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Frequently Asked Questions
Can essential oils be ingested? For instance, can they be added to tea?Aromatherapy oils as a rule should not be taken internally.
In France oral intake of oils is acceptable but only under supervision and advice from medically trained aromatherapists.
About adding them to tea - bergamot is used to flavour tea - Earl Grey Tea - however the way it is done is that each tea bag contains the minutest amount of bergamot essential oil. The way I have done flavouring tea bags is to use one drop of essential oil on some cotton (I think you call it cotton - in South Africa we call it cotton wool!) and then put that in a sealed container of tea bags and the flavour will permeate. Mint or peppermint would be good.
There is a way also to add oils to biscuits - with the liquids eg milk/water or whatever is being added to the flour or dry ingredients, put one or two drops of lavender oil for lavender biscuits - it would work out that each biscuit (cookie) contains about a 20th of a drop of essential oil. Can I use pure tea tree oil on my pimples?As a rule of thumb, pure essential oils should not be used directly on the skin, they should be diluted in a base or carrier oil. For help with problem skin we recommend using our "TEA TREE GEL" or "ROLL-ON ZAP ZIT" products, available on this website. Can one use the lavender creme on one's face for dry eczema skin?
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The 'Lavender Hand and Body Creme' is fine to use on the face for dry eczema skin. Use sparingly as it moisturises well.
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How do I use Essential Oils?
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Essential oils are to be used carefully. Pure essential oils must be diluted in a base or carrier oil for use on the body. Pure essential oils can be used to burn on an aromatherapy burner.
Our product range only has ready to use premixed products with the essential oils already diluted. There are bath and massage oils, roll-ons, creams, gels and others.
All our products have explanations about how to use the products.
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My husband suffers from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) - is very short of breath and has oxygen for about 12 hours per day from evening to morning, and sometimes in the afternoons. Is there anything you can suggest so that he may breathe more easily, be a little more stress-free as well, in order to cope?
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The suggestion that I have is to use a massage oil - a mild blend because when the body is not in a state of complete wellness it is better to use a lower strength mixture. Use the blend of oils with eucalyptus and lavender and the best place to massage is under the feet. There is great absorption of oils through the soles of the feet as well as the benefit of reflexology, stimulating the reflexes in the feet.
The 'lung' area on the foot is the soft pad part under the toes, and gentle massage with a slight bit of pressure with the oil blend may ease his breathing condition.
The other option - which can be done in conjunction with the massage of oils, is to use an aromatherapy oil burner with oils to assist breathing - eucalyptus, benzoin, marjoram and lavender.
The massage will be relaxing and destressing, even the use of camomile on the feet in a massage blend will help ease the body.
Please consult your doctor or physician for permission to do these treatments although often the medical fraternity are uninformed of aromatherapy and therefore are cautious about using it. You are welcome to show this to the practitioner concerned. I am a pharmacist so have medical training and trust the use of oils especially as I have prescribed above.
The suitable products in our range for your husband would be the "SNEEZES AND WHEEZES" massage oil (for adults) for breathing - but to be used on the soles of the feet, and the "STRESSLESS" massage oil for relaxation. Similarly the "SNIFFLE SOOTHER" and the "SILENT MOMENTS" for easy breathing and relaxation respectively, in a burner in the room.
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What can one put on an open, wet wound on the skin?
For an open wet wound on the skin, it is best to use something like mercurochrome - available from the pharmacy - as an antiseptic drying agent and thereafter you can use 'Lavender gel' or even the cream on the unbroken areas. Aromatherapy oils should not be used on broken skin.
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