Moods and Essential Oils

Essential Oils

Moods. We all have them whether we are happy, sad, nervous, content, or whatever else we might be feeling it’s a mood. Different essential oils effect our moods in different ways. If you’re nervous over something you could use an essential oil to calm you down and give you peace. Roman Chamomile, Neroli, Frankincense, and [...] Read more »

Back Pain and Aromatherapy

back pain

No matter what started your back pain, it can be miserable.  Back pain can be in the upper back, lower back, occasional or chronic (meaning it never really goes away). There are several causes of back pain.  It can come from lifting something incorrectly, being pregnant, being over weight, poor posture, or ill fitting shoes. [...] Read more »

Primrose Oil is Used For Many Things

Primrose Oil

Primrose oil is made from the seeds of the Evening Primrose plant.  This plant’s yellow flowers open in the evening thereby giving it its name.  These seeds contain an essential fatty acid called gamma-linoleic acid  or GLA. This acid contains anti-inflammatory properties and when converted in the body they help with the body’s processes. Primrose [...] Read more »

Essential Oils for Sleep and Relaxation

essential oils

Essential oils can play a part in your relaxation, meditation or in helping you drift off to a good night’s sleep.  We all know how frustrating it is to lie awake half the night or wake up and not be able to go back to sleep.  There are medications you can take to help you [...] Read more »

Essential Oils for Weight Loss

Essential Oils

Essential oils are used for many things.  You can use them to reduce pain, as an air freshener, add scent and healing properties to your massage oil, and curb appetite to name a few. There are several essential oils you can sniff during the course of a day to keep your cravings down.  The scent [...] Read more »

Sinus Infection Cured with Essential Oils

Sinus Infection

Sinus infection! That miserable pain and pressure around your eyes and the constant blowing of your nose. It could be a cold or allergies or it could be a sinus infection. To relieve your sinus infection you could try over the counter medications or go to the doctor for some antibiotics.  But, before you do [...] Read more »

Essential Oils to Keep You Alert

Essential Oils in Bottle

Essential oils are an aromatic way to get you going at any time of the day.  Simply by massaging them into your temples or wrists, or wear them like perfume you can give yourself a boost fresh from the shower or during your 2:00 afternoon slump.  Today, 2:00 came early for me so I’m into [...] Read more »

What are Carrier Oils

Carrier Oils

Carrier oils are just what they sound like when used in aromatherapy.  They carry anything that is added to them to the skin. Any essential oil you  are planning to use should not be use neat (by itself).  They are too concentrated to do that with and could cause an irritation or even a mild [...] Read more »

How to Treat Hair Loss With Essential Oils

Hair Loss

Hair loss is caused by many things.  It can be hereditary, from a trauma, chemotherapy, radiation, or it can be from other medications you are taking.  There are several other reasons for hair loss but these are some of the main ones. Whether you are a man or woman, for most of us, hair loss [...] Read more »

Oregano Oil as an Antibacterial

Oregano Oil

Oregano oil is the best plant-derived antibacterial today.  It can be used internally and externally.  It is known to be useful in combating over ninety different bacteria.  Some of them include: Escherichia coli (E. Coli), Candida albicans, Proteus Cryptococcus neoformans, Staphylococcus aureus (“Staph”), Pseudomonas aerugiosa, Salmonella, and molds.  For use on the human body, it [...] Read more »

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