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  • Using Essential Oils Safely – Cheat Sheet
  • What to Look for in an Essential Oil Company (a checklist)
  • Properly Diluting Essential Oils
  • Essential Oils and Children
  • Essential Oils Never to Buy
  • What Carriers to Use
  • Chemical Families, Therapeutic Properties, and Safety Considerations
  • Determining Essential Oil Quality
  • Essential Oil Extraction Methods
  • A Word on Sensitization
  • Essential Oil Safety During Pregnancy/Breastfeeding
  • Ingesting Essential Oils
  • Inhaling Essential Oils
  • Latin Names Do Matter
  • The Importance of Knowing Chemotypes
  • Menthol-Containing Essential Oils and Children
  • Name Games
  • Phototoxicity - How to Stay Safe in the Sun
  • Essential oil ingestion and adverse reactions (proof)
  • Do you use pre-made essential oil blends? To prevent adverse reactions, you will want to read this…
  • Thieves & OnGuard essential oil blends - what you must know before using thieves-type blends

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  • On blood thinners? Then you will want to avoid these essential oils...
  • Using Essential Oils Safely – Cheat Sheet
  • What to Look for in an Essential Oil Company (a checklist)
  • Properly Diluting Essential Oils
  • Essential Oils and Children
  • Essential Oils Never to Buy
  • What Carriers to Use
  • Chemical Families, Therapeutic Properties, and Safety Considerations
  • Determining Essential Oil Quality
  • Essential Oil Extraction Methods
  • A Word on Sensitization
  • Essential Oil Safety During Pregnancy/Breastfeeding
  • Ingesting Essential Oils
  • Inhaling Essential Oils
  • Latin Names Do Matter
  • The Importance of Knowing Chemotypes
  • Menthol-Containing Essential Oils and Children
  • Name Games
  • Phototoxicity - How to Stay Safe in the Sun
  • Essential oil ingestion and adverse reactions (proof)
  • Do you use pre-made essential oil blends? To prevent adverse reactions, you will want to read this…
  • Thieves & OnGuard essential oil blends - what you must know before using thieves-type blends
  • Potentially Convulsant Essential Oils
  • Maximum Dilution Guidelines for the Topical Use of Essential Oils
  • Neat Babies - Are there consequences to using essential oils "neat" on your children?
  • Herbs or Essential Oils – Which one Should I Choose?
  • Potentially Convulsant Essential Oils
  • Different Methods of Using Essential oils aka “Schools of Thought”
  • Rosemary Essential Oil Chemotypes
  • Everything you wanted to know about Peppermint EO
  • What kind of “Basil” is lurking in your bottle and why it matters...
  • The Real “Poor Man’s Melissa” – it’s not Black Pepper!
  • GIVEAWAY: miAIR Personal Aroma Diffuser (pocket-sized!)
  • GIVEAWAY: Aluminum and Glass Aroma Inhalers (set of 3)
  • GIVEAWAY: Set of Lip Balm Tubes with *snowflake* stickers
  • GIVEAWAY: Zen Serenity Aroma Diffuser to CELEBRATE 10,000 FB likes!
  • GIVEAWAY: 5 KidSafe essential oil blends (OCT)
  • GIVEAWAY: Subscription to The International Journal of Professional Holistic Aromatherapy (IJPHA) magazine! + BONUS
  • GIVEAWAY: Set of 4 Extra Large (20ml) Roller Bottles with Stainless Steel Balls
  • SpaVapor vs. SpaVapor PRO (GIVEAWAY for SpaVapor PRO!)
  • Celebrating 30,000 FB group members…Enter to win an Aroma Mister diffuser!
  • GIVEAWAY: 5 KidSafe essential oil blends!
  • GIVEAWAY: Carved wooden storage box for essential oils with Celtic design
  • GIVEAWAY: Essential Oils Handbook
  • Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser Necklaces a.k.a. Aroma Jewelry – Check them out and get 15% off with code!
