Moon Madness and More

Hey Pumpkins! So in the last post, we spoke about essential oils, and one of you asked if I could talk about a blend. As we previously spoke about Peaceful Tea, I thought to myself "why not do a peaceful oil blend?". So that's what we are talking about today!!!! As we have spoken about, essential oils have many uses. One of these uses is having a calming and uplifting effect on the body. How can we use it?  Our peaceful blend can be used in multiple ways we spoke about in the Essential Oils post. My favorite, however, is always to use my diffuser, but this is just my preference and everyone is different. What are our chosen oils?  Peppermint, Lavender, and Lemon  Peppermint is fantastic for sharpening the mind and calming nerves, clearing out thoughts, and increasing energy levels and focus. In other words... Let's get rid of that brain fog! Lavender is always a good one for relaxing, destressing, and refreshing your body. The smell passes over you like a wave takin...

 Hey Pumpkins!!!! So, today we will be talking about essential oils. What they are and what they can be used for. I love them so much! According to Google: Essential oils: a natural oil typically obtained through distillation. A characteristic odor extracted from the plant. (side note: I like to refer to the Google definition purely because it provides a straight and simple explanation.) What are essential oils? What are they? Well...awesome! Incredible! Fantastic! Essential oils are natural aromatic compounds extracted from a plant. Many MANY plants are used as essential oils, such as Lavender; Cedarwood; Cardommon; Pine; etc. Essential oils can come from flowers, roots, resins, fruit rinds, and nearly any part of the plant.  How are essential oils made? The most common way of making essential oils is by distillation (by steam or water) or mechanical methods (like cold methods). The purpose is to extract aromatic oils and volatile oils. Distillation:  Although there are ...