Author: Christine

We love these five lemon oil-based cleaning recipes that are easy to make, safe to use, and leave our homes smelling citrusy and fresh!

Citrus essential oils are liquid sunshine with uplifting, bright aromas, and they bring extra power to DIY cleaning recipes. But which one(s) do you use?

Use this essential oil substitution list to discover recommended replacements for five of the most precious essential oils that we carry, such as lemon balm essential oil and Bulgarian rose essential oil.

Create your own essential oil blends for diffusers, perfumes, and more. We hope this beginner’s guide to essential oil blending inspires you!

Eight tips for buying and using essential oils. Covering some of the most frequently asked questions about essential oils.

Good sleep habits are linked to a whole variety of wellness goals. Learn what essential oils help with sleep and relaxation.

Want to use aromatherapy to support mood, memory, and wellness, but not sure how to choose the right essential oils? Our kits are perfect to get you started.

Explore the eight best essential oils for love. Evoke passion, warmth, and affection for others or yourself!

Finding it hard to focus lately? Check out 10 essential oils that have long-established reputations for supporting clarity and focus in difficult times.

In these difficult times, we need all the wellness tools we can get! Explore the 9 best essential oils for stress management.

Our new essential oil blends were crafted to help with all of life’s moments. These specialty blends will help to add some pep in your step, or soothe your nerves after a long day.

Essential oils are a perfect way to jump-start your morning routine. Enjoy these tips about best morning essential oils from our certified aromatherapist.

Try this simple eucalyptus essential oil blend to inspire awareness and deep breaths! Use as a refreshing facial steam or in your essential oil diffuser.

Explore essential oils the smart way with our top five guides for using plant essences responsibly in natural DIY home and body care.

Learn about the basic building blocks of fragrance blends and how to combine them for balanced aromatherapy combinations with essential oils and more!

Looking for a resinous, sweet, woody scent for your perfume, energy work, or body care recipes? Learn more about blending with amazing palo santo essential oil!

Consult our printable essential oil conversion chart, or use our conversion calculator to easily scale your recipes for consistent, safe results!

Learn about recommended essential oil-to-carrier ratios, and use our dilution chart and calculator to keep your DIY creations safe, yet effective.

Learn how to make a four thieves essential oil blend to support well-being in your EO diffuser, green cleaning products, and topical preparations!

Learn about the factors which affect essential oil freshness and how to store them in order to maximize your oil life (sometimes for a year or longer!).

For a focused pick-me-up, add some uplifting, energetic, grounding sage hydrosol to a DIY spritzable air freshener. Learn how this balancing astringent can make a wonderful addition to deodorant sprays, facial toners, room sprays, and diffuser blends.

Welcome to the wonderful world of essentials oils! Learn the basics of these highly concentrated plant essences and why they’re prized for fragrance, skin and body care, aromatherapy, and more.

Learn how to use and blend with bright and camphoraceous certified organic Spanish marjoram essential oil.

Don’t know which oil to pick for your next aromatic creation? Check out this guide to the best carrier oils for aromatherapy and which one to use when!

Looking for a rosy aroma? There are many rose essential oils and floral waters to choose from! Figure out which are best for you with this info-packed guide!

DIY: Pumpkin Spice Aroma

Looking for a new essential oil to try? Amyris Essential Oil is subtle and sweet, with woody notes. Learn how to blend with this lovely aromatherapy tool.

Curious why vanilla prices are soaring? Learn why this popular botanical is difficult to cultivate and find out what we’re doing about it!

Looking for a long-lasting citrusy scent? Combava petitgrain essential oil is an uplifting choice for body care and products and DIY fragrances.

Looking for a new, citrusy botanical? Lemon eucalyptus essential oil has a grounding and uplifting scent, great for bug sprays, linen sprays, and soaps!

Ever wondered how hydrosols are made? We learned how when we visited our farmers who make these lovely floral sprays on-site (which we use for aromatherapy and DIY body care)!

Need to ease grumpy muscles? Learn how lovage leaf essential oil can be combined with herbal oils and extracts to create a nourishing muscle rub!

3 New Combination Extracts!

Back in Stock: Organic Nori and Kombu Flakes

Oregon Grape Root Now Certified Organic!

New in the Shop: Turmeric Supreme Capsules

New in the Shop: Organic Pollinator Tea

New in the Shop: Organic Love Tea

New in the Shop: Organic Hazelnut Oil

New in the Shop: Organic & Fair Trade Turmeric Root

New in the Shop: Organic Moringa Leaf

New in the Shop: Helichrysum & Neroli Hydrosols!

