Whether we’re fighting off illness, making homemade cosmetics, cleaning the house, or just adding to our quality of life, essential oils play an integral part of our family life. Just walking through our home this morning, I noticed those little bottles tucked into various rooms!
I have the Germ-Fighter and Immune-Aid sitting out on the kitchen counter right now, as we work our way through cold season. I’ve gone through about a bottle of the Germ-Fighter a month. We often rub a dab onto the soles of feet, or put a drop in a glass of water to drink.
The Eucalyptus is close at hand, for diffusing into the children’s room at bedtime. It has made a significant difference in helping their little stuffy noses! We also enjoy the Relax blend for settling them down at bedtime. I’ve noticed it has really helped them sleep more soundly (they seem to wake up more often when we don’t use it).
In our room, we keep a couple of the Synergy Blends. I have the Invigor-Aid on my nightstand. I dab on a little on those bleary-eyed mornings, to help me get a start to the day. (I try to be cautious about using peppermint oil while I am in a breastfeeding season, since it may affect milk supply, so I love that it is not included in this particular blend!)
We also have the Sensual blend there, which is nice for a frugal date night at home (such as in a bath or carrier massage oil.) I was surprised by the hint of orange in the oil at first, but have grown to appreciate it. I like that it isn’t an “overpowering” scent.
In our homeschooling studying/office area, we’ve diffused some oils to help with focus. (Which has been especially helpful when considering family members with ADD.) Just a Lemon oil has been nice, as well as the occasional use of the Energy Synergy.
The Tea Tree and Lavender oils stay in our bathroom, for treating various infections/skin blemishes as needed. The Orange Oil is there, too, for cleaning sticky hands.
I have used a variety of essential oil brands over the years, and continually keep in mind the balance between quality and cost for our limited budget. I have been pleased with our Plant Therapy oils so far! Here is a quick “interview” with them to address some common concerns:
Because we believe in the power of essential oils, and know of their incredible benefits, we want them to be used in as many households as possible. Plant Therapy was founded with one goal in mind… we want to provide the highest quality essential oils (and accessories) at a price that everyone can afford.
Plant Therapy provides oils that are 100% pure, undiluted and therapeutic grade. We source each oil from top suppliers around the world, buy in large volume, and negotiate the best prices possible. We then pass those savings on to you, the consumer!
Although many questions are covered in our FAQ section at PlantTherapy.com, we get 2 questions over and over, so we will address them here.
1. YES!
Certain oils can only be purchased from certain countries because that’s the only place the plant grows. Every country has a testing entity (think of our FDA) that determines whether the oils are fragrance grade, food grade, or therapeutic grade. What this means is that every company selling that particular oil is purchasing it from the same country and it’s undergoing the same testing before it leaves that country stamped as “therapeutic grade.”
Now, upon arrival at the warehouse, most companies, including Young Living, doTERRA, and Plant Therapy will conduct their own testing to determine if the quality meets their standards. We do this to make sure that our oils we are buying are of the best grade and quality!
2. “So why is there such a big difference in price?” This is where it becomes enlightening.
Every company selling therapeutic grade frankincense boswellia is purchasing it from the same country. However, when it gets here the company will determine its price point based on over-head and profit.
Some companies need to mark the price up enough so that their up-lines can all make a profit. They need to make sure they can afford their office buildings both in the US and abroad. They need to make sure the price allows them to take their top dealers on cruises or vacations. And they need to make sure the price allows them to buy a car for the top company sellers. The price might even need to cover the company jet.
When you purchase a bottle of essential oils from Plant Therapy, you are paying for the oil and a very modest profit. We are not a multi-level marketing company. You’re not paying the up-line, you’re not paying for a cruise or a car or a company jet. It is our intent to get our oils in the hands of the people who need them by making them affordable to everyone.
We also encourage you to go check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/planttherapy. There you will find giveaways and great discounts weekly!
Giveaway!
If you’re not very familiar with essential oils yet, wanting to build up your supply stash, or interested in learning more, this set of popular staples is a great place to start.
As a gift to all our readers, Plant Therapy is offering the coupon code frugalgranola10 to get $10 off a purchase of $25+. (And they now have free shipping!) Coupon code* expires 3/29/13.
