How to use essential oil?

For me, essential oil has two main functions: skin care and incense.

I kept a bottle of lemon-flavored cheap essential oil in my office for a long time. This bottle of essential oil is often used to drip in my humidifier, because the air is dry after sitting in the office for a long time, but as a girl, I still hope that the fragrance will float in my place for a long time.

But after all, I need to concentrate on my work, so I chose lemon breakfast instead of lavender. A cup of lemon grass coffee in the morning is still very pleasant and refreshing.

As skin care, it has too many uses.

First of all, I have a bottle of Aesop's oil-free essence, which can be used directly instead of cream in summer by adding toner on weekdays. Personally, I think it is more refreshing to use essential oil than cream. After all, the texture of the mask is somewhat hindering the skin's breathing at night, and the essence is absorbed quickly, which can also form protection on the face, and it will not feel dry when the air conditioner is turned on at night.

Or you can wear a sleep mask for the night, but you can't use it every day, especially in summer, so I usually use essential oil in autumn and winter, 1 twice a week to ensure that your face is tender and tender throughout autumn and winter.

There is also a bottle of tea tree oil essence from bodyshop, which is rarely used to directly wipe the face. Generally, it is sprayed with a cold spray machine. Now, the air outside is very poor, and there is smog and dust everywhere. It is very necessary to clean pores with cold spray every few days. Putting the essence of tea tree oil in a cold spray machine can better calm pores, taste very good and prevent acne.

Finally, there is a bottle of red kidney essence, which is used as a base before makeup every morning. The essence is absorbed quickly and moisturized for a long time. After all, I have to wear foundation all day. Cream is always afraid of being too thick on the face, and its essence is different. It will not burden the skin too much, and it will not take off makeup in the afternoon because it is moist enough.

Generally speaking, essential oil has many uses, but it also depends on its type and the essence of its efficacy. Only when it is used in the right place can it be refined.

There are many kinds of essential oils, which can be roughly divided into compound essential oils and unilateral essential oils. Compound essential oils can be used directly, and single essential oils need to be mixed. The specific usage and efficacy will be introduced below.

Time has left a mark on our faces silently. Essence, toner, cream, eye cream ... all kinds of skin care products play a role in the skin, but it is still difficult to resist the power of time.

Dull, mottled, dry, wrinkled ... we don't want any of these. If you want to solve skin problems, you should start from the root cause, and essential oil will exert its magical power.

Essential oil is a volatile aromatic substance obtained from flowers, leaves, stems, roots or fruits of plants by various methods. Almost all the essential oils we see are packed in brown bottles. Because they are easy to volatilize when exposed to air, they can easily penetrate the skin surface and reach deep cells.

Essential oils are divided into compound essential oils and unilateral essential oils, and different components and formulas also play different roles.

JURLIQUE's essential oil is called the purest skin care product in the world-its raw materials are all organically and biologically dynamic, without any chemical components. Pure natural antioxidants, vitamins and other substances can effectively balance the PH value of the skin and keep the skin young.

Rose essential oil is called the most expensive essential oil in the world.

It can effectively regulate female endocrine, nourish uterus and relieve dysmenorrhea;

It also has excellent beauty and skin care effects;

Promote melanin decomposition, thus fading spots;

It can also effectively improve the dryness of leather clothes and restore skin elasticity.

Chamomile essential oil is a very effective anti-inflammatory expert.

It can relieve negative emotions such as anxiety and tension;

It has certain therapeutic and helpful effects on insomnia;

Can reduce the healing of burns, blisters and inflamed wounds;

Alleviate allergic phenomena and have a certain regulatory effect on ultra-sensitive skin;

It can eliminate edema, strengthen tissue and calm the loss of microvessels.

Tea tree essential oil is the bane of acne.

Can effectively remove dandruff;

It has a good regulating and balancing effect on oily skin;

Anti-acne: anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory, quickly penetrate into the skin;

Natural hemostatic effect, promoting wound healing.

Choose the pure essential oils that best suits your skin problems. JURLIQUE won't let you down, and create flawless skin like a baby from the root.

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1) The so-called essential oil generally refers to the extract of plants, that is, the concentrated solution purified from the roots/stems/leaves/flowers/fruits/seeds of plants. Actually, it is not oil, because the concentrated solution is viscous, so it is vividly called "essential oil".

