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How to Use Essential Oils As a Quick Pick Me up


Essential oils can help with physical conditions, rejuvenate the skin, eliminate waste, alleviate stress, enhance your mood, restore vitality and facilitate the regeneration of new, healthy cells. Try working them into your daily routine for refreshing and calming results.

Steps

1. Make a scented compress for your face and neck by adding five drops of a preferred oil to a bowl of warm water.
2. Soak a washcloth in the water and then apply to your face and neck as a compress for five minutes. Repeat three times.
3. Pat dry with a soft towel and finish with an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory facial splash and moisturizer.
4. Use a body scrub in the shower or bath. This salt scrub will exfoliate dead skin cells, cleanse the pores and help your body get rid of any toxins.
5. Mix an ounce of ground sea salt with 10 or so drops of your favorite essential oil. Add water and make a paste so it spreads easily. Apply it to your entire body with big circular strokes.
6. Wash your hair with a oil-scented shampoo.
7. Add 1/2 ounce of lavender to sixteen ounces of shampoo. For oily hair, add 1/2 ounce of lemongrass or rosemary to 16 ounces of shampoo. Essential oils can also make invigorating scalp massages. Rosemary is good for this.


Tips

* If you have a choice of essential oils to choose from, select one that suits your mood and purpose. There are many to choose from.
* If you are desparking stress levels, choose soothing oils like lavender, chamomile, jasmine, sandalwood and ylang-ylang.
* Good revitalizing and energizing oils are peppermint, eucalyptus, rosemary, basil and juniper. The aroma can also provide psychological and physical benefits too!

Warnings

* Never (with the possible exception of Tea Tree,[melaleuca alternifolia] and Lavender) apply the oils directly on your face or skin without diluting first in a neutral oil such as almond, grapeseed, or olive oil. Consult a book on herbal medicine for the proportions.