History Of Four Thieves Oil

I thought this was kind of interesting, seeing that essential oils are a hot topic right now. There are many positive qualities in these essential oils and they can do a lot with just a drop or two of oils.

One of the most popular oils is called, Four Thieves Oil. I am going to give a brief overview of the History of how we came up with Four Thieves Oil.

The story comes originally from Wikipedia, and bear in mind that there is a lot of speculation in this story. We actually do not have concrete proof that this event really happened, but it is nice to think it did.

During the time period of the Black Plague, there were these grave robbers who would dig up the graves of the people who died, and those who also died of the Black Plague. But these thieves never got sick. They did get caught though, and were going to go to prison. But something interesting happened which changed the course of events for the Thieves, and which also ended up giving us a recipe using essential oils that can serve as an antiseptic.

   So what was the secret of these Thieves that kept them from catching disease and from not getting sick while they dug up the graves of the dead?

   In order to make their sentence more lenient, they gave their secret away. They put together a combination of oils and used it to protect themselves from getting sick and dying from disease. So, they got their punishment a little lighter after telling what their secret recipe was.

   The oils used were clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus, lemon, and rosemary. When combined in the right amounts, you get 'Four Thieves Oil'.

   This url actually has the recipe. You can find it on there and make your own. http://www.easy-home-made.com/thieves_essential_oils.html

   Of course, if you are looking for a place to buy essential orders from, you can go to my essential oil website and 'shop' for them. http://www.mydoterra.com/susanseifert1