The Many Uses of Essential Oils
Essential oils extracted for therapeutic aromatherapy are potent natural remedies. These natural plant oils represent the life force of the plant. These extracted oils and aromatherapy can be very effective for many alternative medicine applications. Many common essential oils have medicinal properties that have been applied in folk medicine since ancient times and are still widely used today.
The oil is located in tiny secretory structures found in various parts of plants; leaves (eucalyptus), berries (juniper), grasses (palmarosa), flowering tops (lavender), petals (rose), roots (angelica), zest of fruit (orange), resins (frankincense) and wood (cedar).
The oils are captured by steam distillation, cold pressed or an alternative method called absolute. After the extractions, the oil is a highly concentrated liquid that contains the aroma and therapeutic properties if it’s source. The best essential oils are made up only of this oil extraction and nothing should be removed or added, especially if to be used for aromatherapy.
The chemistry of an essential oil is extremely complex This complex mixture of natural chemicals is what makes these oils such effective healing agents; for example eucalyptus oil is refreshing and invigorating – plus it is a very powerful antiseptic agent. This combination produces a unique set of therapeutic qualities.
The special oils have a wide range of healing properties that can be used effectively to keep you in the best of health as well as looking good. These health-giving benefits include improving the complexion of your skin by stimulating cellular renewal, fighting bacteria, fungi and other forms of infection and balancing your emotions. They re-establish harmony, revitalize systems and organs where there is a malfunction or lack of balance. They boost the immune system, making it strong enough to fight off the diseases attacking every day.
Essential Oils are absorbed into the body a couple of ways:
- When massaged into the skin, the aromatic oils are absorbed into the hair follicles and mix with sebum at the base. They are then diffused into the bloodstream.
- When the scent is inhaled, it enters the nose, moves to the lining of the lungs and is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream.
Aromatherapy has an almost endless list of therapeutic uses. The essential oils can be applied by massaging or rolling onto the skin, diffused into the air, sprayed onto oneself or in the air or through candles or air fresheners.
There is a wide source of essential oils available. When purchasing look for organic oil product and ensure there are no additives to the product.
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