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  • February 23, 2019

Welcome to Essential Oil Haven

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Thank you for stopping by! My name is Emma and I’m so excited you’ve found your way to my website!

This post contains affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase through these links, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Read my full disclosure policy here.

Essential oils are still quite new to me, but I’ve been struck by inspiration and have embarked on a journey to learn all and everything there is to learn about using essential oils in my day-to-day life for increased well-being and a feeling of connection to all things natural.

As I’m getting started, I’ll be sharing my tips, tricks, and learning curve with you. I’ll be reviewing many products and hoping to find the best solutions for all of us to enjoy.

Getting started with essential oils

If you’re like me and want to explore essential oils more, I invite you to join me on this journey! Follow my blog and reviews, and sign up for my newsletter to get helpful tips right to your inbox.

Here’s also a quick step-by-step on how you can get started right away:

  1. Read a basic introduction about essential oils
  2. Learn how to use essential oils
  3. Find the best essential oil brand for you!
  4. Read about Young Living Essential Oils
  5. Read my Plant Therapy Essential Oils Review
  6. Discover essential oil storage tips
  7. Understand essential oil diffusers better
  8. What about the ORGANIC in essential oils?
  9. Read a few essential oil diffuser reviews and maybe buy one
  10. Learn how essential oils can help you during cold and flu season

A quick note on essential oil diffusers…

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Pilgrim Collection TEO Diffuser. Click on the image for a detailed review.

Diffusing essential oils enhances your environment by filling the room with the particular fragrances of the essential oil or essential oil blend you’re using.

If you’re wondering whether it’s better to use an oil burner or an oil diffuser for aromatherapy, note there is a very important difference between Ultrasonic essential oil diffusers vs.  Heat diffusers.

Using a heat source, even when used indirectly onto the essential oils, causes the oils to evaporate very quickly and therefore may not be able to maximize the full healing and therapeutic potential of the essential oil. To ensure the best, most gentle approach to diffusing essential oils, use an essential oil diffuser using an electric charge, such as ultrasonic, evaporative or nebulizing types of oil diffusers.

Heat diffusers such as candle burners make it a little bit more economical and also more silent to use essential oils, though losing the oils’ therapeutic benefits often doesn’t outweigh any saving of electricity or elimination of the slight humming noises these essential oil diffusers do make. So my recommendation will always be to use an electric essential oil diffuser such as the really lovely and functional PureSpa essential oil diffuser.

The best essential oil diffusers

If you’re looking for an essential oil diffuser that’ll work for you and your home, have a read through the reviews below. I’ve also created an easy overview of the best essential oil diffusers for under $40, which is quite a great resource if you like to easily cross-compare the available unit models!

  • PureSpa Essential Oil Diffuser
  • Smiley Daisy Essential Oil Diffuser
  • Greenair Spa Vapor Ultrasonic Oil Diffuser
  • Ecvision Bamboo Essential Oil Diffuser
  • Briteleafs 2-in-1 Ultrasonic Essential Oil Diffuser
  • NOW Foods Ultrasonic Oil Diffuser
  • Aiho Portable Car Diffuser

Essential oil starter kits

doTerra essential oils starter kitA very easy (and popular) way to get started with essential oils is to purchase an essential oil starter kit as offered by a variety of brands. Unfortunately, the best deals are mostly only available when you sign-up for wholesale membership programs. While It’s definitely easy and a good value, it is also a bit more committing right at the start when you may not quite know everything you need to know about essential oils and how you like to use them in your life. Try an Edens Garden essential oil set to start, no diffuser included, but a lovely variety of between 14 – 32 different oils.

Are you wondering which brands are best?

I firmly believe that having a good mix of essential oil brands in your medicine cabinet will not hurt you. Just as with most anything else, there are certainly differences in essential oil quality, production standards and final product outcome between different essential oil companies, and I’ve compiled a nice overview of the best essential oil brands for you to check that out.

At the end of the day, what matters to me though is that you simply do start using essential oils and discover the many therapeutic benefits the essential oils can so easily have for your daily life, home, and family. I hope you can move towards more well-being in your life with these simple, natural remedies.

Everyday favorite essential oils

While there are many commonly known benefits and uses of essential oils, there is also a very individual approach to using essential oils in your everyday life and you will definitely find your own favorite scents and uses. Here’s the ones I love:

  • Lavender – The calming, flowery scent is amazing to help you relax or go to sleep. Use it in aromatherapy baths, or put on a diffuser with lavender essential oil scent as you go to sleep. Read more on the Top 10 Lavender Essential Oil Benefits.
  • Peppermint – So good for a variety of stomach problems including nausea or morning sickness. Use peppermint essential oil as an after-dinner treat!
  • Frankincense – Amazing for anything related to skin care. Use Frankincense essential oil in your unscented lotions, soaps, shower gels or moisturizers! Learn more in this article here on the uses and benefits of Frankincense essential oil.
  • Lemongrass –  This oil is a powerhouse for anything cleansing or disinfecting. I love this fresh scent and use it regularly in my diffuser to get rid of household odors or pet smells.
  • Lemon –  Similar to Lemongrass, Lemon essential oil uses are bountiful! Use for cleaning or the flu, but before you put it in your diffuser please read these citrus oil precautions here.

More essential oil favorites are added all the time. Check my essential oils guide for an updated list!

Using essential oils for everyday ailments

Essential oils can be a powerful addition to your home medicine cabinet. Different oils will do different things, and even for different people. Using essential oils is an individual experience, as much as our bodies are all individual, too. While some oils share general properties and functions, you might have to try out two or three different types of oil until you find the one that is YOUR match. Read through these articles to help you get started:

  • The best essential oils for headaches
  • The best essential oils for insomnia
  • The 5 best essential oils for massage therapy
  • Top 8 essential oils for skin care
  • The best essential oils for snoring
  • Using essential oils during cold and flu season

I’d love to hear from you…

If you’re already a pro at essential oils, perhaps my website will offer you the fresh insight of a newbie to the field. If you have tips to share, please get in touch with me as I would love to hear from you.

Enjoy exploring this website, and do not hesitate to drop me a line and get in touch.

To your well-being,

emma

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essential oil haven author emmaHello and welcome to Essential Oil Haven! I'm an Aromatherapist in training. I use essential oils daily for more natural well-being in my life, and hope to provide you with many valuable resources, tips and reviews to help you do the same.
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