Your Health and Essential Oils

Your Health and Essential Oils

 

When aromatic oils are applied externally (to the skin) or inhalation, part of their effect is due to their action on the nose where the olfactory nerves transmit the aroma to the brain and trigger off a reaction. They quickly show up in the urinary system, the lungs and bronchioles, and in secretions like sweat, saliva and tears. Because the oils are very easily transported and distributed throughout the body they can act on a localized organ and on the whole body. 

For thousands of years people have experienced the benefits of Essential Oils and now this can be backed by science. Essential Oils contain organic chemicals and come with a certificate of analysis – a list of all the chemicals in the oil. Here’s a quick example: Alpha-pinene, limonene, 1-8-cineole…etc. Because medical science now knows what actions these chemicals have on the body, experiential evidence can be supported.  

                                                  

Most essential oils are called transdermal, meaning they pass through the skin barrier and into your body. Used on the skin the volatile oils can; stimulate the tissue they come in contact with, (such as mustard oil or ginger), numb (such as menthol, wintergreen or camphor),  relieve itching, inflammation or irritation, such as Lavender. Some essential oils are proving to be powerful antiseptics. 

 

                                                       

 

Volatile oils also act on the central nervous system. All essential oils are to some degree antiseptic, but the most powerful include - Eucalyptus, Garlic, Tea Tree, Fir Needle, Lemon Scented Eucalyptus, Clove, Lemongrass, Lavender and Thyme. Besides their direct antiseptic actions they stimulate the production of white blood cells, there-by boosting the body’s own natural defense system. Research indicates they may also be successful destroying biofilms.

 

  Essential oils can be used topically for skin and for internal infections.