If you do not want to getburn essential oils, Remember, memorize or write down the four most important rules for the application of essential oils:
• Rule number one: never apply pure (ie, undiluted) essential oils on the skin and mucous membranes, and has certainly not take them inside, without studying their properties and effects.
• Rule number two: if the essential little gets into the eyes, the first wipe their greasy base oil, and then rinse thoroughly with water.
• Rule number three: before you start to use any oil, find out about their allowable concentration.
• Rule number four: Keep essential oils out of the reach of children.
If you comply with these requirements,burn essential oils you will not be.
There are several ways of application of essential oils, and in each case it is necessary to observe the desired concentration.
1. The outer way. That is, it shall mean rubbing, compresses, massage, bath. Also, this addition of oils, creams, masks, mixing them with other basic and essential oils. In short, all the things that women do to care for hair and skin. Most often,burn essential oils get it when applied externally, when exceeding the permissible concentration of oil.
2. To disinfect the air, creating a favorable atmosphere in the room. Although burns oil such use impossible, it is still important to observe concentration.
3. By inhalation, the use of aromatic lamps.
The concentration of essential oil for external use
For rubbing and massage is usually enough just a couple of drops of oil. JustLady recalls that it must be diluted in a carrier oil. If massage therapy, the concentration of the oil should not exceed 1-2%, with preventive - 0, 3-0, 5%. If these concentrations are exceeded, it is possible to obtainburn essential oils.
To make it easier to calculate the concentration, remember the following:
• 1 tablespoon - a 15 ml;
• One teaspoon holds 5 ml of base oil;
• 1 drop of essential oil - is 0, '02
To make a 2% concentration -ing essential oil to 1. EM should be diluted in 1 ml of base. That is, one teaspoon of bases necessary to add 5 drops of essential oils. For preventive massage and massage for cosmetic purposes concentration must be reduced by 5 times.
The concentration of the mixture of essential oils is calculated on the same principle:
Essential oils are mixed, and one drop of the mixture is diluted in 5 ml (1 tsp) of the base oil. For the treatment - the concentration is 5 times higher.
How not to get burned in the essential oil of aromatic bath
Those women who took fragrant and relaxing bath with essential oils, know what a wonderful feeling it gives: Updates, purification, bliss .... It is not only luxurious smell pleasant, but also health benefits. However, the bath can also be a source of grief, if properly calculate the concentration of essential oils or compositions thereof. If you do not follow the concentration and add oil "by eye", ie, the risk of gettingburn essential oils. Journal JustLady warn you to avoid this, be sure to pre-FE solution. If you add undiluted EM, it can be formed inflammation, skin irritation or burns.
Remember that EM does not dissolve in water. It may be an illusion that nothing bad will happen. Well, in fact, just a few drops on the whole bath. But the fact is that the oil does not dissolve and the film settles on the surface of the water. And so it turnsburn essential oils. What dissolve EM bath? This can be a honey cream, milk, yogurt, alcohol. With regard to base it is not desirable to dilute the oil mixture of ether and the base still remains as a film on the water surface.
How to calculate the concentration of EM bath
The rule is: EM concentration should not exceed the allowable dose. Each essential oil has its own limit concentration, so the choice of oil or compounding necessary to consider it. Aromatherapist Leonova NS in his book "Aromatherapy for Beginners" recommends this option: 1 drop of EM 10 liters of water.
JustLady Please note that when taking a bath with essential oils need to follow some rules:
• Prior to the bathroom to take a shower with soap and water;
• The first time to take a bath no more than 10 minutes;
• The water temperature should not exceed 38 ° C;
• Do not take a bath after eating or drinking alcohol;
• Aromatherapy baths are contraindicated for cancer, bleeding, epilepsy, purulent infections of the skin.
What to do if you had a certain amount of essential oil adheres to your body? If you feel that your skin start to burn, do not need to frantically spread the oil. Take a tissue and gently pat the skin with oil. Then take the fat base oil or cream, put it in place with Phyto, then lather your skin with soap and rinse thoroughly with water. Repeat this several times until the butter is completely deleted from the skin.
As can be seen, if aromatherapy approached wisely, keeping in mind the safety, nothing bad will happen. Phyto use to his advantage!
Alice Terentyeva
Women's magazine JustLady