Essential Oil ABC

Do you have a favorite Young Living® or dōTerra® blend? If so, Plant Therapy can help you out! Check out our blend comparison chart to see for yourself: Plant Therapy®^ Young Living®† doTERRA®* Anti Age   Immortelle Balance Dragon Time ClaryCalm®* Blues Buster Release Console®* Bouquet Joy   Brain Aid Brain Power InTune®* Clarity Clarity InTune®* Citrus Burst Citrus Fresh Citrus Bliss®* Deodorizing Purification®† Purify DigiZen DiGize DigestZen®* Energy En-R-Gee Elevation Germ Fighter Thieves®† On Guard®* Holiday Season Christmas Spirit Cheer®* Immune Aid ImmuPower   Let It Go Peace & Calming®†   Meditation Inspiration   Munchy Stop   Slim &...

With so many amazing essential oils scents to choose from, sometimes narrowing down your favorites can feel a bit overwhelming. After all, how many people really know what essential oils like Vetiver smell like? Fortunately, we’re here to help you make “scents” of it all, with easy-to-use tools like the Plant Therapy Fragrance Wheel. Want to Narrow Down Your Favorites? Find Your Family with Plant Therapy’s Fragrance Wheel! Conveniently located on our fragrance wheel page, the fragrance wheel lets you view all of our essential oils in one location. Using 10 color categories, it puts each individual scent into a Fragrance Family—Herbal, Medicinal, Floral,...

Here at Plant Therapy, we are committed to making sure you have the information you need to safely and effectively use all of your essential oils. Due to the volatile and highly concentrated nature of essential oils, comprehensive and understandable guidelines on their appropriate dilution is critical to ensure everyone’s safety.   The Purpose of Dilution Safety and essential oil dilution are inextricably connected to one another. Using an essential oil directly out of the bottle, without diluting it first, can quickly become a one-way ticket to sensitized, irritated skin, or worse. According to world-renowned Essential Oil Safety Expert Robert...

One question we see often here at Plant Therapy: Do essential oils expire? So let’s talk about essential oil expiration and shelf life! This is a question that we see a lot. There are a lot of misconceptions stemming from the significant increase in popularity essential oils have gotten over the past several years and I think it’s time we really dive in and take a deeper look. Let’s start with the misconception itself. I’m sure at some point in your essential oil journey that you have heard someone say, “Well, if the oil is pure it does not expire.”...

When you first start shopping for essential oils, it’s easy to get overwhelmed right off the bat. With so many wonderful choices, how do you know which one to get? We often get calls and messages from newer customers who need a bit of guidance on what to buy, but it’s not always an easy answer. There are so many different things to consider before making a purchase: What kind of problem are you trying to address? What type of scents do you enjoy? Are you sensitive to certain aromas? Do you prefer using organic ingredients or does it not...