2) Essential oil can be divided into three production modes: pure natural extraction, chemical synthesis and natural extraction+chemical synthesis blending. Undoubtedly, due to cost considerations, especially for some high-cost essential oils, pure natural extraction accounts for a relatively small proportion, while the latter two account for a relatively high proportion. Therefore, as soon as you step into the essential oil exhibition area in China International Import Expo(CIIE), you will immediately feel the stimulation of breathing, dizziness, chest tightness, heartbeat and blood pressure are all changing.

3) Essential oil, whether natural or synthetic, has always been used as an additive, which is commonly used in medicines/foods/skin care products/daily cleaning products, and plays the role of treatment/nutrition/health care/fragrance/seasoning. For example, adding rose essential oil to face cream has the functions of nutrition, anti-aging and increasing rose fragrance; Adding tea tree or lavender essential oil to massage oil plays a role in bacteriostasis and health care ... so, you don't have to buy essential oil and base oil, and then mix them in proportion, which is called using essential oil. Many of the skin care products we usually use have been added with essential oil before leaving the factory (essential oil is one of the raw materials), which is also using essential oil. For example, the factory first emulsified the base oil into a cream, then added the essential oil in proportion, bought the essential oil and base oil from you, and blended them in proportion before using them. There is no difference between the two.

4) Some kinds of essential oils have pleasant fragrance, so their application methods are more extensive. For example, they are made into perfume/fragrance spray, body lotion/body cream/air freshener, etc. Put it into a fumigator or an open container to enhance the air fragrance, drop it into bath water to enhance the body fragrance, and add it into body massage oil to make SPA oil. ......

5) The identification of natural essential oil or synthetic essential oil is generally based on the comprehensive judgment of odor, price, composition description, brand, origin and other factors.

It is very important to treat and use essential oils correctly. In recent years, it has been found that the role of essential oil is exaggerated, and it is advocated that essential oil can cure almost all diseases. As everyone knows, these "magical" effects are all fake, even essential oil products are fake, and some are not only useless, but also harmful and even harmful.

First of all, how did the essential oil come from?

Essential oil is a substance extracted from plants and has a volatile aroma. The refining methods include steam distillation, extrusion, cold soaking or solvent extraction. Not all plants can extract essential oil, only plants containing balsam glands can extract essential oil. Essential oils are highly volatile, and some plants are photosensitive, so essential oils are usually packed in dark bottles.

Secondly, what do unilateral essential oil and compound essential oil mean?

Unilateral essential oil is a high-purity essential oil extracted from a single plant, which can not be directly used on the skin, but can only be diluted and used on the skin. The extraction cost of unilateral essential oil is extremely high and the price is also high.

Compound essential oil is made by diluting several single essential oils and base oil in a certain proportion. The content of single essential oil in compound essential oil is generally about 2.5%, not more than 3%, which can be directly used for skin. The price of compound essential oil is much lower than that of single essential oil.

Finally, you may have been cheated by essential oils in recent years.

In fact, essential oil, as the essence extracted from plants, does have certain effects, but it is often exaggerated and misled by some people with a heart. Although things are good, they are not suitable for everyone. Choose carefully.

How to use essential oil? I believe many friends are very interested in this issue. Let me introduce it to you below, hoping to help you.

Methods/steps

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Direct inhalation method: drop 1 ~ 3 drops of essential oil on handkerchief or paper towel, inhale directly through nasal cavity, and achieve the effect of soothing and relaxing spirit through inhalation of essential oil aroma.

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Massage method: a single essential oil and base oil are made into nursing massage oil in proportion, and the essential oil can fully penetrate the skin through massage to achieve soothing, whitening and firming effects.

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Bubble bath method: inject warm water of 38 to 40 degrees Celsius into the bathtub, add 5 to 8 drops of aromatic essential oil and mix in the water.

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Bath/kloc-0.5 to 20 minutes, with the help of steam inhalation and water heat, aromatic factors can fully penetrate into the body, so that the skin can be relaxed and lubricated.

The author is also a veteran of using essential oils, mainly using essential oils for skin care and aromatherapy.

