Essential oils should be diluted and blended with base oil before use. After massage, they can be absorbed by the skin and quickly penetrate into the body. The best time for massage is just after taking a shower, and the effect is best when the body is slightly wet.

When you massage, the intensity can be different according to your needs. Faster and heavier massage such as rubbing and slapping can boost the spirit; And gentle touching and pressing can relieve stress, comfort or help sleep. This method can be used for facial care, whole body massage, weight loss and chest strengthening, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, constipation and so on.

There are three principles to master:

1, full body massage: 10ml base oil plus 5 drops of essential oil.

2, facial massage: 10ml base oil 2 ~ 3 drops of essential oil.

3, analgesic massage: 10ml base oil 50 drops of essential oil, only local massage for 3 days.

Spray absorption method:

Add purified water to 100ml spray container, add 5 ~ 30 drops of essential oil, and shake well before use. When sprayed directly on people, spray downward at a 45-degree angle from the top, in the following order: let them sit down first, relax and close their eyes. Spray it on its head and let the fog fall on its head. When it smells, spray other targets, such as hair, face and neck, to avoid getting into eyes.

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Precautions:

Some safety measures are needed in the use of essential oil. Do not use thick undiluted essential oil on your skin. Use essential oil for the first time, or try a new essential oil, you need to use it carefully. Do a skin test first to check for allergic reactions.

Don't use too high a dose often. To achieve the curative effect, it needs a low dose and lasts for a period of time, so the effect of conditioning the body function is appropriate. Usually used, the concentration should be 3-5%, and the more dangerous essential oil should not exceed 3%.

Don't use photosensitive essential oil in places where it will be exposed to the sun. Some essential oils contain components that can cause photosensitivity. If exposed to the sun after use, the skin will turn black and even cause skin cancer.

Photosensitivity is also light and heavy, such as grapefruit. It doesn't matter if you use it in small doses at night and bask in the sun the next day. Citrus essential oils, such as lemon, bergamot, orange, sweet orange, lime, angelica dahurica root, lemon verbena and coriander, are all photosensitive essential oils.

Oral instructions must be provided by experts or manufacturers. Not all essential oils can be taken orally. When it is impossible to judge the quality of essential oils, you should be careful when taking them orally.

When the skin has a wound, you should avoid using essential oil, but if it is a small knife wound or a small wound, you can use essential oil to make the skin heal quickly.

Do a skin test before use. Adjust the concentration of 3% essential oil and use it under the armpit or chest. Only when there is no allergy for at least 24 hours can you use essential oil.

Except lavender and tea tree essential oils can be applied on a small area with cotton swabs, unilateral essential oils must be diluted or mixed with base oil before they can directly act on the skin. Composite oil and base oil can be used directly.

Breast-feeding women should avoid breastfeeding for 6 hours by massage, bathing, etc., because essential oil will participate in human blood circulation, and after 6 hours, essential oil will be almost completely metabolized.

It is generally not recommended for women to use essential oils during menstruation, because more than 85% of essential oils have menstrual function, and there may be an increase in menstrual flow and occasional bloody collapse.

During pregnancy, you can use incense all the time It is forbidden to use essential oils for bathing or massage in the first three months of pregnancy, or avoid using essential oils with estrogenic effects during pregnancy because of their menstrual function, such as basil, sage and fennel.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-essential oil