1, efficacy of lavender essential oil
1. Help sleep
Essential oils can help soothe nerves and help sleep. When sleeping, drop 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil on the pillow, which can make people sleep peacefully. Or drop the essential oil on the handkerchief and put it next to the pillow.
2. Relieve the symptoms of cough and tenderness
Essential oils help relieve cough symptoms. Mix 5 drops of lavender essential oil, 2 drops of mint essential oil and 30 ml of jojoba oil, and gently massage the chest and back.
Prevention of influenza
Essential oils can help prevent the outbreak. 3 drops of lavender essential oil and 2 drops of thyme essential oil can be put in the bedroom by fumigation, which helps to reduce indoor bacteria, prevent cute hair from being popular, purify the bedroom air and remove odor.
Relieve a sore throat
Essential oils help to relieve sore throats. Mix 1 drop lavender essential oil with 2 drops tea tree essential oil, drop it into a bowl of hot water (100 ml), and inhale steam containing essential oil molecules for 5- 10 minutes.
Relieve headache
Essential oils help to relieve headaches. 3 drops of lavender essential oil, cold water 100 ml, cold compress or gently press the temple to the back of the head; Or 1 drop lavender essential oil, 1 drop mint essential oil and 5ml jojoba oil, and massage the temples and foreheads after mixing evenly.
6. Promote wound healing
Essential oils can help promote the healing of skin wounds. 3 drops of lavender essential oil, 3 drops of tea tree essential oil and 90 ml of distilled water are made into wound cleaner, which can promote the healing of bruises or cuts.
7. Relieve low back and leg pain
Essential oil helps to relieve low back pain and leg pain. Use 10 drop of geranium essential oil, 10 drop of rosemary essential oil, 5 drops of lavender essential oil and 50ml of jojoba oil to help blood circulation through massage.
8. Adjuvant treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Essential oil can help adjuvant treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Massage joints or take a bath with 2 drops of lavender essential oil, 2 drops of ginger essential oil and 15 ml of grape seed oil.
2, the use of essential oil
(1) essential oil aromatherapy
There are four methods to choose from for essential oil aromatherapy: 5 to 8 drops of essential oil can be added to the water tank of the humidifier, so that essential oil molecules can diffuse into the air with the activities of the humidifier; In addition to the humidifier, you can also put cotton balls covered with essential oil in the place where heating or cold air diffuses, so that essential oil molecules can spread. Candles and electronic aromatherapy, which girls often love, are very convenient to disperse essential oil molecules through candle burning or electricity after dropping essential oil into candlesticks or aromatherapy lamps.
(2) Essential oil massage method
Massage the whole body with essential oil can speed up the blood circulation of the body and expel harmful toxins from the body. The common method is to mix and dilute three to four drops of essential oil with three to four milliliters of basic essential oil, and then directly apply it to the whole body for massage.
(3) essential oil inhalation method
Add three to five drops of essential oil to one liter of hot water, dilute it and cover the basin with a towel. When the hot air evaporates through the towel, take a deep breath in front of the towel and absorb the hot air of essential oil, which is beneficial to the health of respiratory tract and facial skin.
(4) essential oil gargle method
Rinse your mouth with two or three drops of essential oil diluted with water, spit it out after ten seconds, rinse your mouth repeatedly until the whole glass of water is used up, and stick to it every day to ensure fresh breath, protect your teeth and reduce the occurrence of throat inflammation. The essential oils commonly used for gargling mainly include tea tree essential oil, lavender essential oil and mint essential oil. When you have a toothache, apply cinnamon essential oil directly to the toothache to relieve the pain.
(5) Scraping method of essential oil
Pure plant essential oil and compound essential oil are mixed and matched, smeared on various acupoints, and scraped with a scraping plate, which can not only detoxify and lose weight, but also relieve symptoms such as stomachache, vomiting, abdominal distension, dyspepsia, constipation, palpitation and shortness of breath, improve the immune function of the body, and play a role in disease prevention and health care.
(6) essential oil bath method
Drop five to six drops of essential oil into warm edema and soak your feet or hands in a basin for about ten minutes. If possible, you can soak in the bathtub. This method is good for treating muscle soreness and promoting blood circulation. Rose essential oil can also be added in hand care to moisturize the skin.