So what is aromatic oil? Aromatic, or ethereal, oil is a concentrate of plant extracts obtained by steam distillation of flowers, roots, seeds, berries of medicinal plants. They are also called volatile, and this is the main difference from non-volatile (glyceride) oils that have a vegetable or animal origin. Interestingly, but different parts of the same plant can produce different oils with different medicinal properties.
Halo application of the magic properties of essential oils is now very wide: industrial and home cosmetology, medicine. It is enough to add a few drops of a certain oil in the shower, and they will turn into fashionable today SPA preparations, the properties of which are very diverse - from soothing to rejuvenating.
Let us dwell on the most common aroma oils.
As mentioned above, they knew about the healing properties of fir oil for a long time. For a healthy sleep, calming the nerves enough to drip in a bath of warm water 5 grams of fir oil and lie down in it for 20 minutes. The minimum course is 10 baths. With radiculitis and osteochondrosis, oil is rubbed into a sore spot. Before use, apply mustard for 10-15 minutes. To eliminate the symptoms of flu and cold in the preheated back and chest rub 5 grams of fir oil.
Sea buckthorn oil possesses a unique antiradiation property. It is also effective for women's diseases and stomatitis.
Perhaps the most ancient in application is olive oil, used both for food and externally. The most valuable is the oil of the first cold pressed, in which the acids, linoleic and oleic acids, beneficial for the body, have been preserved. The main ability is to bind high-density cholesterol, causing great damage to the body. Olive oil is very useful for the skin because of the vitamins A and E contained in it, makes the skin more elastic, elastic, gives a healthy color. In countries where the use of this oil is regular, the risk of oncology is reduced.
All the necessary substances for the human body are contained in cedar oil - vitamins A, B, D, E, glucose, fructose, fats, proteins. This oil improves blood composition, tones up, and at the same time calms nerves, treats gastritis, ulcerous diseases, neurasthenia.
So what do you need to know in order to choose a quality oil and not to harm your body? Our advice:
1. First of all remember that the aromatic oil with the smell of banana, kiwi, strawberry, watermelon, cucumber, melon, violet, apple blossom, linden, magnolia, lotus does not exist !!! These plants are not essential oilseeds, which means that any bottle with such an inscription is falsified.
2.How to choose a quality aromatic oil? You need to choose the oil that causes pleasant emotions and memories, the smell of which you like.
3. Usually on the vial with a fake glued a bright label that attracts attention. According to international standards, there should not be advertising on the label. The vial itself is made of dark glass with a dosimeter on the neck. The most common packaging aromamasel - 10 ml. Exceptions are only particularly valuable (jasmine, verbena, rose, narcissus), spilling up to 1 ml.
4. Real essential oils are expensive, because it takes a lot of time and expensive equipment for production and bottling. Of the 2 tons of petals, only 300-400 grams of rose oil is obtained. Also, the cost is affected by environmental restrictions, the way to get essential oil, the type of raw materials.
5.How to choose a quality aromatic oil? Read the label carefully. If the composition indicates the word flavor, it is a synthetic smell. To make sure the oil is clean, drip a small drop on a clean white sheet of paper. 6. The present oil will evaporate for 10 minutes at room temperature, leaving no trace. If the trace still remained, then in the composition there is a cheaper vegetable oil. In appearance, the essential oil should be homogeneous, light, without a sharp, "odor-giving" smell, with a subtle, pure aroma: rosehip smells of rose hip, rose-rose, eucalyptus-eucalyptus. If you at least once faced the real aroma of aroma oil, it is unlikely that next time you will mistake oil with a fake.
7. Another one test to verify the authenticity of essential oil is adding it to cosmetics. If the oil is not real, then the cosmetic agent will break up, the gel will become cloudy and badly foaming.
When using essential oils, you must follow certain rules:
- It is not recommended for aromatherapy to use oils of cinnamon, cloves, bergamot, narcissus, lemon leaves, lyubistok. Before use, consult a specialist if a bath with one of the components has yet been prescribed;
- To accustom yourself to aromatherapy should be cautious. To begin to mix a few drops of olive oil or vegetable oil with the ethereal, apply behind the ear and monitor the reaction. If irritation occurs, use of this oil is not recommended. Small dosages have a curative effect, and an overdose has a depressing effect on the body;
- remember that for pregnant women and children there are some restrictions on the use of essential oils. Up to a year you can not use peppermint for small children, up to two years - eucalyptus, tea tree, geranium, rosemary - up to seven years, sandalwood and cloves - up to fourteen years internally. Pregnant at any time is contraindicated thai, clove, fir, sage, wormwood, lavender, basil;
- The restriction that applies to everyone is an individual intolerance, manifested as a quickening of the pulse, shortness of breath, arrhythmia, headache, tinnitus, dizziness, allergic rash, itching of the skin, redness.
Now you know how to choose a quality aromatic oil.