Essential oil is a volatile aromatic substance extracted from flowers, leaves, stems, roots or fruits of plants by steam distillation, extrusion, cold soaking or solvent extraction.
It is generally best not to use undiluted essential oil directly. Essential oils are highly volatile and will evaporate quickly once they come into contact with air. For this reason, essential oils must be stored in sealable bottles, and once they are opened for use, they should be covered as soon as possible.
What is essential oil?
All plants will carry out photosynthesis, and its cells will secrete aromatic molecules, which will converge into sachets and spread on petals, leaves or trunks. After extracting the sachet, it becomes what we call "plant essential oil".
Essential oils can be composed of more than 250 different molecules. Under the arrangement of nature, these molecules coexist in perfect proportion, which makes each plant have its own particularity, so the mysterious effect of essential oil on human body is extremely extensive.
Essential oils are composed of some very small molecules, which are very soluble in alcohol/emulsifier, especially fat, which makes them easily penetrate into the skin and enter the body by mixing with fat fibers. When these highly mobile substances volatilize, they are also absorbed by thousands of cells, enter the body from the nasal cavity and respiratory tract, and send information directly to the brain. With the operation of cerebellar system, we can control emotions and other main functions of the body. Therefore, in aromatherapy, essential oil can strengthen physiological and psychological functions. Each plant essential oil has a chemical structure that determines its fragrance, color, fluidity and the way of interaction with the system, which also makes each plant essential oil have a set of special functional characteristics.
Pure natural plant essential oil has the following main functions:
The smell is fragrant, and the natural smell enters the brain through the olfactory nerve, which can stimulate the front lobe of the brain to secrete endorphins and enkephalins to eliminate two hormones, so that the spirit is in the most comfortable state, and it is the best prescription to protect the soul. Moreover, different essential oils can be combined with each other to make their favorite fragrance, which will not destroy the characteristics of essential oils, but make the functions of essential oils more powerful.
Essential oil can prevent infectious diseases, bacteria, viruses and molds, prevent inflammation and spasm, promote cell metabolism and cell regeneration, and make life better. Some essential oils can regulate endocrine organs, promote hormone secretion, and make human physiological and psychological activities develop well.
[Edit this paragraph] The efficacy of essential oil
The well-known effect of essential oil is nothing more than the psychological effect of soothing and invigorating the spirit, but the effect of essential oil is not limited to this. Different kinds of essential oils also have different functions, and also have the function of relieving and alleviating symptoms for some diseases. Essential oil is very helpful for many diseases, and with drug treatment, the disease can be recovered faster. And used in daily life, it can purify the air, sterilize and prevent some infectious diseases.
Therapeutic effect of essential oil on the following diseases
-Nervous system and mental illness
-eye, ear, nose, mouth and tooth diseases
respiratory diseases
Diseases of blood circulation system
Diseases of digestive system
-Endocrine, metabolic and urinary diseases.
-Sexually transmitted diseases and immune system diseases.
-Gynecological diseases
Muscular and skeletal diseases
-Dermatosis
-Physical symptoms and diseases
[Edit this paragraph] Action mechanism of essential oil
Plant essential oil is called "plant hormone". In fact, many essential oils are similar in nature to human hormones and play an important role in the human body. Plant essential oil mainly acts on human body through the following ways.
Respiratory system: Plant essential oil molecules stimulate the olfactory nerve through nasal breathing, and the olfactory nerve transmits the stimulation to the brain center, and the brain is excited. On the one hand, it dominates the nerve and plays a role in regulating nerve activity; On the other hand, it enters the alveoli through the respiratory system, enters the blood through blood circulation, and is directly transported to all parts of the body.
Nervous system: directly enters the skin through affinity. On the one hand, plant essential oil molecules stimulate nerves, and finally regulate nerve activity and internal circulation. On the other hand, it directly changes the stable state of the internal environment, accelerates the activity of body fluids, thus improving the internal environment and further regulating the whole body and mind.
Metabolic system: through affinity, the living environment of local tissues and cells can be quickly changed, so that their metabolism can be accelerated and some problems caused by local metabolic disorder can be completely solved.
