Many people still remember arriving home after school and smelling the inviting aroma of Mom’s soft, warm, ginger cookies just out of the oven. Some enjoy the ritual of dipping them in milk and savoring their delectable flavor. After three, four, five or more cookies one struggles to push themselves away from the plate of yummy goodness. A key ingredient …
Christmas and Cloves
The holiday season is one filled with aromatic aromas created by diffused oils and delicious recipes reserved for these special occasions. Memories of Grandma’s cooking with the slight smell of cloves wafting from her fresh baked cakes and cookies attest to the delightful and poignant odor of cloves that she used in her cooking. Cloves is available as a powder …
Cinnamon at Christmas Time
It’s that time of year again when you walk into a department store and the lilting scent of cinnamon meets you. You can’t help but take a deep refreshing breathe and look around to see where it is originating from. Cinnamon is available as a powder commonly used in baking and often mixed with sugar to spread over warm melting …
Frankincense—A Gift From the Wise Men
Many individuals were first introduction to Frankincense as a little children, listening to the story of the Wise Men and how they brought gifts to the Christ child at the time of His birth. As children, we likely had no idea what Frankincense was or what its symbolism portrayed. “And when they were come into the house, they saw the …
Lemon Fresh
The many benefits and uses of lemons are becoming more widely known and marketed. An interesting fact is that the ancient Chinese actually understood the beneficial properties of the lemon far earlier than the European and American cultures. They would often us lemon to enhance the flavor of their food instead of salt. It is easy to add too much …
A Personal Experience with Bee Stings and Essential Oils
Having read a number of oil related blogs on www.oil-benefits.com, I decided to offer an experience I have had using essential oils on a bee sting. It has been an unusual summer for me, in that I have experienced a high number of bee and wasp stings. While I am an amateur bee keeper, my gear generally does a great …