I'm becoming an Alchemist...maybe...not really...

What is Alchemy?

The medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. 

It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals 

into gold or to find a universal elixir.

But what do I think of when I hear (or think of) Alchemy?  I think of Mistborn.  Yes, I read that series...yes I will be reading the follow up series...I LOVED the books.  Vin is my superhero.   With that said maybe I am thinking I am becoming a Mistborn but with essential oils...hmmm. 

What brought this thought process on?  Well I was reading an article about essential, essential oils (hehehe).  Now I just started really dabbling with oils.  Mainly because I have weird skin and have noticed when I use more natural products my skin behaves.  Also gardening...I hate using pesticides but I would like to harvest my veggies BEFORE the bugs feast on them.  Well I learned, with A LOT of research, that essential oils can help with that.  

So I started small, using Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca) to make my own cleaner.  It smells medicinal but you get used to it and now I associate the smell with clean (psychology).  Then I learned it can be used as a bug deterrent (be careful, if you spray too much or don't dilute it right, the sun will react with the oil and burn your plants).  I used it for the first time last year on my plants and had the best harvest ever!  It kept away most of the creepy crawlers that damage the garden but I had to be careful not to overuse because then the good bugs go away and you get no harvest.  It saved my plants from spider mites (those things are EVIL) and stink bugs (a pet of the dark lord).   Just remember with Tea Tree Oil you not only have to make sure you dilute it properly for your own safety BUT if you have pets, they should NOT ingest it.  So just be cautious.  

Anyway, back to my point.  Alchemy or Mistborn...I am taking something that occurs in nature to help with ailments, etc and mixing it with other oils and substances.  A Mistborn (Alchemist) "burns" metals to basically give themselves super powers...same thing right?  Hahaha.  I mean if I suddenly can leap tall buildings because I use/ingest a specific essential oil that would be awesome (highly unlikely but awesome).  Alchemy (the "real" thing) combines metals and other substances (like in Chemistry) to "create" NEW substances.  If I mix two oils, I get a new product (sort of) with different medicinal or cleaning properties than just each individual oil.  I mean they are still Lavender and Tea Tree or whatever (not a new substance all together) but something in my brain is making this connection and I feel unusually powerful for some reason.  

Or maybe I am reading too much Science Fiction/Fantasy.  But honestly, is there really such a thing as too much Sci-Fi/Fantasy...?