Secrets of Mind and Reality

Essential Oils

Although not many people realize it, almost all of us use essential oils at some point. Aromatic oils are used extensively in shampoos and other body care products, for example, and even in certain foods. Of course, there is a difference between using a pure essential oil extract and using something with many different ingredients. Many cleaning products, health and beauty products, and foods, have preservatives, artificial smells or flavors, and other ingredients that can dilute the effectiveness of essential oils.

I have been using herbal extracts for more than a decade, but I only really turned on to essential oils in the last few years. I used to really be into alternative medicine. I wouldn’t use the oils, but instead the herbs themselves. If I had a cold or flu, I would not go to the doctor or buy something at the local apothecary. Instead, I would go to the naturopath and get healing herbs. They seem to work fairly well as an alternative, but it really wasn’t that much different than taking medicine. I was still putting all sorts of supplements into my body without really understanding them.

When I discovered essential oils, it was in answer to a lot of unspoken questions I had. I knew that herbal healing was working well for me, and I wondered if there was a way to treat the symptoms I had without actually taking medications. Aromatherapy oils are great solution for this. Rather than taking a supplement, you can take an aromatherapy essential oil and simply smell it. You can put it in a diffuser, light a candle, or even put it on your skin. Instead of taking a medicine, you just inhale a little bit of aroma. Just the smell alone , it can sometimes make a big difference in how you feel.

Of course, essential oils aren’t good for everything. You really never should risk your health on an unfounded treatment, so if you have some kind of serious injury you should get direct medical attention. For example, don’t attempt to heal cancer or a broken leg through aromatherapy oils alone ! Nonetheless, they can be really effective as a compliment to therapy, or as a sole treatment for more minor conditions. I never have to take aspirin, antihistamines, or that sort of thing anymore because I can rub a bit of extract on my wrist, smell it a couple of times, and start to feel better.