If you do not have a cold now, you will get one. It's just a matter of time. The common cold is called that because it is the most prevalent illness in humankind afflicting billions of people worldwide every year and causing billions of dollars in lost productivity. And there is no cure. Fortunately after contracting a cold, your body's immune system will dispense with the viral infection in about 7 to 10 days. In the meantime, you will feel miserable and will probably spread your cold because living in quarantine is usually not an option.
What should you do? A few simple Aromatherapy treatments can make you feel more comfortable, reduce the chance of your cold developing into a more serious illness, and shorten the time to recovery.
What is a cold?
We all know what a cold is, right? It's a viral infection of the upper respiratory system most commonly affecting the nose and throat. Your body's response to the infection produces all the nasty symptoms; coughing, sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, sore throat, headaches, chills and sometimes fever. More than 200 different viruses can cause a cold and these can mutate, so only partial immunity is possible.
In case you're wondering, cold viruses only live in the noses of humans and other primates so your dog or cat can not catch your cold. That's good because no one else will spend time with you when you're really sick.
Can I prevent a cold?
You can't, unless you want to live like a hermit. Cold viruses are highly contagious and are spread through the air by sneezing and coughing and also by touch. They can survive for several hours on inanimate objects like a telephone receiver or a door knob, waiting to be transferred to the next hapless victim. If you spend time in close proximity with someone that has a cold, you are quite likely to contract the cold yourself. Frequently washing your hands is the most effective preventive measure that you can take, but even this is difficult in most social settings without looking germ phobic and it won't protect you from airborne viruses.
Are colds a serious illness?
For normally healthy individuals, colds are generally not serious. Since everyone gets them, it's difficult to solicit any sympathy when it's your turn to be sick but they can take you out of commission for a day or two.
Colds should not be ignored. They can make you more susceptible to bacterial infections that can develop into serious conditions such as sinusitis, middle ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Colds will also present a serious risk to anyone suffering from asthma or emphysema as they will aggravate the illness.
Treat your cold with Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is a good alternative to over the counter cold remedies which contain pain medication, decongestants and cough suppressants. These "remedies" control symptoms without treating the underlying cause and carry the risk of side effects. Many people take cold remedies to enable them to keep on going and work through the cold but in doing so, they can make it harder for their body to recover.
The holistic approach of Aromatherapy is perfectly suited to the treatment of colds. There is no mechanistic medical treatment for a cold. You can't take a pill and make it go away. Your body has to heal itself. Certain essential oils can provide relief from the cold symptoms, reduce the chance of secondary infection, by killing bacteria and also shorten the duration of the cold by boosting the body's immune system. Full recovery means a more competent immune system, better health and less chance of contracting a cold in the future.
Simple cold treatments
The best Aromatherapy cold treatments are the simplest to use; inhalation and hot baths.
Inhalation clears congested nasal passages, soothes inflamed membranes, and kills bacteria. There are several essential oils that are effective in treating colds or the flu. Eucalyptus and Tea Tree are powerful antiviral agents but Rosemary, Pine and Frankincense are also good choices. Lavender is preferred for a late evening treatment as it will help to relax you for a good night's rest. Thyme is particularly effective in relieving sore throats and is well known to be one of the most effective natural immune boosters.
Pour boiling water from a kettle into a bowl. Add 5 drops of essential oil. Place your head over the steam and drape a towel over your head to contain the vapor. Breathe deeply through your nose. Use this treatment at the first sign of your cold symptoms and you may be able to prevent the cold from developing.
Inhalation can also be achieved by diffusing essential oils into the air where you are resting. The vapor will help you recover and will also help to contain the infection so that others in your family do not catch it. Remember to use Lavender at night.
A personal inhaler is a handy, portable way to treat your cold symptoms but in a pinch you can put one or two drops of essential oil on a tissue to inhale the vapor.
Perhaps the most popular Aromatherapy treatment for colds is a hot bath with 10 drops of essential oil added to the bath water. The oil is absorbed through the skin and by inhalation. The hot, steamy bath will ease your aches and chills and prepare you for restful sleep while you breathe in the healing vapors. Marjoram is a good essential oil to add to your bath water blend as it is very effective in relieving the aches and chills of a cold and will also treat headaches that sometimes accompany a cold.
