About Oils

Applications:

	Compress...Add 4-6 drops of essential oil to a bowl of hot or cold water. Soak a small towel and squeeze excess water out. Apply to effective area.
	Bath...Draw a bath, then ad 10 drops of essential oil. Agitate water in a figure eight motion. Soak for 15 minutes.
	Shower... Try 1-2 drops on your washcloth and rub body while showering.
	Inhalation... Place 6-8 drops of essential oils in a bowl of hot water. Place a towel over your head, lean over the bowl and inhale for five minutes. Be careful not to let essential oils irritate your eyes. You may also inhale straight from the bottle.
	Vaporization... Add 10-20 drops of undiluted essential oils to the water unit of a vaporizer or humidifier.
	Gargles, mouthwashes.... Add 3 drops of essential oil to 1 teaspoon of water, mix and gargle.
	Household uses... Try adding a few drops of essential oil to your dishwasher or washing machine to promote hygiene and aroma freshness. For general household use, add 10 drops to a bucket of warm water.
	As an air freshener: Fill a spray bottle with distilled water. Add four to ten drops of the essential oil or oils of your choice per ounce of water. Shake the bottle well to blend and spray it around your room. Spray as often as you wish. This mix will quickly freshen your environment and you can create any mood you prefer in your home or office. They purify and cleanse the air and remove unpleasant odors.
	In your bath: Plunging your body into a pool of warm water scented with soothing or energizing essential oils practically guarantees that you will step out feeling calm, refreshed and rejuvenated. Surrendering your emotionally or physically depleted body and soul to a bath with your choice of essential oil can restore and revitalize you. Let all your worldly worries wash down the drain with your bath water. You will emerge feeling refreshed, ready to conquer your day or sink into your sheets and sleep peacefully. To prepare your bath, add a total of 6-10 drops to your warm water.

Essential oils are meant to be used externally; do not ingest. Avoid contact with eyes or mucous membrane. Flush with olive oil in case of contact. Essential oils are highly concentrated volatile oils and may cause adverse reaction if not diluted. Store essential oils away from heat light and dampness.

Using essential oils is a way to improve the quality of everyday living on many levels including physical, emotional, and spiritual. Find your special scent that provides a positive, sensory feeling or emotion and add it to your lifestyle to enhance your well being. Scents keep us connected to mother earth. Essential oils help to recall memories and emotions. Awakening to the benefits of essential oils is a reconnection to our roots. It is a natural way to feel better, both on the inside and the outside, using pure, safe essential oils extracted from naturally aromatic living plants. Try our essential oils to help add balance, support your well being, and contribute to your inner harmony.

What are essential oils? They are the aromatic essences of plants. Many plants are needed to produce just one ounce of oil, from six pounds of lavender up to 300 pounds of rose petals. Each plant has specific characteristics that can be linked with endocrine glands in the brain. The plant’s odor can stimulate specific body functions. Lavender has a soporific effect while Rosemary is very stimulating. Adding a few drops to your bath will relax or wake you up depending on the oils of your choice. Adding a few drops of Eucalyptus in a bowl of hot water, and draping a towel over your head and sniffing the aroma will decongest the sinuses.

Because their active elements are so powerful, only a few drops suffice and it is recommended that pure essential oils are not used directly on the skin in their pure form. Please dilute your oils in jojoba or olive oil first.

As an antibacterial and antiseptic, essential oils inhibit growth of bacteria. As an anti-inflammatory, essential oils help to reduce swelling. As an analgesic, essential oils help to reduce pain.

Pure essential oils are extracts of many parts of plants. The flower, leaf, blossom, petal, resin, tree, bark, root, twig, seed berries, rind and rhizome. They are used to calm, balance, and rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. They are 75-100 times more concentrated than dried herbs. All essential oils exhibit the following characteristics; antiseptic, bacteriostatic ,and cytophylactic...promoting cell regeneration when applied to the skin. Essential oils are truly special because they are the gems of nature, the force of natural, organic substances, carefully extracted from the essences of naturally aromatic plant parts.