Josiah's Oils LLC

08/04/2025

Did you know we offer bulk purchasing? Organic Castile Soap, Organic Shampoo & Body Wash, essential oils, lotions & more! Stop in or email for more information.

08/03/2025

Josiah had a great time yesterday with Fish for Life in Wildwood Crest.

07/28/2025

Why Cardamom Essential Oil is Great for Oral Health 🦷✨
Looking for a natural way to boost your oral health? Cardamom essential oil might be your new best friend! Derived from the seeds of Elettaria cardamomum, this aromatic oil has been used for centuries and is now backed by science for its oral health benefits. Here’s why you should consider adding it to your routine, with studies to prove it! 🌿

1️⃣ Fights Oral Bacteria: Cardamom essential oil is a powerhouse against harmful mouth bacteria. Its key component, 1,8-cineole, is a potent antiseptic that targets pathogens like Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans, which cause cavities, bad breath, and gum issues. A study from Kurukshetra University’s Department of Microbiology found cardamom extracts effectively combat these oral pathogens, suggesting potential as a caries-preventive agent. Another study noted a significant reduction in saliva bacteria (over 50% in some cases) after using cardamom oil, making it a natural ally for fresher breath and healthier gums.

2️⃣ Stimulates Saliva Production: using the essential oil can kickstart saliva flow, which is key for washing away food particles and neutralizing acids that harm teeth. The oil’s slightly pungent, pleasant taste acts as a natural stimulant for saliva, offering a mechanical cleansing effect similar to chewing gum but without the sugar.

3️⃣ Antimicrobial & Anti-inflammatory Properties: Cardamom oil’s antimicrobial action doesn’t just stop at bacteria—it also fights fungi and reduces inflammation in the gums. A 2020 study highlighted its ability to disrupt bacteria linked to gum disease, like Porphyromonas gingivalis, helping prevent periodontal infections. Its anti-inflammatory compounds can soothe irritated gums, making it a holistic choice for oral care.

4️⃣ Natural Breath Freshener: Add a diluted drop to your toothpaste or gargle with it (always dilute properly!) for a “cardamom fresh” smile.

5️⃣ Supports Overall Oral Hygiene: Beyond fighting bacteria, cardamom oil’s antioxidant properties protect oral tissues from free radical damage, potentially reducing the risk of long-term issues. Its use in natural mouthwashes or diluted rinses can enhance gum health and prevent conditions like pyorrhea or tartar buildup.

How to Use It Safely:
• Dilute Properly: Mix 1–2 drops of cardamom essential oil with a carrier oil (like coconut oil) or water for a daily mouth rinse.

• Add to Toothpaste: A single drop in your tooth powder to boost its antibacterial power.

• Consult a Professional: Always check with a dentist especially if pregnant, nursing, or using with older children. Do not use on very young children

07/27/2025

Going through Chemotherapy? We are here for you. Stop by and receive a free nausea personal inhaler and a prayer if wanted🙏❤️🙏

07/25/2025

Celebrating Christmas in July with our popular Christmas blends this weekend! Available in store & online
Stop in to test 🎄🎄🎄

07/24/2025

Deodorant lotion made with pure ingredients including Tea Tree & Sweet Orange essential oils. Use this sweet smelling lotion under armpits, on feet, legs… where your body tends to hold odors! Slides on smoothly and protects naturally for hours. A little goes a long way.

07/24/2025

Supercharge Your Focus & Memory with FOCUS Essential Oil Blend!

Unlock your cognitive potential with a synergistic blend of Bergamot, Sweet Orange, Lavender, Cedarwood Atlas, and Vetiver essential oils. This powerful & expertly blended combination promotes mental clarity, reduces stress, and enhances memory retention.

Here’s how each oil contributes to memory/focus issues:

Cedarwood Atlas: Its woody, grounding scent enhances focus and calms a restless mind. A study on children with ADHD found that cedarwood oil improved focus by 83%.

Vetiver: This earthy oil promotes relaxation and mental clarity, aiding memory retention. The same ADHD study showed vetiver oil improved focus by 100%!!!

Bergamot: Its citrusy, uplifting aroma reduces stress and anxiety, creating an optimal environment for focus and cognitive performance. A 2024 study found that inhaling bergamot oil significantly lowered anxiety levels in surgical ICU patients, which can indirectly support clearer thinking and focus.

Sweet Orange: This energizing citrus scent boosts mood and mental alertness, helping to clear brain fog. Citrus oils like orange are noted for their uplifting and energizing effects, which support cognitive function.

Lavender: Known for its calming floral aroma, lavender reduces anxiety and promotes mental clarity. A 2023 study showed that nightly aromatherapy with lavender improved word recall by 226% in older adults, enhancing cognitive capacity.

How to Use: Add 6-10 drops to a 300ml diffuser with water. Diffuse during study, work, or meditation sessions for a mental boost. For topical use, dilute with a carrier oil (e.g., jojoba) and apply to pulse points.

