Essential Oils : Essential to learn about...& use !

[Barbara]

Someone wrote this as a sales pitch for her particular Aromatherapy college in the UK. I took out all those references which sound like an advertisement [and are for her particular school ].

Yet what she writes is beneficial for everyone to see more deeply how Aromatherapy works on a wide variety of today's problems, even psychological ones.
The author attests at http://www.shirleypricearomatherapy.com ... omatherapy

• Essential oils can be used to maintain mental health and treat mental disorder by supporting positive mood states and cognition. ...
  Some essential oils are CNS Stimulants (also referred to as psychostimulants) which are psychoactive chemicals which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness. Practice and research shows some essential oils (Orange, Grapefruit and Cypress) are CNS depressants, which decrease mental and/or physical function aiding for example in getting to sleep and staying asleep. ...

  A drop of Melissa oil on a pyjama collar has been found to promptly calm patient agitation without pills or injections. ...

  Essential oils, extracted from plants have antimicrobial properties and find common use as food preservatives as well as in skincare. ...

  Essential oils are applied in a variety of ways, for example:

  • Through inhalations (this is not advisable for asthmatics) on a tissue or by placing drops of oil in a diffuser – the most usual method in everyday aromatherapy

  • By massage or body treatment blended in a carrier oil

  • Adding a few drops to warm bath water (diluted first in a little oil or milk)"

^^ Barbara footnote : the drops of essential oils DO tend to float on the surface of bathwater.
One company I found, Imani Oils, invented a special product to ensure the essential oil DISPERSES, as it needs to for maximum help.
I have not tried it, but that is an option.

[Matthew]

Do either of you know where I could pharmaceutical grade Oil of Oregano. The oil of oregano in the health stores here are mixed with olive oil. I would like 100% pure oregano oil as the most effective anti-viral and anti-bacterial agent.

[Barbara]

Here is the place to order from :

Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy

http://www.originalswissaromatics.com

This is the top quality anywhere in North America, maybe beyond, too, except for France, which is the leader
in the field.

They have pure, authentic Oregano Oil. Try the site to see which possiblities are available of country of origin.
They don't use any Olive Oil.

I know what you mean about that. I was just looking at my Nature's Answer bottle yesterday which is mostly Olive Oil, though
expensive still ! I was FEELING it wasn't as high quality at all. But I forgot about this place, I am glad you mentioned it.

In fact, the truth is that the Olive oil used in these blends by SO MANY companies ARE adulterated or stretched.

Better to have one's own brand and take a few drops of the Oregano Oil and mix it with a SAFE Olive Oil one can count on
as perfect.

Phone number is whatever prefix for calling America and then
(415) 479-9120

They are there til 4 pm daily except Friday close maybe at 3 or so.
This is Pacific Time.

Recommend them, really, because everybody else FAKES to some degree !

[Matthew]

Thanks for the info Barbara. This is exactly what I was wanting. I am surprised that they ever started blending it. I mean, can people ever be so lazy or clueless as to not just buy their own olive oil and mix it themselves? Why pay 20 dollars for a few ounces of olive oil just cause it is mixed with a few millilitres of oregano oil?

[Matthew]

Excellent and informative article, Barbara. I know that people have used essential oils for altering their moods and improving happiness for a long time. It would be far better if people did that instead of these drugs like prozac and rItalin. Those drugs can cause suicide, the makers admit in their package insert.

[Priest Antonios]

Great information. My wife is our resident doctor I'll have to pass the link on. Thank you!

[Matthew]

Oh wow! I didn't know your wife was a doctor.