The following are some properties and usage methods of 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 with a incense burner to make the essential oil radiate into 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.
1. Lavender: In beauty salons, lavender can regulate excessive oil secretion of skin (scalp) and balance oily skin and scalp.
2. Rose essential oil: in beauty, it can soften skin, moisturize and resist wrinkles, and is suitable for aging and dry skin.
3. Pogostemon cablin: The flavor of a spice. It is used for caring skin, and has wound healing and bactericidal effects. So if you have eczema or chapped skin, you can use it.
4. Jasmine: Jasmine is a rare recommended essential oil originating in China. The price is also very expensive, and the effect is very similar to that of roses. Suitable for dry and sensitive skin, with hydrating and anti-aging effects. Very good. Dilution can be used as perfume.
5. Sandalwood: basically all skin types can be used, and it has the effect of treating red blood. The price is moderate, and it tastes like the kind that burns incense in the temple.
6. mint: suitable for people with oily skin and scalp in beauty salons. If you have a lot of dandruff, you can use mint.
7. orange blossom: suitable for dry and neutral skin. It can replenish water, prevent wrinkles and promote skin regeneration. If the external oil is dry inside, skin can also be used. Suitable for dry hair
8. bergamot: it is suitable for oily skin, has bactericidal effect, and can also treat and prevent acne.
9. Cinnamon: It can prevent wrinkles. Then there is slimming essential oil, which is often used to tighten skin and remove orange peel tissue.
Some simple uses of aromatherapy at home
Inhalation method:
Inhaling steam is an excellent way to treat respiratory diseases and colds, but it is not suitable for asthma. Dropping 6- 12 drops of essential oil into a bowl of steaming water, covering your head with a big towel and taking a deep breath is also a good way to thoroughly clean your face.
Health massage:
This is a traditional aromatherapy, which massages lymph glands with essential oil, promotes blood and lymphatic circulation and strengthens the body's natural treatment system. Essential oils can also act on the emotional center of the brain (cerebellum) and determine our feelings. 1-3% essential oil and Chinese oil are blended into massage oil.
Aroma:
Take some beautiful magnetic small bottles and jars as perfume bottles for evaporation and emission of fragrance. Inject water into the tops of these bottles and jars, drop a few drops of essential oil on the surface, light a candle in the belly of the jar, and heat to evaporate water, so that the fragrance of essential oil can spread indoors. However, it should be noted that please put the burning bottles and cans on the plate or table, not on the plastic surface to avoid melting. Generally speaking, 3-6 drops of essential oil are enough, and the number of drops depends on the size of the room. At the same time, you can also use an electric fan to blow a mat stained with essential oil to change your mood.
Bath:
Fill the bathtub with hot water and drop 5- 10 drops of essential oil to relieve the mood. Close the door and soak yourself in steam 15 minutes. If you have sensitive skin, it's best to dilute the essential oil such as sweet almond, apricot or walnut oil and the middle oil first. If the essential oil does not spread, it may leave traces, so please dry it immediately after taking a shower.
Foot care:
Add 4-5 drops of mint, rose and balsam oil in hot water to soak tired feet for a few minutes, and apply lavender oil to relax.
Hand care:
Add 3-4 drops of peppermint or Lithospermum essential oil to warm water to relax the damaged skin, and then trim your nails.
Three warms:
Add two drops of eucalyptus oil or pine nut oil per 1/2 pint of water, and then heat for three times. This is an excellent cleaning and relaxing product.
Hot bath:
Relax with 10- 15 drops of sandalwood, geranium and sesame oil tree, or add pine, rose and eucalyptus to the foam bath.
Indoor fragrance spray:
Add 10 drop of essential oil to 7 tablespoons of water to make an aromatic spray, and add 1 tablespoon of vodka or alcohol for preservation. If you don't like wine, you can leave it alone. However, shake well before use.
Apply to pillows:
Spray the pillow with 2-3 drops of essential oil. If you have insomnia, choose essential oils that help you relax. If you want to change your mood, you can try some interesting and sexy essential oils, such as ylang ylang, or switch to roses or jasmine, which are the most expensive essential oils.
Perfume:
The best perfume is often mixed with pure essential oils, especially the extract of flowers. Until recently, synthetic flavors have been applied to cheap perfumes. Making perfume requires various skills, so it is difficult to make it at home, just as it is difficult to find a substitute for alcohol. If you like pure essential oils or compound essential oil, you can mix it with emulsion (3% dilution); It can also be mixed with high concentration (25%) and rubbed on the back of ears, knees, wrists and temples.
Xiangwan production:
Knead a small amount of clay into pills, drop in your favorite essential oil, and then put the clay pills into a perforated bottle, so that the clay will naturally release its fragrance after absorbing the essential oil. Aromatic pills made of bergamot or camphor tree can be used to drive away stupid insects.
Aromatic chowder:
Add a few drops of your favorite flower essential oil or any kind of aromatic essential oil to the jar to make a hodgepodge of dry tea or grass.
Handkerchiefs:
This is one of the most convenient ways to use essential oil, just drop 3-4 drops of essential oil on the handkerchief. This is also a good way to treat colds and headaches, which can keep your head clear at work.
Shoe rack:
Use lemon leaves to freshen the smell of cabinets: add 2 drops of pine or coriander essential oil to the inside of shoes to remove foot odor.
Dehumidifier:
You can add your favorite essential oil to the sink of the dehumidifier, or you can add 5 drops of essential oil to a small bowl of water and put it above the cooler to give off fragrance.
Bulb ring:
Use the heat of light bulb to release the fragrance of essential oil. Small bulb rings are usually made of magnetic or aluminum. Drop a few drops of essential oil above the light bulb, and the heat of the light bulb will slowly volatilize the essential oil.
Wood fuel:
About an hour before the wood burns, add a few drops of cypress, Chinese fir, pine or sandalwood essential oil to the wood. When the wood burns, it will release your favorite fragrance.
Essential oil candle:
Candles can be added with essential oil in advance, which will naturally fill the room with aromatic smell after lighting. You can also add essential oil to the oil lamp to achieve the same effect.
Hot compress:
Wet cotton cloth (such as a face towel, handkerchief or small towel), soak it in 1/4 pint of warm water, add 5- 10 drops of essential oil, take it out for a few minutes, wring it out and cover it on the wound until it gets cold. This is an effective treatment for cuts, abrasions, headaches (on the forehead) and redness.
Facial care oil:
Essential oil can be used as daily skin care products, and can be used on the face after being mixed with car oil with the concentration of 1%; When the concentration is 3%, it can be used on the whole body skin.