A Thousand Leaves

✨Learned something new today!✨

Did you know ... ?

Essential oils are considered hazardous waste materials and because of their concentrated form, they are highly flammable.

SO the other day I found some expired essential oils from years ago when I used them. I don't use them anymore for multiple reasons (one of my soap boxes) BUT I needed to dispose of them appropriately and didn't know how.

I learned! & I want to share with you in case you ever need to do this!

You cannot pour essential oils down the drain because they can cause damage to plumbing and have negative environmental effects, including effects on aquatic life, due to their concentration.

I opted to pour them in a bowl of baking soda and leave it outside to evaporate. Evaporation of these substances is really important - that is how they release the concentrated and combustible vapors.

When they're done evaporating, I'll toss the baking soda in with my trash and throw it away. This is an environmentally friendly, easy, & safe way to dispose of essential oils, in case you ever need to use this information!

& I love to remind folks to use whole plant extracts (like whole plant infused oils or drinking herbal tea) instead of essential oils ❤️ whole plant extracts WORK and are a more ethical and sustainable approach to herbal creations because they require way less plant material to create. & the plants have an opportunity to work in perfect synergy with how they are created/exist, instead of parts being isolated and concentrated, which is what essential oils are. Plus EO's require SO MUCH plant material to make. Gobs. It's sickening 🫠

Okay, that's my share! 🌞

Love you 🫶🏽