Of greatest concern is the fact that some oils are adulterated, engineered, or "extended" with the use of synthetic chemicals. For example, pure frankincense is often extended with colorless, odorless solvents such as diethylphthalate or dipropylene glycol. The only way to distinguish the "authentic" from the "adulterated" is to subject the essential oil to rigorous analytical testing using state-of-the-art gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance).
The Essential Oils found in the recipes here are all from Young Living Essential Oils.
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Natural Antibiotics
Many essential oils have broad-spectrum antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral effects. For example, thyme oil was shown to exert powerful antimicrobial effects against 25 different types of bacteria. Oregano, thyme, cinnamon, mountain savory, lemon, rosewood, melaleuca, clove, ravensara, and eucalyptus are very powerful.
All four of the Eucalyptus oils along with Melaleuca are excellent choices for diffusing and eliminating airborne microbes.
The Essential oil blends; Thieves, Exodus II, ImmuPower, Melrose, Inspiration, and Sacred Mountain are also excellent choices to help keep your and your family's immune system strong.
Lemon tarragon dressing
1 tablespoon fresh tarragon diced, or dried 1 teaspoon
1 tablespoon fresh or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 cup Organic extra virgin cold pressed olive oil
dash of Pepper
dash of red pepper
6 drops lemon essential oil
Mix well and drizzle on salad or fish or anything! Keep unused portion in fridge.
—Submitted by Jill Burk,
Cream Cheese Icing
8oz cream cheese
1 1/2 cups of pwd. sugar
1 stick butter
3 drops of Tangerine Oil
Cream very well the cream cheese, pwd. sugar, and butter with electric beater. Stir in the Tangerine oil.
—Submitted by Ellie Ayers