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Essential Oil Recipes: a Walkthrough

Essential oils have been used since ancient times for healing and stress-relieving purposes. In Greece, Rome, China and India many essential oils were used by denizen physicians and Baidhyas as activity-boosters and stimulants.

In aromatherapy, the use of essential oil is paramount. Because of this, these therapeutic essential oils are also called aromatherapy essential oils.

If you are looking for a useful essential oil recipe, it’s important that you properly do your homework first. Since essential oils are very concentrated, you should take utmost caution to dilute them before use. Make sure not to experiment any essential oil recipes with infants, no matter however dilute it is.

Some essential oils are very photosensitive and you should not use them when going out in the sunlight for that could cause skin irritation and damage.

After collecting the information on essential oils you may have the urge to create an essential oil recipe for yourself. In case the thought has crossed your mind, you should first check out the kind of aroma that appeals to your senses most and the outcome that you intend getting from the essential oil recipe.

For the treatment of ringworm and athlete’s foot, you can you can make your own essential oil recipe by adding one drop of lavender and two drops of tea tree oil with one teaspoon of massage oil. The mixture should then be properly stirred and applied with a cotton swab.

Your essential oil recipe for minor burns is to use of two drops of lavender after applying icy water to the burn for about 10 minutes.

For colds you can come up with an essential oil recipe by mixing 2 drops of tea tree oil, 2 drops of lavender and 2 drops of eucalyptus. You can then diffuse the mixture in the room by the use of a diffuser.

For sinus and chest congestion, you can add 2 drops of lavender, 2 drops of eucalyptus and 2 drops tea tree in a bowl containing steaming-boiled water. Cover the bowl with a towel (your head between the towel and the bowl) and inhale for 2-3 minutes. You will be amazed on how this essential oil recipe works. Make sure you close your eyes while inhaling.

To create an effective and essential oil recipe for flu, you can mix two drops of Lavender, 2 drops of Eucalyptus, 2 drops of Peppermint and 2 drops of Tea Tree similarly in a steaming bowl and let the aroma disperse. You can also use a diffuser (Tea Candle) instead of a steaming bowl of water.

A little research could help you create a number of essential oil recipes. Get to know them and make use of them for they are very powerful and effective.

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