First, skin care purposes

1. Mix the essential oil with skin care lotion or cream evenly, and then apply it on your face for skin care. Lavender essential oil is often used in this way;

2. Take a single small-capacity bottle, pour emulsion (usually simple aloe water), then drop a few drops of essential oil for up to one week at a time, and then mix again;

3. Blend essential oil and base oil into facial care oil according to a certain formula ratio, and use different base oils and different single essential oils to blend according to the nursing needs of whitening, acne removing, scar removing, anti-aging and anti-wrinkle. Not universal, try not to mix too much at once;

4. Blending unilateral essential oil and base oil into body care oil according to a certain formula ratio for body massage, and blending according to the functions of massage soothing, breast beautifying, lymphatic detoxification, dredging channels and promoting blood circulation, diminishing inflammation and sterilization, sweating, removing chicken skin, fading stretch marks, removing scars and the like;

5. The eye care essential oil is prepared from base oil and several kinds of unilateral essential oils, which can be used to remove dark circles, prevent eye bags, remove eye edema and fade fine lines. No matter which preparation method, it does not need to be used every day;

6. Adding a few drops of essential oil to the bathtub when taking a bath will not only help skin care, but also ease the mood;

7. When the skin is burned or scalded, lavender essential oil can be directly applied to the wound for sterilization. If you are allergic to lavender essential oil, use it with caution;

8. I used to soak my feet with essential oil, but later I found it useless and wasteful;

9. Cut the cleansing soap into small pieces, melt it, add essential oil (citrus essential oil can be added) and stir well, then pour it into the mold and wait for cooling. After cooling, it is a new cleansing soap.

Second, the use of aromatherapy

1, when taking a bath, drop 1~2 drops of essential oil in the aromatherapy furnace for aromatherapy. I like to use candle scented lamps, and fairies can also use electric scented lamps;

2. Dropping 1~2 essential oil into the aromatherapy furnace before going to bed is helpful to relax and sleep soundly. Lavender essential oil has a certain auxiliary treatment effect on respiratory tract infection; If you are too lazy to use the aromatherapy lamp of the aromatherapy stove, you can directly drop the essential oil on a clean handkerchief and slowly spread it on the bedside table;

3. After washing your face, take a basin of warm water and drop 2~3 drops of essential oil. Soak a cold towel in water, wring it out until it doesn't drip, and apply it to your face, or drop essential oil directly into a noodle steamer to steam noodles.

4. Using an aromatherapy humidifier, the essential oil in the humidifier is dripped, and the essential oil molecules diffuse into the air with water molecules.

5. Use a tasteless candle and drop a drop of essential oil in it before lighting the candle to make a simple aromatherapy candle; You can also melt the candle, add the essential oil, and then cool the mold into an aromatherapy candle.

Third, other uses.

1, mint essential oil has very good cooling effect and mosquito repellent effect. When camping outdoors in summer, carry a bottle with you, which can be directly rubbed on your body and sprayed by people. Very effective!

2. Citrus essential oil has high yield, good quality, low price, small molecules, easy diffusion, fresh and refreshing smell, and is suitable as an air freshener. The smell is more natural and healthier than the purchased air freshener!

3. Citrus essential oil can be used as food essence, which is beneficial to regulating digestive tract and improving appetite.

4. Not only camphor tree essential oil can repel insects, but also lavender essential oil, cedar essential oil and cedar essential oil can repel insects. Applying a single essential oil to a handkerchief and hanging it in the wardrobe has a good insect repellent effect.

Special note: the above usage does not involve specific formula proportions. Later, the author will tell you the specific usage methods that you can use in your personal article.

Spring is gone, and summer comes quietly. Summer is a good time to travel, and there are some unpleasant things in summer, such as scorching sun, rampant mosquitoes and upset. Here I will introduce the functions and usage of two kinds of essential oils to help you spend a happy and comfortable summer. The prices are all very affordable ~

Lavender essential oil

Function 1: sun protection

Usage: Add one or two drops into daily skin care products, which can effectively replenish and lock water and form a skin protective film, thus achieving the effects of resisting ultraviolet damage and preventing melanin precipitation.

Function 2: Insect repellent

Usage: Bottled in a small spray bottle and sprayed directly when in use, which can not only avoid mosquito bites, but also relieve itching and pain, and tastes good. (you can dilute it. )

Function 3: soothe the nerves

Usage: Dropping a drop or two on the pillow at night can improve the quality of sleep. Be careful not to be greedy. Too much will make you as energetic as chicken blood.

tea tree oil

Function 1: Anti-inflammatory

Usage: If you have a sore throat, drop a few drops in warm water; If the gums are inflamed, apply a cotton swab with a little essential oil to the affected area; If the muscles are sore, drop ten drops in the bath; If the external ear is inflamed, drop 3 drops on cotton and then plug it into the ear; If you are scratched, dropping a few drops on the wound can effectively prevent the growth of bacteria.