  • GIVEAWAY: Designer Labels & Stickers for inhalers, lip balm tubes, roller bottles, and more!
  • Essential Oil Diffusers for Aromatherapy - Top 6 diffusers I review
  • Essential Living: Aromatherapy Recipes for Health and Home (giveaway)
  • Happy Birthday to us! Celebrate with us as we give away TWO books!
  • NebAir aroma diffuser GIVEAWAY! Find out what the NebAir can do that other diffusers can not and enter to WIN!
  • Christmas in July - they weren't kidding!
  • HAPPY AROMATHERAPY DAY – enter to win + exclusive discount codes to some favorite places…
  • We did it! Using Essential Oils Safely hit 20,000 members – enter to win “The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils”
  • Giving away the “Essential Oils Handbook” to Celebrate over 10,000 members in our FB group!
  • WIN Aromahead’s Body Butters & Lip Balms Course!
Disclaimer: This website is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Lea Harris is not a doctor and thus disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on the information provided. LAEO and/or Lea Harris will not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, exemplary, or other damages arising from the application of information on this website.
  • Lemon water – without the essential oils!
  • Bug Bite Soother
  • Lovely Legs
  • Produce Spray
  • Basic Bathroom Spray
  • Stretch Mark Smudger
  • Scar Away
  • Sponge Freshener
  • Hair Grower
  • All-Purpose Killer Paste & Oven Scrub (Photo Tutorial)
  • Bleach
  • Laundry Powder
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Anti-Germ (Thieves or OnGuard) and Anti-Congestion (Vick's) recipes
  • Inflammation-Away Lotion – anti-inflammatory relief for all types of joint and muscle pain
  • Itch-Be-Gone – relieves heat rash, bug bites, and more
Diffusers
  • SpaVapor Diffuser (cool mist)
  • AromaMister
  • Zen Serenity
  • USB aroma diffuser
  • NebAir
  • Car Diffuser
Other
  • Mini Funnel for EO bottles, and 6 pack
  • Glass spray bottles
  • Pipettes (transfer sticks)
  • 50ml shot glasses for measuring larger batches of blends, and 30ml shot glass (single)
  • Roller Bottle Applicators, also cobalt, black, and rainbow.
  • Glass and aluminum roller bottles with stainless roller ball 20ml size
  • Cobalt Dropper Bottles
  • Lip Balm Tubes (plain), with snowflake stickers, with girly stickers, with party stickers, and just the snowflake and girly stickers
  • Boston Round Bottles for storing blends
  • Plastic white personal Inhalers, colored inhalers with designer labels, colored inhalers with stickers
  • Fancy aluminum and glass personal inhalers in red, purple, and blue!
  • Stickers and labels for your inhalers
  • Replacement cotton sticks
  • EO Fridge
  • EO Travel Case
  • Carved Wood storage box with Celtic design
  • Dram bottles for giving out EO samples
  • Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner for cleaning EO bottles
  • Jumbo circle punch for cutting out sticker labels from this sticker paper or your own
  • 1/2 stickers for EO bottle tops
  • 2.5" Scalloped round labels, 2" glossy labels, and 3" clear waterproof labels
I get my Aura Cacia EOs at
  • Undiluted Essential Oils for Babies: Busted Essential Oil Myth #3
  • Eucalyptus Oil for Congested Children: Busted Essential Oil Myth #2
  • A Closer Look at Essential Oils and Safety
  • Clove Oil for Teething Babies: Busted Essential Oil Myth #1
  • Safely Using Essential Oils for Children
  • Using Essential Oils Safely During Pregnancy
  • Using Peppermint EO Safely
  • Lea Harris {aromatherapy} Interview (audio)
  • Ask the Expert - Lea Harris, Certified Aromatherapist
  • Essential Oil Safety and Usage
  • Common Essential Oil “Mythstakes” {Part 1}
  • Common Essential Oil “Mythstakes” {Part 2}
  • Ask An Aromatherapist, Part 1
  • Ask An Aromatherapist, Part 2
  • Responding to Skepticism About Essential Oils a.k.a. How to Convince Your Husband Aromatherapy Works
  • Choosing Essential Oils
  • Learning About Essential Oils
  • FREE Intro Course
  • Aromatherapy for Natural Living
  • Body Butters and Lip Balms
  • Aromatherapy Certification Program
  • Advanced Graduate Program
  • Scholar's Program
  • Aromatherapy for Massage Therapists

We have raised funds three times now in order to GC/MS test essential oils from several different companies via 3rd party testing.
