Aromatherapy - Using Essential Oils For Good Health
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Aromatherapy oils or essential oils have been around for thousands of years based on accounts that place the first uses of aromatherapy in 3,000 BC by the Egyptian people. The primary uses of aromatherapy oils and essential oils then was for embalming, cosmetics and medicinal purposes.
From the Egyptians the aromatherapy knowledge was then passed to the Greeks who took it to the next level with several discoveries regarding the physical effects of fragrances, herbs and flowers.
This knowledge was passed on to the Greeks and served as the basis for more discoveries, including the relaxing and stimulating effects of the fragrance of some flowers. Going back further, ancient man’s dependence on the environment for all his basic needs and survival led him to discover natural ways of food preservation and the treatment of various conditions using herbs and aromatics.
These days aromatherapy is almost synonymous with the alternative medicines definition of good health. Party because of the increase in costs of conventional medicine such as surgery and medicare and partly due to a better understanding of how aromatherapy works, these processes have been gaining a significant amount of attention and popularity.
The primary benefits of aromatherapy have to do with providing the basis for physical, mental and spiritual well being. All this achieved through entirely natural means. The primary components of aromatherapy are oils, aromatherapy oils or most commonly referred to as essential oils.
The oils are made from different plants and herbs, fruit, flowers bark and other types of organic materials. According to experts it is not easy to get the essential oils from the plants. It is a tough and time consuming process that requires expertise and patience. It is also expensive. For instance, to make a single 10ml of oil requires the processing of 220 pounds of rose pedals.
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A Deeper Look at the Reality of Aromatherapy
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Aromatherapy in the United States really suffers from an image problem, and a few degreed ‘debunkers’ are not really helping the matter. Googling ‘aromatherapy’ returns thousands of results, and in the top 15 are sites belonging to allopathic medical professionals who seem to only have given a cursory glance at the practice, and chalked it up to New Age, feel-good balderdash. Horse manure. Bull -hockey. The trouble with their analysis is that they’re based on a very limited investigation, lumping all of aroma medicine in with every claim about the ’softer science’ of psycho-emotional aromatherapy healing. The result is that many folks whom may benefit from aroma medicine may not get it, and many physicians investigating alternative medicine modalities may overlook the true potentials of essential oils. What can be done to change aromatherapy’s touchy-feely image?
How about we’ll start be agreeing on this: That SOME of aromatherapy is in-fact a ’soft science’? That SOME people may feel more relaxed when inhaling Lavender, for example, and some will not? Aromatherapists will not disagree on this point — they will however put up a defense when the medical applications of essential oils are thrown out with the soft side of ‘aroma’ therapy. Science IS BACKING UP many of aromatherapy’s claims with valid data, even on the ’soft-science’ of the practice. Here’s a look at the science behind aromatherapy, the holes in arguments of the popular debunkers, and why aroma-medicine has it’s place in today’s medical practices.
The image problem of aromatherapy has everything to do with the prevailing idea that the practice is all about ’smelling things’, whereas the science really about ‘things that smell’. Smelling things is very subjective, and may have little medical effect at all (though we’ll see that it MAY as well). Aromatherapy is defined as the complete practice of the branch of natural medicine using the volatile liquids distilled from plants. Authors of the hard-science aromatherapy texts available today, professionally-trained aromatherapists (one with a PhD in Chemistry) note that the future of aroma medicine is with the treatment of serious infectious illnesses and cancer treatment. You don’t even have to smell them for them to work! Other effects of essential oils also being successfully investigated include speeding wound healing, reducing inflammation, and acting as analgesics.
A quick look at the research available on Pub Med, a database of thousands of peer-reviewed life-science and medical journals freely available on-line reveals thousands of citations of research performed using essential oils. Yes, there are in fact some studies that did not result in convincing evidence that hand massages with lavender cream didn’t make people feel better than hand massages with unscented lotion. But there is studies that show people sleep better after lavender inhalation. And there’s a study that show stress makers of the immune system remained unchanged after inhaling linalool (an isolated constituent of Lavender), but there’s also 15 studies (upon last count) showing positive significant results if one searches for ‘lavender’ and ‘axiolytic’ (the technical term for stress reducer). The results for ‘acetaminophen’ and ‘pain’ MAY be as strong; those for ‘minoxidil’ and ‘hair’ are almost certainly not.
