1. Rose

This is one of the most expensive essential oils and is most used for its beautiful fragrance. It is an excellent anti-depressant and very claming on the nervous system.

Rose essential oil is helpful for:

1. Depression: Inhale, or use in carrier oil to massage the chest, neck and face.

2. Dehydrated, mature skin: Blend with sweet almond oil and massage the face and neck, or add a few drops to your night cream. Use rosewater as a skin freshener.

3. Insomnia: Put a few drops on your pillow, or dab a little under your nose before retiring.

4. Irregular periods: Mix in carrier oil and massage the abdomen and lower back daily.

2. Sandalwood

This oil is distilled from the sandalwood tree and has lovely fragrance. Sandalwood is a parasitic tree: it buries its roots in the roots of other trees. Sandalwood is often an ingredient of incense.

Sandalwood essential oil is helpful for:

1. Dry cough: Inhale, mix in carrier oil and massage into the chest and throat.

2. Itchy, dry skin: Add to your bath or use mixed in carrier oil. (Avocado or wheat germ oils are very nourishing)

3. Nausea, vomiting: Mix in carrier oil and gently massage the stomach or inhale.

4. Stress, tension: Inhale, use in the bath or in a burner. Can aid sleep.

3. Tea tree

The tea tree is native to Australia and the oil is distilled from the leaves. This oil is an excellent antiseptic, 12 to 15 times more potent than carbolic. When applied neat to a cut, its antiseptic potency doubles! Keep this one in your first aid box.

Tea tree essential oil is helpful for:

1. Athlete’s foot: Add six drops to a large bowl of warm water and soak feet for 15 minutes. Repeat daily.

2. Boils, spots: Apply neat to the boil or spot using a cotton bud.

3. Cuts: Bath with neat oil.

4. Sore throat: Dilute five drops in a glass of water and gargle three times a day.

5. Thrush: Add six drops to your bath. Also, blend in carrier oil and massage the abdomen regularly.

Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the insights of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.

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Originally posted 2009-11-11 08:39:14. Republished by Old Post Promoter

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Aromatherapy oils in various home remedies –

1. For cellulite – Make a blend a four drops of juniper, four drops of fennel and four drops of lemon oils in 4 fl oz (100 ml) of a carrier oil. Massage this into the cellulite affected areas daily after your bath, when the skin is warm and receptive.

2. For sunstroke – Add four drops of juniper, four drops of fennel and four drops of peppermint oil to a cool bath. Soak for 15 minutes. Then, rub a little neat lavender oil into your temples at regular intervals. The bath will help to reduce your temperature and the lavender oil helps your headache.

3. Dry or cracked lips – Make up a carrier oil of 2 fl oz (50 ml) apricot kernel oil and 2 fl oz (50 ml) of avocado oil. Add six drops of sandalwood and six drops of rose oil. Rub this to the lips, repeating the application regularly.

4. For sunburn – f the sunburned area is small, apply the lavender oil and repeat as necessary. If the area is large, add twenty drops of lavender oil to a cool bath and soak for 10-20 minutes. You can make a soothing spray by adding 10 drops of lavender oil to 1 pint (300 ml) of cool, clean water.

5. Small cuts – Apply lavender or tea tree oil to the cut. These are both antiseptic and don’t sting.

Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the insights of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.

Read more about aromatherapy, ayurveda, yoga and massage therapy at Natural cures website – a health guide to make you and your family live better, fit and healthy. Also read the benefits of anti-aging herb Shilajit and stress relieving herb Ashwagandha.

Originally posted 2009-12-23 05:23:42. Republished by Old Post Promoter

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