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Jasmine Essential Oil For Aromatherapy

Nov 15

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A sturdy evergreen shrub of bright green leaves with white star shaped flowers, Jasmine with sweet and floral aroma, native of Asia and Africa is one of the oldest and widely used scented flower.

Jasmine flower blooms only at night hence they hand picked at night time only. Being the most delicate and extremely fragile, jasmine essential oil is steam distilled from its flowers. Huge quantities of jasmine petals are required to prepare one ounce of essential oil, hence is rare, extremely valuable and highly sought after oil.

Jasmine is preferred for its powerful characteristics that assist the body as an anti depressant, an aphrodisiac and confidence boosting qualities. The Chinese drink jasmine tea daily and use it to cleanse the air in sick rooms while Egyptians use it to relieve nervous disorders, insomnia and headaches.

Jasmine known to have aphrodisiac powers was used in different cultures in various ceremonies. The sensuously rich and exotic aroma of jasmine based massage oil can certainly be relied upon to evoke a romantic mood.

Jasmine oil despite being expensive is worthy for the skin. It encourages cell growth; increases skin elasticity and aids in healing minor to moderate burns. It is especially effective for people suffering from symptoms of apathy and fatigue as it helps in reducing fears. It also helps with muscle spasm and sprains.

Jasmine with its many healing properties acts as an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory agent and a sedative. It is considered as base oil for blending with other essential oil. When blended with herbs like Clary sage, geranium, lemon balm, rose, rosewood and sandalwood, it promotes the body’s natural way of healing, making it indispensable in the world of aromatherapy.

Jasmine essential oil when massaged on the abdomen during the later stages of labour strengthens uterine contractions and relieves pain.

For stimulating bath oil, try this oil – 1/2 cup soy oil, 5 drops of jasmine essential oil, 3 drops of juniper essential oil and content from 4 – 5 vitamin E capsules.

Indulge your self with a massage, blend the following ingredients well – 8 tsp grape seed oil, 6 drops of jasmine essential oil, 2 drops each of tea tree oil and neroli oil. Before application warm the oil.

To create soothing and refreshing hair oil for scalp, blend 2 drops rosemary, 2 drops lavender, 2 drops clary sage, and 2 drops jasmine absolute to 1/2 ounce base oil.

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Recipes for Dry Skin Care Using Herbs and Essentials Oils

Nov 14

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- Aloe Vera gel applied topically helps to remove dead skin cells and is soothing, healing and moisturizing.

- Calendula & comfrey with its skin softening properties are used in facial sauna.

- 4 – 5 drops of lavender oil to bath water followed by application of diluted evening primrose oil or Aloe Vera cream moistens the dry skin.

- Evening primrose oil contains essential fatty acid to strengthen skin cells and boost their moisture content.

- Drink tea brewed with chamomile, dandelion or peppermint. Teas of Borage, fennel, coltsfoot or calendula help improve the skin. Add 1 tsp of either herb to 1 cup of boiling water and drink daily.

- Tea tree oil with its skin penetrating properties helps to moisturize and smooth the skin.

Treat yourself with these recipes using herbs and essential oils -

Dry skin mask – Obtain a smooth paste by mixing 6 ounce of unflavored yoghurt, few finely crushed almonds, 2 tsp honey and wheat germ oil each. Apply and massage of your skin for 20 minutes. Wash off with cold water. Crushed almonds exfoliate and eliminate dead skin, honey aids in adhering mask to skin and vitamin E in wheat germ oil fights radicals.

Home made balm for dry, chapped lips – Heat ½ cup almond or grape seed oil. Add 2 tsp of melted beeswax, ½ tsp alkanet root. Strain the oil removing the root. Add 8-10 drops of natural flavoring oil and 3 drops of vitamin E oil.

If you hands are moisture dry or chapped, massage them with sandalwood, rose or chamomile essential oils mixed with hydrating base oil like hazelnut, avocado or evening primrose.

For energizing natural hand moisturizer, mix wheat germ oil with your favorite essential oil.

Before bath, apply a mixture of 1 egg yolk, 1 tsp orange juice, 1 tsp olive oil, few drops of rose water and lime juice on your skin. This is a good morning skin cleanser. 1 egg, 1 tsp honey, ½ tsp olive oil and few drops of rose water makes a good beauty mask for dry skin.

