The benefits of essential oils. Video
Essential oils are a concentrated extract from natural substances. With their help, you can not only preserve and increase beauty, but also improve health, since the properties of essential oils are multifaceted.
The benefits of essential oils
Natural substances that stand guard over beauty allow you to get rid of a number of problems, therefore, before using essential oils, you should figure out what result you want to get from their use. So, oils of mint, lemon balm and all conifers help get rid of dandruff. Citrus and rosewood oils help to restore the structure of damaged hair. Ylang-ylang, cloves and cinnamon help improve blood circulation in the hair follicle area and accelerate growth.
When using any essential oils, remember that they are highly allergenic. Because of this, they are used by dissolving a few drops in any vegetable oil, and only after a test for the presence of skin reactions
Here, both fruits and herbs come to the aid of those wishing to get rid of skin problems. Peppermint oil can be used as a soothing and anti-inflammatory agent. Grapefruit oil is suitable for anti-cellulite massage. Sandalwood and chamomile oils can help reduce inflammation and acne.
Myrrh oil has similar properties, which cleanses and at the same time soothes the skin. For the sensitive type, geranium and fennel oils are suitable, which will tone the face, while juniper oil will help reduce the secretion of the sebaceous glands.
Essential oils for the skin can be used both as an additive to massage products, and to enrich masks or usual creams.
Essential oils for treating diseases
In this case, much depends on the specific type of disease and the individual properties of the oil. So, rosehip essential oil promotes healing of small cracks in the skin, and citrus and eucalyptus oils, when inhaled, make breathing easier with a runny nose.
Essential oils also help with increased nervous excitement and difficulty sleeping, when just one aromatherapy session at night is enough to relax and calm down.
For this, oils of mint, ylang-ylang, myrrh, cypress, juniper are suitable. During an outbreak of acute respiratory infections and flu, the room can be disinfected using aromatherapy with nutmeg or tea tree oil, as they free the air from pathogenic microbes.
And these are just a few examples of what essential oils can be, while finding your own can be used to alleviate most of the known diseases.
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