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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

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

Tangerine essential oil bottle beside ripe tangerines on the branch, with text: Therapeutic Comforts of Tangerine Essential Oil

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

Therapeutic Benefits of Tangerine Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 15, 2020

Damiana essential oil and Damiana 10% dilute in meadowfoam bottles beside a yellow damiana flower, with text: Damiana Essential Oil Uses

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Essential Oils For...6 min read

Damiana Essential Oil Uses - Embrace your Passion and Creativity

Hope Johnson·Jul 13, 2020

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Essential Oils For...7 min read

Raise Your Frequency with Sweet Orange Essential Oil

Shannon Garity·Jul 01, 2020

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

Get Fresh with Peppermint Hydrosol

Miracle Botanicals·Jun 24, 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

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

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

Discover the Inside Scoop on Disinfect!

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 21, 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

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Essential Oil Spotlight2 min read

The Wonders of Galbanum Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 01, 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

Smiling woman stretching in bed beside a Sleepy blend bottle, with text: Renew & Refresh with Sleepy Essential Oil Blend

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Feeling Sleep Deprived? Try our Sleepy Blend

Miracle Botanicals·Feb 18, 2020

Christmas Wreath essential oil blend bottle by snowy evergreen boughs and a red bow, with text: Best ways to use Christmas Wreath

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

Christmas Wreath: The Ultimate Christmas Essential Oil Blend for Winter Wellness

Miracle Botanicals·Nov 07, 2019

Henna-painted hands holding a lit candle over a red and yellow sari, with text: Celebrate Diwali with Essential Oils from India

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

Celebrate Diwali With Essential Oils from India

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 29, 2019

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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

Four laughing women in a car with Egyptian Geranium and Clary Sage bottles, with text: Top 2 essential oils for Women

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

Not Sure Which Oils Work Great For Women? We Got You Covered

Miracle Botanicals·Sep 17, 2019

Miracle Botanicals Fall Leaves essential oil blend among autumn leaves, with text: 5 Creative Ways to Use Fall Leaves

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Essential Oil Spotlight3 min read

Fall Leaves: 5 Inventive Ways to Use

Miracle Botanicals·Aug 21, 2019

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Essential Oil Spotlight4 min read

The Low Down on Helichrysum Gymnocephalum

Miracle Botanicals·Aug 06, 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

Hands passing a gift box beside Frankincense Papyrifera, Neglecta and Organic Rivae bottles, with text: The gifts of Frankincense Essential Oils

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

Thankincense

Miracle Botanicals·Nov 12, 2018

Hemp essential oil and 10% Hemp dilution bottles in front of hemp leaves, with text: Hemp Essential Oil Compared to CBD Oil

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Essential Oils Comparisons7 min read

Hemp Essential Oil Compared to CBD Oil

Shannon Garity·Nov 01, 2018

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

Hand passing a red paper heart into an open hand against sunlight, with text: Love Infused Essential Oils

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Emotional Benefits2 min read

What is the Meaning of Love Infused?

Miracle Botanicals·Oct 11, 2018

Woman with long dark hair lying on white sheets with pink peonies across her chest, with text: Essential Oils that Enhance Sensuality

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Emotional Benefits3 min read

Enhance Sensuality with Essential Oils

Miracle Botanicals·Mar 30, 2018

Silhouette of a woman in a cap against the setting sun, with text: How Essential Oils encourage Mental Health

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Essential Oils For...3 min read

Essential Oils for Mental Health

Miracle Botanicals·Mar 21, 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

Yellow road sign reading helpful tips against a sunset sky

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Getting Started6 min read

7 Tips for Using Essential Oils Safely

Miracle Botanicals·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

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

Smiling woman in an apron chopping vegetables in a kitchen, with text: 5 Tips for Cooking with Essential Oils

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Getting Started4 min read

5 Tips for Cooking With Essential Oils

Hope Johnson·Sep 09, 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

Overhead view of a family playing with water guns on the grass by a kiddie pool, with text: How to Repel Summer Bugs with Essential Oils

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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

Rejuvenating Face & Body Butter, Super Custom Anti-Aging Blend and Fat Free Body Oil, with text: Miracle Botanicals Personal Products

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

Essential Oil Personal Products

Miracle Botanicals·Jun 06, 2016

Silhouette in tree pose at sunset beside seven colored chakra symbols, with text: A Guide in Balancing the 7 Chakras

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Emotional Benefits4 min read

Balancing Chakras With Essential Oils

Miracle Botanicals·May 20, 2016

Woman meditating cross-legged on a sofa behind a white diffuser releasing mist, with text: Meditating with Essential Oils

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Essential Oils For...4 min read

How to Meditate with Essential Oils

Miracle Botanicals·Feb 08, 2016

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

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Essential Oil Spotlight10 min read

Corsican Helichrysum Italicum Essential Oil Profile

Shannon Garity·Oct 20, 2015

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Essential Oil Benefits3 min read

Roman Chamomile Essential Oil

Miracle Botanicals·Nov 21, 2014

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Essential Oil Benefits4 min read

Sandalwood of Australia

Hope Johnson·Sep 18, 2014

Palo Santo essential oil bottle beside palo santo wood sticks and dried flowers, with text: Therapeutic Benefits of Palo Santo

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Essential Oil Benefits9 min read

Palo Santo: Holy Wood Benefits, History & Traditional Uses

Shannon Garity·Sep 18, 2014

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Essential Oil Benefits5 min read

Honor Essential Oil Blend

Miracle Botanicals·Jul 08, 2014

Hands in prayer pose beside Heart 4th Chakra blend and anointing oil bottles, with text: Essential Oils for the Heart Chakra

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Essential Oil Spotlight5 min read

Heart ~ Chakra Blend

Miracle Botanicals·Apr 01, 2014

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

Lemon balm plants growing in a wooden raised bed, with text: Health Benefits of Lemon Balm Essential Oil

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Essential Oil Benefits5 min read

The Powerful Health Benefits of Lemon Balm (Melissa Essential Oil)

Hope Johnson·Nov 19, 2013

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