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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

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

Bare feet among daisies beside Kalina Pau and Sexy Toe Serum oil bottles, with text: Best Anti-Fungal Essential Oils

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Essential Oils For...3 min read

Best Antifungal Essential Oils

Hope Johnson·Jun 22, 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

Toddler in a white dress holding a sprig of lavender in a sunlit lavender field

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Essential Oils For...5 min read

Essential Oils for Babies and Children

Miracle Botanicals·May 27, 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

Woman with a long braid stretching on grass beside an Advanced Pain & Nerve Formula bottle, with text: Essential Oils for Pain Relief

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Essential Oils For...6 min read

Essential Oils for Pain Relief

Hope Johnson·Apr 20, 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

Smiling woman sitting cross-legged on a wooden beach boardwalk, with text: Best Essential Oils for Memory

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Essential Oils For...5 min read

Best Essential Oils for Memory Retention – Maximize Your Potential

Hope Johnson·Mar 30, 2022

Sweet Thyme essential oil bottle among fresh thyme sprigs, with text: Take Your Sweet Thyme

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Essential Oil Benefits4 min read

Thyme Essential Oil Benefits

Hope Johnson·Mar 23, 2022

Woman getting a head massage beside Fine French Lavender, Peppermint and Organic Cape Chamomile bottles, text: Essential Oils for Headache Relief

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Essential Oils For...2 min read

Essential Oils for Headache Relief

Hope Johnson·Feb 21, 2022

Four laughing older women in novelty sunglasses with an Organic Helichrysum Italicum Hydrosol bottle, with text: Anti-Aging & Trauma Release

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Hydrosols4 min read

Helichrysum Italicum Hydrosol

Hope Johnson·Feb 10, 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

Miracle Botanicals Organic Neroli Hydrosol spray bottle in front of white blossoms on a leafy branch

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Essential Oil Benefits6 min read

Best Essential Oils for Intimacy | Neroli Hydrosol

Miracle Botanicals·Jan 27, 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

Butterfly perched on a hand in a meditation mudra beside a Wisdom & Stillness oil bottle, with text: Best Essential Oils for Meditation

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

Best Meditation Oils - Wisdom & Stillness Essential Oil Blend

Hope Johnson·Jan 11, 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

Smiling couple embracing, a man in sunglasses hugging a woman from behind, with text: Essential Oils for Intimacy, Connection, & Play

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Essential Oils For...5 min read

Activities for Intimacy, Connection, and Play with Essential Oils

Miracle Botanicals·Feb 02, 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

Gentle blend bottle between two white butterflies on wildflowers, with text: De-clutter the Mind with Gentle Essential Oil Blend

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

Try a Little Tenderness: Gentle Essential Oil Blend

Miracle Botanicals·Nov 03, 2020

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Essential Oil Benefits3 min read

Allspice: The Unsung Essential Oil of Autumn

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 28, 2020

Smiling woman helping a boy in glasses with his writing at a table, with text: Essential Oils for Focus

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

Try These Essential Oils for Focus

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 20, 2020

Miracle Botanicals Spearmint essential oil bottle on fresh mint leaves, with text: The Benefits of Spearmint Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Spotlight5 min read

5 Useful Benefits of Spearmint Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 07, 2020

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

Helichrysum Splendidum: From African Medicine to Modern Aromatherapy

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 30, 2020

Several hands stacked together in support on a table, with text: Essential Oils for Support and Stability

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Essential Oils For...3 min read

Essential Oils for Support and Stability

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 17, 2020

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Essential Oil Articles4 min read

Relieve Infections Naturally with Oregano Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 16, 2020

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

The Bountiful Benefits of Turmeric Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 01, 2020

Man sleeping on striped bedding beside a Sweet Dreams bottle, with text: Restore & Relax with Sweet Dreams Essential Oil Blend

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Emotional Benefits5 min read

Drift Into a Peaceful Slumber with Sweet Dreams Essential Oil Blend

Miracle Botanicals·Aug 26, 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

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Emotional Benefits10 min read

Cedarwood Atlas Essential Oil for Hair, Skin, and Spirit

Miracle Botanicals·Aug 04, 2020

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