Daily use of essential oils

Inhalation Method: the easiest way to use essential oils

When breathing in, the essential oil molecules will be carried into the olfactory cells at the top of the nose, and then transmitted to the olfactory area of the brain. Chemical constituents in the essential oils promote the release of neurotransmitters in the nervous system, and eventually producing calming, relaxing or exciting effects. Also, when inhaling the essential oils into the lungs, it will undergo the gas exchange process to enter into our blood circulation.

• Direct Inhalation Method/Drop on the palm

Direct inhalation is an extremely simple way to use essential oils. This method can be used during meetings, driving, traveling or studying. It is the most direct and effective way for healing headache, insomnia, emotional instability and respiratory infections.

• Drop on the surface of tissue

Put 2 to 3 drops of essential oil on facial tissue or handkerchief and take 3 deep breaths to inhale the essential oil. Then, put the tissues or handkerchiefs into the shirts, underwear, or pajamas, and use the body heat to continuously evaporate the essential oils since it can continue to play the therapeutic role.

If you choose the right essential oil, just a little movement can help you refresh your mind and relieve fatigue. The essential oil is simply magical!

Drops a few essential oils on the handkerchief and carry it with you to relieve fatigue.

• Steam Inhalation Method

With steam inhalation, the vapor can send essential oils into the lungs and subsequently into our blood circulation. This method is the fastest and most effective for treating colds and respiratory tract infections. It is also the best way to refresh and regulate emotions. However, it is not suitable for patients with asthma.

Pour the near-boiling hot water into a glass basin, ceramic basin or stainless-steel basin. Cover the entire head and basin with a large bath towel, face down about 25 cm from the water, close your eyes, breathe alternately with your mouth and nose for 5 to 10 minutes. In the meantime, if you feel that the smell of essential oil is too spicy, you can often lift the big bath towel temporarily to breathe in the fresh air.

• Diffusion Method

Essential oils are highly volatile substances that, if heated, will quickly flow into the air and the essential oil molecules will also be quickly absorbed into our body during breathing. Diffusion is the best way to maintain a smooth olfaction and it can protect you from breath-in those harmful substances; Improve environmental hygiene, purify the air, and avoid infection; Aroma that can soothe emotions and improve mental conditions, such as promoting sleep, increasing erotic desire, etc.

• Aroma Lamp / Diffuser

Types of aroma lamps or diffuser included are the ceramics lamp with smokeless candles burner, electric aroma lamps (Humidifier) and aromatherapy devices that do not require water.

Massage method: relax and regulate the function of whole-body

The art of massage has been practiced since ancient times to help people maintain health by relax the body and reduce the secretion of stress hormones. Daily 45-minute massage will significantly increase the immune cells of our body after 1 month. Apart from psychological and emotional benefits, massage can also strengthen blood circulation, remove toxins from the body, and thereby improve the internal environment of the body to achieve the role of regulating the whole-body. Therefore, the range of massage is very wide, which including facial care, body massage, weight loss and chest enhancement, relief of menstrual pain and abdominal pain, improvement of constipation, lymphatic drainage, etc.

Drink plenty of water after massage to facilitate detoxification. Afterwards, take a good night's sleep and enjoy the relaxation of essential oil aromatherapy.

Ordinarily, essential oils can be completely absorbed by the skin within 30 minutes and eliminated by the skin, lungs through urine within a few hours. During massage, the pressure level can be adjusted according to your needs. Faster and heavier massages such as rubbing and tapping can boost the spirit; Gentle touching and pressing can relieve comfort or aids sleep.

Hot Compress Method

Hot compresses help to promote blood circulation, detoxify or increase skin penetration. It is effective for deep skin cleansing, softening keratin, menstrual pain, neuralgia, rheumatoid arthritis, hangover, etc. Compress with hot tower to the abdomen during menstrual pain, and compress with hot tower to the front chest, liver and back kidney during hangover. During muscle soreness, arthritis, rheumatic pain or gout, relief it with hot compress plus body massage on the affected area, and add-on therapy with tub bathing or foot bathing.

• Hot Compress Instructions

Add 5 to 8 drops of single essential oil into 500ml hot water, stir evenly, and immerse in a towel. Wring the towel dry, apply it to the affected area, and gently press the covered towel with both hands, so that the water with the essential oil can penetrate into the skin as much as possible. During the hot compress process, if the towel become cold, it can be immersed into the hot water again, and repeat the above steps 5 to 10 times.

