WAYS TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS Essential oils are highly concentrated plant derivatives. They must always be diluted before use. The Bath: Essential oil bathing can be an incredible experience in mood alteration. After the bath is filled, add 15-30 drops of essential oil, stir and climb in, close your eyes, breathe the aromas and luxuriate in the fragrant warm water. For rejuvenation try a combination of cypress, juniper and orange. For relaxation, use lavender, geranium, and chamomile. These are just a few suggestions. As you experiment you will create your own favorite bathing experience! Inhalation: Steam provides dilution and is excellent for treating sinus, cold flu, asthma or bronchitis. You can use and electric steam inhaler available at drug stores, or pour 2 cups of boiling water into a large bowl, add 2-3 drops of rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender, angelica, or lemon etc., place a towel over your head and slowly inhale the steam for decongestant, anti-viral, ant-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory effects and qualities. A few drops in a steam room can have an amazing instant effect! Compress: Add 5-10 drops of essential oil to a quart of warm or cold water, depending on the ailment. Saturate a small towel or wash cloth, squeeze out the excess moisture and place over the affected area. For sunburn, acute bruises or abrasions, a cool compress of lavender, chamomile or yarrow are very effective. Place a cold pack or ice on top for about 20 minutes. For a a chest cold, sore muscles, cramps, and fluid retention, use a hot compress of rosemary eucalyptus, clary sage, juniper, or cypress. Cover the area with a heating pad for about 20 minutes. Room Freshener: Environmental fragrancing with essential oils instead of synthetics is just as effective, fun and easy. Add 20 drops of a combination of lemon, bergamot, orange lavender or lemongrass to plane water in a spray bottle and sprits the room. Plants love essential oil spritzing! Electronic diffusers, light bulb rings, and boiling pot of water on the stove are alternate methods. A drop of lavender or rose on a pillow can help the body sleep. Lemongrass and bergamot can help reduce depression. Skin Care: Essential oils enter into the skin 200 times faster than water and can profoundly affect the skins metabolism, diluted in vegetable oil or creams. With a good book on how too blend with essential oils, it is easy to formulate your own skin care products or massage lotions. For dry skin, suggested oils are chamomile, clary sage, geranium, rosewood, and sandalwood. For irritated skin, use lavender, rose, peppermint, or yarrow. These oils can also be added to your current skin care products or diluted in vegetable oil, 30 -50 drops per 8oz. Dental Care: Preserve and maintain healthy gums, add 1 drop of myrrh, cypress, peppermint, fennel or rosemary to your toothpaste when brushing. Hair: Hair and scalp are part of the skin. Oils listed for dry and oily skin also apply to the hair. just add 20-30 drops essential oil to your bottle of shampoo or cream rinse. For hair loss, try birch, brahmi, chamomile, peppermint, rose, and rosewood. Rosemary, lemon, lavender, cedar, geranium, and sage are also beneficial favorites. Food and Drink: Only essential oils that are steam distilled and cold pressed are used extensively by the Food Flavoring Industry. Over 50% of the world production of essential oils and more than 30 varieties are added to your food and drink already. Now you can choose. One drop of vanilla, clove, dill ginger, lemon, orange, peppermint etc. equals a teaspoon of dry herbs. A drop in hot water gives instant peppermint tea. One drop of black pepper in an egg of orange added to a pancake mix, lemongrass, basil, or ginger added to Thai Coconut Curry Soup when fresh ingredients arent available.
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