Essential oils are natural substances that, during evaporation, give off a strong, bright aroma. You have repeatedly encountered him, crushing some fragrant plant. Most essential oils for weight loss, which are sold in stores, are not suitable for use in aromatherapy. Only about one hundred essential oils have healing properties and are suitable for aromatherapy at home.
Consider where the essential oils come from and some of their basic properties. Biology will help us in this.
As you know, essential oils are not contained in all plants. In plants in which there is an essence or oil, they are contained in specially allocated glands located in flowers, in leaves or in similar parts of the plant. Since the oil has the property of retaining moisture, evaporating, creates a shell around the leaf or other part of the plant, which helps reduce fluid loss through the pores. Essential oils serve to attract insects, which are necessary for pollination of plants, as well as protects plants from various diseases. Plants containing essential oils can often be found in hot, but not humid climates. Glands with essential oil can also be found in barely noticeable villi on leaves, such as in marjoram. In other plants, for example, in a rosewood, essential oils are found in the bark fibers, as well as wood itself. The glands containing essential oil are visible to the naked eye and have the form of brilliant colored circles that are on the surface of flowers or leaves.
A large number of oils are less dense than water, although the incense is heavier. The main difference between essential oils and vegetable oils is that the essential oils do not contain fat. Most essential oils do not have color. Although some oils have their own color. For example, the green tint has bergamot oil, the yellow tint has a lemon and the blue tint has a daisy.
Define the chemical composition of essential oils. To do this, briefly dip into the chemistry.
Essential oil includes from fifty to five hundred chemical substances, different in their properties. The most exquisite essential oil is rose oil. It contains the largest number of substances, but some of them are so minimal that they can not be identified. This is the greatest difficulty in accurately reproducing the composition of this oil.
Chemicals that are part of essential oils, have a stimulation of the body's ability to self-healing. Penetrating into the body through the skin, they are distributed throughout the body with the help of blood. And they are derived with the help of light and urine. After the use of essential oils, the substances remain in the body for three to four hours, while activating the healing process, and then continue for two to three weeks.
The extraction of essential oils is not as easy as it seems at first glance. Let's look at this aspect as well.
Essentially, essential oils are extracted by pomace or distillation. This process occurs where this plant grows, as the materials for extracting essential oils are very fragile. A method is widespread in which the essential oil is extracted by distillation using steam. In this case, soluble and volatile substances in water are separated from the rest of the plants. Then it is necessary to remove non-volatile substances from the resulting mixture, that is, it must be distilled once more.
During the process of distillation, the plant from which it is necessary to extract the essential oil is placed in a closed container. Water is poured into another container and heated to steam. Steam is passed through the plant mass under pressure, which causes the glands containing oils to burst. In this case, the volatile substances contained in the plant combine with the steam and rise upward. At the top is a condenser where the steam cools and forms water, and the essential oil separates from the water. Flower water is a by-product of distillation and, like essential oils, is used for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes.
To extract oil from a delicate natural material, for example, from jasmine flowers, a process using a solvent is used. The plant is washed with a solvent until the essential oil dissolves. Then the product obtained is subjected to distillation at a fixed temperature. This oil is called pure.
The sensation of smell is also an important process. To determine this property, biology will help us again.
When you breathe in any flavor, the volatiles get into the nasal cavity, and then they dissolve into the mucus and connect to receptors and olfactory cells sending electrical signals through the special olfactory nerves to the olfactory bulb, and from there the signals enter a special part of the brain. Undoubtedly, most of the essential oil will come back with air, and the remainder will enter the bloodstream through the lungs. To start this whole mechanism you only need eight molecules of essential oil.
Information about the smell of essential oil enters the cerebral cortex and limbic system, which controls many functions of the life system: feelings of hunger and thirst, sexual desire, sleep and smell. This area of the brain is responsible for memory and emotions, here is the key to the link between memory, emotion and smell. The smell is associated with the hypothalamus, which exercises control over the work of the nervous and endocrine systems. The organism comes into contact with the surrounding world, thanks to this particular mechanism.
You stop to smell when the receptor cells are filled. But in ten minutes they are released, and you again feel the fragrance. The smell returns gradually. That's why it seems to you that there is nothing to smell, and the person who enters enters the smell immediately.
Do not forget about the different properties of essential oils. Proper use will ensure proper effect. Do not forget this.
Any essential oil is considered a potent remedy. Even those oils that are considered safe should be applied strictly in doses determined in advance, and only in those situations in which they are needed. It is strictly forbidden to use essential oils in undiluted condition. Before using them, you need to mix the oil with the base vegetable oil in the correct proportion. In order to get an excellent mixture, you need to choose the right vegetable oil.
Remember that the essential oils of citrus plants, for example lemon, make your skin more sensitive to sunlight, and therefore your skin is more susceptible to ultraviolet radiation. If you have doubts about the advisability of using this or that essential oil, it is worth consulting with a specialist in the field of aromatherapy.
Essential oils can be used in various situations and in various ways. Having considered each of the ways, you will find the most suitable for yourself. So, the ways of using:
1. Bath.
Pre-mix the essential oil with table salt or sea salt, honey, cream, bath foam and other suitable ingredients. It is allowed to add essential oil to water in its pure form. Calculate the proportion of essential oil, based on the state of your body. For a more efficient procedure, massage the body under water, grabbing a layer of oil from the surface of the water. The time of this procedure is up to 25 minutes.