When the towel covers the skin, the microvessels on the surface of the skin will expand due to heat, making the medicine property more easily be absorbed. In addition, the heatness will also make the muscles and nervous system warm and soothed, which helping to relieve the symptoms of pain. In order to achieve a better result, we should directly compress to the affected area, this making it directly contact with the key that causes the problem, it is very effective for alleviating neuropathic pain.

Spray method: Sterilization and deodorization, purifying living environment

Add essential oil into the distilled water, pour it into a spray bottle, shake evenly. Spray it on beds, clothes, furniture, pets, bookcases and carpets whenever necessary, which can play a role in sterilizing, deodorizing and refreshing living environment.

Essential oils that we commonly used as spray are Rosemary, Lemon, Sweet Orange, Peppermint, Geranium, Tea tree, Eucalyptus, etc. The ratio is 10 drops of essential oil to 10ml of water.

• Spray directly on hair, face, body

Spray from top (45 degree) to bottom, in the sequence of:

Sit down first, relax mood and close your eyes.

Spray over the top of the head to let the mist slowly fall to the head.

When you smell the odor that fall over face, subsequently spray other parts, such as hair and face.

Suitable essential oils: Roman Chamomile, Rose Geranium, Lavender, Ylang-ylang, Sandalwood, Frankincense, Cedarwood Atlas, Rosemary, Helichrysum, etc.

• Tips of Cleaning Home

The unique anti-bacterial properties of essential oils can be used to clean the living room environment, which is safer and more reliable than many chemical cleaners.

Add aroma to clothes

Put 5-8 drops of essential oils into the washing machine to make your clothes clean, fresh and aromatic. Recommended essential oils: Bergamot, Lemon, Eucalyptus, Niaouli, Tea Tree

Against Cockroaches

Add 30ml of medicinal alcohol (more than 75% alcohol) into 30ml of water plus 10ml of Lemongrass, spray it on the places where cockroaches often infest. Cockroaches which hiding in dark corners will soon escape. After about 7-10 days, the cockroaches will all disappear.

Disinfection

Inject 150 ml of water into a spray bottle, add 20 drops of Tea tree and 20 drops of Ho wood essential oil into the spray bottle, shake evenly and spray directly.

Bathing method: accelerate metabolism and circulation

Bathing is the most effective way to use essential oils at home, which can increase the body's metabolic rate and accelerate the absorption of essential oils. Even for people who don’t have much time spend in the bathroom, just simply massage your body with essential oils first, then soak into the bathtub for as long as 5 to 10 minutes, it will have the same effect as bathing!

• Essential oil bath steps and points

Undiluted essential oil can sometimes damage the bathtub of certain materials, and may also cause skin irritation if contacted with high dosage. It must be mixed with base oil or milk before it added to the bathtub.

The maximum dosage of essential oil used in bathing should not exceed 10 drops!

The essential oil will float on the surface of the water after dropped into the bathtub. It can be stirred with your palm, so that the essential oil is evenly dispersed on the surface of the water.

When bathing, you can use the principle of reflex massage to gently massage the relevant parts. The penetration of essential oils is extremely strong, reaching the dermis in 3 minutes, reaching the subcutaneous tissue in 5 minutes, and following the blood to the whole body. Each bath time should be within 15 minutes. If the time is too long, the skin will be dry due to the loss of moisture and sebum.

• Shower Bath

• Foot bath

The foot bath is suitable for relieving puffiness, flu, cold hands and feet caused by work fatigue. Add 5-6 drops of essential oil in 15ml of Sweet Almond Oil, massage the calf and foot for a few minutes, and then soak the whole foot in the basin for about 15 minutes. It can treat muscle soreness, promote blood circulation, and quickly and simply eliminate fatigue and fluid retention, as well as treating infection, inflammation, sweating, foot odor and other problems. Recommended essential oils: Niaouli, Thyme, Ginger, Cypress, Juniper berry, Ho wood, Rosemary, Rose Geranium, etc.