Hand-made in our Lancaster shop by our Clinical Aromatherapist from freshly distilled, pure essential oils. This blend helps maintain focus and attention and assists with memory. diffuse, or apply topically on writs and or on neck inhaling deeply.

07/23/2025

Combining nanoparticle vitamin D3 and K2 in sublingual drops is a cutting-edge approach to optimizing health, particularly for bones, heart, and immunity.

By delivering these fat-soluble vitamins directly under the tongue, nanoparticle technology enhances absorption, ensuring your body gets the most out of every dose. Below, we explore the detailed medical benefits of this synergistic duo and why sublingual nanoparticle drops are a game-changer.

Why Combine Vitamin D3 and K2?
Vitamins D3 & K2 work together to regulate calcium metabolism, ensuring calcium is used effectively in the body. Vitamin D3 boosts calcium absorption, while K2 directs calcium to the right places—like bones and teeth—**while preventing it from depositing in arteries and soft tissues. ***

This synergy maximizes their benefits and minimizes potential risks.

Sublingual nanoparticle drops enhance this combination by breaking the vitamins into tiny particles, increasing bioavailability and allowing rapid absorption through the blood vessels under the tongue. This bypasses the digestive system, which can reduce nutrient loss, especially in individuals with absorption issues.

Medical Benefits ~

1. 💪Enhanced Bone Health
• How It Works: Vitamin D3 increases calcium absorption in the intestines, ensuring adequate calcium is available for bone formation. Vitamin K2 activates osteocalcin, a protein that binds calcium to the bone matrix, strengthening bones and improving bone mineral density (BMD).
• Evidence: Studies show that combining D3 and K2 is more effective than either alone for increasing BMD in postmenopausal women, reducing the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. For example, a study found that K2 and D3 supplementation reduced bone loss at the femoral neck and lowered uncarboxylated osteocalcin levels, a marker of poor bone health.
• Why Nanoparticles?: Nanoparticle D3 and K2 ensure higher absorption, critical for older adults or those with low bone density, as they often have reduced nutrient uptake. Sublingual delivery further enhances this by avoiding digestive degradation.

2. 🫀Cardiovascular Health Protection
• How It Works: Vitamin K2 activates matrix Gla protein (MGP), which inhibits calcium buildup in arteries and blood vessels, reducing the risk of coronary artery calcification (CAC). Vitamin D3 supports healthy blood vessel function but can raise blood calcium levels, which, without K2, may deposit in arteries. K2 ensures calcium is directed to bones, not arteries.
• taking D3 without K2 may accelerate CAC, while combining them supports safe calcium metabolism for vascular health

• Why Nanoparticles?: The small particle size in nanoparticle drops allows for faster and more efficient delivery of K2 to extrahepatic tissues like blood vessels, maximizing its protective properties

3. 🛡️Boosted Immune System Function
• How It Works: Vitamin D3 is a key regulator of the immune system, enhancing immune cell function and reducing infection risk. Vitamin K2 supports this by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, which can impair immune responses.
• Evidence: D3 + K2 reduced Long COVID symptom severity by ~30% and lowered inflammatory biomarkers like oxLDL and sTNF-RI. This suggests the combination may have broader immune benefits.
• Why Nanoparticles?: Sublingual nanoparticle drops deliver D3 and K2 directly into the bloodstream, ensuring rapid immune support, especially in individuals with deficiencies or compromised immunity.

4. 🦴Improved Calcium Metabolism
• How It Works: The synergy between D3 and K2 ensures calcium is absorbed efficiently (via D3) and directed appropriately (via K2), preventing hypercalcemia (excess calcium in the blood) and unwanted calcification in soft tissues.
• Evidence: Sources emphasize that without K2, high-dose D3 can lead to calcium deposits in arteries or organs, increasing heart disease risk. K2’s role in activating proteins like MGP and osteocalcin mitigates this.

5. 😊Potential Mood and Cognitive Benefits
• How It Works: Vitamin D3 supports brain health by reducing inflammation and supporting neuronal function. Low D3 levels are linked to mood disorders like depression. K2 may complement this by supporting overall cellular health and reducing oxidative stress.
• Evidence: While direct studies on D3 + K2 for mood are limited, sources note that D3 + K2 drops support mood and brain health, likely due to D3’s role in neurotransmitter regulation and K2’s anti-inflammatory effects.

07/22/2025

Mosquitos thrive in the late days of summer, especially one with lots of rain as the insect relies on water to breed. This summer in Pennsylvania has brought along inches of rain, especially to the Midstate, which suffered several weeks of flooding. Protect your family naturally!

07/20/2025

Our expertly crafted essential oil Germ Fighting blend, featuring Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis), Lemon (Citrus limon), REAL Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), Clove (Syzygium aromaticum), Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), and optional Eucalyptus Globulus, is a natural powerhouse designed with potent antimicrobial properties. Here’s why this blend is your go-to for natural purification:

Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) Antimicrobial Action: Contains limonene, known for its ability to combat bacteria and fungi.
Air Purifier: Helps cleanse the air when diffused, creating a fresh environment.

