, 2021

Miracle Botanicals Egyptian Geranium essential oil bottle beside pink and magenta geranium flowers

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

A Friend to the Feminine: Egyptian Geranium Essential Oil

Hope Johnson·Aug 09, 2021

Organic Oregon Lavender essential oil bottle on a white pedestal in front of a lavender field under a pink-purple sky

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Emotional Benefits5 min read

Oregon Lavender Essential Oil Spotlight

Riand Souther·Aug 03, 2021

Copaiba essential oil bottle with amber resin in a sunlit forest, with text: Copaiba Essential Oil, Amazonian Resin, Chemistry & Benefits

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Essential Oils For...5 min read

Copaiba Essential Oil - The Power Pain Reliever

Shannon Garity·Jul 23, 2021

Organic Frankincense Serrata essential oil and Frankincense Serrata CO2 extract bottles in front of frankincense trees

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Essential Oil Benefits6 min read

Benefits of Frankincense Serrata Essential Oil

Riand Souther·Jun 22, 2021

Miracle Botanicals Pemou Siam Wood essential oil bottle against evergreen foliage, with text: Pemou Essential Oil Benefits

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Essential Oil Benefits3 min read

Pemou Essential Oil Benefits

Miracle Botanicals·Jun 08, 2021

Hand brushing tall grass at sunset beside a Malu Serene, Tranquil, Harmonious Blend bottle, with text: Malu Soothing Essential Oil Blend

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Essential Oil Benefits4 min read

Soothing Essential Oil Blend - Malu

Miracle Botanicals·May 25, 2021

Silhouettes of three wise men on camels at sunset beside a Six Kings Frankincense Blend bottle, with text: Frankincense in the Bible

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Emotional Benefits7 min read

Frankincense in the Bible: A Spiritual Journey Through Time

Shannon Garity·May 18, 2021

Dropper over a glass bottle wrapped in tangerine peel beside whole tangerines, with text: Tangerine Essential Oil Benefits & Recipes

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Essential Oil Benefits5 min read

Tangerine Essential Oil Benefits & Recipes

Hope Johnson·May 11, 2021

Miracle Botanicals May Chang essential oil bottle by green litsea cubeba berries, with text: Litsea Cubeba (May Chang) Benefits & Recipes

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Essential Oil Benefits4 min read

Litsea Cubeba Benefits - May Chang Essential Oil!

Hope Johnson·May 04, 2021

CO2 Butter essential oil bottle beside a block of butter, basil leaves and salt on parchment, with text: Did you say, Butter Essential Oil?

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Butter Benefits: The Surprising Uses and Properties of Butter Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 20, 2021

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Essential Oil Spotlight5 min read

Homemade Bug Spray with Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 06, 2021

Inula dilute in meadowfoam and Organic Inula bottles among yellow inula flowers, with text: Breathe in Sunshine with Inula Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Inula Essential Oil (Fragrant Aster)- A Breath of Pure Sunshine!

Miracle Botanicals·Feb 28, 2021

New Zealand Lavender Essential oil by Miracle Botanicals, alongside a beautiful field of lavender plants

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Emotional Benefits9 min read

New Zealand Lavender Essential Oil: The Gentlest Lavender

Shannon Garity·Feb 08, 2021

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Essential Oil Benefits4 min read

Myrtle Benefits: The Essence of Aphrodite

Miracle Botanicals·Jan 20, 2021

Camel riders on a cliff under a bright star beside a Four Wise Men bottle, with text: Follow your heart with Four Wise Men Frankincense Blend

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Flourish in the New Year with Four Wise Men

Miracle Botanicals·Dec 30, 2020

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Essential Oil Benefits2 min read

All About Kashmir Clary Sage Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Nov 17, 2020

Organic Nutmeg essential oil bottle with whole nutmegs wrapped in red mace, with text: Spicy, Rich, and Ancient: Nutmeg Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Benefits4 min read

Nutmeg Essential Oil: 4 Benefits and 4 Recipes

Miracle Botanicals·Nov 11, 2020

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