Many practitioners of conventional medicine have decided that natural medicines in general are ineffective at best, and at worst they are considered a cruel hoax. What seems to be the challenge is the availability of well educated natural therapists — our medical system is not set up to give these practitioners the respect (and payment) they deserve. So most folks go at it themselves, valiantly attempting self-diagnosis and treatment., while FDA demands the instructions for these treatments be in the most vague form possible! The result is comments like “It (aromatherapy) is a mixture of folklore, trial and error, anecdote, testimonial, New Age spiritualism and fantasy” (Stephen Barrett, M.D. of Quackwatch). Another popular site points to a few inconclusive studies and claims all of aromatherapy to be dubious. What if we used these same guidelines investigating conventional medicine? How many deaths occur each year from properly prescribed and used drugs? From medical mistakes? The combined total makes these about the third leading cause of death in America (after heart disease and cancer, but before auto fatalities and cigarette use — See Mercola.com, ‘Death by Medicine’). Guess the number caused by mis-use (or any use for that matter) of essential oils. What’s the smallest non-negative number you can think of? That’s the currently accepted statistic.
On to the cutting edge of aroma-medicine: The big news is that essential oils, yes very the same used in aromatherapy (this IS the idea we’re trying to get across!), are highly effective antibiotics and antivirals. Again, we invite you to search for ‘essential oil’ and ‘mrsa’ — this is the staphylococcus aureus bacteria ’superbug’ that has become resistant to commonly available antibiotics (the MR in the name stands for ‘methicillin resistant’). You’ll find studies showing the efficacy of Tea Tree essential oil in clinical applications, and positive results in the lab using several other oils. And thus far it is thought that these oils have no adverse effects at effective doses.
There’s a huge body of data affirming the strong anti-tumorial effects of essential oils. Linalool has been shown to completely destroy certain liver cancers. Frankincense has other powerful anticancer action — cellular toxicity that’s specific to tumors! (One of the great challenges of chemotherapy is killing the cancer cells without killing the rest of the human). Lemongrass too has “promising anticancer activity”. Search for yourself and you’ll find more pages than you can get through any time soon.
So why are these criticisms of aromatherapy so popular, at least in Google’s eyes? Why do some folks like horror flicks and car crashes — not sure, really. It might have to do with there being a closer relationship between ‘aromatherapy’ and ‘Glade Plug-in Air Freshener (TM)’ in many people’s minds than there is between ‘aromatherapy’ ‘frankincense’ and ‘tumor cell specific cytotoxicity’. One reality is that there’s a lot more money pushing the Glad Plug-In concept. Because essential oils cannot be patented as medicines, the amount of money to be made by Really Big Business is negligible. So it’s up to small natural health companies, individual practitioners, and the wonderful education and research facilities doing the technical work to get the word out. And particularly to rock the boat a bit when so-called authorities make truly dubious claims about the dubious nature of aromatherapy. Plant medicine has kept human beings alive for millennia — essential oils are just very active molecules produced by plants, and aromatherapy is so-called as it deals with the therapeutic applications of these aromatic molecules. Aroma-therapy. Get the word out!
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Aromatherapy Grows Up: Aroma Medicine
July 11th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed
Aromatherapy in the United States really suffers from an image problem, and a few degreed ‘debunkers’ are not really helping the matter. Googling ‘aromatherapy’ returns thousands of results, and in the top 15 are sites belonging to allopathic medical professionals who seem to only have given a cursory glance at the practice, and chalked it up to New Age, feel-good balderdash. Horse manure. Bull -hockey. The trouble with their analysis is that they’re based on a very limited investigation, lumping all of aroma medicine in with every claim about the ’softer science’ of psycho-emotional aromatherapy healing. The result is that many folks whom may benefit from aroma medicine may not get it, and many physicians investigating alternative medicine modalities may overlook the true potentials of essential oils. What can be done to change aromatherapy’s touchy-feely image?
How about we’ll start be agreeing on this: That SOME of aromatherapy is in-fact a ’soft science’? That SOME people may feel more relaxed when inhaling Lavender, for example, and some will not? Aromatherapists will not disagree on this point — they will however put up a defense when the medical applications of essential oils are thrown out with the soft side of ‘aroma’ therapy. Science IS BACKING UP many of aromatherapy’s claims with valid data, even on the ’soft-science’ of the practice. Here’s a look at the science behind aromatherapy, the holes in arguments of the popular debunkers, and why aroma-medicine has it’s place in today’s medical practices.