Lemon (Citrus limon) Natural Disinfectant: Rich in citric acid and limonene, it fights bacteria and viruses.
Surface Cleaner: Ideal for DIY cleaning sprays to sanitize surfaces naturally.

REAL Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Potent Antibacterial: Cinnamaldehyde targets harmful viruses, bacteria and fungi.
Immune Support: Traditionally used to bolster defenses against environmental pathogens. It reduces the immune load by killing viruses and bacteria before they can invade.

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial: Eugenol in clove is highly effective against bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
Surface & Air Purification: Perfect for diffusing or adding to cleaners for a germ-free home.

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) Antibacterial & Antifungal: Contains compounds like camphor that help fight microbes.
Respiratory Health: Supports clear airways, reducing the spread of airborne pathogens. (choose Germ Stopper for younger children or those sensitive to oils like clove, cinnamon and rosemary)

(Optional) Eucalyptus Globulus Antiviral & Antibacterial:
Clears Airways & Eases Congestion Decongestant Power: Eucalyptol helps break down mucus and phlegm, making it easier to breathe by clearing blocked nasal passages and sinuses.
Relieves Respiratory Discomfort: Soothes irritation in the respiratory tract, providing relief from coughs, colds, and sinus congestion.

Antimicrobial Defense for Lungs Fights Respiratory Pathogens: Its antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties target airborne microbes that can affect lung health, reducing the risk of respiratory infections.
Air Purification: When diffused, eucalyptus helps cleanse the air of harmful bacteria and viruses, creating a healthier breathing environment.

Reduces Inflammation Anti-Inflammatory Action: Eucalyptus Globulus reduces inflammation in the respiratory system, which can alleviate symptoms of conditions like bronchitis or asthma (consult a healthcare provider for serious conditions).
Soothes Irritated Airways: Calms irritation in the throat and lungs, promoting easier and more comfortable breathing.

Enhances Oxygen Flow Opens Airways: Its cooling, menthol-like effect relaxes bronchial muscles, improving airflow to the lungs and supporting deeper, more efficient breathing.
Energizing Effect: Enhanced oxygen intake can boost energy and reduce feelings of fatigue caused by restricted breathing.

Supports Respiratory Hygiene Steam Inhalation: Adding a few drops to hot water for steam inhalation can deliver eucalyptol directly to the lungs, helping to clear congestion and fight pathogens.
Diffuser Benefits: Diffusing eucalyptus in your space promotes a clean, germ-free environment, ideal for protecting lung health during cold or flu season.

How to Use for Antimicrobial Benefits: Diffuse: Add 3-5 drops to a diffuser to purify the air and reduce airborne microbes.
DIY Cleaner: Mix 5-10 drops with water and vinegar in a spray bottle for a natural disinfectant.
Surface Wipes: Dilute with a carrier oil or water to wipe down high-touch surfaces like doorknobs or countertops.
Always dilute properly for topical use, perform a patch test, and avoid contact with eyes or sensitive areas. Consult a professional before use, especially if pregnant or nursing.

Thieves essential oils blend kills germs. Hand made by a clinical aromatherapist

07/14/2025

Whipped local grass-fed tallow offers several benefits for skin due to its nutrient-rich composition and similarity to human skin oils offering key advantages:
1. Deep Hydration: Tallow is highly moisturizing, penetrating deep into the skin to lock in moisture without leaving a greasy residue, ideal for dry or irritated skin.
2. Nutrient-Rich: Contains fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, which nourish the skin, support cell regeneration, and combat free radical damage to reduce signs of aging like fine lines and wrinkles.
3. Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial: Its properties help soothe inflammation and may reduce skin irritations like eczema, psoriasis, or acne, while preventing bacterial growth.
4. Skin Barrier Support: Tallow mimics human sebum, with a similar fatty acid profile (e.g., oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids), enhancing the skin’s natural barrier and aiding in moisture retention.
5. Non-Comedogenic: Rated low (2) on the comedogenic scale, it’s unlikely to clog pores for most skin types, making it suitable for sensitive, acne-prone, or combination skin.
6. Anti-Aging Benefits: Rich in antioxidants like vitamin E and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), it helps protect against collagen breakdown and UV damage, promoting youthful skin. (We also use it in our sunblock)
7. Healing Properties: Supports faster healing of dry, cracked skin, wounds, or conditions like dermatitis due to its nutrient density and biocompatibility.
8. Versatility: Safe for all skin types, including babies, and can be used on the face, body, lips, or for specific issues like diaper rash or cracked heels.
9. Frankincense: Adding organic frankincense oil to whipped local grass-fed tallow enhances its skin benefits, creating a powerful synergy for skincare. Frankincense oil, derived from the resin of the Boswellia tree, is renowned for its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and rejuvenating properties. When combined with tallow, it can further soothe irritated skin, reduce redness, and promote healing of conditions like acne, eczema, or minor wounds. The oil’s boswellic acids support collagen production and skin elasticity, amplifying tallow’s anti-aging effects by minimizing fine lines and scars.
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