Cilantro does more than season the odd dish; it’s a great digestive support when it comes to indigestion and nausea and can relieve muscle pain and inflammation. A detox with cilantro and other essential oils also supports the detoxification of heavy metals and provides the body antioxidants, which help eliminate free radicals. When combined with…
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Lemon Disinfecting Spray
Did you know that you can use lemon essential oil to make your own lemon disinfecting spray? People are always looking for an alternative to cleaning products that are environmentally unsound and full of man-made chemicals. Perhaps that sounds like you. Consumer cleaning products are full of highly toxic spliced-together chemicals. Consider lemon essential oil…
5 Important Properties of Lemon Essential Oil
The d-limonene content of lemon essential oil is the soul of its restorative nature. Used traditionally as a cleanser, disinfectant, and purifying agent, lemon essential oil has long been utilized in cleaning. But when it comes to health of the body, its properties lend itself to skin care and its fresh, natural scent lifts and…
5 Ways to Use Grapefruit Essential Oil
This superior detoxifying agent serves to flush out the body’s toxins, disinfect and cleanse the skin, and lift spirits. The scent brightens emotion and relieves anxiety, while the high limonene content is a powerful supporter of skin issues. Use grapefruit whenever you’d like to lighten your mood, strengthen digestive or cardiovascular function, or promote energy….
Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe
This cool oil awakens the skin and the mind, relieving pain and sharpening mental cognition. Used by the ancient Egyptians and Romans in candy-making, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, there is no end to the wonders of peppermint. Therapeutically, its antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties help fortify the skin, while its scent calms stress and anxiety. Blended…
Bug Spray with Lemongrass Essential Oil
A natural pain reliever and circulatory stimulant, lemongrass was traditionally used in Chinese medicine to relieve sore muscles and joints. The aroma clarifies and heightens consciousness, while the antibacterial, antiseptic, antioxidant, antiviral, disinfectant, and astringent properties enable the oil to strengthen skin health and protect the immune system. But the uses of this oil do…
Using Grapefruit Essential Oil
Are you feeling the blues? Do you wish you had more energy and a positive outlook on life? Grapefruit will be a burst of sunlight on a cloudy day! Often referred to as the “forbidden fruit,” grapefruit offers a number of health benefits that fortify overall health. For instance, the oil possesses natural purifying and…
Using Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender is renowned for its soothing and calming scent, an aromatic note which helps ease anxiety and stress. With its antiseptic, disinfectant, and anti-inflammatory properties, the gentle oil has a history of use in relieving skin irritations, including burns, cuts, bruises, rashes, and innumerable skin conditions. Moreover, the grounding and mentally balancing aroma fortifies mental…
How Aromatherapy Benefits Your Nervous System
Some essential oils, through either massage or aroma, quickly treat the nervous system. Since the nervous system closely links the mind and body, the oils that influence your nerves have multiple benefits. Clary sage, lavender, melissa, chamomile, juniper, marjoram and rosemary all have calming, sedative, analgesic and/or antiseptic properties. They calm the nerves that trigger…
Eucalyptus for Easy Breathing
Eucalyptus essential oil may well be the first essential oil you ever experienced. It is often used to clear breathing and fortify respiratory function; eucalyptus oil offers a number of health benefits. For instance, the oil possesses natural cleansing and purifying properties that help protect against environmental threats. Eucalyptus oil supports immune system function, which…