The image problem of aromatherapy has everything to do with the prevailing idea that the practice is all about ’smelling things’, whereas the science really about ‘things that smell’. Smelling things is very subjective, and may have little medical effect at all (though we’ll see that it MAY as well). Aromatherapy is defined as the complete practice of the branch of natural medicine using the volatile liquids distilled from plants. Authors of the hard-science aromatherapy texts available today, professionally-trained aromatherapists (one with a PhD in Chemistry) note that the future of aroma medicine is with the treatment of serious infectious illnesses and cancer treatment. You don’t even have to smell them for them to work! Other effects of essential oils also being successfully investigated include speeding wound healing, reducing inflammation, and acting as analgesics.
A quick look at the research available on Pub Med, a database of thousands of peer-reviewed life-science and medical journals freely available on-line reveals thousands of citations of research performed using essential oils. Yes, there are in fact some studies that did not result in convincing evidence that hand massages with lavender cream didn’t make people feel better than hand massages with unscented lotion. But there is studies that show people sleep better after lavender inhalation. And there’s a study that show stress makers of the immune system remained unchanged after inhaling linalool (an isolated constituent of Lavender), but there’s also 15 studies (upon last count) showing positive significant results if one searches for ‘lavender’ and ‘axiolytic’ (the technical term for stress reducer). The results for ‘acetaminophen’ and ‘pain’ MAY be as strong; those for ‘minoxidil’ and ‘hair’ are almost certainly not.
Many practitioners of conventional medicine have decided that natural medicines in general are ineffective at best, and at worst they are considered a cruel hoax. What seems to be the challenge is the availability of well educated natural therapists — our medical system is not set up to give these practitioners the respect (and payment) they deserve. So most folks go at it themselves, valiantly attempting self-diagnosis and treatment., while FDA demands the instructions for these treatments be in the most vague form possible! The result is comments like “It (aromatherapy) is a mixture of folklore, trial and error, anecdote, testimonial, New Age spiritualism and fantasy” (Stephen Barrett, M.D. of Quackwatch). Another popular site points to a few inconclusive studies and claims all of aromatherapy to be dubious. What if we used these same guidelines investigating conventional medicine? How many deaths occur each year from properly prescribed and used drugs? From medical mistakes? The combined total makes these about the third leading cause of death in America (after heart disease and cancer, but before auto fatalities and cigarette use — See Mercola.com, ‘Death by Medicine’). Guess the number caused by mis-use (or any use for that matter) of essential oils. What’s the smallest non-negative number you can think of? That’s the currently accepted statistic.
On to the cutting edge of aroma-medicine: The big news is that essential oils, yes very the same used in aromatherapy (this IS the idea we’re trying to get across!), are highly effective antibiotics and antivirals. Again, we invite you to search for ‘essential oil’ and ‘mrsa’ — this is the staphylococcus aureus bacteria ’superbug’ that has become resistant to commonly available antibiotics (the MR in the name stands for ‘methicillin resistant’). You’ll find studies showing the efficacy of Tea Tree essential oil in clinical applications, and positive results in the lab using several other oils. And thus far it is thought that these oils have no adverse effects at effective doses.
There’s a huge body of data affirming the strong anti-tumorial effects of essential oils. Linalool has been shown to completely destroy certain liver cancers. Frankincense has other powerful anticancer action — cellular toxicity that’s specific to tumors! (One of the great challenges of chemotherapy is killing the cancer cells without killing the rest of the human). Lemongrass too has “promising anticancer activity”. Search for yourself and you’ll find more pages than you can get through any time soon.
So why are these criticisms of aromatherapy so popular, at least in Google’s eyes? Why do some folks like horror flicks and car crashes — not sure, really. It might have to do with there being a closer relationship between ‘aromatherapy’ and ‘Glade Plug-in Air Freshener (TM)’ in many people’s minds than there is between ‘aromatherapy’ ‘frankincense’ and ‘tumor cell specific cytotoxicity’. One reality is that there’s a lot more money pushing the Glad Plug-In concept. Because essential oils cannot be patented as medicines, the amount of money to be made by Really Big Business is negligible. So it’s up to small natural health companies, individual practitioners, and the wonderful education and research facilities doing the technical work to get the word out. And particularly to rock the boat a bit when so-called authorities make truly dubious claims about the dubious nature of aromatherapy. Plant medicine has kept human beings alive for millennia — essential oils are just very active molecules produced by plants, and aromatherapy is so-called as it deals with the therapeutic applications of these aromatic molecules. Aroma-therapy. Get the word out!
