Essential Oils For Beginners - 7 Tips For Getting Started Safely With Essential Oils
By Kathryn Caywood, LLC
Essential oils will be a new experience for many people this year. Some people will buy their first bottle at a craft fair, a new age shop, the health food store, or on eBay. If you are interested in quickly learning more about using them safely, I invite you to read the seven tips below.
1. Essential oils can do much more than just smell good.
They can affect the mind, body, and spirit. When you apply an oil for some physical discomfort, it may affect how you feel emotionally or psychologically.
2. People of all ages can benefit from essential oils.
Babies, toddlers, school children, teens, college students, adults, pre-menopausal and menopausal women, retirees, the elderly. Some people even use essential oils on their pets, plants and for pest control.
3. Quality is very important.
Even if you are just using oils for fun, it is smart to use top quality oils. Top quality essential oils give the Latin name of the oil somewhere on the label. They will also say either 100% pure therapeutic grade, A.F.N.O.R., or I.S.O.
Why is this so important? Here is just one example. Lavender is known for its burn healing qualities, but a less-than-top-quality lavender oil can make the burn worse!
4. Use common sense.
5. There are hundreds of ways to use essential oils.
The most common way to use oils is to inhale them, either from the bottle, as a perfume, in a necklace, or from a diffuser. Another way is to apply them to the skin. Essential oils can also be used around the house for a variety of things, including cleaning. "The Essential Oils Desk Reference" is many people's favorite resource for guidance in using the oils safely and effectively.
6. Essential oils can be used anywhere, any time.
At home, at work, at school, in the car, in church or temple, in hospitals (the enlightened ones), in airplanes and boats, out in the yard, at parties. You get the idea! And there are lots of opportunities for using oils from the moment you get up until you put your head on the pillow tonight!
7. Have fun!
Once you have your first oils - and I recommend starting with seven - learn a bit about them, and then discover your own favorite ways of using them. Where do you see yourself using essential oils? And how will you be using them? Have fun with this information. It's not intended to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure any health concern for which you should consult a doctor. Rather, its intent is to open the windows of a world of new possibilities from the world of essential oils.
For more tips and tools on using essential oils, I invite you to visit http://www.EssentialOilsLady.com Would you like to get in on my free monthly newsletter filled with tips and tools for using essential oils? Visit http://www.EssentialOilsLady.com/newsletter.htm And when you're ready to get started using essential oils, I invite you to visit http://www.EssentialOilsProducts.com and look for the Essential 7 Kit.
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DISCLAIMER: The content presented in this website is for informational purposes only.
It is not intended to diagnose, treat or prescribe for any health condition.
Consult with your certified health professional for guidance in all health conditions.
This information refers only to essential oils that are labeled as “Pure 100% therapeutic grade essential oils.”
Although certain of these essential oils have been classified as the FDA as GRAS (generally regarded as safe),
as food additives, or as dietary supplements, some essential oils should be used with caution.
The best resource for usage and safety information is the “Essential Oils Desk Reference.”