New in the Shop: Organic Job’s Tears

New Holy Basil Chai!

New Palo Santo Smudge Sticks

New Editions of Rosemary Gladstar’s Classic Books Are Here!

Winter Care Extract is here!

New Ultrasonic Diffuser for Essential Oils!

New Chamomile Bitters!

New Tulsi Delight Tea!

New Mini Vase Grinders!

New Fire Tonic is Here!

Our Organic Coconut Oil is Now Fair Trade Certified!

New Cradle Cap Salve!

New! Small White Sage Bundles

New Cracked Black Peppercorn!

We Love Classic Chai!

Herb Profile: Gynostemma

Chia: Using the Ancient Superfood

New Hair Care from Acure Organics!

New Henna Packaging!

Herbal Profile: Amazing Amla

Herbal Honey Spreads

Aroma News: Oakwood Absolute

What is herbal smoking? Learn all about it and try our organic herbal smoking blend!

New Herbal Extracts: Maca, Yohimbe, & Umckaloabo

New Organic Baby’s Bath Herbs

New Kiawe Smoked Sea Salt

Now Kosher Certified: Tinctures

News from the Bookshelf: Foraging & Feasting

Introducing Our New Tea Blends!

On the Bookshelf: Soap Crafting

Support Organic Agriculture Stainless Steel Canteen!

Yummy Chocolate Elixirs!

Fresh “Picked” Hydrosols!

Exploring Unusual Essential Oils

Summer Sale Update!

New Stacking Spice Jars!

New Herbal Honey Spreads!

New Chocolate Elixirs!

New Natural Herbal Deodorant!

New Organic Pickling Spice!

New Organic Mesquite Seasoning!

New Roll Top Bottles!

Bookshelf News!

New Herbal Chest Rub!

New Lotions from Acure Organics!

Facial Washes Now Certified!

New from Fawn Lily Botanica!

Why choose Australian Sandalwood essential oil?

New! Herbal Flea & Tick Treatment for Cats

New! Hydrosol Packaging

New! Organic Vanilla Black Tea

New! Fawn Lily Facial Care

New Tea Pot Warmer!

Why Cold Expression for Citrus Essential Oils?

New Packaging for Massage Oils!

New! Aphrodite’s Syrup

New! Soapstone Diffuser

New Herbal Bitters Spray

Tea-To-Go Glass Infuser!

New! Body Butters

New! Salt Jar

2013 Herbal Roots Calendar!

New Camu Camu Powder!

Bitter Orange: Three Aromas

New! Natural Room Sprays

New! White Sage Powder

New! Organic Dried Veggie Mix

New! 1/8oz Amber Bottles

New! Chocolate Elixir

New! Support Organic Agriculture Gear

News from the Bookshelf!

Spicy Sale ~ Epicurean Organics!

New Spice Grinders!

All About Clary Sage!

Book Shelf News!

New! Mezzaluna Choppers

New! Organic Ear Oil

New Mug Design!

Watch & Learn with Educational Herbal DVDs

What is Aromatherapy?

New! Madder Root

New! Organic Sea Buckthorn Fruit Powder

New! Babies and Children Line

Feeling A Bit Bookish

New Capsule Packaging!

A Green Tea Resolution

Peppermint Cheer!

A Few of My Favorite Things

New! Certified Organic Vegetable Glycerine

New! Whole Barberries

New! 2012 Herbal Roots Calendar

New! 32 oz Organic Unrefined Virgin Coconut Oil

New! 2 Herb Stickers

New! Elixircraft DVD

New! Tulsi Hydrosol

New! Mountain Rose Herbs Winter Catalog

New! Circulation Care Extract

New! Cyprus Flake Salt

New! Pastilles for Every Occasion

2 New Products: Pink Rose Salt and Salt Grater

Calendula is a versatile botanical that can be incorporated into DIY body care products, tinctures, teas, and culinary adventures, or used as a dye. Learn how to make a simple calendula-infused herbal oil as a base for your next project.

New Book: Herbal Healing for Children

Art, Beauty and Tea Filters

Another “Mommy Tea” : Nurse-Me Rhyme!

Photo Thursday!

We Love Aubrey Products!!

New! Herbal Bitters from Urban Moonshine

Our First Mothers’ Tea: Presenting Fecundi-Tea!

New Product Friday: 4 New Herbs!

Even More Oregon Soap Company Goodness!

New Seeds from Horizon Herbs!

New at Mountain Rose Herbs: Herbal DVDs!

Friday Featured Product!

Sensational Szechuan Pepper!

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