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The word "essential" originally meant something heavenly. This meaning has changed somewhat in today's understanding of the word, but has not completely disappeared. The term "ethereal" now refers to something volatile. Essential oils therefore stand for volatile substances.
They are highly concentrated, fragrant, and very volatile substances extracted from various parts of plants. The essential oils of the plant were originally intended to protect them from pests. Today, the fragrant essences are extracted from the plants using various methods – usually through steam distillation.
These multi-component mixtures consist of various biochemical ingredients that have a holistic effect on the body, mind, and spirit. Depending on their composition, they can have a variety of effects.
Essential oils are extremely complex and can consist of a multitude of elements, most of which cannot be reproduced chemically. Worth knowing: Essential oils can be used to helps helps relieve both physical and mental ailments.
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Essential oils are known to come from plants. These plants produce oils in different parts, such as leaves, flowers, seeds, roots, wood, fruit peels, or bark, to protect themselves from pests and diseases. After the essential oils are formed in the essential oil glands, they are stored in the plant tissue. Some plants also produce different combinations from their different parts.
There are several ways to use essential oils:
There are several ways to use essential oils:
In principle, there are as many essential oils as there are aromatic plants, which makes it difficult to keep track. Although each essential essential oil has its own valuable effects, we will focus on the most well-known and important essential oils, which come from the following plants:
Depending on your taste and desired fragrance effect, different blends are available. of essential oils. Here are some suggestions:
For the most common applications, ready-made fragrance blends are available, in which the coordinated oils are mixed in the correct ratios, e.g., the Casida fragrance blends “Sleep Well,” “Breathe Deeply,” “Happiness & Joy,” “Concentration & Focus,” or “Defense & Strength”.
Essential oils are now available everywhere, but it is recommended to buy them only from select drugstores and pharmacies to ensure you get a natural, high-quality oil. When purchasing, be sure to read the list of ingredients and look for signs of synthetic fragrances. A so-called "fragrance essential oil" can be a purely synthetic product. At Casida, however, you will find 100% pure essential oils – without any additives. Casida essential oils are pure and highly concentrated. Other suppliers often dilute the essences with alcohol (ethanol) or offer little content at a high price.
Essential oils are now available everywhere, but it is recommended to buy them only from select drugstores and pharmacies to ensure you get a natural, high-quality oil. When purchasing, be sure to read the list of ingredients and look for signs of synthetic fragrances. A so-called "fragrance essential oil" can be a purely synthetic product. At Casida, however, you will find 100% pure essential oils – without any additives. Casida essential oils are pure and highly concentrated. Other suppliers often dilute the essences with alcohol (ethanol) or offer little content at a high price.
Essential oils are highly concentrated essences and should not be applied undiluted to the skin. For example, add 4 drops of essential essential oil to 10 ml of carrier essential oil to create a 2% mixture for application to the skin. This dilution table provides guidelines for a good mixing ratio:
Essential oils are highly concentrated essences and should not be applied undiluted to the skin. For example, add 4 drops of essential essential oil to 10 ml of carrier essential oil to create a 2% mixture for application to the skin. This dilution table provides guidelines for a good mixing ratio:
The soles of your feet are often mentioned when discussing applying essential oils to the skin – and there are a few simple reasons for this: Firstly, the soles of your feet absorb essential oils particularly well because they lack sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Secondly, our feet have 72,000 nerve endings, far more than any other part of the body. However, stronger essential oils can also be used here, as the skin on the soles of your feet is the least sensitive. Nevertheless, caution: Even if you want to apply essential oils to the soles of your feet, you should not apply them neat to the skin, but mix them with a lotion or a carrier essential oil, e.g. almond oil.
Due to their various effects, essential oils have numerous areas of application:
Aromatherapy is a good and effective complement to conventional medicine. This form of therapy can help bring balance to the soul and alleviate physical ailments. HERE you can learn more about aromatherapy >
Worth knowing: Aromatherapy offers a wide range of possible applications. There are no side effects. This form of therapy is also easy to implement.