Promote exchange: enter subcutaneous tissue through affinity, and then enter blood and lymph through body fluid exchange, promote blood and lymph circulation and accelerate human metabolism.
Direct action: Essential oil molecules directly kill germs and microorganisms. Essential oil molecules enter the human body, which can enhance human immunity.
1. circulatory system
Accelerate blood and lymphatic circulation
bring down the blood pressure
cheer up
2. For the skin system
disinfect
anti-inflammatory action
Healing action
deodorise
Sedative action
Insecticidal action
3. For the respiratory system
Enhance the immune function of respiratory tract
Antiviral effect
Sweating or antipyretic effect
clear phlegm
4. For digestive organs
Spasmodic effect
Appetizing effect
Dispelling wind, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion
Promote bile secretion
Protect the liver
5. For the immune system.
Antibacterial and antibiotic effects
Antiviral effect
Cell defense function
detoxify
Antifungal effect
Insecticidal action
6.muscles and bones
Inflammatory characteristics
Rheumatic resistance
purify
Soothes muscle tissue
detoxify
7. For the nervous system
Stimulate sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves
Sedation and hypnosis
Excited and refreshing
Adjust mental state
Antidepressant
8. endocrine system
Stimulate adrenal gland and thyroid gland
antidiabetic
bring down the blood pressure
Balance the function of the secretory system.
Containing estrogen
Contains plant steroids
9. Female reproductive system
Spasmodic effect
menses
lactogenic hormone
Regulate milk secretion
Affect hormone secretion
Enhance uterine function
Aphrodisiac effect
[Edit this paragraph] What is base oil?
Base oil is a kind of vegetable oil used to dilute a single essential oil. Because pure essential oils is very irritating, direct rubbing on the skin will cause harm, so the essential oil must be diluted before being applied to the skin. Base oil is a non-volatile oil extracted from seeds and fruits of many plants for the first time, which can be used as skin care oil and base oil for making massage oil. Plant base oil itself has curative effect. Vegetable oil is a good source of nutrition and energy. With it, the body can generate heat. It is an excellent source of protein. We can dilute the essential oil with plant base oil.
Common base oil types
Sweet almond oil
Ingredients: vitamins A, B 1, B2, B6, E, protein, fatty acids.
Features: pale yellow, soft-tasting, lubricating but very refreshing, neutral and non-greasy base oil.
Apricot kernel oil apricot kernel nectarine kernel oil
Ingredients: vitamins A, B 1, B2, B6, vitamin C, minerals, etc.
Characteristics: pale yellow, thicker and more viscous than sweet almond oil, with nutritional, soothing and therapeutic characteristics.
Wheat germ oil
Ingredients: protein, pantothenic acid, vitamins A, D, E, B 1, B2, B6 and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and magnesium. There are also unsaturated fatty acids such as flax oleic acid, flax fatty acid, oleic acid and lecithin.
Characteristics: pale yellow, thicker and more viscous than sweet almond oil, with nutritional, soothing and therapeutic characteristics.
jojoba oil
Ingredients: minerals, vitamins, protein, collagen, vegetable wax.
Characteristics: yellow, extracted from jojoba bean, very moist and tasteless, and the oil is as light and smooth as the oil secreted by fat glands. Jojoba is a desert plant, such as southern California, Arizona, Israel, Australia and other regions, with high stability, strong light resistance, high temperature resistance, unchanged structure and long-term preservation.
grape-kernel oil
Ingredients: Trace mineral elements, vitamin B 1, B3, B5, C, F, chlorophyll, fatty acids, fructose, glucose, minerals, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and grape polyphenols.
Features: light yellow or light green, tasteless; Delicate, refreshing and not greasy, the largest producing area is in China.
Australian nut oil
Ingredients: minerals, protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, palmitoleic acid.
Characteristics: dark yellow, mainly produced in Australia; It tastes as heavy as nuts, with thick texture and good moisture.
avocado oil
Ingredients: minerals, protein, vitamin A, B 1, B2, vitamin D, vitamin E and lecithin.
