ESSENTIAL OILS

What are essential oils?
Essential oils are the extracts of botanicals, like mint, lavender, and orange. They are extracted through many processes, such as steam distillation, resin tapping, and cold pressuring. According to Essential Oil Haven, most parts of the plants are used for these processes, including the roots, leaves, stems, flowers, and bark. This helps to guarantee that the oils are far more pure and powerful than the original botanicals from which they come from.

Why use essential oils?
Essential oils have been used over thousands of years for countless uses from cosmetic and dietary purposes to spiritual and religious uses, according to Young Living. Essential oils help to maintain emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness within the people who use them. With uses including: aromatic diffusion, topical application, and consumption, essential oils help to maintain balance through the body. Unlike traditional medicine, essential oils can have all or most of the same benefits without any of the harsh side effects and residual issues.  Lavender for sleep issues, Peppermint as an appetite suppressant, or Tea Tree oil for lice to name a few.

Aromatic Application
Aromatic Application is the use of the sense of smell to receive physiological, mental and emotional responses. Due to the quick and effective absorption by the smell receptors, the responses can be extremely strong. After the smell receptors absorb the essential oils, they are sent to the limbic system through the olfactory nerve. Smell, emotions, memory, and behavior are functions that are supported through the limbic system. According to doTerra, essential oils through aromatic application have an extremely powerful effect.

There are many different uses of aromatic application. The most common method is aromatic diffusion, which is the use of a diffuser with hot or cold water to disperse the essential oil throughout a room or area. This could be great for the use of lemon essential oil in the living room when your whole family is feeling congested or has a cold. The next method is aromatic wafting by putting a few drops into the palm of your hand and cupping your hands around your nose and mouth. This is great if you have a stuffy nose and want the relief of eucalyptus oil. Some other methods of aromatic application include applying oil to a cotton ball and putting it in your car air vent or under your pillow, mixing oil with water in a spray bottle and spraying household items with it, adding some to your laundry, or adding some to your household cleaners. No matter which method you use, you are bound to feel much better through aromatic application.

Topical Application
Topical Application is extremely beneficial, especially for localized benefits. Some of the best places to topically apply essential oils are the neck, the forehead and temples, the chest and abdomen, and the hands and feet. Essential Oils are lipid soluble and have very low molecular weights so they easily penetrate skin although there are some ways to increase penetration. The inclusion of massage into the topical application of essential oils can increase effects, due to the increase in blood circulation and the decrease in muscle tension. The use of Fractionated Coconut Oil mixed with the essential oil can also help increase penetration because when the skin is dry, it is more difficult to penetrate.  Mixing with Fractionated Coconut Oil also reduces the chance of having a skin sensitivity to the essential oils if otherwise applied neat or full strength. Some of the other methods of topical application include adding essential oils to a bath, making a cold or hot compress out of a towel and essential oils and then applying it to affected area, and adding essential oils to a lotion or moisturizer.

Consumption
This is oldest method in history. For thousands of years, people have been ingesting different botanicals and plants for their health benefits. Ginger is a common essential oil that is used for upset stomach. By consuming the proper dosage of ginger essential oil, you are able to quickly and effectively receive the healing properties of the ginger root. The use of consuming essential oils is not limited to uses regarding the gastrointestinal issues. The benefits of consuming essential oils can be seen throughout the body due to their low molecular weight, which makes them able to be transported to any organ or area of the body, including the brain. You can introduce essential oils into your diet by substituting them for herbs and spices, adding them to water, milk, tea, or other drinks, or mixing them into yogurt, applesauce, or jello.  Make sure your essential oils are pure, therapeutic grade and not synthetic before ingesting.  

Although using essential oils is not for everyone, the choice to use essential oils in your daily life is a good one. You can learn more about doTerra essential oils and how to purchase your own by clicking here.

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