Use these simple Aromatherapy treatments and don't forget to drink plenty of fluids, get a good night's rest and of course, enjoy a delicious, hot bowl of chicken soup. Before you know it you will be back in business and ready to take on the world.
Marilyn Flook manages the Forever Fragrant website which promotes aromatherapy and natural products Does your child have a cold? Read about safe, drug-free treatments in Children and the Common Cold
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The Moontime Blend - A Guide to Creating Essential Oil Blends for PMS
When looking for a remedy for life's little aches and pains, one often goes to the pharmacy section of their local grocery store and picks up a bottle of the most popular painkiller. Midol, Aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, Excedrin, all of them claim to be formulated to be excellent for taking care of everything from headaches, backaches, even PMS pains. However there are many people who feel that these options simply aren't for them, whether out of concern about Big Pharma's practices, or simply feeling that there must be better, more natural options for dealing with everyday aches and pains.
Essential oil blends are often a popular go to for those who choose to avoid over-the-counter medicines, and want to be able to mix a cure that is customized to their particular problem. In this how-to we're going to present you with a few blends that can be used to help deal with the full spectrum of symptoms that come with a woman's monthly visitor.
Base Oils
The first thing to take into consideration is a base oil for your solution, which is simply the oil that you use to carry the essential oils you'll be applying topically. Grape-seed oil is a favorite due to its lightness, and the tendency to soak in quickly preventing an oily residue. Any kind of natural plant oil will work though, even Olive Oil, which appears in just about everyone's kitchen cupboard. Because of its easy availability, our suggested blends are going to use it as a base. Don't be afraid to experiment to determine what's best for you!
Analgesic Oils
The first selection of essential oil is going to come from those that are known to be good analgesics. Analgesics can be thought of as a sort of pain-killer, merely numbing the pain of the region without providing that 'dead nerve' sensation you may get from something like lidocaine. Essential oils typically have more than one thing they're good at, while being well known for a particular effect. Those oils well known for having an analgesic effect are Tea Tree Oil, Sweet Birch, Eucalyptus, Chamomile (both Roman and German), Thyme, Peppermint, and Lavender are good just to name a few. For our blend we'll be using Sweet Birch Oil.
Anti-Spasmodics
Anti-spasmodics basically do exactly what they say on the tin, they stop muscle spasms. While you may not think of your cramps as being 'spasms', they happen to fall under the scope of the things that our blend will be able to ease, if not stop them outright. There are many that include this effect, including Cypress, Marjoram, Helichrysum, lavender, Rosemary, and Wintergreen. For our blend we're going to use Cypress.
Synergistic Effects
A little known benefit of all medications is that known as a synergistic effect. This means that if you are getting the same effect from two different sources, you're going to see an enhanced effect from them working together. The neat thing about synergistic effects is that two different sources of an effect in equal measure are more effective than twice the amount of either of them. You may have noticed that some of the oils listed in the above two categories fall into both of them. We're going to add a third oil to this blend as well, that being Lavender. Lavender also has mood balancing effects which can only be beneficial while experiencing PMS.
How to mix the oil
You're going to want to get yourself an opaque storage container of some kind, preferably glass due to its non-reactive properties. In this container you're going to place one ounce of olive oil to start with. When you measure essential oils, you'll find they're typically measured in drops when listing out a recipe. A drop is literally just that, if you open the bottle you'll find a plastic stopper in the vial, this stopper is designed to allow oil to escape one drop at a time. Do be careful, different oils will flow at different rates, and warm oils always flow faster than cool oils.
Add to the olive oil 40 drops of Sweet Birch, 20 drops of Rosemary, and 20 drops of Lavender, and stir with a non-metallic utensil. After that it's merely a matter of applying the mixture to your abdomen or back. This mixture is actually quite good for dealing with muscle spasms of any kind, and aches and pains in general. How much to use at a time is very much to personal taste, but be aware that in this concentration it's quite a potent mix, so start small, and keep adding every 10-20 minutes until you get the desired effect.
