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Aromatherapy Tips #1: How to Use All the Essential Oil in the Bottle

If you’re like me, you struggle to get every last drop of essential oil out of the bottle.

And especially when it comes to the more expensive oils like rose, sandalwood, and jasmine, I don’t want to waste anything. Every drop is expensive.

I came up with an easy solution to using those last few stubborn drops. You can hear it in the one-minute video below. [Read more…]

5 Ways To Use Essential Oils for Relaxation

If you’re human, you’ve been stressed. Whether it’s an accumulation of little irritants or an unexpected tragedy, stress has reared its ugly head in your life. It’s no respecter of persons. Almost every age group is vulnerable to certain stressors.The question is, How do you handle it? [Read more…]

Tea Tree Essential Oil Foot Bath

Tea Tree and Lemongrass Essential Oil Foot Bath

Recipe Type: Aromatherapy

Author: Jane VanOsdol

A tea tree oil and lemongrass foot bath will refresh and pamper your feet.

Ingredients

1/2 cup of Epsom Salt or Sea Salt
5 drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil
2 drops of Lemongrass Essential Oil
Basin or bowl of water large enough for your feet
[b]*Note:[/b] People with diabetes or high blood pressure need to consult with their doctor to see if it is safe for them to do a salt bath.

Instructions

Add the essential oils to the salt and stir until it’s evenly dispersed. Fill basin half way with warm or cool water. Add the salt mixture and stir until dissolved. Soak feet for 15 minutes.

Notes

[b]Tea tree oil[/b] is antimicrobial, antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, decongestant, expectorant, immune-stimulant, and neurotonic.[br][br][b]Lemongrass[/b] is analgesic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiseptic, and antiviral.

What Is Aromatherapy?

If room sprays, bath salts, and essential oils come to mind when you hear the word aromatherapy, you’re on par with what most people probably think. Aromatherapy, however, is much more than just a pleasing aroma or beauty product. It is a true healing modality whose potential is just being realized in the Western world.

Jade Shutes, founder and director of education of The East-West School for Herbal and Aromatic Studies, defines the term in the following way on the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy’s website:

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