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All About Aromatherapy
July 11th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed
What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of pure plant essential oils to promote health and wellness.
Purity and Quality Purity and quality of the oils is a significant factor in anything used for health. Quality is dependent upon species, variety and variations in soils and climate. Purity is the result of handling. Organic growing without contaminants, and careful cultivation, harvesting and sanitary handling by humans, not machines are required for purity. Whether in the handling parts of plant material that do not belong to the essential oil type - waste or leaves instead of flowers, for instance, is another purity factor. The extraction process affects purity. Some process can leave traces of toxins. Also you must make sure the oil is not cut with a low quality oil or carrier to enhance the marketer’s profit.
Concentrated Potency Essential oils are so very concentrated. They are potent beyond compare with fresh or dried herbs. Consider how much dried oregano you use in a recipe in the kitchen. Now consider it may take a roomful of the oregano to get a small ounce of the oil. Use one drop of oil and how many plant leaves did it take - perhaps a bushel? Because it takes so many pieces of plants to extract even a very small amount of pure oil, makes essential oils - especially those from certain plants, very expensive. They also must be harvested and handled by human hand so as not to damage the plant and the delicate oils it carries.
Reliable Sources This is why you are not going to find high quality oils that are suitable for therapeutic use available over the counter in stores, and especially not in the large discount and drug stores servicing the everyday needs of the general public. You certainly will not find them in scented plug ins, air fresheners and cheap scented candles. Good quality products involve a lot of care and effort and they also cannot be blending in any toxic base without ruining them and creating an unhealthy, non-therapeutic product. So, in spite of the widely bandied about use of the term “aromatherapy” today, let the buyer beware - unless you are buying real therapeutic products from a professional source, it is not really aromatherapy. In fact if used to refer to a pleasant smell that uplifts the emotions just because you find it so, the proper term is perfume, air freshener or disinfectant.
Chemotype vs. Chemistry Aromatherapy is not scent. It is the effect of a chemotype on the body system through absorption and assimilation. A nice small can affect our mood, but moreover, an essential oil affect s mood (and other things) by interaction with our body chemistry on a physical level. The essence of the plant is the part containing the chemotypes, or the chemistry of the plant, that which can affect other systems and react with other chemistries.
Chemistry and Chemotypes The parts that pharmaceutical companies use. The essence is made up of many, maybe more than 100 chemotypes. In the essence, they work together for greater effectiveness. Pharmaceutical companies do not use the whole plant essence - the most effective thing. They take out the chemotype they want and they may use it or try to develop and chemical that does the same. This has benefits, such as potency of the single isolate, but lacks the combined effectiveness of the whole plant and the compatibility with our bodies.
Science is Good This is not to say that we should shun pharmaceutical products. Science has enabled man to increase potency, duration in the blood stream, timed release, sustained action and to more specifically target actions. Drugs give us more control. They also are far less expensive than natural essences and the quality is standardized to a degree which you cannot with natural products.
How Aromatherapy Works?
Holistic Multitasking The healing properties are physical, mental, emotional and spiritual, just as we are. By working on many levels of healing, they provide a means of bringing ourselves back into balance on all levels.
Across the Border Essential oils are absorbed into the body and enter the bloodstream where they are distributed thought the body to all organs and systems immediately. It only takes 7 to 10 seconds for the blood to have it distributed throughout the whole body. This is one ways in which essential oils are so effective - no waiting to be digested. The action is quick and direct. These exceptionally small molecules are even able to pass the blood brain barrier and interact with our neurochemicals to affect our mood directly - more than a pretty scent - a real mood adjustment. This ability to be so easily absorbed, be quickly distributed and to interact with our chemistry so directly means oils with different properties can be used effectively to treat all organ systems equally well. Essential oils can balance hormones, kill bacteria and viruses, and act as stimulants, anti-depressants or sedatives.
How are Essential Oils Used?
Professional Uses All forms of massage and bodywork are greatly enhanced by the use of essential oils. They enhance the experience for the clients and enable the therapist to do more effective work with less strain.