Role 2: Maintenance

Usage: if there is dandruff, drop ten drops on the hair after washing and massage evenly; If you have acne on your face, drop a drop to the affected area; If you wear smelly feet in summer, soak them in a few drops of hot water.

Function 3: soothe the nerves

Usage: Rub it on the temple when you are frightened.

Essential oil route, incense, daub, oral.

For a specific essential oil and a specific expected curative effect, the usage mode and dosage are different:

First, put two drops of lemon essential oil used for food accumulation and indigestion in the palm of your hand, push out your hands and apply it on the inside of your wrist. After your hands are half closed and close to your nose for about 5 cm, you will be relieved.

Second, have a fever or feel physically and mentally exhausted at the beginning of a cold, or have edema and water accumulation. Take a bath with six drops of lemon essential oil 15 minutes, and the water temperature is within 30-35.

Third, beriberi can soak your feet, and the effect is also very good.

Fourth, where are the dirty things that are difficult to deal with at home? Drop a drop and then gently wipe it, even the bird droppings that are difficult to wash off on the car glass can be done.

I am an international aromatherapy expert at IFA. IFA International Federation of Aromatherapists is the earliest aromatherapist association established in Britain. I obtained the qualification of IFA aromatherapist on 20 10 (certificate number OVM9480). At present, I am still studying legal aromatherapy, and have participated in the precision aromatherapy and advanced aromatherapy courses of Professor Pierre Franhomme, a master of legal aromatherapy.

Before answering this question, first of all, it is clear that the essential oil mentioned in this paper refers to unilateral pure essential oils, that is, natural pure essential oils with a concentration of 65,438+0,000% extracted from a single plant by distillation or pressing, without any artificial addition or elimination, excluding products called sesame oil, massage oil and compound oil sold by counters.

The use of essential oils can be roughly divided into two categories-external use and internal use, including the following:

When the essential oil is used externally, it will enter the blood through the skin surface and flow all over the body, participate in the overall circulation of the body, and finally be excreted by breathing, sweating and excretion.

First, inhale

1, inhaled directly

This is the simplest and most direct way to use essential oil.

This method can inhale aromatic molecules instantly, directly and intensively, and of course it is more effective than using a fragrance dispenser.

For example, when you are carsick, drop 1 drop mint essential oil directly on your palm, rub your palms together and put them near your nose to smell them, and the uncomfortable feeling will be improved immediately.

2. Drop it into a fragrance dispenser (aromatherapy machine) to disperse the fragrance.

In addition to using fragrance disperser, wood and stone can also be used as small tools to disperse fragrance, but compared with these two kinds, the advantage of fragrance disperser is that it can spread fragrance molecules evenly and quickly indoors. Professional perfumers are the best choice when perfuming is to create a fragrant environment for the whole space (such as bedroom) rather than a local area (such as desk). The most common thing is to apply lavender essential oil in the bedroom to promote sleep.

Secondly, when we want to use essential oil to improve the upper respiratory problems (rhinitis, sinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy, pharyngitis), spreading fragrance is the first choice for the use of essential oil.

In order to improve breathing, in addition to using the fragrance expander indoors, I would also advise my customers to use the fragrance smelling stick, which is similar in shape to Xitongtong. The paper core with dripping essential oil in the inner tube can also improve the uncomfortable situation when you feel stuffy nose.

3. Steam fumigation

This is a way of using hot steam to carry and accelerate the volatilization of essential oil, which is especially suitable for purifying skin with severe nasal congestion or oily skin.

Second, smear

1, smear directly.

Regarding the direct application of essential oils to the skin, unlike the counter bar, lavender and tea trees can only be applied locally, and other essential oils cannot be applied directly to the skin.

Whether essential oil can be directly applied to the skin, there are three main considerations:

(1) Whether the essential oil contains ingredients that irritate the skin;

For example, clove essential oil contains eugenol, which is very irritating to the skin. So dilute it before applying it to the skin.

② Skin tolerance of different parts of human body.

The palms and soles of the feet are the thickest parts, while the face and neck are relatively thin. Therefore, pure oil can be applied to the palm and sole of your hand, but it may not be directly applied to your face.

③ Problems to be solved when using essential oil.

For example, when you burn, you should immediately apply pure lavender essential oil to your skin instead of diluted essential oil, but if you are doing back massage, you should use diluted lavender essential oil.

2. Dilute with solvent and smear.

Essential oil is insoluble in water, but soluble in vegetable oil, alcohol, emulsion/cream and vinegar.

