Information on this page comes from "The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy".
This book is highly useful to any person.
Lavender: This oil can be used for so many things, that every home should have a bottle. It is a natural antibiotic, anticeptic, antidepressant, sedative, and detoxifier, which promotes healing and helps prevent scarring. Dilute and rub into burns and scalds. Put a drop or two on the skin when you get a cut, to clean it out. Put 3 drops in your bath water to help you relax and get ready to go to bed. Rub diluted onto stretch marks and scars, to help lighten.
Tea Tree: Antibackterial, Antifungal, Add a little into lotions to help keep skin nice and soft. Helps get rid of ring worms, sunburn, athlete's foot, acne, toothaches (which clove oil is also good for. But Clove Oil can't touch the skin so its a little more difficult to use).
To use with toothache. Add a few drops to a cup or two of water, and swish around in the mouth.
Peppermint: Excelent digestive, helps respatory system and circulation. Antiinglammatory, and an anticeptic. Good to use in treatment of indigestion, flatulence, bad breath, flue, catarrh (have no idea what that is... sorry...), varicose veins, headaches, migraines, skin irritations, rheumatism, toothaches, snd fatigue. Even keeps mice, fleas, and ants away.
Eucalyptus: Treats chest problems and Cholic. Cools the body temp., Antiinflammitory, anticeptic, antibiotic, diuretic, analgesic, and deoderizing. Helps coughs, colds, cystitis, candida, diabetes, sunburns. Is also an insect repellent.
Geranium: Skin care, endometriosis, menopausal, diabetes, blood disorders, throat infections, nerve tonic, and works well as a sedative. It is an antiseptic and astringent. Works well for frostbite all the way to infertility.
Rosemary: Physical and mental stimulant. Treatments in muscular conditions. Use in a bath after a long hard day.
muscular sprains, arthritis, rheumatism, depression, fatigue, memory loss, migraine, headaches, coughs, flu, and diabetes. Can also be used in Beauty treatments. Hair care, acne, cellulite.
Lemon: Purifies Water. Is an anticeptic and antibacterial. Treats verrucas, insect bites, tention headaches. |