  • Why We Perform 3rd Party GC/MS Testing
  • Round 1 Results: Myrrh
  • Preparing for Round 2: Tea Tree
  • Round 2 Results: Tea Tree
  • Preparing for Round 3: Peppermint
  • 3rd Party Test Results – Master List
  • 3rd Party Test Results for Peppermint
  • Donors List


Aromahead - AIA and NAHA approved aromatherapy courses. I graduated from Aromahead's Aromatherapy Certification Program in July 2013 and then the Advanced Graduate Program in October 2013.
Robert Tisserand - Indispensable information about essential oils from a world-renowned expert and author of Essential Oil Safety.
Alliance of International Aromatherapists - a public and professional resource for aromatherapy. Check out their approved schools list here. Lea is a proud Member of AIA.
National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy - a recognized leader in the field of aromatherapy. Check out their approved schools and business they recognize.

  • Essential Oil Safety - ESSENTIAL for all EOers! 400 EO profiles, 206 constituent profiles, 4000 references, 780 pages, weighs 6 pounds.Also available as a kindle version
  • The Complete Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Handbook for Everyday Wellness - brand new book following our guidelines! MUST-HAVE
  • Essential Oils Handbook - great beginner book with information and recipes
  • The Essential Oils Book - comprehensive information including safety information and recipes
  • Encyclopedia of Essential Oils - Complete Guide - classic must-have
  • Medical Aromatherapy - Healing with essential oils. I have the ebook version.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils - class must-have with lots of color
  • Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy - 600+ recipes
  • Aromatherapy for Vibrant Health & Beauty - basic aromatherapy principles, overview of popular essential oils, and recipes
  • The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy - a.k.a. "The Aromatherapy Bible"
  • The Art of Aromatherapy classic book referenced in most, of not all, modern works
  • The Chemistry of Aromatherapeutic Oils - practical approach to learning the basics of 89 essential oils
  • Clinical Aromatherapy - for health care professionals
  • Aromatherapy for Health Professionals - for professional aromatherapists
  • The Healing Intelligence of Essential Oils - the science of advanced aromatherapy
  • Advanced Aromatherapy - the science of essential oil therapy
  • 375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols - well organized reference book
  • Aromatherapy Workbook - excellent all-around guide with fabulous appendixes.
  • Essential Aromatherapy - great pocket guide for a purse or car!
  • The Practice of Aromatherapy - a classic compendium of plant medicines and their healing properties.
  • Gattefosse's Aromatherapy - the first book on aromatherapy
  • Aromatherapy: an A-Z - self-described "most comprehensive guide to aromatherapy ever published"
  • Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art - a comprehensive guide to using essential oils in health, beauty, and well-being.
  • Aromatherapy for the Healthy Child - great guide geared towards aromatherapy for children
  • Natural BabyCare - recipes and techniques for mothers and babies
  • Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals - also on kindle.
  • Essential Living: Aromatherapy Recipes for Health and Home (ebook) - great book for recipes using common essential oils. Also available as a paperback.
  • DIY Non-Toxic Cleaning Recipes (ebook) - 50 recipes from everything to dishwashing powder to leather cleaner.
  • Simple Scrubs (recipes) make your own scrubs
  • Hydrosols - gentle for babies and pets, and for using on your face
  • Understanding Hydrolats - the specific hydrosols for aromatherapy, a guide for health professionals
  • Carrier Oils - for aromatherapy and massage
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