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Top Six Essential Oils and their Beneficial Properties

January 3rd, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

Probably the most popular essential oil is lavender. lavender has many of the versatile qualities of tea tree oil and of mint oils while also being perhaps the most pleasant-smelling essential oil. What this means is that it’s doubly popular; anything that is effective, but also smells or taste wonderful, is going to win out over something that is effective but has an unpleasant smell or taste. lavender is used for relaxation, for antibacterial properties for insect bites and for keeping the home fresh, especially for room sprays and for linens.

tea tree oil is another of the top six oils. tea tree oil is easily the most versatile oil when it comes to having a wide variety of uses, but it also has a somewhat unpleasant smell in its undiluted form, making this oil second to lavender essential oil. tea tree oil can be used for anything from repelling insects to treating gout. It can also be used for decongestion purposes and can be used to clean out wounds because it has ant-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. tea tree oil is extremely potent and should always be used with caution for the first few times that you use it in order to make sure that you are not allergic to it or that someone in your house is not.

Other popular essential oils come from the mint family. Arguably, peppermint is the most commonly sold essential mint oil although there are many other varieties of mint that are used for similar properties. peppermint is used most notably for relaxation, both physical and mental and can also be used to calm the stomach (although doctors do not generally recommend that essential oils be ingested). Some people even use mint essential oils as a breath freshener, a drop being the equivalent of chewing gum for an hour. Do this with caution though as it can produce a burning sensation and will undoubtedly make your eyes water with its potency.

jasmine also is a hallmark of the top lists of essential oils. This potent flower is most commonly used as an anti-depressant scent. jasmine also has many properties that make it a very useful essential oil for women who are pregnant or post-partem; women who’ve recently delivered a baby find jasmine to be very helpful in relieving symptoms of depression and generally feelings of being overwhelmed. Experience practitioners may use jasmine to intensify labor contractions during childbirth.

chamomile tops the list of calming essential oils, although the above-listed lavender comes in at a close second. Many who find lavender to be too strongly scented use chamomile. Another benefit chamomile has over lavender is that chamomile is considered safe for ingestion, and indeed chamomile absolutely tops the herbal teas section of any store because it has a calming, sedative effective, and, in addition, it is very effective against indigestion—and gentler than mint essential oils used for the same reason. chamomile can also be used to relieve premenstrual symptoms and is effective, for some people, for the treatment of acne and other skin abnormalities.

rose essential oil is one commonly overlooked, but that’s a real shame because its benefits are many. rose is known to have slight effects on many varied complaints, ranging from reduced libido to sore throat. In a nutshell, rose can do almost anything, but in a gentle way that makes the experience a much nicer one, especially for those of you new to the fabulous world of essential oils. Best to start with the gentle before heading on the graduate level of essential oils like tea tree.

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Aromatherapy Lavender Flower Lotion

October 18th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

To make this lavender Flower Lotion you will need the following ingredients:

5 Tbsp lavender water
5 Tbsp Witch Hazel
5 Tbsp lemon Juice, strained 2-3 drops lavender essential oil

Instructions:

Pour all the ingredients into a bottle, close it with a cap or cork, and shake it vigorously. Shake well before each use.
Makes about 3/4 cup.
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