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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

Organic Bulgarian lavender essential oil in an amber glass bottle with its Latin name on the label

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Getting Started9 min read

How to Tell If an Essential Oil Is Pure: 7 Checks Before You Buy

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Boswellia sacra frankincense tree growing in the Dhofar region of Oman

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Essential Oil Articles8 min read

How to Read a GC/MS Report for an Essential Oil (Using Frankincense as the Example)

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Woman smelling a Miracle Botanicals 100% pure essential oil blend outdoors

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Essential Oil Articles6 min read

What Does "Therapeutic Grade" Mean on an Essential Oil Label?

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Organic Hawaiian sandalwood essential oil with sandalwood flowers and bark

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Essential Oils Comparisons7 min read

Organic vs Non-Organic Essential Oils: What USDA and ECOCERT Certification Actually Guarantees

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Frankincense Serrata CO2 extract bottle next to Boswellia serrata resin

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Essential Oils Comparisons7 min read

CO2-Extracted vs Steam-Distilled Essential Oils: How Aroma, Chemistry and Uses Differ

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Illustration of citrus fruits and essential oils with strong summer sun, a reminder about phototoxic oils

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Tips7 min read

Phototoxic Essential Oils: Which Citrus Oils to Avoid Before Sun Exposure

Hope Johnson·Oct 12, 2026

Organic Bulgarian Helichrysum Italicum essential oil with yellow immortelle flowers in a field

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Essential Oil Benefits5 min read

Bulgarian Helichrysum Italicum: A Fresh Expression of Immortelle

Shannon Garity·Jun 29, 2026

Lime essential oil bottle in front of fresh green limes on the tree

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Essential Oil Benefits8 min read

Lime in the Light: Sunshine, Clarity & Botanical Vitality

Shannon Garity·Jun 10, 2026

Jasmine CO2 essential oil bottle surrounded by white jasmine flowers

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Getting Started9 min read

Jasmine CO2: The Living Flower Beyond the Absolute

Shannon Garity·May 21, 2026

Close-up of a dog's face next to a trail of paw prints

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Tips12 min read

Essential Oils and Dogs: A Practical Guide to Safe Use

Riand Souther·Jan 15, 2026

Woman resting her head on her arm in a grey sweater, with the title Essential Oils for Winter Depression

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Essential Oil Benefits18 min read

Essential Oils for Winter Depression: Ancient Wisdom from the World's Harshest Winters

Riand Souther·Dec 29, 2025

Labrador Tea Traditional Uses, with an amber bottle of Labrador Tea (Ledum) Essential Oil by Miracle Botanicals laying over white flowers of this plant

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Essential Oil Benefits11 min read

Labrador Tea Traditional Uses

Riand Souther·Dec 18, 2025

Fine French Lavender essential oil bottle in front of a lavender field and a stone abbey

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Essential Oil Benefits9 min read

Fine French Lavender Essential Oil Benefits: Medicine for Emotional Healing and the Soul

Riand Souther·Dec 02, 2025

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Essential Oil Benefits11 min read

Frankincense Neglecta Essential Oil: A Rare African Treasure

Riand Souther·Nov 14, 2025

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Essential Oil Articles8 min read

Castor Oil Profile

Shannon Garity·Nov 04, 2025

Bowls of frankincense resin and four small bottles of frankincense oil, with the title Complete Guide to Frankincense Oils

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Emotional Benefits11 min read

The Complete Guide to Frankincense Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Oct 17, 2025

Organic Foraha (tamanu) oil bottle beside tamanu fruit on the tree

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Essential Oil Benefits10 min read

Tamanu Oil Medicine: Deep Dive

Shannon Garity·Jun 17, 2025

Manuka flowers with a honeybee, with the title Manuka vs. Tea Tree: Benefits, Uses, and Chemistry

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Essential Oil Benefits8 min read

Comparing Essential Oil of Manuka and Tea Tree

Shannon Garity·May 19, 2025

Blue Cypress essential oil bottle in front of cypress foliage, with the title Blue Cypress Essential Oil: Benefits & Uses

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Emotional Benefits10 min read

Blue Cypress Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Jan 28, 2025

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Essential Oil Benefits8 min read

Rocky Mountain Juniper Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Jan 21, 2025

Frankincense and Myrrh tree resin with Resin & Rose Infused body oil by Miracle Botanicals

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Emotional Benefits13 min read

Tree Resin Medicine

Shannon Garity·Jan 16, 2025

Noni Leaf Hydrosol bottle beside a noni fruit on the plant, with the title Hawaiian Noni Leaf Hydrosol

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Emotional Benefits9 min read

Wildcrafted Hawaiian Noni Leaf Hydrosol

Shannon Garity·Jan 15, 2025

Hawaiian Lavender Hydrosol spray bottle with lavender and palms at sunset, with text: Big Island Lavender Hydrosol, Island-Grown Botanical Waters

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Emotional Benefits12 min read

Big Island Lavender Hydrosol

Shannon Garity·Dec 27, 2024

Organic Rosewood essential oil bottle with dropper and pink blossoms on wood grain, with text: return of a rare & precious medicine

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Essential Oil Articles13 min read

Rosewood Essential Oil: A Rare Treat

Shannon Garity·Dec 11, 2024

Organic Helichrysum Gymnocephalum, Corsican Helichrysum Italicum and Helichrysum Splendidum bottles, with text: Helichrysum Species Comparison