Try Herbal facial sauna once a week. Use chamomile, lavender, and peppermint herbs. Simmer 2 – 4 tsp of dried or fresh herbs in 2 quarts of water. After few minutes of steaming, place the pot at comfortable distance from your face on a table. Bend over the pot with towel covering your face and the pot to trap the steam. After 15 minutes, splash cold water and air dry your skin followed by application of moisturizer or facial oil. You can cool the herbal water and use it as toning lotion to be dabbed on your face after cleansing.

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Therapeutic Uses Of Aromatherapy Essential Oils

Nov 13

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The word Aromatherapy is derived from the Greek words for spice and treatment. These days, aroma has a more general meaning of fragrance so aromatherapy quite literally means therapeutic treatment with the use of scents.
Out of all the five senses, the sense of smell is said to have the most direct effect on our emotional well being. There are also many psychological and physiological benefits associated with fragrances. The scents of various essential oils can promote relaxation, alleviate depression, reduce stress and even encourage healthy sleep habits.
If you are looking for the right oil to bring just the right fragrance to your home, or if you are searching for an essential oil to add to your personal fragrance collection, these aromatherapy essential oils will help lift your spirits and relax your mind.
If you want to get a good night sleep, or are looking to relax after a long day at work, you may want to try dropping a teaspoon or two of lavender into your bathwater in the evening. You can also mix lavender oil with rosewater for a fresh, calming scent that you can use on your body and linens. Lavender is also used in many natural facial and skin cleansers for its antibiotic properties, and the soothing scent will help you sleep peacefully throughout the night. To heighten the effect, you may also want to sip a cup of chamomile tea after your lavender bath to relax the muscles and calm the nervous system.
If you are looking to invigorate yourself in the morning, the fresh scent of bergamot or orange oil is sure to wake you up and improve your mood. The fruity, citrus scent of these aromatherapy essential oils will increase the blood flow in the body, and will help you to shake off sleep in a matter of minutes. You can use the oil in the shower, and can even mix it with your favourite shampoo or conditioner so that you can carry the scent with you all day.
If you want to make sure that you are alert and able to concentrate throughout the day, body washes and soaps made from peppermint essential oil will definitely do the trick. Peppermint is also used in tea form to help clear the digestive track, and can improve brain function almost immediately.
If you are using aromatherapy essential oils for healing purposes, ginger oil will help. Ginger is known for helping the body to get rid of toxic mucous, and the oil from the ginger root will help with mental fogginess or depression that sometimes occurs when we are not feeling well. Eucalyptus oil is also used for people with severe sinus pressure and allergies, and can be used in a humidifier to purify the air and open up the airways. Tea tree oil can be used to help clear up colds and infections in the body, and has even been used as an effective acne treatment.

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Using Aromatherapy Essential Oils to Relax and Heal

Nov 9

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Everyone knows how great it feels to get a good massage. With the help of a massage, you can alleviate sore and tired muscles while also releasing stress. In order to increase the benefits of a massage, however, you might want to include aromatherapy massage oil in your massage sessions.

What is Aromatherapy Massage Oil?

Aromatherapy massage oil is a special type of massage oil that contains aromatherapy essential oils. Since it is a massage oil, it contains special oils that make it slippery and easy to glide over the skin. This way, friction is reduced and a more soothing and relaxing massage can be enjoyed. In addition to containing oil, however, it also contains aromatherapy essential oils.

Aromatherapy essential oils are oils that have been extracted from plants. By extracting the oils through a distillation process, aromatherapy essential oils are able to maintain the beneficial properties of the plant from which they are derived.

How Does Aromatherapy Works?

To understand how does aromatherapy works, it is important to first gain a better understating of essential oils. Since aromatherapy essential oils are a concentrated version of the plants they are derived from, it takes very little of the oil to receive the benefits the plant provides. Therefore, aromatherapy massage oil typically only contains a few drops of essential oils. Yet, these oils are potent enough to provide benefits to the recipient.

With aromatherapy, the essential oils are inhaled. As a result, the scent of the essential oils has an effect on the brain, particularly on the limbic system. Depending upon the plant used, the aroma of the plant as well as its healing properties has a different effect on the body. Aromatherapy essential oils are even more potent when used along with massage, as the combination helps to further relax the body and to surround the olfactory system with the scent of the oils.

