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NIB Spotlight White Willow Bark

White willow bark is known for being a powerful analgesic for relieving pain and also benefits as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and...

NIB Spotlight Patchouli Essential Oil

An herbacerous perennial which grows up to 3 feet, with white flowers tinged with purple.  The soft ‘furry’ egg-shaped leaves give out the peculiar ...

NIB Spotlight Plantain Leaf

Plantain leaves have antiseptic properties and can be used topically to promote the healing of damaged skin, reduce skin inflammation, stop bleeding, reduce pain and...

NIB Spotlight Geranium Essential Oil

Geranium (commonly known as Rose Geranium) is a strongly aromatic, evergreen shrub with small pink flowers ...

NIB Spotlight Seaweed

The word seaweed is so-commonly used, yet to refer to this powerful marine algae as “weeds” is very far from the truth.  Seaweed is essential to...

NIB Spotlight Salve and Beeswax

I get this question a lot, so for this month’s NIB I want to share what a Salve is and how it differs from a lotion. Salve- A salve is simply a combination of oil(s) and ....

NIB Spotlight Mandarin Green EO and Epsom Salt

A Citrus reticulata is a moderate-sized tree not usually exceeding 13 ft in height and can yield thousands of mandarin oranges in a favorable year.  The fresh...

NIB Spotlight Eucalyptus EO and Sea Salt

Topically, it relieves muscular aches and pains, arthritis, skin infections, cold sores, blisters, cuts and...

NIB Spotlight Cinnamon EO and Coconut Oil

A tropical evergreen tree reaching up to 60 feet, with a highly aromatic bark, shiny leaves and...

NIB Spotlight Rosemary EO and Hemp Oil

Skin and hair care (especially oily), dandruff relief, can promote growth of healthy hair; insect repellent; muscular aches and...

NIB Spotlight Aromatherapy and Avocado Oil

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants for healing. Although the word “aroma” makes it sound as if the oils would be inhaled, they can also be...

NIB Spotlight Peppermint EO and Comfrey Root

Peppermint essential oil is one of nature’s most versatile and multi-purpose oils with numerous therapeutic benefits. Two of the main active constituents in Peppermint Oil is Menthol and...

NIB Spotlight Lavender EO and Calendula

Lavender oil offers an incredible number of benefits and uses.  So many in fact, that if you had to choose just one essential oil this one would have to be it.  Lavender essential oil can be used t...