Ever worked with machinery or gone cycling and got nasty grease stains all over you that nothing would remove?

I certainly have, and I've found something that takes the grease right off – lemon essential oil.

Just a drop or two does the trick. It's really amazing how easy the grease comes off.

Or maybe you have that problem with your kids… or your husband…

When my husband or I get grease stains on our legs from cycling, we apply lemon essential oil to the area and it takes the grease right off. Grapefruit oil works too! – Melody

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The highest quality Frankincense essential oil is distilled from the resin, not the bark or the branches. But how is Frankincense resin harvested?

The resin comes from inside the tree, under the bark. Frankincense is tapped from the very scraggly but hardy Boswellia tree by slashing the bark and allowing the exuded resins to bleed out and harden. These hardened resins are called tears.

To collect frankincense properly, a slow and carefully executed process must be followed. The process can only take place twice a year – once in the spring (March to May) and then again in the fall (September to October) and takes two weeks.

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I sometimes hear the question, "Are these essential oils kosher?"

Yes, they are!

If staying kosher is important to you, you'll be pleased to know that many of Young Living Essential Oils’s most popular oils and supplements are kosher-certified!

Being kosher-certified means that a product is fit to use in any application in a manner that conforms to the kosher laws rooted in Biblical and Rabbinic traditions. These products and the facilities that produce them have been inspected and found to meet strict kosher requirements.

Look for the kosher symbol or see the list below to find out which Young Living products are kosher-certified:

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Good news! I was able to edit the replay of the webinar Barbara Rozen and I did last week:

"The Healing Power of Omani Frankincense and New Essential Oil Products for 2010"

I was even able to add a few notes (in captions) to the products.
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"The Healing Power of Omani Frankincense and
New Essential Oil Products for 2010."

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I'm holding a no-cost teleseminar tomorrow night (Thursday) with
Barbara Rozen on "The Healing Power of Omani Frankincense and
New Essential Oil Products for 2010."

Several new products and two new types of diffusers were
introduced at the recent Young Living Convention and we thought
you might want to know more about them. The highlight is the
new Omani Frankincense called "Sacred Frankincense"

Barbara is just back from the convention, where she learned a
great deal about it (what YL will never be able to put on their
website). She'll be sharing many of the incredible things she
learned about the power of this rare substance.

No pre-registration is required. Simply go to the link below:

Title: "The Healing Power of Omani Frankincense and
New Essential Oil Products for 2010."
…with Rufina James and Barbara Rosen

Time: Thursday, July 8th at 6:00pm Pacific
Listening method: Phone + Web Simulcast

To attend, visit:
http://attendthisevent.com/?eventID=13854360

You can listen either by phone or streaming. Listening through
the simulcast (web streaming) avoids long distance charges.

There will probably be a replay (although I can't guarantee it),
but the replay probably won't have the accompanying slides.

Hope to see you on the call.

PS If you have any questions, please submit the before the call
by using the contact form on this page:
http://essentialoilworld.com/contact.html

Several exiting new Young Living essential oil blends and two diffusers are now available for purchase!

Every year, Young Living Essential Oils reveals never-seen-before essential oil blends and new products at their annual convention. This year brings three exciting new oil blends and two diffusers.

Read below to learn more about each one and discover them for yourself…
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Using essential oils for natural flea control is a safe and beneficial way to scare away fleas on dogs. But if you read the previous article, Essential Oil Safety With Cats you know that essential oils affect cats differently than dogs.

With cats, its safer to use hydrosols, rather than essential oils (even so, watch your cat for unexpected reactions). And stay away from essential oils that are known to bother cats (see the above article for a list).

Here's a recipe for a natural flea spray for cats using hydrosols. Make absolutely sure you use hydrosols rather than an essential oils. If you can't find hyrosols, also known as essential water or floral water), you can make something very close at home, see What Is Herbal Hydrosol?

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Do essential oils affect cats differently than dogs?

As beneficial as essential oils are for humans, dogs, horses, goats, etc., many essential oils can be overpowering for cats. Cats are built differently and need to be treated with a great deal more caution.

Its a Matter of Physiology

Most essential oils are made up of hydrocarbons and terpenoids. In dogs, horses and humans, the terpenoids are transported to the liver to be metabolized after the oils have been absorbed through the skin or inhaled into the lungs. After the necessary metabolic process occur in the liver and bloodstream, the remaining water-soluble metabolites are eliminated through the urine and feces.

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Hormones play an important role in women’s health. The decrease of hormones causes many changes in a woman's body. One of them is an increase in the likelihood of developing osteoporosis. In this article, Dr. Dan Purser discusses osteoporosis and menopause – two top women’s health concerns.

As women mature, the most pressing health concern is menopause. Menopause is inevitable; it is unavoidable. And while it can go smoothly for some women, it can be extremely difficult for others. There are 35 known health effects associated with menopause including:

- Hot flashes
- Night sweats
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Increased wrinkles
- Weight gain and muscle loss (sarcopenia)
- Memory issues

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Always pay attention to how your animals react to essential oils and start with minute amounts.

Some essential oils need to be diluted before being used on animals. Others should be avoided altogether because they have constituents that are overpowering or counterproductive to the animal.

Then again, many times it's not the essential oil that is the problem, but the additives, thinners and other added ingredients that the animal can react to. That's why its so important to use Therapeutic grade essential oils, like you'll find on this site.

In the interest of "Better to be safe than sorry," I'm posting this list of essential oils to avoid with animals from Aromatherapist, Kristen Leigh Bell:

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