Among their many uses, essential oils have vast applications for personal care, including beautifying the skin and hair and cleansing the mouth, gums, and teeth, among other general hygiene uses. After all, essential oils were some of the first beauty products in ancient history. Not only do their natural cleansing, soothing, and purifying properties make essential oils an ideal choice for personal care, but they also have lovely and inviting smells. Essential oils with gentle soothing properties—like Rose, Sandalwood, and Helichrysum—can be helpful to soothe skin irritations and promote a healthy-looking complexion. Others such as Tea Tree and Rosemary help to cleanse the scalp and promote an abundant-looking head of hair. You can even use oils with cleansing properties like Clove and Cinnamon to clean your teeth, gums, and mouth, as well as to promote fresh breath. Because Cinnamon and Clove are considered strong oils, it’s a good idea to dilute them in toothpaste before brushing or in a cup of water before gargling.
Ancient Remedies
People of ancient civilizations used entire
plants, extracts, and various plant parts to
make life easier, transforming the gifts of
the earth into everything from textiles to
remedies. Ancient people believed that the
earth gave them everything they needed to
solve all of their problems.
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Modern Health
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How can essential oils help in daily life
You might not realize it, but essential oils can be used
to improve nearly any activity of the day. Here’s how
your day might go if you used essential oils.
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What are essential oils?
We’ve established that essential
oils can be a useful tool for those
looking to escape synthetic
chemicals and live a more holistic,
natural lifestyle. But what exactly
are essential oils? Where do they
come from? How do we get them?
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How are essential oils made?
The exact process of producing an essential oil varies
depending on what type of plant the oil comes from.However, the basic idea is to separate the oil from its
original plant part. This is done using specialised machinery.
As mentioned earlier, essential oils can hide within different
parts of plants, often in microscopic amounts. Specialised
machinery helps separate the microscopic oil molecules
from their delicate plant parts.
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The benefits of essential oils
From washing your hair and cleaning your kitchen
counter to ingesting oils for digestive health and
beyond, essential oils can become a regular part of
your day.Essential oils have changed daily routines for
millions of people around the world.
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How to use essential oils
If you still think learning to use
essential oils is complicated, you
might be surprised at how easy it
can be.
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Safety
One of the first things people want
to want to know about essential
oils is, “Are they really safe?”
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Thank you
Now, you’ve learned that essential oils are all
around us. You’ve seen how our ancestors used
the natural world to care for themselves and their
families. We’ve even walked through the journey
that a plant must take to become an essential oil.
You know that when you use essential oils, you
have the power of the Earth in your hands. With this
knowledge, hopefully it’s easy to see why people
around the world have used and continue to use
essential oils to improve their quality of life.
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