This is just one example of the joys of using essential oils for home medicine, a little research and creativity will lend to finding mixtures that are not only powerfully effective, but can bring a nice fragrance with them!
For more ways look at: http://howikis.com/Relax_Your_Aching_Muscles_with_Epsom_Salts_and_Lavender_Oil
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Essential oil blends are often a popular go to for those who choose to avoid over-the-counter medicines, and want to be able to mix a cure that is customized to their particular problem. In this how-to we're going to present you with a few blends that can be used to help deal with the full spectrum of symptoms that come with a woman's monthly visitor.
Base Oils
The first thing to take into consideration is a base oil for your solution, which is simply the oil that you use to carry the essential oils you'll be applying topically. Grape-seed oil is a favorite due to its lightness, and the tendency to soak in quickly preventing an oily residue. Any kind of natural plant oil will work though, even Olive Oil, which appears in just about everyone's kitchen cupboard. Because of its easy availability, our suggested blends are going to use it as a base. Don't be afraid to experiment to determine what's best for you!
Analgesic Oils
The first selection of essential oil is going to come from those that are known to be good analgesics. Analgesics can be thought of as a sort of pain-killer, merely numbing the pain of the region without providing that 'dead nerve' sensation you may get from something like lidocaine. Essential oils typically have more than one thing they're good at, while being well known for a particular effect. Those oils well known for having an analgesic effect are Tea Tree Oil, Sweet Birch, Eucalyptus, Chamomile (both Roman and German), Thyme, Peppermint, and Lavender are good just to name a few. For our blend we'll be using Sweet Birch Oil.
Anti-Spasmodics
Anti-spasmodics basically do exactly what they say on the tin, they stop muscle spasms. While you may not think of your cramps as being 'spasms', they happen to fall under the scope of the things that our blend will be able to ease, if not stop them outright. There are many that include this effect, including Cypress, Marjoram, Helichrysum, lavender, Rosemary, and Wintergreen. For our blend we're going to use Cypress.
Synergistic Effects
A little known benefit of all medications is that known as a synergistic effect. This means that if you are getting the same effect from two different sources, you're going to see an enhanced effect from them working together. The neat thing about synergistic effects is that two different sources of an effect in equal measure are more effective than twice the amount of either of them. You may have noticed that some of the oils listed in the above two categories fall into both of them. We're going to add a third oil to this blend as well, that being Lavender. Lavender also has mood balancing effects which can only be beneficial while experiencing PMS.
How to mix the oil
You're going to want to get yourself an opaque storage container of some kind, preferably glass due to its non-reactive properties. In this container you're going to place one ounce of olive oil to start with. When you measure essential oils, you'll find they're typically measured in drops when listing out a recipe. A drop is literally just that, if you open the bottle you'll find a plastic stopper in the vial, this stopper is designed to allow oil to escape one drop at a time. Do be careful, different oils will flow at different rates, and warm oils always flow faster than cool oils.
Add to the olive oil 40 drops of Sweet Birch, 20 drops of Rosemary, and 20 drops of Lavender, and stir with a non-metallic utensil. After that it's merely a matter of applying the mixture to your abdomen or back. This mixture is actually quite good for dealing with muscle spasms of any kind, and aches and pains in general. How much to use at a time is very much to personal taste, but be aware that in this concentration it's quite a potent mix, so start small, and keep adding every 10-20 minutes until you get the desired effect.
This is just one example of the joys of using essential oils for home medicine, a little research and creativity will lend to finding mixtures that are not only powerfully effective, but can bring a nice fragrance with them!
For more ways look at: http://howikis.com/Relax_Your_Aching_Muscles_with_Epsom_Salts_and_Lavender_Oil
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Essential Oils - Making Your Own Perfume
Putting a perfume together can be compared to composing music. The perfume "notes" must be in harmony with each other. Essential oils are classifies as Top, Middle and Base notes, and a good perfume must have a balance of all three. Base notes are the deep and lingering notes. They often hang around long after the other notes have evaporated. They are also used to fix a blend. The middle notes are the heart of the perfume; they provide a balance between the top and the bottom. They are said to round the perfume off. The top notes are light and uplifting. They are the ones that hit you first, but if they are not properly balanced with the middle and the base they will vanish quickly.
