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  • ESSENTIAL OILS
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Essential oils are derived from seeds, herbs and spices. They are present in plant foods in differing quantities. Food that is derived from plant origins, alive and vibrant, contain essential oils. This is food that will impart life. Life-giving and sustaining foods help regulate all bodily functions, and organ systems. They are what make fruits, flowers, and herbs smell delicious, fragrant and potent.


Our essential oils are bio-extracted to the highest pure oil possible, to provide the highest quality of care possible. They belong to a long tradition of improving the condition of both medical care and human life and are backed by years of pharmacology research.


Essential oils are used in cooking, via herbs and spices, in the air via diffusion, and medicinally: they treat many symptoms, conditions and emotions both spiritual and physical; they resonate in the body to heal and cure.


Every person is different and thus requires an individual cure. That cure will resonate within the body’s core to correct the physical imbalance. Oils may be used in combination or consecutively.

Essential oils come in many varieties. Medicinal essential oils, however are extracted naturally, have no added chemicals and are of the purest grade possible. Try Clove, Tea Tree, Rosemary, Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Rose hip, Eucalyptus, and Orange. Use diluted with carrier oils such as almond or olive. Aromatherapy advocates the use of oils topically or by diffusers, to absorb or inhale the vapors of these medicinally potent compounds.

Buy your oils from doTERRA here at our online portal. They have been approved for internal use by Health Canada and are unsurpassed for purity. 

Essential Oils by Colour

Golden: Hyssop

Silver: Balsam

Bronze: Tansy

Copper: Aloe

Iron: Spikenard

Clay: Myrtle

Red: Cinnamon

Orange: Orange

Yellow: Citronella

Green: Clary Sage

Blue: Eucalyptus


Purple: Lavender

Brown: Cedar

Black: Anise

White: Camphor

Clear: Melissa

Pink: Rosehip

Peach: Jasmine

Burgundy: Ledum

Lime: Galbanum

Chocolate: Patchouli

Navy: Fennel

Ivory: Helisynchrum

Beige: Juniper

Dark Green: Oregano
Cream: Onychra

Crimson: Geranium

Scarlet: Bergamot

Turquoise: Cistus

Sunshine: Lemonbalm

Coffee: Clove

Violet: Myrrh

Light Blue: Licorice

Khaki: Spearmint

Fuchsia: Peppermint

Moss: Holy basil

Pewter: Cypress

Opal: Ylang ylang

Steel: Petit Grain

Magenta: Frankincense
Marine: Cassia

Mauve: Rose

Sable: Sandalwood

Coral: Ginger

Sunrise: Lemon

Sunset: Tea tree


Visit Rainbow Remedy page to correspond each oil to an organ or symptom.


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