Some of the benefits of aromatherapy essential oils and the plants that provide these benefits include:

Aromatherapy essential oils can also be used to change a person’s mood, such as using peppermint to energize the body or chamomile to help the body relax.

A look at how does aromatherapy works and how to include aromatherapy essential oils in an aromatherapy massage oil in order to improve the effects of the massage.

 

 

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Two Essential Oils In Every Household

Nov 5

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There are two very indispensable essential oils in aromatherapy that should ideally be present in almost every household – Lavender and Tea Tree. These oils have innumerable uses and can be used with any kind of dilution.

Lavender – This oil calms, soothes the skin, balances oil production, helps to heal blemishes, stimulates circulation to skin, reduces inflammation of acne and soothes nervous system.

Tea Tree – Has antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic and antiviral properties. Heals blemishes without any side effects such as dryness, itching, stinging, burning or redness. Restores energy depleted by everyday stress, reduce or alleviate mental fatigue and exhaustion. Irritating to highly sensitive skin.

Everyday uses of these two essential oils –

- Add few drops of lavender essential oil in your hot bath to calm and soothe the skin.

- A drop or two of lavender oil massaged on pressure points below ears relieves tension.

- Apply few drops of lavender oil diluted with any base oil to damp skin for best absorption.

- Dab a drop of tea tree oil, 2 or 3 times a day at the first sign of a blemish or cold sores.

- Few drops of lavender essential oil mixed with a tbsp of honey makes a lovely facial mask.

- Dilute few drops of lavender oil with olive oil and massage into damp clean skin.

- Few drops of tea tree oil in a cup of water makes a good antibacterial mouth rinse.

- A drop of tea tree oil around the gum line may help prevent or reverse gum problem.

- Baby shampoo mixed with few drops of tea tree and lavender oil makes a nice wipe solution

- Few drops of tea tree and lavender essential oils with olive oil can be apply to the diaper area.

- To massage the baby, mix few drops of lavender oil in a base of sweet almond or olive oil.

- For healthy fingernails and toenails, massage a drop of tea tree oil on the nail bed and drop under the nail too.

- Lavender oil will stop the itching and soothe insect & mosquitoes bits, stings.

- Apply few drops of diluted tea tree oil to small scratches, scraps and minor skin irritations.

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Tea Tree Oil Wonders

Oct 11

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Oil from “Down Under”, Tea tree oil is yellow / greenish tinged essential oil extracted from the leaves of Melaleuca Alternifolia.

Australian natives used tea tree for antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, insecticidal, and immune stimulant properties. The essential oil steam distilled from its leaves and twigs to treat range of ailments like cold, sores, acnes and even whooping cough. Combats skin infections, insect bites, and minor wounds and is a remedy for oral infections.

The balsamic woody antiseptic fragrant tea tree oil’s magical healing powers make it one of the best essential oils to have in your medicine closet. Beside lavender oil, tea tree oil can be used directly without any carrier oil. It can be used undiluted as it is non toxic, non-irritating. It is ideal to perform a patch test your skin before using it. Blends well with lavender, lemon, rosemary, and clove oils.

The much talked about oil treats vaginal yeast infections, plantar warts, warts and insect bites. Rubbing it on to scalp will help in getting rid of nits, dandruff and lice. Fights viruses, bacteria, fungi thereby boosting the immune system to ward off infectious disease. It can be used undiluted on wounds, minor cuts and insect bites. It cures the affected area by penetrating the skin and leaving no scars.

Tea tree oil is good remedy for acne. It heals the acne scars and unclogs the pores. Single large drop tea tree oil dabbed on the pimple may clear it up quickly. Few drops of tea tree oil to your warm bath relax and rejuvenate you. It helps to remove persistent body odor and soothe sore muscles. When added to water in pools, hot tubs and spas it controls bacteria.

Massage few drops of undiluted oil for athlete’s foot and ring worm infections. Inhalation of few drops of this oil is a great relief for persistent colds, flu, toothache, and cough. A dab of tea tree oil around your nose will open up clogged nose soothing sinuses.

Tea tree oil has been used effectively to treat abscess, blisters, burns, insect bites, oily skin, rashes, spots, warts and wounds. You can use tea tree oil to cure sunburns, diaper rash, toenail infections and problems of smelly feet.

Tea tree oil properties act as immune booster helping the body to fight off host of micro organisms that lead to reduction in body’s natural resistance power.

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