Comments on: 9 Ways To Use Essential Oils In Place Of Toxic Chemicals. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/13/9-ways-to-use-essential-oils-in-place-of-toxic-chemicals/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Holly Jordan http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/13/9-ways-to-use-essential-oils-in-place-of-toxic-chemicals/#comment-23309 Holly Jordan Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:07:47 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2574#comment-23309 Lavender or everything! Cuts, scrapes, burns, hangnails, pimples, headaches, bug bites... love it! And it smell great. White Thyme for a stronger disinfectant. Tea tree for stronger (less pleasant aroma) purposes similar to lavender. Works for getting rid of lice too. A few drops of tea tree in your shampoo and I swear it will keep the lice away from your kids head! Every kid in my son's class had lice last year except him...just sayin'. Lavender or everything! Cuts, scrapes, burns, hangnails, pimples, headaches, bug bites… love it! And it smell great.

White Thyme for a stronger disinfectant. Tea tree for stronger (less pleasant aroma) purposes similar to lavender. Works for getting rid of lice too. A few drops of tea tree in your shampoo and I swear it will keep the lice away from your kids head! Every kid in my son’s class had lice last year except him…just sayin’.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/13/9-ways-to-use-essential-oils-in-place-of-toxic-chemicals/#comment-23308 Kathy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:24:49 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2574#comment-23308 Thyme is a great anti-bacterial that you can add to all natural cleaners to fight infections this time of year. @Wife mom maniac: I love lemongrass added to vinegar, or grapefruit extract. In addition to smelling amazing it also gives you a lift! Thyme is a great anti-bacterial that you can add to all natural cleaners to fight infections this time of year.

@Wife mom maniac: I love lemongrass added to vinegar, or grapefruit extract. In addition to smelling amazing it also gives you a lift!

]]> By: wife mom maniac http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/13/9-ways-to-use-essential-oils-in-place-of-toxic-chemicals/#comment-23307 wife mom maniac Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:16:31 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2574#comment-23307 I've yet to find an essential oil that blends with vinegar and smells decent...anyone got a suggestion? I’ve yet to find an essential oil that blends with vinegar and smells decent…anyone got a suggestion?

]]> By: Tammie Lavigne http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2009/10/13/9-ways-to-use-essential-oils-in-place-of-toxic-chemicals/#comment-22158 Tammie Lavigne Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:43:55 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2574#comment-22158 Not all people know the relevance of essential oils in our body nor the benefits of essential oils especially on its relaxing power. Generally, essential oil are distilled liquid by water or steam from different flowers, leaves, bark, stems, roots and all other elements of plants. A lot of people would mistakenly think that essential oils are oily when in fact, it”™s not, most of them are clear. Not all people know the relevance of essential oils in our body nor the benefits of essential oils especially on its relaxing power. Generally, essential oil are distilled liquid by water or steam from different flowers, leaves, bark, stems, roots and all other elements of plants. A lot of people would mistakenly think that essential oils are oily when in fact, it”™s not, most of them are clear.

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