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Everyone should have this blend around
Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Rosemary, Lemon and Eucalyptus make up this blend, this is an undiluted 100% pure therapeutic blend of essential oils.
Scent: I like the scent, it is a strong scent though, but christmasy, which most people like, I can't imagine someone finding this scent to be offensive.
I apply this at a 2% dilution on me, to my feet at the pressure points in my feet and my spine, and then I follow the pressure points associated with what illness I am trying to ward off. I have no doubt that this oil is effective because my husband is military and around new Marines non stop as he is an instructor, and with that amount of people he brought home pretty much every cold and flu I could think of. I haven't gotten sick since using this blend, which is about 6 months now.
I highly recommend dilution starting with a low dilution because of the hot oils in it. I have sensitive skin so I started with 1% to see how I handled it, and I stayed at 2% and find this works just fine. Wash your hands after because it is not pleasant to get this in your eye by accident, or your lips. I have seen others recommend this oil applied to the lips, but I can not recommend that because the clove and cinnamon bark may irritate as they are powerful oils.
If you don't know the story behind the Four Thieves I recommend you read it just so you know where this came from. It's about 4 thieves who were robbing graves and using these ingredients to ward off the plague. It's interesting to just know the story behind it.
There are a ton of uses for this oil and you will find many just by using google. This is an oil I recommend you have regardless if you like the scent or not.
Mix Four Thieves and purified water into spray bottle to kill bacteria and harmful germs. By spraying in front of the A/C unit, the mixture travels through the filter onto bed covers, sheets, pillowcases and bathroom counters.
Feel free to check out my other reviews as I am getting around to reviewing all my essential oils (which is a lot). You also will likely find the reviews for other products I use with my essential oils such as rollerballs, carrier oils, inhalers, carrying cases, diffiusers, etc. I didn't buy all through amazon, some were purchased from the sellers website, so I may not show up as a verified reviewer on some, but I am only reviewing products I own and have tried.
January 2015 · Health and Household