What to use when building your own perfume. Start with the base and gently add the other notes, little by little, shaking and testing as you go. The oils that can be used as the top notes are orange, peppermint, grapefruit, lemon and eucalyptus. Oils that can be used Top to Middle are lavender, petitgrain, cardamom and bergamot. For the middle there are a few that can be used, namely neroli, geranium, black pepper, clary sage, juniper, ginger, pine rosemary, rose absolute and ylang ylang. The middle to base oils are cypress, jasmine, rose otto, myrrh and sandlewood and last but not lease the base oils, frankincense, benzoin, patchouli and vetiver.
Choosing a perfume is an individual preference. Making your own is loads of fun and you can have one to suit every occasion. It does not matter if the blend is masculine or feminine as the perfumes of nature are constantly changing. A feminine perfume comprises of 1 drop neroli, 2 drops rose absolute, 4 drops of lavender and of palmarosa, 4 drops orange or bergamot and 1 or 2 drops patchouli. Dilute in 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of jojoba or coconut oil. This blend is to give you an example of what is possible. Use your imagination, mix and match and you will be surprised to find some new fragrances.
It is amazing to watch as oils are extracted from the plants themselves. Luckily you don't have to do that part yourself and the oils are readily available to use in your perfumes. What makes perfume making special is that every natural scent is a moment of creation. Have fun, mix and match and be amazed.
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What to use when building your own perfume. Start with the base and gently add the other notes, little by little, shaking and testing as you go. The oils that can be used as the top notes are orange, peppermint, grapefruit, lemon and eucalyptus. Oils that can be used Top to Middle are lavender, petitgrain, cardamom and bergamot. For the middle there are a few that can be used, namely neroli, geranium, black pepper, clary sage, juniper, ginger, pine rosemary, rose absolute and ylang ylang. The middle to base oils are cypress, jasmine, rose otto, myrrh and sandlewood and last but not lease the base oils, frankincense, benzoin, patchouli and vetiver.
Choosing a perfume is an individual preference. Making your own is loads of fun and you can have one to suit every occasion. It does not matter if the blend is masculine or feminine as the perfumes of nature are constantly changing. A feminine perfume comprises of 1 drop neroli, 2 drops rose absolute, 4 drops of lavender and of palmarosa, 4 drops orange or bergamot and 1 or 2 drops patchouli. Dilute in 30 ml (2 tablespoons) of jojoba or coconut oil. This blend is to give you an example of what is possible. Use your imagination, mix and match and you will be surprised to find some new fragrances.
It is amazing to watch as oils are extracted from the plants themselves. Luckily you don't have to do that part yourself and the oils are readily available to use in your perfumes. What makes perfume making special is that every natural scent is a moment of creation. Have fun, mix and match and be amazed.
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How Aromatherapy Massage Can Help With Sciatica
The sciatic nerve is deep and is the thickest nerve in the human body. In some individuals it can be as wide as ¾ of an inch. Some of the common symptoms are burning, tingling pain through the glutes, continuing into the upper leg on either side.
Massage combined with essential oils helps alleviate one of the causes: strain of the muscles. It can also help with swelling by using essential oils that are anti-inflammatory.
When a client presents with acute pain, the best thing to do is reduce the tension in the area, and thus the swelling, which adds to the irritation of the nerve. Hot or cold compresses with essential oils before gentle stretching and light lymphatic drainage techniques can help with the management of pain.
If the client is prone to this issue, maintenance through increased exercise would be suggested. In addition, daily self-massage with the essential oils diluted in a carrier oil, can be used in between massage treatments.
Recommended essential oils:
Celery seed oil properties: carminative, analgesic, stimulant. Clears fire toxins, drains dampness and increases blood flow to localized area.
Rosemary oil properties: antiseptic, antispasmodic, stimulant, carminative, antitussive.
