ALL ABOUT ESSENTIAL OIL

 

   

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Rose Oil

Rose oil, meaning either rose otto (attar of rose, attar of roses) or rose absolute, is the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose. Rose ottos are extracted through steam distillation.  rose oils are still perhaps the most widely used essential oil in perfumery....read more

Sandalwood Oil

sandalwood oil  , santal oil  a viscid oily liquid with a characteristic odor and taste, distilled with steam from the dried heartwood of Santalum album (sandalwood); a common essential oil potentially toxic to the kidneys. Sandalwood has been valued for centuries for its fragrance, woodworking and for various purported medicinal qualities.... read more

Jasmine Oil

Jasmine essential oil has a sweet and floral aroma. It has many healing properties than are very useful it is used as an anti-inflammatory agent, as an antiseptic and as a sedative. It may be blended with other herbs such as bergamot, Clary sage, frankincense, geranium, lime, lemon balm, rose, rosewood and sandalwood. When blended with these herbs its provides many different ways to promote the bodys natural way of healing... read more

Lavender Oil

Our Kashmir Lavender are quite unique and beautiful and are the favorite Lavenders of some of our customers. Lavender oil is a very safe and much loved essential oil. It can be used for a broad array of ailments; burns, insect stings, headaches, calming formulas, cold formulas, etc.... read more

Useful note

• Sandalwood powder combined with rosewater can be used as a mask to treat acne. Combine 2 teaspoons of sandalwood with enough rosewater to make a spreadable mixture. Spread it evenly on your face and leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Rinse with tepid water. This is also a pleasantly cooling treatment for acne on the chest and back.

Antiviral Essential Oils

Pure essential oils have been used as antiviral and anti bacterial agents over the centuries. Even though essential oils were used extensively as an anti virus substance, there was no scientific evidence to prove this claim. Of late, evidence for the effectiveness of essential oils against bothbacteria and viruses has steadily accumulated and proper scientific investigations have been conducted since the 1950's.

A number of essential oils are proven effective against a variety of viruses including Herpes Simplex I, Herpes Zoster (shingles), some strains of influenza virus, adenovirus, glandular fever, viral enteritis, viral enterocolitis, viral hepatitis, viral neuritis, polio, cowpox, human rhinovirus Type II, Newcastle Disease, mumps, parainfluenza virus 1,, and 3, and even HIV-1.

In 1980, the French surgeon Dr. Jean Valnet cured serious case of shingles and influenza using a mixture of essential oils. He used certain oils like pine, thyme, lemon are still used as antivirals in clinical aromatherapy. A decade later, Drs. Franchomme and Peneol reported similar success using essential oils to fight viral infections.

Many tests have been conducted in recent times. In some of these tests, specific components of essential oils have been isolated. These components were found to have antiviral properties. Anethole, carvone, beta-caryophyllene, citral, eugenol, limonene, linalool, and linalyl acetate are a few of the compounds that have displayed such curative properties.

Mainstream American medicine has largely ignored research into the antiviral effects of essential oils. However, many companies in Europe involved in the development of natural alternatives to synthetic medicines have enthusiastically adopted such research activities. Patents have been filed abroad for antiviral preparations based on essential oils. Commercial antiviral preparations employing essential oils have been available for many decades in the European markets.

Essential Oils Warning

Modern scientific evidences have proven that essential oils have both emotional and medical benefits. Through scientific research and greater awareness, we have started to appreciate nature's blessings.

Aromatherapy is an example of a healing method once considered an alternative therapy that has since found its way into mainstream medicine. Most of us are not even aware that we are already practicing aromatherapy in our daily existence. When we stroll through a garden full of herbs and flowers or when we light a scented candle while taking a bath, we are already practicing aromatherapy. Almost all of our bath products contain some essential oils.

Nowadays, this practice is quite popular owing to its availability and ease of use, not to mention its effectiveness.

The essential oils used in aromatherapy can either be used alone or in pairs to make a desired effect. Prior to their use, we should know the effects of these oils on the body and how they really work.

These essential oils can be found in various plant parts such as twigs, leaves, flowers and bark, and even in the fruit rind. Basil is found in the leaves, sandalwood is extracted from wood, while rose comes from flowers.

The methods used for the extraction of these essential oils are both time-consuming and costly. The whole procedure requires a high level of expertise. For instance, to produce just four to five teaspoons of oil, we need around two hundred and twenty pounds of roses.

Pure essential oils are very expensive, based on the amount of plant material required to produce them, yet they are so highly concentrated and effective that just a few drops will give you your desired effect.

Synthetic oils may be purchased at a more affordable price, but they are devoid of the healing efficacy of natural oils.