In the cosmetic and medical practice, the oils of the highest quality are used, they are not cheap. Most oils are used as household and food fragrances and flavors. But before using essential oils, you need to master an uncomplicated basis of knowledge.
How to use essential oils?
Precautionary measures
- Keep out of the reach of children, they must be sealed and kept in a cool, dark environment no higher than 30 degrees and not below zero degrees;
- Do not store essential oils near open flames;
- do not allow essential oil to get into your eyes;
- do not take the essential oil inside unless prescribed;
- at the first application it is necessary to put on a handkerchief a droplet of oil and within 2 days to bring to the nose a handkerchief to check a new aroma;
- Do not apply undiluted oil to mucous membranes and skin;
- dilute essential oils in specified proportions;
- Do not use essential oils in large dosages;
- Do not use an unknown essential oil and do not immediately add it to shampoo or cream; you need to put aside a bit of the base and add a little flavor;
- A bath with the addition of essential oils should be taken no longer than 5 minutes. After two baths, if you feel good, you can gradually increase the time;
- In epilepsy and pregnancy, it is unacceptable to use essential oils on your own;
- if you bought essential oil for the purpose of erotic use, then determine if your partner and you will like this fragrance. Even if it will have different miraculous properties, but if its odor is unpleasant, it can cause unsuccessful contact.
Contraindications to the use of essential oils
- anise is contraindicated in inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach;
- basil - in violation of cardiac activity, pregnancy, increased blood clotting;
- cloves - strong nervous excitability;
- lemon - gopotonia;
- juniper - in pregnancy, acute inflammatory kidney disease;
- fir - with a stomach ulcer, acute inflammation of the kidneys;
- rosemary - with high blood pressure;
- sage - with high blood pressure, breast-feeding, epilepsy;
- fennel - with epilepsy;
- lavender is not compatible with - and iodine-containing drugs;
- Muscatine sage can not be compatible with alcohol;
- Eucalyptus can not be used with homeopathic preparations.
If the body does not tolerate any essential oil, you need to abandon its use, no matter how you may seem pleasant this smell. For all essential oils, the only contraindication is individual intolerance.
It manifests itself as follows:
- shortness of breath, shortness of breath, suffocation;
- increased heart rate, arrhythmia;
- noise in the ears, dizziness, headache;
- itching of the skin, allergic rash, redness.
You can use essential oils, but you need to consult a doctor, can you apply them, and find out if you have contraindications for use.