Benefits Of Essential Oils

Arthritis Pain Relief Recipe An application of essential oils can bring relief to stiff, aching joints whenever and wherever the pain of arthritis strikes. NUMBING BLEND 1 teaspoon evening primrose carrier oil 10 drops wintergreen or clove essential oil 1. Pour the evening primrose carrier oil into a small glass or ceramic bowl. 2. Add the wintergreen essential oil to the carrier oil, and stir to combine. 3. Using your fingertips, apply this blend to the affected area, and massage it into the skin. COOLING BLEND 1 teaspoon evening primrose carrier oil 6 drops Douglas fir essential oil 6 drops eucalyptus essential oil 1. Pour the evening primrose carrier oil into a small glass or ceramic bowl. 2. Add the Douglas fir and eucalyptus essential oils to the carrier oil, and stir to combine. 3. Using your fingertips, apply this blend to the affected area, and massage it into the skin. NEAT TREATMENT 2 or 3 drops German chamomile , lemon , or tea tree essential oil Usin...

How To Get Rid Of Acne Once And For All Acne is a skin condition aggravated by hormonal changes. Essential oils can help clear up blemishes and prevent the formation of new ones by cleansing the skin and fighting the production of sebum, the oily substance that can clog pores. NEAT TREATMENT 3 or 4 drops tea tree essential oil 1. Transfer the tea tree essential oil to a small glass or ceramic bowl. 2. Using a cotton swab, apply the undiluted tea tree essential oil directly to blemishes. MASK To make a base powder for the mask 2 ounces green clay (available in powdered form at natural foods stores) 3 teaspoons corn flour 1. Mix the clay with the corn flour to create the mask powder. 2. Store the powder in a covered jar until you’re ready to use it. To make and use the mask 1 tablespoon mask powder 1 tablespoon brewer’s yeast 1 tablespoon water 1 drop juniper berry essential oil 1 drop lavender essential oil 1. Mix the mask powder with the brewer’s yeast in a gl...

Ageing Skin Skin changes happen for all of us as we grow older. Here are some natural ways to help mature skin maintain its purity, tone, and firmness. CLEANSING PASTE 4 ounces almonds 3 ounces sweet almond carrier oil 2 ounces apple cider vinegar 2 ounces spring water 6 drops essential oil (good choices: bois de rose , borage seed , carrot , evening primrose, galbanum , lavender , myrrh , neroli , rose , or violet leaf ) To make the blend 1. Grind the almonds in the glass jar of a blender. 2. Add the sweet almond carrier oil, apple cider vinegar, spring water, and essential oil to the ground almonds. 3. Blend the ingredients on high for at least 2 minutes to produce a smooth paste. To use the blend 1. Using a soft, natural-bristle complexion brush, apply the paste to your face. 2. After 30 seconds, rinse your face with cool water to remove the paste.2 TONING BLEND ½ cup white wine 10 drops rosemary essential oil 3 drops peppermint essential oil To make t...

Age Spots Age Spot What used to be called liver spots (since they were once believed to have something to do with liver function) are small and generally harmless tan, brown, or black spots on the skin where pigmented cells have clumped together. You may choose to have a dermatologist remove your age spots, but the following remedies can help fade them. ONCE-A-DAY BLEND ¼ cup coconut carrier oil 6 drops frankincense essential oil 6 drops lavender essential oil 6 drops myrrh essential oil To make the blend 1. Put the coconut carrier oil in a glass or ceramic cup. 2. Add the frankincense, lavender, and myrrh essential oils to the carrier oil, and stir to combine. 3. Pour the blend into a dark-coloured glass bottle that closes tightly, and store the bottle in the refrigerator between uses. To use the blend 1. Using a cotton ball, apply this blend once a day to skin affected by age spots. 2. Repeat this treatment for several weeks, or until you notice results. ...

TIPS FOR USING ESSENTIAL OILS Essential Oils  1. Understand that essential oils are not the same as perfumes. Most perfumes are made from synthetic ingredients, even when their packaging claims that they are “natural” fragrances. If you’re planning to buy an oil for therapeutic purposes, be careful to check the bottle for the words essential oil. 2. Don’t shop exclusively by price.  Discount oils may not be as pure as the more expensive ones, and it’s also true that the most expensive oils are not necessarily the best. A handful of distilleries sell their essential oils to bottlers all over the world, and so it’s entirely possible that all you’re buying for a higher price is a fancier label 3. Remember that essential oils are highly concentrated.  Just a drop or two of most essential oils will be more than enough to produce the desired effect. An essential oil represents a very powerful concentration of terpenes. 4. Add essential oils to carrier...

Emotions With Essential Oils When you inhale a fragrance, its scent molecules enter your nose, where they remain in a part of the nasal lining (the olfactory membrane). Within this lining is the olfactory epithelium, a specialised tissue containing receptor neurons (nerve cells) that become containers for the scent molecules. But these neurons don’t just trap the scent molecules and hold them inside the nose. They also send electrical impulses to the brain’s olfactory bulb, the centre of the sense of smell. The olfactory bulb then signals the amygdala, an area of the brain that contains emotional memories. (This is why the sense of smell is such an immediate trigger for remembering long-ago feelings and events.) The olfactory bulb also distributes signals to the sense of taste, housed in the gustatory centre, and this signalling is what makes aromas a key factor in how food tastes. Olfaction—the sense of smell—is the only one of the five senses that is directl...