Aromatherapy Essential Oils: Seven Things You Should Know

Aromatherapy uses essential oils to treat medical conditions, to alleviate psychological ailments, for cosmetic purposes, and to reduce stress. The essential oils of aromatherapy have the power to enhance both your physical and mental state. Essential oils are extracted from living plants and trees. When essential oils are used appropriately, most can be used at [...]

The Safe Essential Oils: Lavender and Tea Tree Oil

All essential oils should be used safely in order to treat various conditions and promote inner peace and relaxation. However, all essential oils are not safe. In fact, some of them can negatively interact with prescription and over-the-counter medications. They can either dull or increase their power. This is why it is imperative to perform [...]

Oils in Shampoos, Lotions Linked to Breast Growth in Boys

Young boys who use shampoos and lotions containing essential oils like lavender and tea tree oils may end up with enlarged breasts. This shocking side effect was reported by researchers at the University of Colorado and the environmental health branch of the US National Institutes of Health in the New England Journal of Medicine. [...]

The Best Oils for Facial Skin Care

Did you know the ultimate beauty program effectively uses at least four oils? Great facial skin care starts by understanding the sun destroys collagen through repeated sun exposure. Skin texture naturally changes over time and can lead to dry and rough-textured skin. The environment and lifestyle choices we make can affect skin tone, causing sun [...]

6 Ways to Apply Oils to the Skin

Emu oil Emu oil has been used for thousands of years by Australian aboriginals to treat a variety of skin conditions. It is an excellent component of good skin care, whether prevention, symptom relief or accelerated healing of skin rashes is the goal. Emu oil contains natural anti-inflammatory, pain relieving and bacteriostatic agents, which [...]

Virus replication and essential oils

Briefly… about the virus…Influenza A is a virus with many subtypes that are identified and categorized by differences in two proteins, hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). Differences are due to the rapid mutation of the virus. The scientific community has learned quite a bit about Influenza A virus, but the fact remains that we are [...]

Using Aromatherapy Essential Oils to Relax and Heal

  Everyone knows how great it feels to get a good massage. With the help of a massage, you can alleviate sore and tired muscles while also releasing stress. In order to increase the benefits of a massage, however, you might want to include aromatherapy massage oil in your massage sessions. What [...]

Common Essential Oils for Hair Care Products

Essential oils are fundamental ingredients in hair care products. From sage to thyme and fenugreek, essential oil extracts, help to soothe the scalp, while promoting hair growth, moisturizing and adding body and manageability. Let’s take a look at the more common essential oils for hair products. Basil: Basil promotes growth by stimulating circulation and [...]

Tooth Oils For Optimal Dental Health

Most mainstream toothpastes contain several different ingredients or additives that some consider cancer risks. These include saccharin, FD&C Blue #1, and fluoride. Other ingredients found in many commercial toothpastes include sodium lauryl sulfate, propylene glycol and sorbitol – and poison ingestion warning labels. Although fluoride may have some benefits in prevention of tooth decay, it [...]

Using Essential Oils on Acne: Tea Tree Oil and Emu Oil

Essential oils is the name given to more than 90 pure extracts from various plants. Despite the nomer ‘oil,’ essential oils are not, in fact petroleum products. They can be rubbed on the skin or used in aromatherapy. High quality essential oils are completely derived naturally and won’t clog pores. Because of their cleanliness, many [...]

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