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There are many uses for
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils, from therapeutic foot baths to scented room sprays.
Remember, less is more. Always.
Test for skin sensitivity by doing an
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils patch test. Put a little bit of diluted
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils in the bend of your elbow and wait 24 hours to see if
itching or redness develop.
Use
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils in the bath by adding three to eight drops to the tub,
depending on the oil. Add it just before you get in and soak for at least 10
minutes.
Use
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils as an inhalant to treat congestion (try eucalyptus) or
stress (try peppermint or sandalwood). Put four drops of
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils in a bowl of hot, almost boiling water. Drape a towel over
your head to make a tent and breathe in the steam for a few minutes.
Make a foot bath with five to seven drops of
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils in a quart of warm water; soak for about 10 minutes. Try
lemon, mint, tea tree or juniper oil.
Put 20 drops of
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils per 5 oz. of water in a spray bottle to make a room spray,
or add a drop or two to a basket of dried flowers.
Put a drop of
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils on a hot lightbulb - but don't try this with halogen
lights.
Create a blend for massage by adding 10 drops of
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils per 1 oz. of diluting oil, also called a carrier oil.
Make up a massage oil from Aromatherapy
Essential Oils using apricot or 100 percent extra-virgin, cold-pressed
olive oil for normal skin types. Try aloe vera or coconut oils for dry
skin.
Use grapeseed
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils in blends for skin that tends to be oily.
Don't use mineral or baby oil as a carrier for
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils; they don't absorb well.
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils can have a powerful effect. Some of them are even narcotic
in their effect. You must be aware of those
Aromatherapy
Essential Oils that can effect pregnancy, asthma, allergies, insomnia and
pain relief etc.
Aromatherapy
essential oils can have a positive emotional and physical effect. When used
for massage, Aromatherapy
Essential Oils are more than feeling good! |
