Frankincense and myrrh were highly prized in antiquity as fragrances and as essential oils. They could only be obtained from trees growing in southern Arabia, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Arab merchants used camel caravans to transport the resins across the desert. Some Arabian merchants utilized the incense route to transport not only frankincense and myrrh but [...]

According to a recent press release by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Afghanistan is currently the world’s largest producer of opium, the raw ingredient for heroin. In 2005, most of the heroin sold in Europe was thought to originate from Afghanistan. Strategies are constantly being sought to eradicate cultivation of the opium poppy in [...]

The easiest way to make a lip balm with your choice of essential oils, is simply to warm your favorite balm (with all those pure natural ingredients) and add a few drops of the therapeutic grade essential oil. For example, take about a Tablespoonful size of a beeswax type of lip balm, place the container [...]

Rose is in the rose family of botanical plants. Now there are lots of roses but have you noticed that the roses you buy today do not smell? That’s because they are bred for beauty and shelf life and they actually do not produce an essential oil. In fact only two roses produce a quality [...]

There is no doubt that essential oils are powerful and have physiological, psychological and pharmacological effects on the body. Some animal tests have been conducted but research now shows that animal tests cannot be extended directly to humans. We do know that essential oil use with proper precautions is far safer than pharmaceutical prescriptions. Deaths [...]