Oils Applications

There are three basic ways to use therapeutic-grade essential oils:

1. Inhalation.

2. Topical application

3. Taken as an oral supplement or remedy

• Essential oils can be inhaled directly from the bottle, or using a few drops on the palms of the hands cup your hands close to your nose and mouth inhaling deeply. Be careful with the Peppermint. It is strong, and can make your eyes water! They can be diffused or vaporized to purify air or to set a mood and added to cleaning products (only use cold diffuser to not destroy therapeutic qualities) In my other post, I mentioned I put the Thieves in the rinse water of my wash. What a difference!
  
• Used as a natural medicine taken internally in capsules (always along with vegetable oil to dilute), or in enhanced dietary supplements. If making your own, please read the lable on the bottle. If for any reason you feel that you are not comfortable taking these, use your good old common sense about the decesion to continue or not. I do know that some people (as with other remedies) will have an increase in symptoms before having the remedy work. Just a thought...
  
• They can be applied directly to the skin, either neat (without dilution) or mixed with other vegetable oils and worn as perfume, added to baths (make sure to always mix essential oil with a carrier such as honey or bath soap) and or in a compress.

As you become familiar with the oils, you will find your own happy medium. What works for others may not work for you, and vise versa. I do know that the Lavender is not only a universal oil, but is one of the most versatile. The more familiar I have become, the more bold I get in creating my own blends and applications.

I am happy that I have incorporated these remarkable substances into our lives. I am truly blessed. I would be surprised if you don't feel the same.

Simply put....

I have a history in western medicine. As with most people involved with medicine, I have been interested in alternative therapies to keep myself healthy, and to help correct problems that I have.

Among other high quality support products that I use for myself and my family I have found that therapeutic grade essential oils are remarkable in their separate and blended applications. Here is one of several personal stories that I have to share about one of these therapies.

I received a very nasty burn in my kitchen on Easter Sunday. As I was to find out, I had fortunately purchased a kit at the behest of a friend. This kit was called "The Essential Seven Kit" Pat said that Lavender was good for burns. Peppermint was good for lowering temperatures, and calming the stomach. Lemon was good for neutralizing acidity in the body. Purification (a blend) was good for treating scratches, used on cold sores at their onset amazing turn around with this blend. Almost within 24 hours) bug deterrent, and other uses as I would find out when I put these oils to use. There were two other blends, Joy and Peace and Calming, but I hadn't had the remarkable experiences with them that I have had with the ones I have mentioned. They are now putting Frankincense and Thieves oils in the kit. The Thieves oils are wonderful for helping with viruses, bacteria, etc. I have started to use it in my rinse with my wash. It smells lovely, and it gets my clothes whiter without ever having a musty smell again. I have a front loader (which I hate because it doesn't get clothes clean enough so I had heard someone had used the Thieves in the rinse water. Wow! I was so excited to learn that what they had reported was true. My whole laundry room and kitchen smells wonderful!

Here my first experience using the oils. I had purchased the kit at Pat's recommendation, but I hadn't used it much except for an upset stomach and some acid indigestion. I was using an indoor grill for lamb chops, and burned the base of my right thumb on a 500 degree grill. I remembered that Pat had said to use the Lavender on any burn trauma. I grabbed the bottle since I couldn't stop and attend to my burn with ice. Dinner had to be presented! I used a lot more than I had to. I put quite a few drops directly on the burn (it only takes 1 to 3 drops) and went about my work, hoping and praying that the pain would be helped. I have to admit I was doubtful. The burn was severe, and you know how much a burn can distract when it is peaking. Well, within 5 minutes, the pain started to subside (possibly sooner), and by the time we sat down to eat one would never had known that I had even had the accident.

I am sure that my family at the table were tired of me exclaiming every few minutes, "Can you believe it?! Look at this burn! It's gone!"

This was the beginning of my journey down the road to implementing the oils for myself, my family (including my dogs), and my friends.

Unfortunately, due to federal law, I can't give advice, but I can share my experiences of which oils that have worked for me.

Thanks for visiting. Call if you want to discuss more of my experiences. Maybe you will have the same and other experiences. Whatever, I know, if you put these oils to work for you, the results will astound you as they have done for me.

Linda

History about the oils.

For centuries, people have used plants and their oils successfully.

