Don't know which products to eat to reach your health goals?
Find out in less than a minute by making your personalized diagnosis.
Aromatherapy is an ancestral alternative medicine, inherited from ancient Egypt. This therapeutic method, rediscovered in the 20th century, uses essential oils for medicinal purposes. Aromatherapy is a branch of naturopathy. It aims to strengthen and heal the vital energies: physical, mental and emotional.
Aromatherapy is based on alternative treatments, exclusively natural, based on plant extracts. Phytotherapy, on the other hand, uses the entire plant (root, stem, leaf …)
Essential oils are used for preventive, curative and relaxing purposes. (They hide much more than their bewitching smells!)
The aromatic compounds extracted from plants are recognized for their many virtues: antiseptic, energizing, soothing. Essential oils are essential and we explain why! Essential oils have the answer to everything: Headache, stomach, asthma, cough, irritation, acne, insomnia, stress? Don’t panic, we have the solution.
What is an essential oil?
The essential oil is obtained following the extraction of the plant. Unlike classic vegetable oils (olive, sunflower, etc.), it does not contain any fats. It can contain more than a hundred molecules (just that!)
There are 3 extraction processes to obtain this miracle oil: Cold pressure for citrus peel, solvent extraction for fragile flowers and steam distillation is the most common process.
How to use essential oils?
Essential oils can be used internally, externally or by air.
- Internal use: The oil can be ingested mixed with honey, vegetable oil or in the form of capsules.
External use: The oil can be applied directly to the skin or combined with a massage oil.
For local skin application: 2 to 3 drops on the affected area. Be careful, some oils are irritating to the skin (including cinnamon, lemongrass, cloves, holy basil)
In massage: add a few drops to your oil/cream.
In rubbing: 3 or 4 drops on the temples for migraines and headaches.
By air: The oil is diffused into the air.
In diffusion: pour a few drops into a diffuser in order to purify the air.
The essential oils are very concentrated, it is recommended to respect the indicated dosages. (So don’t abuse it!)
Essential oils: The essentials
Are you new to essential oils? No problem, we have selected the essentials for you!
Tea tree: anti-bacterial, antiviral and anti-parasitic
• Effective treatment for skin infections (acne, fungi, sores)
• Oral hygiene (sores, gingivitis)
• Against mental fatigue, stress
• ENT infections (angina, ear infections, sinusitis)
• Improves venous circulation
Lemon eucalyptus: anti-inflammatory and anti-pain
* Joint pain (rheumatism, inflammation, osteoarthritis)
* Tendonitis, lower back pain
• Skin irritations (shingles, pruritus, itching)
* Flies and mosquitoes
Peppermint: stimulating, toning and rebalancing
* Digestion problems, nausea, liver attack
* Against fatigue
* Sciatica, arthritis, rheumatism, migraines, headaches
* Pain, itching, insect bites
• Stuffy nose
• Motion sickness
Lavender: healing, purifying and soothing
• Sunburns, burns, wounds
• Insect and jellyfish stings
• Skin problems: acne, psoriasis, fungi, ulcers, sores
• Headaches, migraines
Laurier noble: antiseptic and anti-inflammatory
• Oily skin, oily hair, dandruff
• Skin infections (abscesses, fungi, boils)
• Bronchitis, blocked nose, asthma
• Oral problems (sores, gingivitis, toothaches, caries)
• Muscle and joint pain, sciatica
Bonus: Concentration, stress and self-confidence
Lemon: toning and regulating
• Immune fatigue
• Digestive, hepatic, pancreatic disturbance
• Cellulite, lymphatic drainage
• Skin care (rash, boils, warts, herpes)
Some precautions
Essential oils are very powerful, it is necessary to follow certain precautions of use. As a general rule, sensitive areas such as eyes, nose, ears and mucous membranes must be avoided.
They can also create allergic reactions, always start with a light application to avoid redness and irritation.
Essential oils are not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women and children without medical advice. In case of medical treatment, the advice of a doctor is also recommended.
Don't know which products to eat to reach your health goals?
Find out in less than a minute by making your personalized diagnosis.