The active ingredients of essential oils can ease muscle tension, improve your mood, boost your circulation and clear respiratory problems such as hay fever, stuffy noses and sore throats. By rubbing your oils over or onto the affected areas, you will being to feel their healing effects almost immediately.
To Ease Hay Fever
~Chamomile
~Eucalyptus
To Relax Sore and Aching Muscles
~Frankincense
~Ginger
~Sweet marjoram
~Rosemary
To Ease Stomach/Period Pains
~Aniseed
~Clary sage
~Juniper berry
~Lavender
~Marjoram
To Help Ease Stomach Upsets
~Ginger
~Mandarin
~Peppermint
To Help Oily Skin
~Cypress
~Lemon
~Mandarin
~Tea tree (also good for acne)
For Hair
~Cedarwood
~Cypress (for oily hair)
~Rosemary (for dry hair)
~Tea tree (for dandruff)
To Ease Headaches
~Eucalyptus
~Lavender
~Peppermint
~Rosemary
To Clear A Blocked Nose
~Bergamot
~Eucalyptus
~Ginger
~Rosemary
To Ease A Sore Throat
~Frankincense
~Jasmine
~Sandalwood
~Tea tree
To Ease Eczema
~Chamomile
~Geranium
~Juniper berry
~Lavender
To Moisturize Dry Skin
~Bergamot
~Chamomile
~Jasmine
~Rose
~Sandalwood
~Ylang ylang
To Improve Cellulite
~Juniper berry
~Geranium
~Rosemary
A quick and easy way to get the benefits of essential oils is to add a few drops to your usual body lotion or moisturizer and then rub it into the affected area. As a general rule:DO NOT INGEST ESSENTIAL OILS.
Combine aromatherapy with massage to get the best out of both natural techniques. Rubbing healing oils into your skin allows their active ingredients to pass directly into the tissues of the affected area, while healing massage strokes also work to alleviate pain and stiffness, as well as improving circulation.