When shopping for natural products that contain essential oils, you may have wondered from time to time how essential oils are derived and why prices can vary so much. There are a few different methods to extract essential oils, and which method is used can have an impact. Prices of different essential oils, and sometimes the price for the same essential oil sold by different companies, can vary greatly. As a maker of body care products that contain many different essential oils, we thought we would give our customers some in-depth information about how essential oils are produced. Essential Oils and Their Pricing If you have ever shopped for essential oils yourself, you may have noticed that the price for one essential...

Spending time outside is by far the very best thing about summer. However, if you have ever been outside during the warm months for even a little bit of time, you know how incessantly you can be bothered by the bugs that come with the warm weather as well. If you head to your local pharmacy or convenience store, you are likely to find an aisle full of intense DEET-based sprays. These are products like Off! and others that claim to keep pesky bugs like mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers and more away from you. While they might get the job done, there are other concerns you should have when using products like these. In this blog post, we will discuss not...

In the last few decades, people have become a lot more conscious about the products they use and what sorts of toxins are contained in them. This began with a desire to eat whole foods that were free of the same, and then slowly trickled down into body care products. While you may be taking as many precautions as you can to avoid toxins altogether, there may be some oversights in an area or two of your life. One of the things consumers don’t often think about are the toxins that they are taking in through their skin. This is especially true when it comes to the type of soap you use. Have you ever noticed that mass-produced, store-bought soaps...