Benefits of Essential Oils in Massage reduction of inflammation muscle relaxation Toning organ systems increased circulation mental relaxation pain relief Relieve ki blockages Cleanse the lymph Cleansing -detoxification Breaking down scar tissue Help break down fatty deposits
Aromatherapy for Home Use Aromatherapy in the home is a wonderful way to care for yourself and your family. Use essential oils in real aromatherapy candles and incense (no synthetics). Treat yourself with aromatherapy body oils, lotions, body spray and bath salts. Tension will melt away.
Aromatherapy Blends Aromatherapists create blends called synergies, in which the essential oils work together synergistically, having a greater modified effect than they might have alone. They use the essential oils to balance, temper, and buffer or enhance other essential oils in the blend. They also create new synergistic effects through combinations.
Fun with Blends Aromatherapy is safe, fun and effective. Start by experimenting with different combinations to see which ones you like. Make some blends for your diffuser to enjoy in your home. You can make different scents for different rooms or moods. Make a body oil or bath oil. Start with having fun.
Use this Site as Your Resource All of the information that you need is on this site, and there are several recipes too. If you have questions, just contact the Alchemist on this site or the Health and Wellness Blog. If you do not find some information on this site that you want, just let me know. You are also welcome to contribute your own stories and recipes here. www.alchemistsroom.us/aromatherapy-recipes-share.php
The Alchemist’s Blends Over the years I have created many aromatherapy blends. There are so many possibilities. I group my blends as follows:
1. Therapeutic Blends 2. Meditation Blends 3. Therapeutic Perfumes.
Therapeutic Blends They may small lovely or not. They are meant for a specific complain or condition.
Meditation Blends There are various simple and lovely blends that can be used for meditation. The church has for centuries used the potent effects in services, without of course imparting knowledge to the populace of how they work - or that they actually do work! For centuries these precious essences have been valued for their spiritual and magical properties. For those who are consciously on a path of growth and awareness these blends can be of great value along the spiral path.
Aromatherapy of the Tarot For those who are familiar with the tarot you know that each card of the major arcane contain ns much symbolism and has an archetypal energy. Each essential oils has a spirit and by creating a blend to match the spirit of the card, we can evoke the archetype, to help us embody it and its lesson..
How to Use Meditation Blends Use mediation essential oils in diffusers, incense or in small vials for inhalation, mists, or dab a small amount on Chakra centers. They are great for enhancing and focusing energy work. You will find that you are drawn to the one that you need when you need it. You may be working on more than one at any given time. Use these for growth, as you meditate or just for enjoyment. They will support you no matter how you use them.
Therapeutic Perfumes Do not settle for just the scent when it can be helping your health and wellbeing in some way. Get double value out of your scent. Some of the added benefits you could get form a perfume include: weight loss, appetite suppression, hormone balancing, controlling anxiety, and strengthening the immune system, detoxify and cleanse your body. These are just a few. Also real perfume, the fine kind, is made from essential oils, make them the oils you need and you are on your way to better health, that easily.
Common Sense Use These oils and blends are all natural and so are not FDA approved. These are not medicines. They are very helpful though for helping us to regain our natural balance and for helping with ailments and aches.
* IMPORTANT: Do not ingest oils. Keep away from eyes. Keep away from children. Pregnant or nursing women should consult a clinical aromatherapist, such as The Alchemist, prior to using any essential oils; the same is true for children. Anyone with seizure disorder or nervous condition must consult prior to using. Several oils can be dangerous given such conditions. Keep all oils and blends tightly capped and away from sunlight and heat.
Should I do a Book? I am constantly being asked for the recipes to my special blends. Until this site, I did not give out my secret formulas. Perhaps I will just put them in a book - the truth shall unfold.
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How to Make Aromatherapy Part of Your Life
July 9th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed
Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of pure plant essential oils to support health and wellbeing. Essential oils work on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies. It is a true holistic therapy.
Each essential oil has different properties. There are oils suitable for use every day and there are many simple ways to use them in the home. A few of the most basic ways to use essential oils follows.
Aromatherapy Candles
These soy or beeswax candles are all natural and non-toxic. They are scented only with pure essential oils. They not only smell wonderful, but impart the therapeutic effects of the essential oils into the air. Every inhalation gives a feeling of relief. Choose from a variety of benefits and scents: exotic, mellow, sensual or relaxing.
Using Aromatherapy Diffusers
There are graceful soapstone diffusers that heat oil and water in a bowl above a tea light candle. There are convenient electric diffusers, portable diffusers, and personal stone diffusers that you can carry with you.
