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Oily Christmas Gift Ideas

I cannot believe Christmas is two weeks away! Just as FYI, if you're planning on gifting Young Living Essential Oils for receipt by Christmas, all USPS, SurePost, SmartPost, and Ground shipments must be placed no later than December 12. Expedited... Continue Reading →

Not Loafing Around: Make & Break 3

Over Thanksgiving, I had a Make and Break marathon. I made Lavender and Falling for You soaps, two types of lotions bars, and peppermint and plain lip balms. Instead of my usual soap molds, I decided to use a loaf... Continue Reading →

How To Get Started Using Essential Oils

Recently, a friend told me to send her my blog and how to order essential oils. Yay, right?! If you tune into Oils & Spoils regularly, you know I'm passionate about essential oils, particularly essential oil education, and that I'm... Continue Reading →

Can’t Help Falling in Love with this Soap

My favorite Young Living Essential Oils (YLEO) soap is Thieves Cleansing Soap. It smells divine and contains YLEO's' proprietary essential oils blend, Thieves, which purifies the skin. Thieves is a blend of Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Rosemary, Lemon and Eucalyptus Radiata... Continue Reading →

Buyer Beware 2: That Smell

Yet another big box retailer has jumped on the essential oils bandwagon, and who can blame them? Essential oils, while around for thousands of years, have become a billion-dollar industry over the past several years, thanks to the rise in disposable... Continue Reading →

Just Breathe

One of my favorite movies is Ever After, and one of my favorite scenes in the movie is when Danielle is about to enter the masked ball. As she gathers all her courage and resolve, she whispers to herself, "Just... Continue Reading →

Make and Break 2 – Baby Jar Candles

Aren't these baby jar candles adorbs? Even more adorbs, they're made with soy wax and scented with essential oils. And they're a breeze to make. I'm a big fan of waste not, want not. The baby jars I used are... Continue Reading →

19 Bottles of Oils on the Wall

This is the 19th installment and the 19th week of the 99 Bottles of Oils on the Wall series. Each week, I've taken 5 essential oils or blends down from my oil cabinet and other hiding places, passed information around... Continue Reading →

24 Bottles of Oils on the Wall

This week's 99 Bottles of Oils on the Wall installment features a calm, cool and collected group of essential oils and blends. Just in time for all the back-to-school, end-of-the-year, holiday craziness. What? Wait. End-of-the-year? Where does the Thyme go?... Continue Reading →

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