Essential Oils For Your Health And Beauty

2.3. Precautionary measures

Strong oil, which is a powerful stimulant.

When using high doses for massage and bath, this may cause irritation of gastric mucous membranes and dizziness, and prolonged use of high doses can lead to general poisoning, muscle paresis, and circulatory as well as brain disorders.

Regular use of oil internally may cause irritation of the gastric mucosa. With extreme caution, it is recommended to use it for any pathology of the gastrointestinal tract and only under the supervision of a doctor.

It should not be used during pregnancy and its use must be limited when blood clotting is high.

3. Juniper

Effect: general stimulant, diuretic, antiseptic, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, local irritant, wound-healing. Can excrete uric acid and toxins. Improves digestion. Promotes weight loss. Increases the elasticity of blood vessels and cartilage tissue. Perfectly tones up the nervous system, relieves irritability, eliminates stressful reactions and destructive emotions.

Juniper essential oil is used (see further for details) to improve metabolism, increase body resistance and prevent exposure to harmful chemical factors and small radiation, and in the case of arthritis, osteochondrosis, sprains, swelling, gout, bronchitis, acute respiratory infections (ARI), flu, urolithiasis, hemorrhoids, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, and long unhealed wounds and ulcers.

Juniper oil is used as an effective cosmetic for the care of oily and normal skin, and also as a means of personal hygiene, which normalizes acid-base reaction and bacterial balance of sexual organs.

Essential oil-enriched creams, tonics, rinses, masks, compresses are recommended for oily and inflamed skin, open pores, acne, long unhealed ulcers and wounds, infiltrates, varicose veins, eczema, psoriasis and different types of dermatitis and dermatosis.

Rinsing the hair after washing with the addition of essential oil removes dandruff. It repels mites and fleas and is used to disinsect homes and pets. Enrichment of cosmetics: 2–3 drops per 10 g of base (cream, shampoo, gel, liquid soap, etc.).

3.1. Additional recipes
3.1.1. Juniper essential oil for hair

Against dandruff, to strengthen and grow hair: effectively apply aromatic massage on the scalp and aromatic rinsing of hair with juniper essential oil. For dry type of hair: once a week, for oily type: twice.

Aromatization and disinfection of air in living and working premises: 5 drops in aromatic lamps for every 15–17 square meters of room. Steam inhalation: 2–3 drops of pure juniper oil are added to hot water (temperature about 80–85 °C), we bend over the container and deeply inhale the healing vapors for 7–10 minutes, covering the head with a towel and closing the eyes.

Massage: 5–7 drops per 30 ml of base oil. Compresses: 5–7 drops per 300 g of oil. A gauze bandage is impregnated with the composition and applied to the affected area of the body, and insulated with cellophane and adhesive bandage. Enrichment of cosmetic products: 2–4 drops per 15 g of base.

3.1.2. Juniper oil against stretch marks

Massage and self-massage at home using base vegetable oils with the addition of juniper essence eliminates striae (stretch marks) formed on different parts of the body after pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fast slimming. It is best to combine juniper with grapefruit: to 15 g of base, 4 drops are added of each essential oil. Massage with juniper oil increases muscle tone, smooths shallow skin wrinkles, promotes resorption of scar tissue and scars, and improves complexion.

3.1.3. Juniper oil for weight loss

According to many women, juniper essential oil is a proven helper in the fight against overweight. Ways of using the essence: baths, anti-cellulite massage, wraps, applying creams and lotions for the body.

3.2. Precautionary measures

Check the fragrance for individual tolerance. Do not use in pregnancy and acute kidney diseases (pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis). Contraindicated to children under the age of three. Use with caution in hypertensive disease. Undesirable to use more than two or three weeks in a row. Do not exceed the dosage when used.

4. Neroli

Effect: soothing, antiseptic, analgesic, spasmolytic. Improves blood circulation, normalizes heart rhythm, cleanses blood vessels of sclerotic “plaques”, facilitates premenstrual and climacteric syndrome. Has a pronounced regenerating and rejuvenating effect on the skin.

It is used in cardiac arrhythmias, cardioneurosis, angina, coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, hemorrhages, fatigue, irritability, anxious and depressive conditions, insomnia, for prevention of capillary rupture and stretch marks (striae), and also for caring for irritated, flabby, sensitive and dry skin.

4.1. Use of oil for face skin, body and hair

Neroli oil is universal. It perfectly suits any type of skin. However, with powerful tonic and rejuvenating properties, it is especially effective for mature skin with signs of aging or fatigue. Its use ensures that the skin regains its freshness, and becomes more firm and elastic. It helps to smooth existing facial wrinkles and protects against the appearance of new ones. In addition, the cytophylactic properties, which are also inherent in the oil, affect the growth of new cells — i.e. promote skin regeneration.

Dry and sensitive skin also finds in neroli oil a reliable protector. Applying it will restore the hydrolipidic mantle of the skin, which will protect it from excessive drying and loss of elasticity. It removes irritations and spots caused by stress, and also becomes a solid armor, protecting the facial skin from the aggressive effect of the external environment.

