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My Top Three Essential Oils
Posted on 20 April, 2017 at 6:58 |
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The most difficult question you can ask any Aromatherapist
is ‘What are your Top Three oils?’, but I’ll give it a go! My number one oil can change daily depending on my mood and
who I am working with at the time. I might open a tiny bottle of an essential
not used for a while and think ’this has got to be my favourite, why have I neglected
it for so long?’, then that can all change the next day! Having said that I nearly always return to the classic oil
Frankincense, mainly because of its power to visibly calm and comfort. It is my
oil of choice when I am faced with an obviously anxious or nervous client, one
drop, sniffed from a tissue, soothes and balances the emotions, helping to
overcome stress by slowing and deepening the breath. There have been numerous studies carried out to try and
discover why this oil can have such a profound impact on our sense of calm.
Frankincense contains molecules that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier,
enabling it to carry much-needed oxygen into the brain, as well as stimulating
the limbic area of the brain. It is this calming and grounding quality of frankincense
oil that proves to be beneficial in treating depression, anxiety and low moods.
It is also for this reason that frankincense has been prized for thousands of
years to help meditation and contemplation. Add to this its excellent
reputation as an antiseptic, its valuable use when treating all respiratory
conditions and the fact that it has proven anti-ageing properties it is easy to
see why this oil remains firmly at Number One of my top three chart. So what oil could possibly follow frankincense at the number
two spot? It has to be Geranium, simply for its wonderful floral, grassy
fragrance and for its superb balancing properties. This is the oil I recommend
to all my female clients due to its regulating effect on the hormonal and the
nervous systems, and the smell makes it a pleasure to use. I also use this oil
on my male clients as they too benefit from its balancing properties but I
would blend it with a masculine fragranced oil such as Sandalwood or Vetiver. And in at number three is Rose otto. The fragrance is sublime,
both warm and comforting, one sniff transports you to a summer garden filled
with beautiful blooms. Because of the cost I reserve this oil for my skincare
blends and for anyone experiencing loss or bereavement of any kind. Its ability
to bring about emotional balance never ceases to amaze me, Rose has a spiritual
influence and is used to balance and open the Heart Chakra. |
Aromatherapy: A Natural Aid to a Good Nights Sleep
Posted on 4 November, 2015 at 8:44 |
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