We often apply essential oil to beauty and skin care, body massage and improve some uncomfortable conditions, such as muscle and joint pain, sprains and abrasions, gynecological conditioning and so on. In this case, it is generally diluted with vegetable oil and then applied to the skin.

In aromatherapy, the base oil used to dilute essential oil is mostly cold-pressed virgin vegetable oil. The extraction temperature of oil is lower than 40℃, and there is no refining process, which preserves all kinds of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and fatty companions in plants to the greatest extent. These oils themselves have a good nourishing effect on skin cells.

For example, we are familiar with rose hip oil which can lighten scars, glycerin, a hot skin care oil in recent two years, and Moringa seed oil and cactus seed oil, which have recently emerged in aromatherapy. These vegetable oils have special effects on improving skin.

Third, other external methods

1, essential oil suppository

The essential oil can also be made into suppository for treating acute and chronic bronchitis of infants. Through rectal administration, the "breathing tree" can be cleaned from bottom to top, and the essential oil can be directly brought to the lung tissue without the decomposition and metabolism of the liver, that is, the microvasculature in the lower bronchus, which needs the essential oil most for stubborn bronchitis.

At present, this method of use is rare in China. In France (legal aromatherapy), aromatherapy prescriptions can be prescribed by aromatherapists and prepared by pharmacists.

2. Spraying space

Drop the essential oil into the spray bottle. Because essential oil is insoluble in water, shake it well before use and spray it into the space.

This method is very suitable for quickly improving the odor in the space, such as bathrooms and kitchens, using lemon and citronella essential oils; Or cool the car in summer, you can use mint essential oil; Or stay in a hotel. When you feel more concerned about the smell of the room or the energy of the space, you can use your favorite smell to improve it.

In Britain, the essential oil is mainly applied to beauty and emotional and psychological adjustment, so it is not taken orally.

Aromatherapy in French law system includes oral essential oil, which has something to do with the French studying essential oil in the way of studying drugs from the beginning.

In addition to the differences between the various factions of aromatherapy, other voices that do not recommend oral essential oils come from those manufacturers who manufacture and distribute mixed essential oils. Because their products do add natural or synthetic compounds, they are always on the side of warning and opposing oral essential oils.

In fact, oral essential oil has three key points to consider:

1. What is the problem to be solved with essential oil?

For example, to solve bacterial and viral infections in the digestive system, oral administration is better than smearing.

2. Which essential oils can be taken orally?

For example, lemon essential oil can be taken orally, but cypress essential oil cannot.

3. Even edible essential oil depends on the planting environment of plants.

For example, the essential oil extracted from organically grown lemons can be taken orally, but if pesticides, pesticides and herbicides are used in the planting process, such lemon essential oil cannot be taken orally.

When taking essential oil orally, you can directly drop it into a glass of water, or add a spoonful of honey to stir it slightly or add it to water for drinking. In addition, it can also be taken by dripping into empty capsules, and the essential oil can reach the small intestine smoothly.

Now there are quite a lot of essential oils, and many skin care products also claim to have added essential oils, and then the price is higher. Briefly talk about how essential oil is used. Here only introduces the use in daily life, not to mention the aromatherapy in beauty salons.

Lavender essential oil and tea tree essential oil are the most common essential oils, especially lavender essential oil is an entry-level essential oil. Because it is mild, multifunctional and the raw materials are common, the price is not high.

These two essential oils are essential for children's shoes with a history of acne. Tea tree essential oil is used to sterilize and balance oil, and lavender essential oil is used to repair scars. The usage is also simple and direct, and it can be applied to the affected area of acne with a cotton swab. Tea tree essential oil is also the best bactericidal essential oil. Girls' underwear can be sterilized with tea tree essential oil to prevent gynecological diseases.

Essential oil is a tool that can volatilize the fragrance of essential oil from wood. Compared with the aromatherapy machine, it is simpler and easier to use, and it can keep the fragrance longer. Drop two drops of essential oil next to the pillow to soothe the nerves. Individuals generally choose lavender.

With aromatherapy machine, it can be used in sleeping and daily environment, and it can also be used with several favorite essential oils to make the room full of fragrance.

This was taught by a friend of an aromatherapist. Apply 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil+1 drop sandalwood essential oil to the nasal tip from the forehead. You can also use a small perfume bottle to drop two drops in it and wear it around your neck.

After cleaning at the weekend, I put a little sweet orange essential oil in the room, and the whole space felt full of sunshine and particularly comfortable.

Drop about 5 drops of essential oil in the foot bath bucket at night to warm feet and treat insomnia.