• Hand bath

Apart from the function of moisturizing the hands and maintaining the skin, hand bath with essential oils is mainly used to relieve hand fatigue and stress. It not only relieves the soreness and tension of finger joints, wrists, elbows, shoulders and necks, but also improves the symptom of wrist pain and tenosynovitis. It is especially suitable for white-collar workers, handicraftsmen, and machine operators.

Hand Bath Instructions

Pour an appropriate amount of hot water into the washbasin to the wrist height. Add 3-4 drops of essential oil. Immerse the palm to the wrist into the water for about 10 minutes. Wipe dry with a towel, and then perform retractable hands and fingers soft movement. Recommended essential oils: Tea tree, Rosemary, Myrtle, Lavender, Cedarwood Atlas, Frankincense

Wash Hair and Hair Care

Essential oils have excellent penetrability, can quickly increase hair shine, repair hair line, and balance scalp sebum secretion. When shampooing, add about 3-5 drops of essential oil to the shampoo, spread it evenly on the hair, gently massage for 2-3 minutes, and then rinse-off with water; For hair care, mix the base oil and essential oil with a ratio of 10:1, gently massage the scalp for absorption, wrap it in a towel for about 15 minutes, and then wash it off with shampoo.

Gargle method: effectively solve the problems of oral cavity and respiratory system

Dripping essential oils into warm water to gargle is the most effective way of using essential oils for oral problems and respiratory symptoms. It can effectively relieve cold symptoms and maintain fresh breath and protect teeth. Commonly used essential oils: Tea tree, Lavender, Ginger, Peppermint, Fennel, Niaouli,Rosemary, Cedarwood Atlas.

• Gargle Instructions: Add 2 to 3 drops of essential oil into a glass of water and stir well, then gargle for 10 seconds, then spit it out, and repeat until the whole glass of water is used up.

• Redouble-effect method: When brushing teeth, after squeezing toothpaste, drop a drop of essential oil on the toothbrush and brush the teeth directly, which can maintain oral hygiene and health, and all kinds of painful oral problems will be greatly reduced.

• Tips

In case of toothache, one drop of clove essential oil, without dilution, apply directly with a cotton swab point to the toothache area, can quickly relieve toothache. If there is no clove (the best choice), the alternative essential oils are: Tea tree, Peppermint, Cinnamon

Use with cream

Essential oils can be added to the creams and lotions that you usually used. By applying the blend of creams and lotions and essential oil, it is particularly helpful for the utilization of skin care ingredients that are absorbed into our body. This is the most common and easiest way.

Instructions: -

- Put 1 to 2 drops of the single essential oil into the lotion, cream, shower gel, body lotion, facial mask and other skin care products, mix well and use directly. Essential oils are extremely penetrable and can regulate the entire body system by positively affecting internal tissues and cells.

- Suggest dilution ratio: 10-15 drops of essential oil, 50ml of lotion, cream, shower gel, body lotion, facial mask and other skin care products.

Understanding base oils: vegetable oils necessary for diluting essential oils

Base Oil or Carrier Oil, also known as medium oil. Most essential oils cannot be applied directly to the skin. They must be diluted in the base oil before they can be widely used on our human skin.

Most of the base oils are extracted from the nuts or seeds of the plant, and they have good nutrients. The vitamins contained in them are very effective even if they are not use in diluted or carried essential oils. So, when it used with appropriate amount of essential oils, it will create more "extra points" effect.

Oils that are not suitable to use as a base oil are usually petroleum-based mineral oils, such as most baby oils and cheap massage oils that selling on the market. These mineral oils are not only non-nutrient, but also easy to clog pores due to poor penetration, causing acne and abscess; When mixing essential oils for massage, it will restrain the skin's absorption of essential oils and making it ineffective.

The most popular base oils are Sweet Almond Oil and Jojoba Oil. Odorless Coconut Oil is also a good choice.

Sweet Almond Oil

As a conclusion: Pure essential oil is a very safe plant healing molecule, which has great benefits for people's mind, body and spirit. Take a little time to learn the essential oil knowledge and master the basic usage, it can bring yourself and your beloved family a better life and maintain a healthy body.

The above essential oil guidelines are formulate based on Amphora Aromatics pure essential oils. The purity and safety of other brands essential oils cannot be tested and monitored by us. If you misuse other miscellaneous brand essential oils according to the above guidelines, you will be fully bearing all the consequences caused by your actions.