Since long time, people are familiar with medical and beauty treatments from essential oils or aromatherapy oils. Essential oils are made from different materials and have unique benefits.
As quoted from book: Yoga, Tai Chi, Massage, Therapies & Healing Remedies, written by Mark Evan B. Phil, some essential oils contain certain properties that are useful for body when used.
Some essential oils used in a way burning, applied or mixed in herb bath. And essential oils provide benefits directly to the nerves of the brain. A therapy with essential oils will enter through the senses of the body and carried in the bloodstream.
In general, the benefits of essential oils or aromatherapy oils are as therapy for relaxing, refreshing and antiseptic. Here are the properties contained in the essential oils and their benefits.
Essential oils for relaxing
Some essential oils are soothing, create anxiety slowly disappear. The oil has relaxing properties, namely:
Lavender
Special aroma of lavender essential oil make many products use extract lavender flower. Benefits of lavender essential oils are: overcoming insect bites and able to drive the mosquitoes, as antidepressants and relieve symptoms of stress and insomnia, as an antiseptic.
Chamomile
Chamomile flowers are often dried as a tea. Some of the benefits of chamomile essential oil are reduce stress, allergies, pre-menstrual disorders and anxiety.
Rose
Roses are widely used in cosmetic products, skin care and perfume. In addition, rose essential oils function as antidepressants, menstrual complaints, and help overcome the decline in sexual desire because it is an aphrodisiac.
Sandalwood
The smell of sandalwood is highly recommended for those who experience sleep disturbances. In addition, this scent also serves as an antiseptic.
Essential oils for refreshing
Some of the essential oils contain the nature of refreshing, encouragement and keeps the body refreshed.
Rosemary
There are several benefits of rosemary essential oils, ranging from an antiseptic, stimulates the brain, balancing the mind, improving digestion. But, avoid the use of rosemary oil for patients with hypertension and pregnant women before and 5 months.
Juniper
Almost like the benefits of rosemary essential oil, Junifer provide, facilitate digestion, as an antiseptic, cleaning the wound, and refreshing. Before 5-month pregnant woman and people with kidney disease should avoid this scent.
Essential oils for antiseptic
Actually, almost all essential oils contain antiseptic properties. Here are other essential oils that useful as an antiseptic.
Ylang-Ylang
Plants provide antiseptic benefits and serves as an aphrodisiac. And YlangYlang help address problems with sexual arousal.
Myrrh
This oil is a calming effect, useful as an antiseptic and overcome the fungal infections and viruses.
Bergamot
The aroma of bergamot oil stimulate nerves, serves as an antiseptic, good for oily skin but very sensitive to ultraviolet light.
Essential oils are very suitable for those of you who want to get the health and natural beauty, and avoiding chemical products.
