Youâve probably heard Black Pepper Essential Oil given as an alternative to Melissa Essential Oil. Itâs touted as “Poor Manâs Melissa” due to itâs “high aldehyde content” that it shares with Melissa.
If you take a look at the GC/MS reports for Black Pepper, you will find Black Pepper doesnât even have aldehydes! Continue reading
If you missed Essential Oils 101, I encourage you to read that before or after this post.You can find all my essential oil-related posts here: Essential Oils Master Page.
As promised, I asked the members of the Learning About Essential Oils Facebook group, and Black Pepper was requested as the oil profiled this week.
Before we dive in, I want to let you know we have raised enough donations to test 11 essential oil brands of Tea Tree Oil. We are in the process of gathering the oils needed so we can ship them off. Thank you to ALL who supported financially to this testing. You can view the list of donors here.
As always, please please please make sure you use essential oils responsibly. Donât leave them in your childrenâs reach - treat them like you would any other powerful medicine 
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You know when you are tired at the end of a long day and itâs hard to think straight? Yeah, well that was me on Thanksgiving Eve. What was I thinking packing a Fido jar to the very top? Did I not realize that the next morning it would be sputtering on my counter, and when I went to open it, it would spray everyone in reach? *sigh* I guess I can let you in on a little secret: I may know a thing of two about kraut, but I am a total newbie when it comes to fruit ferments.
It does make for a nice photo, though, right? Or does it look more like a barfing Fido? Hmm.
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Many of us have a cabinet full of herbs and spices we use to help improve the flavor of our meals. What many may not realize is how much common kitchen herbs and spices can also help improve our health. Here are ten top examples… Continue reading