There is always the option of one who is able to go out and just buy essential oils along with a complete book of essential oils and aromatherapy, which is usually the best choice because this saves a lot of time and hassle. However there are people who are interested in going ahead with making [...]
Essential oils are really great because they can help to heal conditions. They are the main components that are used in aromatherapy and there are all sorts of different types of essential oils that you can go and buy, and each different essential oil has its own purpose. Whether you want to buy lavender essential [...]
Lavender essential oil is extracted from lavender plant and it contains several phytochemicals. Depending on the plant type and portion used to obtain oil, there are mainly two types, namely lavender spike oil and lavender flower oil.
Making the Pure Lavender Essential Oil
The common procedure for making the essential oils is steam distillation, and the process [...]
Essential oils are distilled from flowers, plant leaves, seeds, roots, resins, barks, or are extracted from the rinds of citrus fruits. To make one pound of essential oil, it takes almost 50 pound of plant material, but to make a single pound of oil, it takes 2,300 pounds of rose flowers. Essentials oils do not [...]
Bergamot Essential Oil Benefits
Bergamot, grown chiefly in Calabria, Italy, is a sour tasting citrus fruit whose rind ironically produces a sweet, lemon-y oil with a gentle, refreshing fragrance. Bergamot has been cultivated in South America and the United States, but the quality is incomparable to fruit grown in southern Italy’s unique soil. The green or [...]
The following suggested precautions are not a complete safety reference for essential oils. If you have any questions, please consult your physician or a trained aromatherapist.
A safe rule of thumb is to never use an essential oil undiluted directly on skin, or neat. Exceptions can be made for lavender and tea tree oils, but only [...]
Here is a guide to how to prepare and use essential oils for inhalation, with some of the best essential-oil combinations.
Best Method to Prepare Essential Oils For Inhalation
Inhaling the oils with warm steam in a small space means you get maximum benefits in minimum time. It is ideal for treating coughs or colds, or for [...]
Inhaling Essential Oils
When you breathe in the aroma of an essential oil it affects you in many ways. Firstly, the smell itself is instantly recorded in the limbic area of the brain, where we also store memories and emotions. This is why a whiff of antiseptic can make you think of being in hospital and [...]
Technically, ‘organic essential oils’ must meet the same standards applied to organic food and bear the UDSA green-and-white circular seal that appears on food products. This means plants must be grown without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides; and cannot be processed with artificial, synthetic or chemical additives or preservatives.
If roses, for instance, are [...]
Whether essential oils are thick and oily or thin and watery, they share a common chemical characteristic: oil and water don’t mix. Essential oils, even if they are clear and runny, will only blend well with fatty oils or alcohol.
The primary way to dilute essential oils is in a carrier oil, sometimes called base oil. [...]