Essential Oils are compounds extracted from plants with tremendous healing properties. Using essential oils for healing purposes is often called aromatherapy, Essential Oils are the naturally occurring volatile oils obtained by steam distillation or cold pressing (expression), having the beneficial traits and aroma of the plant part from which they are derived. These 100% pure oils are not processed, diluted or manipulated in any way with solvents or other additives. Although a particular species of plant, harvested, and distilled for its essential oil during a particular growing season in a specific region, may produce a fragrance differing from the same species grown in a different region, many of the main necessary chemical markers and physical specifications will be very similar.which is a holistic treatment seeking to improve physical, mental and emotional health.
For over 5,000 years, many different cultures have used these healing plant oils for a variety of health conditions. They are often used for relaxation, beauty care, home cleaning and most often used as natural medicine.
Just adding essential oils like lavender, frankincense, lemon, peppermint and tea tree oil to your natural medicine cabinet can:
- Fight cold and flu symptoms
- Relax your body and soothe sore muscles
- Heal skin conditions
- Alleviate pain
- Balance hormones
- Improve digestion
- Reduce cellulite and wrinkle
- Clean your home
Different oils can be blended together to enhance each’s energy or can be blended with a base oil to be used for massage, shower gels or body lotions.
There are three ways to use essential oils:
- Topically: Massage a few drops of the oil and a carrier oil (coconut, grape seed oil) into preferred parts of your body.
- Aromatically: Inhale directly from the bottle. Diffuse them in a diffuser. Add a few drops to a bowl of hot water and cover your head with a towel and breathe deeply.
- Internally: Add 1-2 drops to a glass of water. Put several drops of oil into an empty vegetable capsule and swallow with water.
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