When December finally comes knocking, there’s one oil on all our minds. It is so extremely valuable and versatile that any special promotion in which it makes an appearance is a big deal. And dōTERRA® likes to wish us a very merry Christmas by offering a way to score Frankincense, the king of...

"Worth its weight in gold" is a phrase commonly used to denote something of extreme value. However, its literal significance may not always be implied. In the case of myrrh resin, historical records confirm its literal value in gold at various points in history. Derived from the gummy resin of a...

The season of thankfulness is upon us! Wait a second; that doesn't exactly sound right. Those of you who live with a thankfulness mentality year-round know the benefits of constant gratitude, how it's good for the heart and soul. But it is true that in the USA, Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that...

The story of Clove begins in the volcanic Maluku Islands of Indonesia, where the clove tree was born. Through a journey of twists and turns, the tree arrived in Europe and eventually made it to Africa. The people of the island nation of Madagascar quickly developed expertise in the cultivation of...

In the vibrant Gran Chaco Forest of Paraguay in South America grows an endangered species found nowhere else in the world. The stately, towering Guaiacwood tree (say “gwy-ack-wood”) thrives in the precise balance of soil and climate provided in this forest. Each year more than 1,000 kg of...

With tempting sweetness in each tiny crystalline granule, delightful to the tastebuds yet potentially hazardous to the human body, sugar presents us with quite a dilemma. Well, today I have some sweet ideas to share with you that involve lots of sugar, with no toll on your physical health! These...

Hailing from Canada, dōTERRA® Balsam Fir is one of those magically woodsy oils that is perfect for the upcoming holiday season, and available only through special promotion at this time. Yes, it's only October; but we all know that the holidays pounce on us quickly just as soon as fall has a...

Last time, we took a look at the dōTERRA® Northern Escape blend, and I mentioned Hinoki as the component that added a note of airy relaxation. Today we’ll enter further into the woody, relaxing aroma of the ornamental Japanese hinoki tree. Picture a bonsai tree adorning a desk or garden. You...

Enter the woodland realm with dōTERRA Northern Escape®, a fantasy blend of Black Spruce, Siberian and Balsam Firs, Cedarwood, Cypress, Frankincense and more. Fans of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: is it just me, or does this blend take you straight to Rivendell? To me, there’s something about the...

Back to school can mean many things: back to homework, back to uniforms, back to the highs and lows of the academic calendar and the social interactions that accompany it. We’d be remiss to think that back to school means the same thing for everyone, and in this post I’d like to focus on using d...

Tea Tree, also known as Melaleuca, has a centuries-long history among the Australian Aborigines. These indigenous people would manually crush tea tree leaves to release their cleansing chemicals, then inhale the herbaceous aroma. With dōTERRA® Tea Tree Touch, it’s a bit easier than all that: we...

You’ve likely heard of turmeric, the spice that lends its yellow tone to foods like mustard and curry. It’s also possible you’ve seen turmeric supplements for sale at health food stores; and with turmeric spice powder being a staple in so many kitchen cupboards, it’s with some degree of basic...

Glow sticks swirl and fireworks explode in long evenings of playing outside, with bubbles floating through the air to the delighted laughs of little ones. For me, these are a few hallmarks of the summer season; and it’s a real treat to sit back and behold them all while I cool off and take in the...

In the new dōTERRA® TerraShieldTM Repellent Blend, six ingredients unite to shield you for a safer, more enjoyable summer season. Why call it new, you ask? While the name isn’t new, the essential oil formula received a recent makeover to optimize its repellent capabilities. The newly formulated...

In the seaside Mediterranean nation of Turkey, harvesters carry armfuls of green, feathery oregano sprigs. They’re full of leaves that will be dried and separated from the stem before being distilled, all part of a process that provides many jobs for local farmers. These fragrant herbal leaves...