Characteristics: sweet and fruity, with a little greasy and fruity taste, heavy taste and green color, not suitable for single use, mainly produced in equatorial America.
olive oil
Ingredients: Unsaturated fatty acid, protein, vitamin E.
Features: pale yellow, mild and non-irritating, but with a little bitterness, the varieties planted along the Mediterranean coast have the best quality.
How to choose base oil
1, select base oil according to skin type:
Oily skin: sweet almond oil, almond oil and jojoba oil.
Dry skin: avocado oil, wheat germ oil.
Sensitive skin: sweet almond oil
Aging skin: wheat germ oil
Wrinkled skin: avocado oil
Acne skin: jojoba oil
2, the choice of scope of use
Body: Sweet almond oil, almond oil.
Face: sweet almond oil, almond oil and jojoba oil.
Local: wheat germ oil, avocado oil.
Special purpose base oil
When it comes to base oil, most people will directly associate it with sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, wheat germ oil, grape seed oil and so on. But for some special base oils such as rose seed oil, evening primrose oil and calendula oil, there is no concept. But many professional aromatherapists will use these vegetable oils to help users solve some skin and scalp problems, and even whiten and prevent wrinkles.
& lt rose hip seed oil>
Ingredients: γ -linolenic acid, fatty acid, citric acid and vitamins A and C.
Description: Dark yellow or light brown, slightly bitter.
100% Chile pure natural rose seed oil is extracted and refined from Rosa davurica fruit. Suitable for general skin and aging skin, and helpful for softening skin, whitening, anti-wrinkle, stretch marks, scars, dull skin, acne, moisturizing, psoriasis and eczema. It also helps to prevent pigmentation and sunburn after sun exposure.
& lt evening primrose oil>
Characteristics: dark yellow, slightly herbal.
Ingredients: γ -linolenic acid, magnesium, zinc, vitamins C, E, B6 and nicotinic acid.
100% pure natural evening primrose oil, native to England, is extracted by squeezing its seeds. Helps prevent premature aging of skin, helps nail development, and solves scalp problems, smelly dermatitis, wound healing, psoriasis, eczema, menopause and cardiovascular diseases.
& lt marigold oil>
Ingredients: Flavonoids, soap and diluted alcohol.
Characteristics: yellow-green, bitter with a little woody and musk flavor.
100% pure natural calendula oil imported from Britain is refined by advanced CO2 extraction technology. It is helpful for acne, skin frostbite, diaper rash, skin scar, varicose veins and abrasions.
[Edit this paragraph] What is unilateral essential oil?
Plant essential oil extracted from a plant or a part of a plant is a unilateral essential oil, usually named after the name of the plant or the name of a part of the plant, which generally has a strong plant smell and has specific functions and personality characteristics.
& lt types of unilateral essential oils >
According to the classification of plants, we can divide essential oils into several categories:
Citrus: bergamot, grapefruit, lemon, orange, etc.
Floral fragrance: geranium, Roman chamomile, rose, lavender, ylang ylang and neroli.
Herbs: lavender, mint, rosemary, marjoram and sage.
Camphor: eucalyptus, Melaleuca, rosemary, mint and tea tree.
Spices: black pepper, ginger and cardamom.
Resin: frankincense, myrrh, elemene and white rosin.
Wood: Cedar, Sandalwood, Pine, Juniper and Cypress.
Soil types: Pogostemon cablin and Vetiveria zizanioides.
[Edit this paragraph] What is compound essential oil?
Compound essential oil is prepared according to the different characteristics and properties of various plant essential oils. It is mainly used to improve the potential pathological changes of human body. According to the specific symptoms of human body, proper control of single essential oil and base oil and their dosage, as well as certain compound collocation, can achieve the expected results.
Compound essential oil refers to the blended essential oil that can be used immediately. After combination and preparation, the finished product is more convenient to use, just like the finished drug with a prescription.
& lt Synergism of essential oils & gt；;
When the effect after fusion is greater than the sum of the parts, we call it synergistic effect. By using synergistically mixed essential oils, we can obtain a mixture with dual functions without increasing the dosage. For example, adding appropriate amount of lavender essential oil to chamomile essential oil can greatly improve the anti-inflammatory effect of chamomile. The interaction between several special essential oils will bring vitality to the whole blended essential oil, which can not be achieved by using only one essential oil.
