How the use of essential oils matters?
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Hi Barbara, here's some information about use of essential oils and pets in your home that may be exposed to the oils. Better safe than sorry, plus there's a few people who may be "allergic" to specific essential oils and not know it. Most essential oils are used with a "carrier" oil with little scent. It's a very interesting topic to say the least!
https://www.foundanimals.org/essential-oils-toxic-pets/
Hi Barbara, I love using essential oils in my home. I make all my own cleaning products and always douse them with essential oils. Many oils smell great (of course!) but many of them also have anti bacterial properties that are also good us!
what do you want to use it for
From my experience, some people are sensitive to essential oils, so be careful. Also, although I have used them, I saw what happened to the finish on my daughter's dining room table when she spilled some. It took an area of the factory finish completely off by the time she realized it had spilled. So take care with what you put it in or on. Some finishes can be damaged. Good luck and stay safe!
When inhaled, the scent molecules in essential oils travel from the olfactory nerves directly to the brain and especially impact the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain. Essential oils can also be absorbed by the skin.
some oils have to have a carrier oil mixed with it to put on skin; some oils cannot be inhaled; here is more info for you and essential oils
https://www.doterra.com/US/en/using-essential-oils
People say to use the bottom of your feet because that is where you have the most pores, and therefore the oils would get into your blood stream the quickest. But wrists, back of neck work well too. I bet even armpits work too! Sweaty feet mean lots of pores. Sweaty armpits = lots of pores too (just not as many as feet.) There are also blood vessels in your feet that go to each body system (I have a map in my essential oil usage manual) so you can target places on your feet for what body system you are trying to target.
I found this video which explains how essential oils can be beneficial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K6g6QsH7nE
This may help: https://ndnr.com/mindbody/dermal-absorption-of-essential-oils/
Just make sure you are using them safely https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj9hqOd8NPvAhW_JzQIHV4pCgwQFjABegQICBAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthline.com%2Fhealth%2Fare-essential-oils-safe&usg=AOvVaw15aOLyy6d09beosvO4us7Z
Also - are you looking for a way to help a specific ailment to use essential oils for? I always share the tip that lavender oil is a miracle worker on any burns! I've gotton a couple of blisters from my hot glue gun and the pain disappears in 20 minutes and it heals super fast!!!
here is a link that has lots of good health benefits
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-are-essential-oils
Essential oils can be used as more natural cleaning agents in homemade cleansers for your home.
This article explains some of the pluses of essential oils.
I use oils for cleaning and diffusing. They are derived from plants
Hi Barbara, hope this helps you out,
https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-essential-oils-88807#:~:text=Essential%20oils%20are%20often%20used,have%20antiseptic%20properties%20as%20well.
If you want to ingest them, be careful that you read the label and don’t use something made for a room freshener.
A local GNC has food-grade EO’s.
I would caution the use of them at full strength, if they’re not going to be a couple of drops in a hot beverage.
Some, like Clove Oil, is caustic when used at 100%