AROMATHERAPY
One of the easiest natural remedies to use is aromatherapy.
It can be used as a medicine,cleaning,laundry,bathing,air freshner,body lotions,healing creams. It can also be used for pets.
Just by using the oil in any of the above ways can help with healing. You can buy pure oils (making sure to wash hands after using)if using as a medicine or the fragrances for air freshners.
Lemon oil or lemon juice in water or neat can be used for cleaning as it is a good antiseptic and cleaner and good as a drink for colds and flu and to reduce stomach acid.
CHOOSING OILS
Below you'll find a table with some of the properties and benefits on the mind of thirty of the most popular essential oils.
The oils have many more properties, but here you'll find those that relate specifically to cleaning products. They have many other benefits on the mind and spirit too, but this table simply presents some of the basic effects.
Choose your oils both for their cleaning properties and their benefits for the mind and spirit.
You'll find that cleaning jobs, even those ones you've been avoiding for some time, become pleasant opportunities to experience the wonderful qualities of these oils.
Take care with the oils, however, particularly if you are pregnant. And some oils, listed on the right side of the table below, will cause pigmentation if they are in contact with skin before exposure to sunlight.
uplifting, joyful
orange, geranium, cedarwood
enlightening
orange, lavender, sandalwood
renewing
lemon, bergamot, lavender
relaxing
bergamot, ylang ylang, sandalwood
energising
clary sage, lemongrass, bergamot
reassuring
neroli, jasmine, grapefruit
lavender, sandalwood, juniper
uplifting
clary sage, lime, rosemary
clarifying
grapefruit, juniper
lemon, juniper, frankincense
soothing
lavender, chamomile
stabilising
geranium, palmarosa, lavender
calming
neroli, ylang ylang, lavender
restorative
cedarwood, geranium, basil
rose, lavender, palmarosa
balancing
jasmine, frankincense, rosewood
uplifting
basil, neroli, bergamot, patchouli
elevating
clary sage, neroli, sandalwood
stimulating
eucalyptus, rosemary, lemon
orange, geranium, cedarwood
enlightening
orange, lavender, sandalwood
renewing
lemon, bergamot, lavender
relaxing
bergamot, ylang ylang, sandalwood
energising
clary sage, lemongrass, bergamot
reassuring
neroli, jasmine, grapefruit
lavender, sandalwood, juniper
uplifting
clary sage, lime, rosemary
clarifying
grapefruit, juniper
lemon, juniper, frankincense
soothing
lavender, chamomile
stabilising
geranium, palmarosa, lavender
calming
neroli, ylang ylang, lavender
restorative
cedarwood, geranium, basil
rose, lavender, palmarosa
balancing
jasmine, frankincense, rosewood
uplifting
basil, neroli, bergamot, patchouli
elevating
clary sage, neroli, sandalwood
stimulating
eucalyptus, rosemary, lemon
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