Why some essential oils are so expensive, and what to use instead.   If you love essential oils, you have probably noticed—some essential oils are expensive! Why so much money for a little bottle of oil? It has to do with how much plant material is needed to produce the essential oil, and the amount of labor it takes to harvest the plant (and make the oil). For example, it might take 3 pounds of lavender plant material to produce 15 ml of essential oil. But for rose essential oil, it can take 30 rose blossoms to produce just 1 drop. (And that’s on the low end . . . it can take up to 50 blosso ..read more

Even if you know nothing about skin care, these essential oils WORK!   There are SO MANY excellent essential oils for skin care and skin repair! It was not easy to narrow our list down to 5. We’ve definitely used more than these 5 in our own essential oil blends at Tazeka Aromatherapy. But we want to keep things straightforward for you when you’re making your own all-natural skin care. Even though there is a lot to know about essential oil science, that’s no reason you should start to feel confused. Here is our easy-to-use top 5 guide.   These 5 essential oils all have a few things in common ..read more