Also, we are giving away one set of the Top 14 Essentials plus a copy of my ebook Herbal Nurturing to one reader!
To enter the giveaway, just fill out the easy entry form below!
No purchase necessary. Gveaway ends 3/19/13. Winner will be randomly selected by Rafflecopter. Plant Therapy is a sponsor of Frugal Granola, and this is a compensated post. All opnions are my own. I recieved sample products for review purposes. *The coupon code cannot be used on gift certificates, and only one use per customer.
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Thank you so much for this post! I’ve been looking for some essential oils, and these looks great.
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Great giveaway! We use essential oils for everything- these look nîce.
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I love lavendar oil!
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Great giveaway! We have been researching and discussing the use of essential oils, but haven’t taken the plunge.
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I want to try the cold and flu fighter set because it’s still that time of the year and I can make salves, fabric spray, air fresheners, and hand sanitizer with it.
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I haven’t heard of this company before, so I’m glad you’ve brought it to my attention. We have come to use essential oils for many things over the past couple of years. Great giveaway!
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Thanks for the giveaway! Been wanting to try some. Thanks again.
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Balance Synergy for women
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Candida fighter! Would love this for my husband who constantly battles candida.
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What a wonderful give-away! Could certainly use many of these!!
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I’d like to try tea tree oil for cleaning and lavender for some homemade skin products.
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I would love to try any of the blends! Synergy, Immune-Aid, Germ-Fighter, Sensual, etc.
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I would love to try the immune boosters and germ fighters. Too many sniffles at our house!
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New to essential oils. Looking forward to using everything.
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I have to pick just one?!? The germ-fighting one sounded so useful.
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I would love to extend our EO collection! I really need to get on top of our natural medicine
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I would love to try Germ fighter synergy!
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I’ve been diffusing oils since 1992 and love to blend lavender and lemon… refreshing yet calming! Thank you so much for the intro to this new line of essential oils. I am looking forward to using these… not a multi-level line makes me very happy!!! Hoping to win these!!!
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I’d love to give the Relax and Germ-Fighter blends a try!
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I’d love to try the garlic essential oil, oregano organic essential oil, tea tree oil, eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil…in fact, I want all the oils!!!
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OOOOH I would LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!! I’ve been thinking about getting some essential oils for the household soon!!
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I’d love to try the Tranquil Synergy blend especially, but they all sound wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would love these. I’ve been wanting to get started using essential oils, but it’s difficult to choose which ones to try first since I don’t know which ones I’ll like and blah blah blah.
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I love essential oils and I am happy this one is not a were I have join in order to get a savings.
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thanks for having this giveaway!
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I want to try Ginger Root Oil. It’s good for digestion and will help with arthritis.
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I love EO but they are SO pricey…never heard of this company and would love to try them out!
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This is such a nice giveaway!!
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Tea Tree oil for my daughter’s scalp condition and acne
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I WOULD LOVE TO TRY THEM ALL. I AM JUST NOW REALLY STARTING TO USE OILS AND I LOVE THEM!
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Lavender for sure
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With toddlers the Germ Fighter blend looks interesting, although I am sure I would love them all.
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I would soo love to win this! I love EO! They work so well for so many things!
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Hope I win!!
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This is so something I want to get into…and the sampler/multi pack looks great! Thank you so much for a great giveaway!
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I’d love to try the blends that work for fighting colds…we’ve been hit hard the last month and really want to be done with it!
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I would love to win! Immune aid look great!
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We would love to try the Tea Tree Oil.
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I love essential oils and would be interested to see how this brand differs from my normal brand.
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I am such an oil novice, but would LOVE to learn more about them!
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I would like to try the immune aid!
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I’d love to try their germ fighter but even more so a diffuser. I have a few oils but no means of diffusing them.
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I would love to try the germ fighter.
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Just heard about this brand of EO & would love to try them! Especially the immune aid!
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Citronella oil. I want to make bug repellent for working in my garden.
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I love essential oils! I have been using some from a more expensive company but love the idea of these great quality ones for more reasonable prices!
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I would like to try this particular brand of essential oils. I love essential oils!
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great! thanks.
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I would love to try lavender
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I can’t narrow it down to just one! I would love to have them all!!