The key point of blending essential oil is the correct dosage.
Examples of complex essential oils
[Edit this paragraph] Compound essential oil for eye special care
Suitable skin type: eye skin.
Function: effectively promote microcirculation, strengthen lymphatic circulation system, eliminate fine lines and false wrinkles around eyes, dilute dark circles, tighten eye bags, relieve eye fatigue and improve vision.
Main ingredients: citronella rose jojoba oil.
Component functions:
1. Firms skin, promotes microcirculation and improves waste accumulation.
2. Strengthen cell vitality, effectively moisturize and moisturize skin and delay aging. Replenish skin vitamins and minerals, avoid water loss, and make skin shiny and elastic.
Usage: Apply proper amount to eyes, massage with professional methods 10-20 minutes, and then wash.
Sales focus:
1. Relieve eye fatigue and edema.
2. Effectively wrinkle, moisturize and reduce dark circles.
[Edit this paragraph] Elastic activation skin care compound essential oil
Applicable skin types: all kinds of skin types.
Function: 1. Rich in vitamin e, it helps cells to renew and regenerate. 2. Remove wrinkles, nourish skin, enhance cell vitality and prevent aging. 3. Enhance skin elasticity and fade scars and dark spots.
Main ingredients: orange essential oil, lavender essential oil, fennel essential oil and sweet almond oil.
Main functions: 1. Promote metabolism, relax and relieve muscle pain, promote perspiration, disinfect and sterilize, and give the body a warm feeling. 2. Soothes and stabilizes the mood, can treat migraine, relieve muscle spasm, balance sebum secretion, has curative effect on burn and sunburn, and can treat acne, eczema and psoriasis. 3. Strengthen digestive system, nourish liver and kidney, eliminate phlegm, clean and nourish skin, produce prevent wrinkles, dissolve kidney calculi and activate glands. 4. Rich in minerals and protein, it can closely combine with the skin surface to form a protective film, prevent the damage of sunlight and air pollution, soften the skin and enhance the skin elasticity.
Usage: 1 After washing your face, apply 4~6 drops to your hands, directly apply to the affected area and gently massage. 2. Add 3~5 drops into the mask to strengthen moisturizing, purification and wrinkle resistance. 3. Add 5~8 drops when steaming the face to increase the soothing effect. 4. Usually, it can be diluted with high-quality base oil, and 10CC base oil is added with 15~25 drops to purify and moisturize cells, regulate skin quality and promote ruddy skin.
Sales focus: completely extract pure natural plant essence, no side effects.
[Edit this paragraph] Neutral water shortage nursing compound essential oil
Suitable for skin types: all kinds of skin types, lack of water, dryness and aging.
Main ingredients: 1. Rose 2. Orange flower 3. Sweet almond oil. Wheat germ oil.
Main functions: 1. Suitable for any type of skin, especially for dry and sensitive skin, and also effective for anti-inflammation and microvascular rupture. 2. It can relieve anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia symptoms. Because of its cell defense function, it can help cells regenerate and increase skin elasticity. 3. Rich in minerals and protein, it can closely combine with skin surface to form a protective film, soften skin, enhance skin elasticity and prevent wrinkles. 4. Nourish function, prevent skin lipid oxidation, prevent epidermal tissue degeneration and skin aging.
Usage: 1 After washing your face, apply it directly to your face and massage gently. 2. Add 3~5 drops into the mask to strengthen moisturizing, purification and wrinkle resistance. 3. Add 5~8 drops when steaming the face to increase the soothing effect. 4. At ordinary times, it can be diluted with excellent base oil, and 10CC base oil is added with 15~25 drops to purify and moisturize, promote cell growth and adjust skin ruddy.
Sales focus: 1. Completely extract pure natural plant essence, no side effects. 2. Relieve blood vessels and nerves, and balance the pressure of contraction and expansion of blood vessels. 3. Promote blood circulation and restore the youthful vitality of the skin. 4. Calm and soothe the injured skin. 5. Improve dry and sensitive skin, delay aging, and moisturize.
