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Understanding the Science of Essential Oils
- maddyfloraremedia
- May 23, 2016
- 4 min read
Imagine yourself in the midst of a vast field of flowers, breathing in the fragrance and experiencing the profound impact of their scents.
You can envision that it feels so good and relaxes your mind and body. The scent of a flower can move you deeply and bring to mind your beautiful memories.
This is the healing power of essential oils in aromatherapy.
General Applications of Essential Oils
Essential Oils and Olfactory System
The Olfactory system represents all cells or organs that contribute to the sense of smell. Essential oils inhaled through the nose or mouth is also carried to the lungs helping you breathe with less difficulty. It calms the nerves and facilitates relaxation.
Essential Oils and Skin Absorption
There are different factors to consider in the absorption of essential oils through the skin.
The skin is semi-permeable, selecting only active ingredients to pass through the pores. Skin locations with greater concentrations of sweat glands and hair follicles tend to readily absorb essential oils.
Massaging the skin area first will increase circulation and the absorption of essential oil. Also, the application of heat on the skin will enhance the effect.
Essential Oils through Oral Ingestion
This however is NOT recommended for some essential oils can be toxic to the liver and kidney if taken orally. Gastric juices will chemically destroy most essential oils after swallowing. And there could be potential adverse effects when you are under medication.
Essential Oils within the plants
Each plant has specialized epidermal cells that form Glandular Trichromes. This gland is found in all plants, store and secretes essential oils from their vacuoles.
The image on the right, when viewed under the electronic microscope, shows a leaf covered with glandular trichromes. They are crystal-like structures with light colors. Each tube contains essential oils with complex composition and consists of different chemical constituents.
Some essential oils, depending on plants and what part, are produced abundantly and some in moderation. They are highly concentrated and evaporate quickly at or above room temperature leaving no visible marks or stains and scents.
Aside from the fact that these oils are important in aromatherapy, they also act as the defense mechanism of the plants. The oils produced by these plants are either to ward off their enemies or attract pollinators to survive.
Therapeutic Roles of Essential Oils
After careful collection, separation through distillation, extraction and expression or cold pressed methods, the purest essential oils are far more powerful and effective components especially from organically grown plants.
You can always make your own essential oils provided you observe stringent scientific methods in collection and preparation.
Perhaps the best approach is to buy a reliable brand like Flora Remedia which is 100% natural and carefully human-tested.
You can order these essential oils online at floraremedia.com.
Examples of Essential Oil Products
Lavender oil is proven to be beneficial for hair and skin treatment. It has regenerative properties which help your hair grow faster and healthier. It is often the main ingredient in most hair treatment solutions to cure hair loss and thinning, dandruff, dry scalp and others.
This treatment contains other enriching ingredients that keep your hair looking good and leaves no stains on your scalp and blonde hair.
These other ingredients which promote health and growth are peach oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, castor seed oil, rosemary essential oil, and vitamin E.
Detoxing means getting rid of bodily toxins which promotes negative thoughts, stress and anxieties.
This product contains antioxidants such as sunflower oil, safflower oil, green tea extract, grapefruit essential oil, rosemary essential oil, fennel essential oil, lemon essential oil, juniper essential oil, and vitamin E. When applied properly on your skin, it will make you feel cleansed, slim, and inspired.
This product assists in releasing unnecessary thoughts causing stress and anxieties. The supporting ingredients are fractionated (non scented) coconut oil, sweet orange, lime cold pressed, geranium, patchouli, ylang ylang complete, and rose otto. They are ideal for soothing and centering.
Roll on your pulse points to boost your mood if you are anxious or feeling down. This product has uplifting and refreshing scent that works against depression and can help balance out emotions.
Essential Oils that stand out to uplift mood are fractionated coconut oil (non scented), sweet orange essential oil, clove leaf essential oil, fennel sweet essential oil, cinnamon bark essential oil, cardamom essential oil, and black pepper essential oil.
Some can’t go anywhere without this essential oil. Even driving to work or long travel, these oils have stimulating and immune-boosting properties. This helps not only for jet lag, but also protects you from any colds and flu.
Antiseptic Oils included in this pulse point roll on are fractionated (non scented) coconut oil, eucalyptus radiata essential oil, rosemary essential oil, lemongrass essential oil, cajeput (tea Tree) essential oil, and peppermint essential oil.
This roll on will help you clear away dark clouds of bad moods. This reduces stress, anxieties. It stimulates the mind and calms nerves at the same time.
Deeply soothing ingredients aimed to ease away the pressures of the day are fractionated (non scented) coconut oil and rose geranium flower leaf and stem oil. These products give transformative actions to enhance your emotions, physical and mental well-being.
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