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The scent of lavender essential oil has a harmonizing and calming effect on the mind, body, and spirit. It can help with sleeplessness and nightmares, for example. The essential essential oil also has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Therefore, lavender essential oil is often used to helps helps relieve bronchitis, flu, or conjunctivitis. Furthermore, this essential essential oil has skin-conditioning and antifungal properties.
Tea tree oil has a wide range of effects:
⦁ Wound healing
⦁ Anti-inflammatory
⦁ Antifungal, etc.
Caution: When using tea tree oil, care must be taken to ensure that the oil does not come into contact with mucous membranes or the eyes.
Lemongrass can be used for various ailments, such as feverish infections, cholera, digestive problems, and many others.
High-quality rosemary essential oil contains a high concentration of monterpenes. Therefore, the essential oil should only be used externally in small doses. Nevertheless, rosemary essential oil has a wide range of effects. For example, the essential essential oil stimulates digestion, invigorates, promotes wound healing, and promotes circulation. Rosemary essential oil is a favorite with many women, especially for menstrual problems, as it has a diuretic and antispasmodic effect, while also being antiseptic, antifungal, and antibacterial. Rosemary essential oil can also help with colds, as it has expectorant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. Those who are constantly stressed can also benefit from rosemary essential oil. This is especially true because the essential oil also has a strengthening effect on self-confidence and the immune system. At the same time, the essential essential oil stimulates creativity and concentration.
Orange essential essential oil can be used to helps helps relieve a variety of different ailments and conditions. These include circulatory weakness, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, cellulite, difficulty falling asleep, palpitations, anxiety, muscle pain, gingivitis, diarrhea, angina pectoris, and many other conditions.
Peppermint oil is one of the essential oils used internally and externally. The essential oil can provide relief from a variety of ailments and conditions, such as nausea, cramping pain, gastrointestinal problems, poor concentration, and fatigue. Peppermint essential oil can also provide relief from listlessness, gallbladder problems, and circulatory problems. The same applies to muscle pain and headaches. Peppermint essential oil is an absolute insider tip for insect bites, as the itching subsides instantly when the essential essential oil is applied. Peppermint essential oil can also help if someone is suffering from inflammation of the throat or mouth, or the upper respiratory tract.
Frankincense essential essential oil not only has an extremely pleasant and intense scent, but can also provide relief from various ailments and conditions:
⦁ Skin problems
⦁ Intestinal disorders
⦁ Rheumatism
⦁ Mental disorders
⦁ Sleep disorders
⦁ Bronchitis
⦁ Arthritis
⦁ Improvement of the immune system
⦁ Asthma, etc.
Lemon is one of the essential oils that can be an important and indispensable helper not only in aromatherapy but also in the home. The following are the properties of the essential essential oil "Lemon":
⦁ Fat-dissolving (use in cleaning)
⦁ Anti-inflammatory
⦁ Relaxing
⦁ Hemostatic
⦁ Fever-reducing
⦁ Blood-thinning
⦁ Increases concentration.
⦁ Antitumor
⦁ Diuretic
⦁ Vitalizing
⦁ Antispasmodic
⦁ Helps with anemia
⦁ Detoxifying, etc.
Eucalyptus oil contains a number of valuable ingredients that are responsible for the essential essential oil's wide range of effects. Eucalyptus essential oil is the first choice for colds, bronchitis, or asthma. Applied externally, eucalyptus essential oil can also help with rheumatism and/or muscle pain.
Worth knowing: Eucalyptus essential essential oil is fungicidal and antimicrobial.
Cinnamon oil is another essential essential oil that is not only used in aromatherapy but can also be used as a cleaning agent. Perfect because cinnamon essential oil is antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal. Cinnamon essential oil can help with the following conditions and illnesses:
⦁ Diabetes
⦁ Intestinal disorders
⦁ Wound infections
⦁ Bleeding
⦁ Expectorant
⦁ Pain reliever
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