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Essential Oil Benefits13 min read

Helichrysum Essential Oil Comparison

Shannon Garity·Dec 04, 2024

Hyssop Decumbens essential oil bottle in front of tall purple flower spikes and green foliage

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Essential Oil Articles15 min read

Linalool Benefits and Hyssop Decumbens

Hope Johnson·Jul 27, 2024

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Essential Oil Articles7 min read

Sage Essential Oil: An Aromatic Powerhouse

Hope Johnson·Jul 24, 2024

Smiling freckled woman with windblown red hair smelling a small bunch of yellow and white flowers

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

Limbic System Diagram

Hope Johnson·May 28, 2024

Four corked glass bottles of oils from amber to clear, labeled Miracle Botanicals, with lavender sprigs on wood

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Emotional Benefits16 min read

What Are Essential Oils For? Discovering Their Health and Wellness Benefits

Hope Johnson·May 26, 2024

Wormwood Absinthe and Organic African Wormwood bottles under photos of silvery wormwood and purple flowers, with text: What is Wormwood Good For?

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Essential Oils Comparisons7 min read

What is Wormwood good for? A Comparison of Wormwoods

Hope Johnson·Apr 02, 2024

Organic Cape Chamomile bottle wearing a small crown beside white chamomile flowers, with text: Discover the Queen of Chamomiles

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Essential Oil Benefits6 min read

Cape Chamomile Essential Oil Benefits

Hope Johnson·Mar 31, 2024

Enchanted, Trick or Treat, Faery Woods and Fall Leaves blends under maple leaves, with text: Embrace Change, Autumn Inspired Essential Oils

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Essential Oil Articles3 min read

Embrace Change with Autumn-Inspired Essential Oil Blends

Hope Johnson·Oct 10, 2023

Autumn equinox promo with Bergamot, Cape Chamomile and Fir Needle oil gifts and a boy holding flowers, with text: Free Gifts, 10% Off

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Essential Oil Articles4 min read

Autumn Essential Oil Offers! Never Stop Exploring

Hope Johnson·Sep 19, 2023

Child holding wildflowers beside Champaca, Bulgarian Rose Otto, Magnolia Flower and Cistus bottles, with text: Bloom with Floral Essential Oils

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Essential Oil Benefits11 min read

Floral Essential Oils for Summer

Miracle Botanicals·Jun 18, 2023

Photos of fathers with children beside Organic Arnica, Earth Blend and Attar of Oud bottles, with text: Father's Day Gift Guide

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Essential Oil Articles8 min read

Father's Day Gift Guide

Hope Johnson·Jun 01, 2023

Mother's Day Gift Guide banner with Organic Neroli, Bulgarian Rose Otto and CO2 Jasmine bottles beside pink garden roses

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Essential Oil Articles3 min read

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Miracle Botanicals·May 03, 2023

Tulsi Holy Basil essential oil bottle beside a flowering holy basil plant, with text: Holy Basil Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Articles1 min read

Stress Reducing Holy Basil

Hope Johnson·Apr 25, 2023

Organic Oregon Lavandin essential oil bottle beside a purple lavandin flower spike

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

What is Lavandin?

James Byrne·Jul 28, 2022

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Essential Oil Articles4 min read

Relieve Infections Naturally with Oregano Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 16, 2020

Honor and Heart blend bottles on weathered wood with a heart-shaped cutout of blue sky, with text: Encourage your Heart with Honor

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Essential Oil Articles3 min read

Honoring the Heart

Miracle Botanicals·May 22, 2020

Woman carrying a young girl on her shoulders in a sunlit orange grove, with text: How to use Liquid Sunshine Essential Oils

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Essential Oil Articles4 min read

Let Some Sunshine In

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 30, 2018

Copper essential oil still standing in a field of lavender

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Getting Started7 min read

Essential Oil Extraction Methods

Hope Johnson·Oct 17, 2017

Man lying on a living room rug lifting a laughing girl overhead, with text: Essential Oils to Boost Indoor Air Quality

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Essential Oil Benefits3 min read

How to Improve Indoor Air Quality with Essential Oils!

Miracle Botanicals·Mar 21, 2017

Hands dropping essential oil from an amber bottle into an open palm, with text: What are Essential Oils?

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Essential Oil Articles3 min read

Easy Tutorial To Using Essential Oils: What are essential oils?

Hope Johnson·Jan 03, 2016

Close-up of juniper branches heavy with ripe blue berries, with text: Juniper Berry EO Spotlight

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Essential Oil Benefits7 min read

Juniper Berry Essential Oil Spotlight

Shannon Garity·Jan 21, 2013

Swirling red and orange wood grain, with text: The Magic of Rosewood Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Articles2 min read

The Magic of Rosewood Essential Oil

Hope Johnson·Jan 18, 2013

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Essential Oil Articles3 min read

7th (Crown) Chakra Profile

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 31, 2012

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Essential Oil Articles5 min read

Ginger Root Essential Oil Profile

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 20, 2012

Roots anointing oil and Roots blend bottles before a red-tinted Buddha head in tree roots, with text: Essential Oils to Support the Root Chakra

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Essential Oil Articles3 min read

Root Chakra Essential Oils

Miracle Botanicals·Jun 22, 2012

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