Myrtle oil properties: nervine, clears heat, antibacterial Recommend dilution: 1 quart of water, place five to 10 drops of essential oils above or one to three drops of essential oils directly onto the compress.
A hot compress does increase blood flow to a specific area of the body. A compress is when a cloth or towel is soaked in cold or hot water and applied directly to the area of tension. Compresses, hot or cold, are used in treatment of a localized area. Cold compresses can be used for relief of recent sprains, strains and bruising; after a few days, hot and cold can be alternated.
To make a compress: Fill sink or large bowl with 1 quart of hot or cold water. Place five to 10 drops of the above essential oils on a towel or cloth. Place a clean cotton cloth in the water and soak. Wring out cloth and place on the area to be treated. Apply the compress to the localized treatment area. A hot compress should be left on until it has cooled to body temperature, then repeat application for soaking and reapply. Repeat three to four times. A cold compress can be reused more often, after several minutes. Repeat as needed to area being treated. No longer than 15 minutes.
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Massage combined with essential oils helps alleviate one of the causes: strain of the muscles. It can also help with swelling by using essential oils that are anti-inflammatory.
When a client presents with acute pain, the best thing to do is reduce the tension in the area, and thus the swelling, which adds to the irritation of the nerve. Hot or cold compresses with essential oils before gentle stretching and light lymphatic drainage techniques can help with the management of pain.
If the client is prone to this issue, maintenance through increased exercise would be suggested. In addition, daily self-massage with the essential oils diluted in a carrier oil, can be used in between massage treatments.
Recommended essential oils:
Celery seed oil properties: carminative, analgesic, stimulant. Clears fire toxins, drains dampness and increases blood flow to localized area.
Rosemary oil properties: antiseptic, antispasmodic, stimulant, carminative, antitussive.
Myrtle oil properties: nervine, clears heat, antibacterial Recommend dilution: 1 quart of water, place five to 10 drops of essential oils above or one to three drops of essential oils directly onto the compress.
A hot compress does increase blood flow to a specific area of the body. A compress is when a cloth or towel is soaked in cold or hot water and applied directly to the area of tension. Compresses, hot or cold, are used in treatment of a localized area. Cold compresses can be used for relief of recent sprains, strains and bruising; after a few days, hot and cold can be alternated.
To make a compress: Fill sink or large bowl with 1 quart of hot or cold water. Place five to 10 drops of the above essential oils on a towel or cloth. Place a clean cotton cloth in the water and soak. Wring out cloth and place on the area to be treated. Apply the compress to the localized treatment area. A hot compress should be left on until it has cooled to body temperature, then repeat application for soaking and reapply. Repeat three to four times. A cold compress can be reused more often, after several minutes. Repeat as needed to area being treated. No longer than 15 minutes.
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Natural Essential Oils Or Synthetic Ones - What Is Better?
Aroma oils are used not only for inhalations. They are also added into a great number of cosmetics. Essential oil contains ingredients that influence some chemical processes of our body and it leads to certain changes in the work of our organs and systems. Aroma oil that is used for the massage is easily absorbed by the skin and affects the whole body including endocrine system. They can also be taken in by adding them into herbal tea. Different types of oils cause different effect on people. That is why in order to achieve the maximum effect, special selection is needed.
It is important to remember that only diluted essential oils can be applied on skin. Lavender oil and tea tree oil are the only ones that can be used in a concentrated form. In treatment only natural essential oils can be used. Synthetic products may have the same odor but they are not healthy for the organism. They can only be used for the aromatization of rooms. Such synthetic oils can't be taken in because they can cause allergy or irritation.
How to distinguish natural essential oils from synthetic ones?
100% guarantees that the essential oil you have bought is natural can show only chromatographic research that is not available for the ordinary consumer.
How to distinguish synthetic volatile oil from a natural one at home?
The first factor is the price. It is not a secret that natural volatile oils are very expensive. For example, when buying a large bottle marked "100% essential oil" for a low price, you can be sure that it is a fake.
Essential oils, in comparison with vegetable and mineral ones don't leave oily stains on the paper.
