Dear Marci,
Thieves Essential oil is from "Young Living Essential Oil Company", the recipe
is NOT a
secret
it contains clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus and rosemary. State University
Ogden Utah
tested it and found to have a 99.96% effective rate against airborne bacteria.
I use Thieves as antiseptic agent for house cleaning, brush my teeth with it,
put on my
hands after using public facilities, and so on.
YES, Essential Oil can be dangerous. Thieves and others can irritate you skin,
eyes (if you
touch it with your finger with even little oil on it), you skin can be
photosensitive after
applying some oils (avoid the sun). I would not recommend Essential Oils for
very small
children before educating your self about how they work. On the other hand
"Peace &
Calming" blend is perfect for children.

Not every Essential Oil is therapeutic grade, and Therapeutic Essential oils are
NOT
aromatherapy oils although some smell pretty nice.
So Marci I suggest, go to http://www.youngliving.us/ try different links and
see what is
there. Another side to explore is http://www.essentialscience.net you can find
books and
more on Essential Oils. If you want to order from Young Living you need sponsor/
distributor to register, if you want you can use my name/# Jolanta van
Dijk-Pietrzak
ID#669710.
Namaste,
Jolanta


--- In AlternativeAnswers@yahoogroups.com, "Marci" <twilli55@t...> wrote:
>
> I have just joined the group. I belong to other herbal groups and
> things but thought this would be more well rounded as it covers
> EVERYTHING! I am somewhat new to natural medicine (been into it for
> maybe 6-12 months now and LOVE it by the way). I cannot wait to be
> part of this group and gain more wisdom. I do have an question...I am
> extremely new to essential oils. I recently aquired a recipe from a
> friend for thieves oil. I have mixed it but would love to know of all
> the uses of it. She suggest it for sickness but are their other uses
> or no? I also know that you rub a few drops on the bottom of your
> feet...now if you are new to this, I read to dilute it with olive oil
> first also when using it on a child...is this the right thing I read?
> Want to make sure I have it right before trying it. Can essential oils
> be harmful in any way? Thank you all.
>
> Marci
>