2.Massage.
This kind of aromatherapy will allow essential oil to penetrate most quickly inside your body. The oil has a positive effect on blood circulation, respiratory organs, peripheral and central nervous systems, and also produces a healing effect on the intestines and liver.
3.Compress.
Compresses can be used both hot and cold. A cotton cloth is needed to prepare a compress. Take 5 - 6 drops of essential oil, which dissolves in one hundred grams of water. We immerse the tissue in the resulting solution, then lightly squeeze it, apply it on the area of the diseased organ and cover it with a warm cloth. The time of this procedure takes about two hours. Cold compress apply to the damaged area for 10 - 15 minutes. In the first days after receiving the injury, repeat the procedure 2 to 3 times a day
4.Rashing.
This technique is used for inflammatory phenomena in connective, muscle and nerve tissues. This technique also affects the respiratory system, the lymphatic system, the blood circulation system and the spine column. The method of grinding can replace the massage technique. To apply this technique, it is necessary to add an oil base to the essential oil. Next, apply to the damaged area of the skin and carefully rub it.
5.Intalation.
To use this method, you need to add 2 - 3 drops of essential oil to a bowl of hot water. Cover your head with a towel, lean over the bowl, and take a few deep breaths. It is necessary to carry out inhalation for 5-10 minutes with intermediate breaks of 30 seconds. Remember that you should conduct the inhalation procedure with your eyes closed, also it is strictly forbidden to use inhalation for asthma patients on the basis of hot water. The inhalation method can be carried out as a steam cleaning bath for the face.
6. Aromalamp.
To use this method, it is necessary to heat a mixture of essential oil and water in a tank-evaporator with a candle. This will help you eliminate not only unpleasant smells, such as smells of animals or cigarette smoke, but also restore the person's psycho-emotional state. Aromatization of air is necessary as well as for general improvement of the human body, and for disinfection of the room. To use this method, it is necessary to mix 1 - 2 drops of essential oil with 50 - 100 grams of water, depending on the size of the aroma lamp tank.
Since ancient times, essential oils have been used for a variety of purposes. They were an integral part of social events, medical facilities, in the conduct of religious services and a means of seduction. For today the circle of application of aromatic oils all as is wide. All this is explained by the susceptibility of the human body to various constituents of essential oils, both on the subjective and on the objective level.
In the spectrum of application of essential oils, an important place for you is the way to reduce weight with the help of aromatherapy. Of course, it sounds a bit fantastic. But nevertheless it is necessary to choose this method as an additional method to physical loads or diets. Even if essential oils do not inspire confidence in you. After a while you will understand that the aromatic oils actually helped you to remove excess weight and it is not only effective, but also nice.
For the purpose of weight loss, essential oils are used in a variety of ways: they can be added to water when baths are taken, rubbed during a massage, inhaled with them, and, in some exceptional cases, taken internally. Let's consider what oils contribute to weight loss, because, as you remember, not every oil has medicinal properties.
To begin with, before using aromatherapy for weight loss, you need to understand how the essential oils act to reduce weight. Causes of excess weight can be: fluid stagnation in the body, metabolic disorders, or some other physiological disorder in your body. In any case, it follows from this that it is necessary to select aromatic oils that normalize the metabolism and have a diuretic effect.
Juniper oil has a diuretic effect, and also enhances the metabolism in general. It is recommended to take a few drops inside by dropping on a piece of bread or sugar. The result is you get rid of excess fluid, cleanse the body of accumulated toxic deposits, and this will undoubtedly give an additional effect on weight loss.
Cypress and juniper oil is recommended for bathing and massage. To prepare the mixture, thirteen drops of cypress, twelve drops of juniper and fifty milliliters of jojoba will be required. This mixture is recommended to be used as massage oil, rubbing and simultaneously massaging the skin. For the bath, you need four to five drops. To enhance the cleansing effect, you can mix a few drops of the mixture with three large handfuls of sea salt and add everything to the bath. The salt will dissolve in water, and then it will remove excess water from the body.
Also an excellent way to lose weight is sweet orange oil. It is used for massage, or added to the bath. Six to ten drops of oil are taken for ten grams of massage cream, and three to five drops are added to the bath. After its use, toxins are eliminated from the body, the work of the intestine improves and regulates fat and carbohydrate metabolism, which is an indispensable attribute for weight loss.
These essential oils contribute to quality weight loss, and not just reduce weight. That is, after weight loss, you will not have stretch marks and wrinkles on the skin, as well as cellulite. Aromatherapy, thus, gives the skin and muscles tone, which in turn prevents the emergence of various cosmetic defects after losing weight. Aromatherapists at losing weight recommend not only to apply essential oils to the skin, but also to inhale those oils that can reduce appetite. In the way of application, everything is quite simple. It is necessary to clamp one nostril and inhale another, then vice versa. This is especially useful for those people who are characterized by psychological hunger. That is, the appetite wakes up from a beautiful cake on the counter of the store. If suddenly you want a cake, immediately inhale the aromatic oil. And also to whom it is important not to overeat, should inhale each nostril for three or four times immediately before meals. The recommended oils in this case are cinnamon, vanilla, mint and a green apple.
But do not forget that when using aromatherapy, it has certain contraindications. For example, juniper oil can not be consumed during pregnancy, and orange oil is contraindicated to be applied to the skin before exposure to the sun. If you do not know what specific effect the selected oil has, then consult a specialist.