Thieves: I ♥love♥ the story about the origins of this powerful blend, and so do my kids who often ask me to tell it to them, especially when they smell it diffusing.

Legend has it that... in the 15th-century, a group of thieves rubbed oils on themselves to avoid contracting the plague while they robbed the bodies of the dead and dying. When they were finally caught, the thieves were forced to tell their secret and disclose the formula of the herbs, spices and oils used to protect themselves in exchange for a lesser punishment.