The most common use type of neroli oil is to add it to a variety of cosmetics: homemade face masks and creams, and all kinds of lotions. Typically, 2 drops of oil are added to one portion of cream. It is effective to use vegetable oils instead of masks. Dosage is the same: for 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil we need 2 drops of neroli.

A positive result is also achieved when using neroli oil in case of oily, problematic, and inflammatory skin. Antiseptic and bactericidal properties of the oil help combat pimples, relieve inflammation, and help narrow enlarged pores of the facial skin, which significantly reduces the release of fat. In addition, it perfectly eliminates rosacea (spider veins), restores a healthy complexion, and effectively resists skin diseases: herpetic rash, dermatosis, neurodermatitis and so on.

Due to its ability to regenerate healthy young cells, neroli oil is not only used for skin care. It is also useful for hair to gain thickness and shine, strength and elasticity. Besides, oil disinfectant properties help to cope with problems such as dandruff and scalp scaling.

When caring for facial skin: to increase capillary blood flow and to better absorb products applied to facial skin, it is very useful before rubbing with aromatic mixture or neroli essential oil-enriched cream (as well as other nourishing cosmetics) to make a steam bath for the face.

4.1.1. Neroli essential oil for face

It is widely used in professional and home cosmetology. It can be used both as an independent agent and as an auxiliary component in therapeutic mixtures (creams, scrubs, tonics, balms). Neroli oil is suitable for all types of facial skin. It particularly helps well to restore “tired”, flabby, dehydrated and sensitive skin by providing such effects: rejuvenation; improvement of complexion; elimination of rashes of different origins; combating herpes rashes; relief smoothing; elimination of wrinkles (prevention of their formation); getting rid of small spider veins; effective and rapid healing of small lesions (wounds, scratches, cracks, abrasions); elimination of pigmented areas; combating dermatological diseases (dermatosis, dermatitis, eczema, ulcers, etc.).

4.1.2. Bath with neroli oil

This oil has a huge penetrating ability. Once in bloodstream, it has a direct effect on all organs. However, it is worthwhile to know that it cannot be used as an independent agent. And it does not matter which way and what kind of bath is supposed to be taken: lying, hot, sitting, warm, or cool. As a base for preparing a bath with neroli oil, it is recommended to use milk, natural honey, table salt (sea salt allowed), and cream.

4.1.3. Neroli essential oil for hair

This oil is one of the most effective natural products that can eliminate the consequences of harmful effects of negative factors on hair health and appearance. We can use it in many ways, namely, to be added: to shampoo; to massage scrub; to balm; to conditioner; in composition of masks with different effects. Regular use of neroli oil for hair care allows to achieve such results: restoration of hair structure along its entire length; supply of hair follicles with nutrients, minerals and vitamins; improvement of blood circulation in tissues of skin covering hairy parts of the head; normalization of the function of sebaceous glands located in the scalp (preventing production of excessive amounts of sebum). As a result, we can get rid of the “dirty ratty hair” condition.

4.2. Precautionary measures

 Neroli essential oil is undesirable to use simultaneously with chemotherapy of tumor diseases.

 Safe for pregnancy after a four-month period.

 Moderately phototoxic.

 Since this oil is an effective relaxing agent, we should not use it when we need a clear mind and concentration.

 In large doses, a euphoric effect occurs, similar to the effect of clary sage essential oil.

5. Petitgrain

Effect of petitgrain essential oil: is a pronounced antioxidant, has antiseptic and regenerating effect, promotes excretion of toxins from the body, improves blood circulation, has a powerful antisclerotic effect; aromatic adaptogen;

Petitgrain essential oil is used for atherosclerosis, emotional disorders, fatigue, nervous exhaustion, flabby and oily skin, wrinkles, acne, hair loss, cellulite, and to strengthen immunity.

In cosmetics

Has an excellent rejuvenating and toning effect for the skin. Smooths wrinkles, restores firmness to tired and fading facial, breast and abdominal skin.

Prevents formation of stretch marks on the skin during sharp changes in body volume (pregnancy and significant weight loss).

Eliminates acne and herpetic rash. Helps to get rid of pimples and skin fungal infections.

Strengthens hair, restores hair follicles, prevents loss of hair and stimulates its growth.

Eliminates swelling, burning and pain of tired feet. Is a powerful deodorant for elimination of sweat heavy smell.

For enrichment of creams and tonics: 5–7 drops per 10 ml of base vegetable oil. In bathtub: 7–10 drops, pre-mixed with an emulsifier (1/4–1/3 cup of milk, whey, solution of sea or cooking salt).

Precautionary measures

Possible photosensitivity, do not apply to skin in less than 60 minutes before sunbathing. Do not use simultaneously with chemotherapy of tumor diseases. Safe for pregnancy after a four-month period. Check for individual tolerance.