If you are sensitive to odors you can determine the quality of the oil very precisely by application of one drop on your wrist or on the cloth. Natural volatile oils have many components which have different volatility. That is why in an hour or in a half of an hour the odor will be different. The odor of the synthetic oil will remain the same, getting weaker with time.
Storage period of natural essential oils is very short, because they lose their properties very fast. They can evaporate very fast if the bottle is not carefully closed.
Natural essential oils are packed solely in glass bottles with 50% blackout and special closure.
If you found peach, strawberry or lilac oils be sure that it is a fake because essential oils can't be obtained out of these plants. All the fruit aromas are synthetic fragrances. Lotus oil is also a fake. Everybody knows that this plant is included into the red book. Its industrial plantations don't exist so it can't be sold in the market.
Natural ethers can't have the similar price, because the raw material is different, from mint to plants from red book. This raw material can be obtained in a several different ways. One can be taken from industrial plantations and the other is collected in secluded areas of wild nature. The processing differs a lot too. That is why the price of different natural essential oils varies in tens or hundreds of times.
You should also consider the information that is given on the package. If it says that it is "only for external use" or it is "100% pure aroma oil" then you can be sure that it is synthetic one.
Essential oils are widely used in handmade cosmetics. The amount of drops used in it should be minimal. You will have to turn on your smelling because some flavors have pleasant but at the same time sharp odor, which should be diluted with other fragrances.
There are also some debates about the question whether it is possible to add volatile oil and flavor enhancer in one product. There were no special researches but the experience shows that they can be added in minimal amount for the creation of unique flavor.
Handmade cosmetic is a unique and a healthy one that is why natural essential oils are strongly recommended.
If you are a fan of handmade cosmetics as well as me, you may discover a lot of step-by-step recipes here http://wikitalks.com/category/articles/fashion-beauty/handmade-cosmetics/ I love to make handmade soap, scrub, bath geysers, loofah soap, kids soap, foot powder, shampoo etc.
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It is important to remember that only diluted essential oils can be applied on skin. Lavender oil and tea tree oil are the only ones that can be used in a concentrated form. In treatment only natural essential oils can be used. Synthetic products may have the same odor but they are not healthy for the organism. They can only be used for the aromatization of rooms. Such synthetic oils can't be taken in because they can cause allergy or irritation.
How to distinguish natural essential oils from synthetic ones?
100% guarantees that the essential oil you have bought is natural can show only chromatographic research that is not available for the ordinary consumer.
How to distinguish synthetic volatile oil from a natural one at home?
The first factor is the price. It is not a secret that natural volatile oils are very expensive. For example, when buying a large bottle marked "100% essential oil" for a low price, you can be sure that it is a fake.
Essential oils, in comparison with vegetable and mineral ones don't leave oily stains on the paper.
If you are sensitive to odors you can determine the quality of the oil very precisely by application of one drop on your wrist or on the cloth. Natural volatile oils have many components which have different volatility. That is why in an hour or in a half of an hour the odor will be different. The odor of the synthetic oil will remain the same, getting weaker with time.
Storage period of natural essential oils is very short, because they lose their properties very fast. They can evaporate very fast if the bottle is not carefully closed.
Natural essential oils are packed solely in glass bottles with 50% blackout and special closure.
If you found peach, strawberry or lilac oils be sure that it is a fake because essential oils can't be obtained out of these plants. All the fruit aromas are synthetic fragrances. Lotus oil is also a fake. Everybody knows that this plant is included into the red book. Its industrial plantations don't exist so it can't be sold in the market.
Natural ethers can't have the similar price, because the raw material is different, from mint to plants from red book. This raw material can be obtained in a several different ways. One can be taken from industrial plantations and the other is collected in secluded areas of wild nature. The processing differs a lot too. That is why the price of different natural essential oils varies in tens or hundreds of times.
You should also consider the information that is given on the package. If it says that it is "only for external use" or it is "100% pure aroma oil" then you can be sure that it is synthetic one.
Essential oils are widely used in handmade cosmetics. The amount of drops used in it should be minimal. You will have to turn on your smelling because some flavors have pleasant but at the same time sharp odor, which should be diluted with other fragrances.
