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Essential Oils

Essential oils are created by extracting the essence from certain plants to produce a distilled fragrance of the plant. For more information on how the essence is created visit

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http://www.simplers.com/essential-oil/production/index.htm

"Essential oils have small molecules that enter the body through the skin and the bloodstream. Once absorbed, the oil molecules are directed around the body to affect various organs according to the relevant properties. Essential oils can also be absorbed through inhalation through the nostrils.

True natural oils are a complex combination of different constituents including trace elements. It is this combination which gives the natural oil its therapeutic value.

Many oils are now produced synthetically and are called “Nature identical” but the fine balance of naturally occurring constituents and trace elements cannot be exactly reproduced and hence the balance and effectiveness of the synthetic oil cannot hope to match that of the naturally occurring oils.




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How to use Essential Oils

Massage: The most effective way of using aromatherapy oils is in massage. It is very important that they be diluted first in a cold compressed carrier oil, such as Sweet Almond, Peach Kernel or Jojoba oil. These carrier oils are also beneficial to the skin and will assist the absorption of the chosen essential oil.

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Therapeutic baths:

Most essential oils are ideally suited for the use in the bath. The oil will assist you by absorption through both the skin and the nose. Add a total of 8 drops just before you get in, swish the water around to ensure complete dispersion; close the door and blissfully soak in the oil and its fragrance for at least 10 minutes. Inhalation: Add 3-6 drops of essential oil to a steaming bowl of water, place a towel over your head and lean over the bowl allowing the water vapour to carry the oil to your nose. Remain like this, inhaling deeply, for several minutes. Alternatively, add 1-2 drops of essential oil to a handkerchief and hold to your nose and inhale. Inhalation is ideal for sinus and chest problems, coughs, colds etc offering immediate results. Eucalyptus, Pine and also Lavender are very good. Compresses: Add 5-6 drops of essential oil to a small bowl of warm water. Next place a piece of cotton cloth or lint on the surface of the water, allowing it to soak in the liquid for a few minutes. Wring out and apply to the part of the body needing treatment. Compresses are normally placed on the neck, forehead or legs.

Dermal applications: Body oils and massage oils. Most essential oils cannot be used directly on skin but need to be diluted first in a quality cold vegetable oil or plain base cream."
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    • Facts about our amazing sense of smell from

    Human nose http://www.senseofsmell.org/funfacts_main.php

  • The sense of smell plays a vital role in our sense of well-being and quality of life.

  • Everyone has his or her own unique odor-identity or “smell fingerprint.

  • No two people smell the same odor the same way. In other words, a rose may smell sweeter to some people than to others.

  • The average human being is able to recognize approximately 10,000 different odors.

  • Our sense of taste is greatly influenced by our sense of smell.

  • A larger portion of the brains of animals and fish are devoted to the sense of smell than that of humans.

  • Your nose can smell directionally, telling you where an odor originates.

  • Your sense of smell is least acute in the morning; our ability to perceive odors increases as the day wears on

  • A woman’s sense of smell is keener than a man’s.

  • It is important to understand that throughout every day and night of our lives we smell a wide variety of odors without being aware of them at all.

  • People recall smells with a 65% accuracy after a year, while the visual recall of photos sinks to about 50% after only three months.

    More amazing facts from Think Quest

  • Dogs have 1 million smell cells per nostril and their smell cells are 100 times larger than humans!

  • Humans use insect warning chemicals, called pheromones, to keep away pesky insects!

  • People who cannot smell have a condition called Anosmia.

  • If your nose is at its best, you can tell the difference between 4000-10,000 smells!

  • As you get older, your sense of smell gets worse. Children are more likely to have better senses of smell than their parents or grandparents.


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