Essential oils

Black Oud essential oil is often associated with the spiritual.

• It is useful for treating emotional, nervous and psychological problems.
• It has the ability to induce a deep mediator state and is widely recognized for its aphrodisiac properties or to fight insomnia.
• Black Oud essential oil improves mental clarity while relieving neurotic and obsessive behaviors and eliminating negative energies.

Properties:

• Anti-inflammatory
• Antibacterial
• Antiepileptic
• Antiasthmatic
• Digestive tonic
• Aphrodisiac
• Calming
• Relaxing

Uses:

• Put a few drops on a cloth or a small stone to perfume the room.
• Apply 1 drop to warm areas of the body (back of ears, back of your neck, or inside of your wrists) and your scent will last longer.

Cautions:

• Do not use in pregnant or lactating women, and in sensitive subjects (epileptics and allergy sufferers in particular).
• Keep out of the reach of children.

Refreshing, the essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus is known for its multiple virtues on the respiratory system (asthma, sinusitis, bronchitis and cough).

• Powerful, traditionally used to clear the breath.
• Purifying, helps fight winter ailments such as flu, colds, earaches, sore throats and muscle aches.

Properties:

• Anticatarrhal expectorant, powerful and mucolytic thanks to its richness in eucalyptol and alpha-pinene.
• Antibacterial
• Antifungal
• Antiviral
• Antiseptic air
• Positive
• Refreshing

Uses: (in adults)

• In case of friction in case of bronchitis, wet cough: put 1 drop of essential oil of eucalyptus globulus in 4 drops of vegetable oil.
• Apply this mixture to the chest 4 times a day for 5 to 7 days.
• Inhalation: Place 3 neat drops on a tissue and then breathe.

Cautions: Do not use during the first three months of pregnancy and during lactation, nor in children under 6 years of age. Keep out of the reach of children.

Peppermint essential oil stimulates and invigorates the body and mind.

• Thanks to its fresh and pleasant smell, it is known to help combat nausea, motion sickness, headaches, rheumatism, rhinitis, sinusitis... as well as bad breath.
• Refreshing, it is also used to relieve itching and stimulate blood circulation.
• It also combats hair loss and reduces the risk of alopecia.

Properties:

• Tonic and digestive, pancreatic and nervous stimulant
• Anesthetic – Analgesic
• Refreshing
• Anticatarrhal, expectorant, mucolytic
• Nasal decongestant
• Promotes liver and prostate function.
• Bactericidal and fungal action
• Intestinal and urinary anti-inflammatory
• Tonic and stimulating

Uses:

• Peppermint essential oil is potent, with a high menthol and menthone content, so it should not be used lightly. It is irritating to the skin, so it is essential to dilute it in a vegetable oil when applying it to your skin.

Through the skin: Use a maximum of 1 or 2 drops on the skin. This essential oil provides a cold effect. Wash your hands immediately after use to avoid the risk of getting it in your eyes. For the hair: To combat hair loss and therefore reduce alopecia. Preparation:

• In a 50 ml bottle, mix 45 drops of Ylang Ylang essential oil, 15 drops of peppermint essential oil, and 4 tablespoons of argan oil.
• Apply this treatment from the ends of the hair to the roots.
• Leave the treatment on for 30 minutes -Rinse and shampoo.

To use as a shampoo:

• In a 50 ml bottle, put a few centimeters of shampoo, add 5 drops of Ylang Ylang essential oil with 5 drops of Mint and complete the rest of the bottle with your shampoo.
• Massage your scalp with this treatment, leave it on for 2-3 minutes and rinse.

Cautions: In no case can it be used by pregnant or lactating women, children under 6 years of age and people with epilepsy.

Rich in mirtenyl acetate, red myrtle essential oil is traditionally recognized for its antispasmodic properties (stomachaches, spasmodic enterocolitis, etc.).

• Contains circulatory active ingredients known to help restore light legs (large varicose veins legs).
• Depurative, it is also known to ease breathing (respiratory congestion) such as bronchitis, sinusitis, wet cough.

Properties: Venous, lymphatic and respiratory decongestant (tones the venous walls and helps improve blood circulation and relieves inflammation of the respiratory axis).

• Antiespasmodic - Antiinfective - Antiseptic
• Expectorant and mucolytic
• Cleansing – Soothing – Relaxing
• Physical and mental balance
• Adaptogen: rebalance the nervous system.

Uses:

• Skin application: dilute 1 essential drop of red myrtle with 4 drops of a vegetable oil, then apply and massage the affected area.
• For respiratory infections: dilute 1 drop of essential oil with 4 drops of vegetable oil, then apply to the back, spine, and soles of the feet.
• For tobacco cough: apply the same mixture (above) to the chest and upper back, 4 times/day until better.
• For the legs: massage this mixture into your legs working your way up towards your heart.

Inhalation:

• Moist inhalation: Dilute a few drops of red myrtle essential oil in a bowl of hot water, then inhale the vapors.
• Dry inhalation: apply a few drops on a handkerchief or handkerchief then breathe occasionally.

Cautions:

• Not recommended for pregnant women (especially during the first 3 months of pregnancy) or lactation.
• Not recommended for children under 6 years of age.
• Keep out of the reach of children.
• As a general rule of thumb, always test apply your preparation to the bend of the elbow before use.