[Edit this paragraph] Anti-wrinkle care compound essential oil
Suitable for skin types: all kinds of skin types (dehydration, drying and aging)
Main ingredients: 1. Rosewood essential oil II. Pogostemon cablin essential oil 3. Sage essential oil 4. Wheat germ oil.
Main functions: 1. It can stimulate cells, regenerate tissues, moisturize, resist wrinkles, delay aging, and also have a good effect on dry and inflamed skin. 2. It has diuretic effect, eliminates edema, smoothes rough scar treatment, and converges to promote wound scarring. 3. The soothing effect is good, which can promote cell regeneration, promote lymphatic circulation and inhibit sweating. 4. Nourish and prevent skin lipid oxidation, prevent epidermal tissue degradation and prevent skin aging.
Usage: 1 After washing your face, apply it directly to your face and massage gently. 2. Add 3~5 drops into the mask to strengthen moisturizing, purification and wrinkle resistance. 3. Add 5~8 drops when steaming the face to increase the soothing effect. 4. Usually, it can be diluted with high-quality base oil, and 10CC base oil is added with 15~25 drops to purify and moisturize, promote cell growth, condition skin and promote skin ruddy.
Sales focus: 1. Completely extract pure natural plant essence, no side effects. 2. Relieve blood vessels and nerves, and balance the pressure of contraction and expansion of blood vessels. 3. Promote blood circulation and restore the youthful vitality of the skin. 4. Calm and soothe the injured skin. 5. Improve dry and sensitive skin, delay aging, and moisturize.
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Skin care and beauty effect: it is called "after essential oil". Anti-allergic, moisturizing, breast enhancement, eliminating dark circles, wrinkles and stretch marks. Health care effects: nourishing uterus, cleaning, regulating uterus, calming premenstrual syndrome, regulating female endocrine and menstrual cycle, improving frigidity and menopausal discomfort. Can improve nausea, vomiting, constipation and headache. Emotional efficacy: sedation, decompression, sleep, comfort, enthusiasm, romance, aphrodisiac, increase self-confidence and popularity, relieve anger and sadness, and make women positive towards themselves. Usage of rose essential oil: 1. Incense: add a few drops of rose essential oil to water with a incense burner or incense burner, and heat the water temperature with a incense burner to disperse the essential oil in the air; 2. Bathing: Add a few drops of rose essential oil or 50- 100ml rose stock solution (perfume) to the hot pool, and fully stir before entering the pool. The water temperature is controlled at about 39℃, so it is not too hot. Because rose essential oil is not easily soluble in water, it can be mixed with water by adding base oil, milk, honey and bath salt. 3. Foot bath: Add hot water (water temperature is about 40℃) to ankle height, and drop 1 drop essential oil or 50- 100ml rose stock solution (perfume) into water. 4. Skin care: When washing your face every morning, drop a drop of rose essential oil in warm water and apply it to your face with a towel to delay aging and keep your skin healthy and bright. 5. Skin massage: Add 2 drops of rose essential oil and 2 drops of sandalwood essential oil to 5 ml of massage base oil, and massage facial skin 1- 2 times a week to make skin moist, soft and youthful. If you massage your whole body, you can create romantic passion and make your whole skin moist, tender, relaxed and soft. Its aroma has aphrodisiac effect; It can also delay aging. 6, menstrual pain: 4 drops of roses and geraniums in a pot of hot water, soaked in a towel and hot compress the abdomen for half an hour, can treat menstrual pain. Massage 2 drops of roses and 2 drops of geranium in 5 ml of base oil, gently massage the lower abdomen clockwise to relieve menstrual pain. 7. Romantic rose scented bath: pour warm water into the bathtub, drop 8- 10 drops of rose essential oil, and soak in the bathtub for 15-20 minutes, so that every cell in the whole body can be nourished by roses, and inhaling the fragrance of roses through the nose can increase romantic interest and condense the life energy of plants. Don't wear clothes after the rose bath, wrap your body with a bath towel, sit still 15 minutes and take a deep breath, so that your body can relax better, prolong life and enhance your personal temperament. Rose bath can be used 1-2 times a week.
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