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Thank you for hosting this give away! I would like to try the Balance Synergy for Women.
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Thank you for the generous giveaway! I’d love to try Tea Tree Oil to make my own shampoo and all-purpose household cleaner. Heard it’s really good against germs!
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The germ fighter oil looks helpful!
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lemon oil to help with mommy brain
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They all sound great! Lavender might help me sleep.
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I want to try Pain Aid and Pine EO. I have muscle pain and arthritis. Farming in the northeast can be tough. I use a blend of another brand for asthma & allergy relief. I am looking for more ways to use EOs therapeutically. Thanks for the post.
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I have just started learning about essential oils. I was surprised when the pediatrician suggested I look into them for an ear infection that was not responding to conventional treatment.
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I’m really interested in learning more about essential oils!
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Since I have a sick toddler right now, probably germ fighter!
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I would love to try the Germ-Fighter and Immune-Aid!
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I would love to try it all! Have been wanting to use essential oils and haven’t known where to start. What a great giveaway!! Thanks!
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would love to win this as I have been hearing so much about the benefits of essential oils!
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I would love to try the self esteem oil
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id like to try the hand sanitizer since we go through a lot of it here.
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I would love to give these a try! I have Rosemary Gladstar’s herb book and this would give me the nudge I need to be productive!
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I would definitely love (and am going to buy immediately!) the Germ Fighter. I had some Thieves’ Oil a long time ago, but it was soooo expensive. Can’t believe the price at Plant Therapy!
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I would like to try the Oregano Oil. My husband is supposed to use it to help deal with co-infections he got from a nasty little tick.
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Thanks for offering this give-away! I’d be especially interested in trying the Immune-Aid.
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I would like to try the Energy Synergy. In the afternoon we could use a pick-me-up.
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My first thought was orange oil to add to my cleaning solutions, but the germ fighter sounds intriguing.
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I would love to try several of their diffusers – it’s hard to pick just one
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I would like to try Invigor-Aid Synergy for a little extra zip.
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I want to try Thieves Oil!!!
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Lavender because I want to try it with a natural shampoo recipe.
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I would really like to try their Headache Relief Synergy since I suffer from pretty major headaches.
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Clove Bud ORGANIC Essential Oil because I have heard its great for dental pain, so I would like to try it
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I would LOVE to try their Lavender Essential Oil since it is one of my top favorite scents.
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Eucalyptus, other immune support ones, and really, all of them! Have been wanting to try essential oils and diffusing them for awhile now and if I can with spending less…WOW!
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Just stumbled on this site….would love to win this giveaway! I’ve been looking at getting into essential oils a lot lately, and would love this start up ^_^
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Frankincense for all around effective treatment for so many things.
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I would love to try the germ fighter.
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I have just started using essential oils. Would love to try the Energy Synergy blend
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Love essential oils for fighting germs.
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I would love to try any, I have very little essential oil experience but it is so fascinating to me!!
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I would like to try the tea tree oil and lavender never tried them before thank you for the chance to win!
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Eucalyptus is my favorite, followed by Tea tree (soothing to my skin) and Lavender. Combine all 3 and it makes a wonderful bath scent for the stuffy noses we’ve had lately.
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Would love to try something blended. I love to see the combinations of scents people discover!
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I would deff. pick Cold-Fighter. We have a bunch of kids in our household and this would be really helpful with keeping the germs down.
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I would love to try Invigor-Aid for those mornings when my 1-month old keeps me awake too much! Thanks for the chance to win!
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oooh… it’s a toss-up between Relax and Candida Fighter for me!
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how bout the whole 32 zippered set ( :
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I really want to get some of their Tea Tree Oil for my hubby to use in his shampoo!
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There are so many I would like to try. Allergy-Aid synergy is one. My son has allergies so I would love for him to try it.
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I could totally use these!!
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Did you forget about this giveaway? I don’t recall seeing the results in any post.
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Michele Reply:
April 4th, 2013 at 12:20 pm
@Debra E, No, I didn’t forget. I always notify winners by email, instead of taking up a post. The winner was notified last week. Thanks!
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Michele Reply:
April 4th, 2013 at 3:01 pm
Oh, I do occasionally post it on Facebook, too!
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