Getting ready for the weekend?

Ticks and other pests can ruin your summer day. Don't let them get to you - a simple essential oil blend with lemongrass and eucalyptus (personally, I like to do equal parts lemongrass, cedarwood and eucalyptus) will repel ticks, mosquitos, biting flies and more.  Make it up as a spray for dogs or humans, or try soaking a bandana in the mixture to tie around your dog's neck as a natural pest control collar.

For more essential recipes, download Oils Primer, our free mobile app, or visit www.Oils.Life

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Are you ready to experience essential oils for yourself?

Relax:  try a drop of lavender and a drop of vetiver, applied to the bottom of your feet or the back of your neck, 20 minutes before bedtime

Ease occasional tension:  try our Past Tense essential blend, or if you have the Family Physician's Kit, a drop of Frankincense followed by a drop of Deep Blue or Peppermint ought to do the trick

Seasonal support:  Lemon, Lavender and Peppermint, diffused or applied topically, can ease seasonal discomfort from grasses and pollens, plus it's a handy topical solution to take the itch out of a mosquito bite.  TriEase softgels are the handy softgel form, or you can simply combine the three oils and use topically, internally or aromatically.

Need to break out of a mid-afternoon slump? Don't reach for the sweets - instead try diffusing wild orange and peppermint to invigorate your mind, and have a tall glass of water with a drop of Grapefruit and Ginger to curb the snack attack and keep you on track.

Need to focus? Try diffusing Lemon, Sandalwood and Rosemary essential oil, or try our In Tune essential blend for focus and concentration.

Time to clean?  10 drops of Lemon essential oil in 1/2 c. vinegar and 1 c. water makes a wonderful all purpose spray cleaner.  Kick it up a notch by adding 10 drops of On Guard as well to the bottle (I recommend using glass spray bottle, simply for durability, although small batches of cleaning spray can be made in BPA free plastic containers if a glass one is not available).

Ready to add some flavor in the kitchen? Try incorporating Lemongrass, Ginger, Rosemary, Black Pepper, Cilantro and Lime essential oils into your cooking routine.  Also consider Oregano, Thyme, Lemon, Wild Orange, Peppermint, Cinnamon and Clove.

Download my free Oils Primer mobile app to learn more about what you can do with essential oils - there are recipes, personal usage guidelines and much more, and best of all - it's free.

*** READY TO START EXPERIENCING OILS FOR YOURSELF? ***

Come to a live event in South Dakota (visit www.oilchats.com for schedule and location), or request a sample via mail by visiting www.essentialclass.com .  You can also check my eBay listings for special samplers that include a rebate on your first wholesale order with me.

I offer samples via mail all over North America, so get in touch if you would like to try our essential oils for yourself.  www.oilspro.com

Essential oils are the aromatic compounds extracted from various components of plants - flowers, bark, leaves, roots, rinds, seeds, wood, etc. They can be cold pressed (for example, lemon oil is cold pressed from the rind of a lemon), or steam distilled (for example, arborvitae, meaning "tree of life" is steam distilled from the tree's wood).

Plants, by nature are living creatures - they have the will to live, and if you break a branch off a tree, it has the ability to heal itself. That's what makes essential oils so powerful - each has a different chemical makeup with properties that range from soothing to cooling to invigorating to calming, and more. The chemistry of essential oils is a science in and of itself - learning what each chemical component can do is one way to learn the fundamental properties of each oil.

For more information on the science of essential oils, check out doTERRA's science blog or follow me on facebook.com/rdulay (send me a friend request if you would like for me to add you to my private oilers group).

Welcome to my Oils & Stuff blog. Here, I will be talking about essential oils - how they are used, which ones I like, and reviewing products from Amazon that I use with my oils (like diffusers, water bottles, shakers, sample bottles, and more). I hope that you find this blog worthwhile.

For more information about essential oils, or to purchase oils directly, download my free Oils Primer mobile app, available on Google Play, Amazon and the App Store, or visit www.OilsPro.com.

Thank you for visiting, and have a great day!