There are also some debates about the question whether it is possible to add volatile oil and flavor enhancer in one product. There were no special researches but the experience shows that they can be added in minimal amount for the creation of unique flavor.
Handmade cosmetic is a unique and a healthy one that is why natural essential oils are strongly recommended.
If you are a fan of handmade cosmetics as well as me, you may discover a lot of step-by-step recipes here http://wikitalks.com/category/articles/fashion-beauty/handmade-cosmetics/ I love to make handmade soap, scrub, bath geysers, loofah soap, kids soap, foot powder, shampoo etc.
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How Essential Oils Can Help You Ride Out the Change of Season
The months of October and November are a time of change. Nature has been showing its fall colors, and our bodies have had to adapt to the cooler and damper air. Many of us suffer through the seasonal change by catching a cold or flu, or experiencing a nagging cough or clogged sinuses. We may try to alleviate our symptoms by taking over the counter decongestants or antihistamines; but Aromatherapy, being a powerful natural healing modality, offers an effective alternative. Essential oils contain the regenerating, oxygenating and immune defence properties of the plant from which they are derived. Research shows that essential oils have some of the highest frequencies of any known substance and may help create an environment in which bacteria, virus and fungus cannot live.
The use of essential oils is an effective way to combat a looming infection, boost the immune system, and/or hasten the resolving of an infection already acquired. And unlike pharmaceuticals, essential oils do not remain in the body long term or leave toxins behind. If you feel a sinus headache coming on, try blending a few drops of basil and eucalyptus or myrtle with a half teaspoon of sunflower or grapeseed oil. Rub the mixture into your temples and around the TMJ joint (the joint close to your ear). You could also place a few drops of the oil on your first 3 toes of each foot which correspond to the sinus reflexology points. In the case of a scratchy throat, try a blend of geranium, myrrh, pine or fir combined with a carrier oil. Dab the oil blend along the jawline and down the neck. You may want to perform a lymphatic drainage technique in the pectoral region by massaging each side towards the armpit.
In addition to essential oils, heat and cold may be used to prompt physiological responses in the body that will promote healing. For example, a hot compress may be applied on the spine to increase permeability of the skin as well as to bring increased lymph and blood to the area. The application of cold, in turn, pushes blood and lymph to a different area. This increase of blood flow through the organs provides the body with increased oxygen, nutrition, and promotes detoxification of the entire system.
A full treatment from a trained Aromatherapist will help rid the body of toxins or bacteria and provides a boost to the immune system. So if you find yourself feeling run down, or feeling like you may be "coming down with something", or want to prevent that from happening, book a treatment for yourself today!
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The use of essential oils is an effective way to combat a looming infection, boost the immune system, and/or hasten the resolving of an infection already acquired. And unlike pharmaceuticals, essential oils do not remain in the body long term or leave toxins behind. If you feel a sinus headache coming on, try blending a few drops of basil and eucalyptus or myrtle with a half teaspoon of sunflower or grapeseed oil. Rub the mixture into your temples and around the TMJ joint (the joint close to your ear). You could also place a few drops of the oil on your first 3 toes of each foot which correspond to the sinus reflexology points. In the case of a scratchy throat, try a blend of geranium, myrrh, pine or fir combined with a carrier oil. Dab the oil blend along the jawline and down the neck. You may want to perform a lymphatic drainage technique in the pectoral region by massaging each side towards the armpit.
In addition to essential oils, heat and cold may be used to prompt physiological responses in the body that will promote healing. For example, a hot compress may be applied on the spine to increase permeability of the skin as well as to bring increased lymph and blood to the area. The application of cold, in turn, pushes blood and lymph to a different area. This increase of blood flow through the organs provides the body with increased oxygen, nutrition, and promotes detoxification of the entire system.
A full treatment from a trained Aromatherapist will help rid the body of toxins or bacteria and provides a boost to the immune system. So if you find yourself feeling run down, or feeling like you may be "coming down with something", or want to prevent that from happening, book a treatment for yourself today!
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