More Ways to Use Essential Oils
Essential oils can be mixed into personal body spray, room sprays, body and bath oil and bath salt.
Aromatherapy for the Bath
Create a relaxing ambiance in the bath to unwind. Aromatherapy candles, soap, bath salts and bath oils lull the muscles into submission. The bath salts will help remove muscle tightening lactic acid during the bath while essential oils such as lavender and peppermint or eucalyptus and birch relax the muscles, stimulate circulation and relieve any pain, tension in the muscles or headaches and cramps.
Aromatherapy Lavender Laundry Rinse
Enjoy the clean, fresh scent that is healing to the body all day and night. Add a touch of lavender oil or hydrosol to the rinse water before you add the clothes to keep them smelling naturally fresh - not synthetic. The gentle smell of lavender sheets at night is so soothing and will help you sleep and wake up in a good mood!
Aromatherapy to Help You Sleep
A good night’s rest is so important to our health and wellbeing. The environment of the bedroom plays a big role in how restful our sleep is. Make is easy to get a good night’s sleep and wake up refreshed. Aromatherapy candles and diffusers provide a calming ambiance and the scent of the oils helps you drift off and forget the day’s worries. Creating a space where the stress does not exist also helps romance. Another way to make sure you sleep well all through the night is a little essential oil on a tissue tucked under your pillow. Lavender is relaxing and if you need more help, add sedating chamomile.
Uplifting House Cleaning
Harsh chemicals take after natures cleaners, but they do not do it as well. Instead of furniture polish with lemon, why not use real lemon - not juice, but oil. Instead of orange glow, use real orange oil. Instead of pine cleaner with detergents, use real pine. The real things lack the toxic chemical odor and give your home a pleasant, uplifting, fresh scent.
Aromatherapy Body Oil
Add 30 drops of essential oil per one ounce of carrier (base) oil. Use an all natural carrier oil that is pure and cold pressed. Olive oil and safflower can be used from the kitchen. Lavender is an all-purpose oil great for the muscles, relieves pain, headache, and tension and smells lovely.
Aromatherapy Room Spray
Blend 30 drops per ounce of essential oil in pure water to give the room a quick pick up. Lavender essential oil is antiseptic and antimicrobial. It disinfects with a beautiful scent, and is calming and relaxing. Spray on sheets before bed for a peaceful and restful sleep.
Conclusion
Aromatherapy can be added to your daily life simply and easily. It is a safe and simple way to a wellness centered environment, making your home a healing space. You can your family will enjoy the benefits.
Oils for Home Use
You will want to keep each of these oils at home.
Lavender Peppermint Grapefruit Frankincense Chamomile
How to Make a Spray or Oil.
Mix 30 drops of essential oil to one ounce of base. Use one essential oil or a mixture to your liking. For body oils, simply blend into olive oil or safflower.
For more info on essential oils and various carrier oils see www.alchemistsroom.us. For more on health and wellness visit www.nativebodyworx.us. Copyright Dana Saiah, The Alchemist’s Room, Native Enterprises, LLC 2009. All rights reserved.
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Secrets of Tea Tree Oil Uses Revealed
July 9th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed
It seems there are so many ways to use tea tree oil. It’s unique properties of being anti-viral and anti-fungal and anti-bacterial and anti-everything yet non-toxic make it highly desirable. Here are a few of the many recommendations for use that I have received:
1. To 62oz. of liquid laundry detergent, add 1/3oz. of tea tree oil. (To control the price, you can try buying tea tree oil in the 3.38 oz. size as it is more economical.
2. Add 10-20 drops of tea tree to a cotton cleaning pad and insert it into an empty vacuum cleaner bag when replacing bags. It refreshes the room and kills germs.
3. Add several drops to a clean cotton rag and put in the dryer with feather pillow. Place dryer on fluff. This sterilizes the pillow and kills dust mites.
4. Add to any filter, air conditioner, humidifier, etc.
My daughter recently discovered just one more of the many tea tree oil uses by combining it with lavender. She shares an apartment at college with three other girls. Two of them came back from a camping trip covered with chiggers and bites. As they all have their own rooms it took a couple of days for them to reach my daughter’s room. She filled a 10 oz. bottle with water and few drops of tea tree oil and a few drops of lavender oil, shook it up and sprayed all of her bedding and all over her room. Within two days the problem was taken care of and she had no more bites.
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