Essential oils have enhanced human lives for thousands of years as it offers a variety of benefits on the physical, mental and emotional well being. Essential oils carry the essence of the plants in such a potent form that a single drop of essential oil can equal multiple teaspoons of the dried herb (for instance, 1 drop of peppermint oil equals more than 25 cups of peppermint tea and oils can be up to 70x more potent than their dried herbal form).