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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

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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

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

Helichrysum Splendidum: From African Medicine to Modern Aromatherapy

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 30, 2020

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

The Bountiful Benefits of Turmeric Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 01, 2020

CO2 Coriander bottle with wooden bowls of coriander seeds and fresh cilantro leaves, with text: CO2 Coriander Essential Oil Recipes

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

Coriander Essential Oil Recipes

Miracle Botanicals·Aug 18, 2020

Cajeput essential oil bottle among cajeput leaves and fluffy white blossoms, with text: Breathe Easy with Cajeput Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

Breathe, Heal, and Cleanse with Cajeput Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 28, 2020

Miracle Botanicals CO2 Ginger essential oil bottle on fresh ginger roots, with text: 3 Ways to Use Ginger Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

3 Ways to Use Ginger Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 22, 2020

Clary Sage essential oil bottle beside flowering clary sage under a blue sky, with text: Clary Sage Essential Oil Recipes

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

Clary Sage Essential Oil Recipes

Hope Johnson·Jun 16, 2020

Hinoki essential oil bottle in front of dense evergreen cypress foliage, with text: Hinoki Essential Oil Benefits & Uses

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Benefits of Hinoki Essential Oil

Hope Johnson·Apr 07, 2020

Organic Niaouli essential oil bottle among white niaouli blossoms, with text: A Complete Guide to Niaouli Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Spotlight5 min read

Meet Tea Tree's Botanical Cousin: A Guide to Niaouli Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Mar 04, 2020

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Essential Oil Spotlight9 min read

Siberian Fir Needle Essential Oil Benefits & Chemistry

Shannon Garity·Oct 18, 2019

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

Just Like Honey – Meadowfoam Seed Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 03, 2019

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

What’s the Dill-io?

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 26, 2019

Black spruce branches with purple cones, with text: The Miracle of Black Spruce Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Spotlight5 min read

The Miracle of Black Spruce Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 15, 2019

Woman with eyes closed holding her head in a moving vehicle, with text: Essential Oils that help with Motion Sickness

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Essential Oils For...2 min read

Dealing with Motion Sickness?

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 14, 2016

Roasted herb-seasoned chicken with baby potatoes, with text: Greek Style Chicken Marinade Recipe with Essential Oils

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Recipes3 min read

Cooking with Essential Oils - Greek Style Chicken Marinade Recipe

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 29, 2016

Assorted decorative glass perfume bottles among pink roses, oranges and scattered dried rose petals

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Recipes4 min read

3 Simple Natural Perfumes Using Essential Oils

Miracle Botanicals·Aug 16, 2016

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Essential Oils For...5 min read

How To Repel Bugs, Insects, And Other Pests Using Essential Oils

Hope Johnson·Aug 02, 2016

Giant panda sleeping draped over a tree branch, with text: 7 Essential Oils to recover Sleep

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Recipes4 min read

7 Essential Oils To Improve Sleep

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 05, 2016

Young blond boy scratching his head with both hands and grimacing, with text: Treat Lice with Essential Oils

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Essential Oil Benefits2 min read

Essential Oil Lice Treatment

Miracle Botanicals·Mar 20, 2014

Smiling woman applying roll-on deodorant to her underarm in a bathroom, with text: Homemade Deodorant using Essential Oils

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Recipes4 min read

Homemade Deodorant

Miracle Botanicals·Jan 30, 2014

Candle-lit freestanding bathtub facing a snowy forest at night, with text: Warming Winter Bath Recipe

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

Warming Winter Bath Recipe

Riand Souther·Oct 10, 2013

Hand spraying a clear spray bottle into a bathroom with a toilet, with text: How-To-Make a Fresh Bathroom Essential Oil Spray

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Essential Oils For...1 min read

Bathroom-Fresh Essential Oil Spray

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 04, 2013

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Essential Oil Benefits16 min read

Bulgarian Rose Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Sep 16, 2013

Smiling mother and daughter in rubber gloves holding a spray bottle and duster, with text: Pure Essential Oils for Spring Cleaning!

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Getting Started2 min read

Spring Cleaning with Pure Essential Oils

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 10, 2013

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Emotional Benefits7 min read

The Ultimate Grounding Essential Oil Formula: Earth Blend

Miracle Botanicals·Aug 29, 2012

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