These abundant oils are not only fragrant, but life and wellness enhancing.
The use of the oils has been proven in many circumstances, both personally and scientifically.

What are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are highly concentrated, complex and powerful plant extracts. These subtle, aromatic and volatile liquids are extracted, through distillation, from the flowers, seeds, leaves, bark and roots of certain plants. They are the life blood of the plant, protecting it from insects, bacteria, molds, fungi and other microorganisms, cleansing breaks in its tissue and delivering oxygen and nutrients into the cell nucleus. One oil may contain hundreds of constituents that are aligned in exactly the right manner to trigger a number of responses in the human body. Very concentrated and very powerful, a drop or two of distilled therapeutic-grade essential oil produces quick and significant results.

History of Essential Oils

The effectiveness of using essential oils for health and well-being is backed by over 6,000 years of use. Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese manuscripts show that priests and physicians were using extracted oils from plants for healing and spiritual ceremonies dating back to 4500 BC. Essential oils are mentioned 188 times in the Bible (e.g. frankincense and myrrh were brought to the Christ child whom the Christians celebrate). Extracted plant oils became an established industry by 3000 BC. In many cases, they were valued more than gold.

In 13th and 14th century Europe, spice traders and perfumers rubbed oils all over their bodies before going out to rob corpses, such as pine, frankincense, clove, cinnamon, balsam and rosemary to create a barrier between themselves and the infecting insects. (Although they didn't realize that this was what was happening.) Also, if they did get bitten, the oils protected them from the bacteria which came with the bite of the infecting fleas. the great plagues while robbing corpses. This blend is known as the "Thieves" blend.
The healing effects of essential oils were rediscovered in 1921 when a French cosmetic chemist in 1921 plunged his seriously burned arm into a jar of lavender oil thinking it was water. He felt immediate relief and continued to apply the lavender oil. During World War II essential oils were successfully used against infections when other antibiotics weren't available.
Recent serious scientific research on Essential Oils started in 1967 and continues to uncover many remarkable benefits for human and animal health.

What does "therapeutic" mean?

Many oils are actually synthetic chemicals. Cheap copies bring inferior results and even have the potential to be toxic and harmful. Therapeutic-Grade essential oils are obtained from correctly identified plant species either wild or organically grown. Young Living plants are steam distilled with pure water and in stainless steel (to avoid chemical reaction with metal) using low temperature and pressure to preserve all plant properties and constituents.
It is necessary that a therapeutic grade oils meets AFNOR (Association French Normalization Organization Regulation) or ISO (International Standard Organization) standards.
This means that primary constituents in an essential oil have to occur in certain percentages. If two or more compounds fall outside the prescribed range of percentages it cannot be recognized as a therapeutic-grade oil thus cannot be AFNOR or ISO certified - even though it might still be of relatively high quality.

Benefits of Therapeutic-Grade Essential Oils

The word "therapeutic" applys only to essential oils which meet the AFNOR standards.

Essential oils are small enough in molecular size that they can quickly penetrate the tissues of the skin. Essential oils are lipid soluble and are capable of penetrating cell membranes even if the membrane has hardened because of an oxygen deficiency. According to Jean Valnet, MD. essential oils can affect every cell of the body within 20 minutes.
Essential oils, according to researchers at the University of Vienna, stimulate blood flow which increases oxygen and nutrient delivery. Essential oils are some of the most powerful known antioxidants as determined by the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Adsorption Capacity) test developed at Tufts University.

Essential oils are antibacterial, antifungal, antiinfectious, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antiviral and antiseptic. Some essential oils have been shown to destroy all tested bacteria and viruses.
Essential oils help to detoxify the cells and blood in the body.
Essential oils containing sesquiterpens have the ability to pass the blood brain barrier.
Essential oils are aromatic and when diffused provide air purification by increasing ozone and negative ions in the area, eliminating odours from cooking, bacteria and mould and filling the air with a fresh aromatic scent. Essential oils promote emotional, physical and spiritual well being.

Discover one of the most wonderful natural sciences in the world. Where else can you not only have success in treating a wide array of problems, but do it while it is making you feel good by the wonderful fragrances that many and most of these have. When you want to begin using these impressive oils and their blends, please use my account number. My membership number is 783230. You have choices as to the status you want. If you have any questions, please feel free to call, or email me.

A desk reference is available, written by the creator Dr. Gary Young, and his team of researchers.