Therapeutic Essential Oils
By: Jamie
Lynn
Therapeutic essential oils from allspice to ylang ylang have
been providing benefits to the body, mind, and soul for centuries.
You’ve probably seen the dark, compact bottles with their unusual
scents in your local alternative healing store, but maybe you’ve
been hesitant to try them.
You may have found yourself wondering, what exactly is an essential
oil? It is oil that is removed from the leaves, stems, and flowers
of a plant. It is highly concentrated and evaporates easily. For
that reason high quality essential oils are always kept in sealed
containers. Any good aromatherapy or health food store will carry a
range of essential oils for a variety of mental and physical
ailments.
Some of the most popular therapeutic essential oils are eucalyptus,
lavender, and sandalwood. You’ve probably used eucalyptus in the
form of potent smelling vapor rub under you nose and on your chest
when you have a cold. That’s because eucalyptus helps to clear your
sinus cavities, which leads to better breathing. It also soothes
sores and insect bites, acts as a disinfectant, and lifts the
mood.
Lavender is always a favorite of the therapeutic essential oils due
to its ability to relax the body, calm the mind, fight infection,
and soothe inflammation. Unlike the majority of essential oils, it
does not have to be diluted and can be applied directly to trouble
areas. Or, you can use a few drops in your bath to help you relax
or to extinguish a tension headache.
Looking for something more exotic? Try the woody and rich smelling
sandalwood oil. For millennia lovers of the deeply aromatic
sandalwood oil have used it as an aid for deeper meditation and
spiritual development, in religious ceremonies, and as a treatment
for skin conditions and other infections of the body. High quality
essential oils like pure sandalwood oil can be pricy, but you’re
guaranteed to enjoy the experience.
One of the less expensive therapeutic essential oils is tea tree
oil, which usually comes from Australia. The scent reminds you a
bit of a strong disinfectant, and that’s exactly what it does best
– kills germs and bacteria. Always dilute tea tree oil before using
it on your skin.
Therapeutic essential oils don’t always come in the mysterious
little bottles you see in stores or at your massage therapist’s
office. High quality essential oils also come in salves or creams
that you can apply to your skin. You not only get the benefit of
the essential oil, but you receive the moisturizing properties of
the cream. You can also try pure essential oils in a tincture. In a
tincture the oil is mixed with alcohol and applied to the skin. In
addition, you can purchase a room or car diffuser which turns
essential oil into a vapor and distributes the oil throughout a
room for everyone to enjoy.
Remember that pure essential oils are always the best, so purchase
from stores which carry high quality essential oils. Experiment
with the variety of essential oils that exist to see which ones
influence your moods and body the most.
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Jamie Lynn has dedicated herself to teaching
others the Power of Meditation and other alternative health/healing
tips and technique for the mind, body and spirit! www.meditationandmore.com
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