Everything You Need to Know about Essential Oils Diffuser
It is important to fully understand essential oils and how they work in order to get the most from these interesting natural compounds. Get more information and become more aware of what is necessary and possible.
Essential Oils are natural aromatic compounds, found in plants. They come from all parts of the plant, and are steam-distilled (think Lavender or Rose) or “pressed” (think Lemon) into an essential oil.
They are highly potent: 1 drop of certified pure, therapeutic grade Peppermint Essential Oil is the equivalent of drinking 28 cups of Peppermint tea. One drop!
When put on the epidermis (skin), they enter the bloodstream within thirty minutes and enter every cell of the entire body. I know, insane! Unlike pharmaceuticals (bless them when we really need them).
Essential Oils penetrate the cell wall and create healing “intra-cellular,” think back to grade 10 Biology class, meaning they create healing inside the cell. They also cross the blood-brain barrier.
99% of pharmaceuticals, on the other hand, work only around the outside of the cell. And because they are synthetic, they don’t speak to the cell the same way a plant essential oil speaks to the human body, hence the real results I’m talking about.
HOW CAN YOU USE ESSENTIAL OILS?
Aromatically: you can diffuse, 3-6 drops in the diffuser, or simply take a drop in your palm and inhale. Your brain and body receive all of the benefits from inhalation.
Topically: apply the oils, diluted, directly on the skin. Most of the time I put them on the bottom of my feet, and then wherever is intuitive to the condition ie: headaches – temples; cramps – abdomen; sore neck – back of neck.
With Oils, more isn’t better. Just use 1 drop on/in the body. Coconut Oil is the best carrier oil for dilution.
Internally: some oils can be taken internally. Look only for certified pure, therapeutic grade oils and direction on which oils can be taken internally.
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH BRAND TO BUY?
What’s most important is that you choose a certified pure, therapeutic grade Essential Oil which has been third-party tested, and that you can trace the sourcing.
There are lots of low-quality oils out there, often laced with synthetic ingredients and fragrances and are diluted with carrier oils and who knows what else.
Quality sourcing is #1 importance to ensure the chemistry of the oil is pure, thus the highest efficacy and therapeutic results for your body.
If you want them to work wonders on your cells, ensure these things! Just how Joyous readers choose to invest in good quality food, I urge you to choose to invest in the highest quality Essential Oils.
WHO CAN USE ESSENTIAL OILS?
Anyone! I used them on my newborn baby, use them on my toddler, my hubby, my parents. Remember, always, to dilute, dilute, dilute, especially with babies and kids.
WHY USE ESSENTIAL OILS?
I use Essential Oils to move me closer to how I want to feel physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Yes, they support emotions too! One drop gives the body a system upgrade at a cellular level. Heath care is being disrupted in the best way!
Drugs, move on over – empowered self-care is coming through!
Over the next decade, watch Essential Oils hit clinic and hospital treatment protocols (you heard it first on Joyous Health!).
The science, the shifts, and the results are undeniable. The conversation is here. So glad we’re having it together.
HOW DO I USE ESSENTIAL OILS?
Oh, I could count the ways … but instead, I’ll list some of my top favourite uses for essential oils!
If I want to feel sleepier, I’m grabbing my lavender, cedarwood and vetiver and dropping 2 drops of each into my diffuser.
If I’m anxious, I’m diffusing Bergamot (“the Oil of Self-Acceptance”).
If my little one has a cough, I’m grabbing a Respiratory Blend with Peppermint to rub on their chest.
If my kids have “ouchies” I’m spraying a blend I made of Lavender + Tea Tree Oil in a spray bottle.
If I want to call in abundance, I’m reaching for Wild Orange (“the Oil of Abundance”).
3pm foggy brain, it’s Peppermint on the roof of my mouth and my temples
Feeling like I need a detox, I add one drop of lemon + grapefruit to my water.
Sweet sugar craving (I’ve been off sugar since June 1, 2017!!!), cinnamon on the roof of my mouth.
Sad or something is “up,” it’s Frankincense.There’s an oil for that! Natural solutions, joyous readers! How can we fill our fridges and our medicine cabinets with plants and thrive from the energy of mama earth? How can we make this our base-line, first-line, always-way-of-high-vibe-living? Food for thought!
Time magazine post will also help you to understand easily about essential oil-
You Asked: Does Aromatherapy Really Work?
You turn down the lights, mute your phone and spend a few minutes massaging your skin with lavender oil. Or maybe you meditate in the morning with the scents of tea tree or thyme wafting to you from an oil diffuser.
These practices are pleasant. And there’s evidence that aspects of these rituals—particularly meditation and massage—are legitimately beneficial to your health.
But when it comes to breathing in or rubbing on aromatic plant oils, the fact that the experience is pleasing doesn’t make it therapeutic, says Dr. Edzard Ernst, former chair of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter in the U.K. Ernst has published two review studies—one in 2000 and another in 2012—that closely examine the health effects of aromatherapy.
When it comes to calming hypertension, depression, anxiety, pain and symptoms of dementia, Ernst found no “convincing” evidence that aromatherapy does you any good.
“Aromatherapists claim that specific oils have specific health effects,” he says. “This, in my view, is little more than wishful thinking.”
Other complementary medicine experts voice similar misgivings. “There have been some small studies showing that aromatherapy can be beneficial in certain populations for easing anxiety,” says Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, director of education and fellowship at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. “However, when looked at in totality, the evidence is weak for beneficial effects with inhalation.”
All of this may seem perplexing if you’ve heard about one of the dozens of studies linking aromatherapy to improved health outcomes.
Recent research efforts have found that lavender oil improves pain tolerance and ginger oil lowers levels of nausea following surgery. Another study found that lotion containing lemon balm eased agitation among severe dementia sufferers.
But even the authors of these pro-aromatherapy studies say the benefits they uncovered could be attributable to a lot of different factors.
In the dementia study, to pick one, the researchers say increased social and physical contact between the sufferers and the caregivers who applied the lemon balm could explain some of the calming effects.
Another issue with this kind of research involves something scientists call “expectancy.” If you believe sniffing rosemary or eucalyptus is going to perk you up or mellow you out, your expectations can result in placebo benefits that stem from your brain—not the plant essences you’re inhaling. These sorts of confounding variables are common in aromatherapy studies, Ernst says.
Not everyone agrees with his conclusions. Research from the University of Vienna’s Gerhard Buchbauer suggests some essential oils have the power to activate your central nervous system in ways that may increase attention, sharpen thinking and improve sleep.
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