I had heard about Lemon essential oil and it’s cleaning properties and I had an opportunity to experience that yesterday at work. I have the responsibility of keeping the wet erase calendar up-to-date. This was a new responsibility so other people had been doing this before me.

On the calendar was one date that had something that refused to come off. I’m not sure what kind of marker they had used but it wasn’t the right one. I tried water, rubbing alcohol and nothing worked. I even tried scraping it with my fingernail just to see if I could make a dent. Nothing prevailed.

Finally I thought, well I have nothing to lose, so I went and grabbed my Lemon oil. I put one drop on a paper towel and wiped it over the stubborn printing. It immediately came off. Ha ha.

I went around the office telling everybody what had just happened. They are familiar with me talking about the oils but they were certainly interested in this new way of using Lemon.

-Jeannine

I was dealing with an ant invasion around my trash can and around my dog’s food bowl.

After reading several recipes my favorite one is:

• A teaspoon of sea salt to absorb 3 drops each of Peppermint, Lemon, Orange, and Grapefruit essential oils.
• Then I combined the oil and salt mixture with water to fill an 8 to10-ounce metal spray bottle.

Note: It is important to remember that citrus oils must be stored in metal or glass bottles, not plastic.

I sprayed the trash can and the floor around my dog’s bowls with the mixture 3 to 4 times in one day. I have not seen another ant since!

I was relieved that I did not have to worry about my dog coming in contact with essential oils, as they are nontoxic. And of course I was excited that the oils solved my problem too.

I love therapeutic-grade essential oils!

-Julie

I was on the verge of kicking my husband out of our bedroom, as his snoring literally rattled the rafters!

I read that Lavender essential oil aids in restless sleep, apnea, and snoring. So I placed a drop of Lavender oil topically under my husband’s nose at bedtime.

Boy did I sleep! And my husband woke up rested too. Yes, it worked the very first time.

So this is now his nightly ritual, and I am ever so thankful! Needless to say, we now stay stocked up on Lavender!

I spoke about this in one of my "Intro to Essential Oils" classes. A couple then bought a kit, and I received a call the next day: "My wife didn’t snore last night for the first time in years!"

I love my essential oils!

-Tammy