| Aromatherapy With Crystal | |
| Crystal | These oils come from plants. Essential oils have antiseptic & antibiotic properties. Essential Oils have been around since biblical times. The 3 Wise men bought Jesus Frankincense & Myrrh. Did you know many of our modern day medicines are derived from plants? |
| Merrilee | I did |
| Crystal | There are many ways to use essential oils, you can inhale them, use them in the bath, diffuse them,use them as compresses, use a massage, make own perfumes. Only 100 essential oils have therapeutic value |
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| Crystal | Most of the oils sold in the US are absolute. Our sense of smell is affects our emotional lives. |
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| Crystal | It regulates our pituitary gland |
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| Crystal | Scientists in the US are just now discovering the value of aromatherapy. People in the Western countries have known their value for ages, along with herbs. |
| Crystal | any questions before I go any further? |
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| Merrilee | what's absolute? |
| Stones77 | yes, could you explain what you meant earlier about diffusing ? |
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| Merrilee | I think diffusing is heating the oil so that the scents are released into the air |
| Crystal | An absolute is an essential oil that has been diluted. |
| ns | or using an electric diffusers which sort of squirts it into the air |
| Merrilee | ty |
| Ns | ahhh |
| Ns | do they have to label them as such? |
| whorsew | I thought an absolute was not diluted |
| Ns | or do we just assume they are dilute? |
| Crystal | It has so many other things added to it that it has NO real allure |
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| Crystal | When you smell them they make you gag |
| Ns | but what do the labels say? |
| newmepixe | also interested in the label question |
| judith | so single oils are not dilute |
| Crystal | A diffuser is a mine that adds essential oils to & it disperses them into the air. You can dilute the oils with a carrier oil before using them, but you should buy them as 100% essential oil. |
| Crystal | We will go into carrier oils later Many oils on the market say they are pure but are not. Your nose is usually your best judge |
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| Crystal | Also if you can get a bottle of Lavender oil for $5-$6 its not pure oil |
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| Crystal | Distilling essential oils are not cheap. |
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| Crystal | Aromatherapy will not cure a major illness or psychological ailment but it will affect your mood, & help relieve stress. The oils have helped my arthritis & migraines. |
| Crystal | The reason aromatherapy is being rediscovered is because our society is starting to get health conscious. People are more receptive these days to alternative healing without conventional medicine. Aromatherapy relieves stress helps people to gize or relax themselves so it's great for our hectic way of life |
| Crystal | This exposure to aromatherapy & essential is both good & bad. Good because essential oils have therapeutic qualities & are wonderful. But bad because many people are misinformed. Many products are mislabeled. There are many good aromatherapy books out & I will send anyone who wants a list one. |
| whorsew | can I ask a question |
| Crystal | We have all experienced aromatherapy whether we knew it or not. When we bought our new cars or homes or even our laundry detergent. Most real estate agents tell sellers to have homes smelling pretty. |
| Crystal | whorse how can I help you |
| whorsew | What is the difference between an otto and an absolute |
| Crystal | Most detergents are lemon scented because we tend to associate citrus with cleanliness |
| Crystal | I'm really not sure white but I think an otto & absolute are the same. I will find out. |
| whorsew | ty |
| Crystal | Does anyone have any other questions |
| Crystal | Do you want to know some of the different oils or do you want to hear about recipes for on Valentines Day? |
| newmepixe | How did you choose the methods that helped your arthritis and migraines? |
| Ns | yes, what oil for arthritis? |
| newmepixe | Vday too |
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| Merrilee | How do they regulate the pituitary gland? |
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| Crystal | Pixie for the arthritis I have experimented with many blends |
| Crystal | Birch has helped the best |
| Ns | I have had a bit of success with oregano but am not sure if I have arthritis in my finger or just pain |
| whorsew | I was taught that the absolute was complete, perfect and pure, that it was the method that was used to distill that cause by products such as alcohols, esters, hydrocarbons, aldehydes, acids, terpene alcolhols, ketones, phenols and such, but the end product is pure that absolutes are by distilling and otto is by solvent extractions, these methods are only used on plants that carry little oils such as rose. |
| Crystal | I have started using Oregano for my thyroid as the other oils |
| Crystal | I used hadn't been successful for me even |
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| Ns | well, I stopped using it anyway as I didn't want to smell like food all day! use it a bit at night |
| newmepixe | what is solvent extractions? |
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| whorsew | solvent is a product that will break down the plant enough so the oils can be separated which cannot be done by a press as it is with other plants. Anyway I was wondering if you might check this out crystal and give me some information on it |
| newmepixe | ty whw - so does this affect 100% - is that what your asking about otto? |
| whorsew | would be thankful |
| Merrilee | how do scents regulate the pituitary gland? |
| whorsew | no i just want to know if what i have been taught is correct or not |
| whorsew | if that is the difference between the two |
| whorsew | i know an third ounce of rose absolute or otto cost about $48 |
| newmepixe | what do you use rose for? |
| whorsew | and wondered which is best to buy, the otto or the absolute |
| Merrilee | ouch, the price |
| Crystal | I will get you the info whw |
| whorsew | i use it for incense making and candles mainly and because i like my house to smell like roses |
| whorsew | ty crystal |
| newmepixe | nice |
| whorsew | good oils cost a bit of money that is true but they go along ways |
| Crystal | A drop or 2 will go a long way |
| whorsew | sure will |
| Crystal | less is better with essential oils |
| whorsew | what do you use mainly as your base oil crystal |
| Crystal | I use different carrier bass but my favorites are sesame seed & Almond |
| whorsew | i personally like sweet almond oil |
| Crystal | Does anyone want me to give the aphrodisiac info |
| Judith | I use the almond oil also |
| Crystal | almond |
| Stones77 | i do |
| whorsew | body seems to absorb the almond oil well |
| Crystal | yes most people like it |
| Merrilee | yes on the aphro, but what about the pituitary |
| Crystal | I have so much info thats its very hard to do it in as chat |
| Stones77 | how about a regular aromatherapy chat then crystal? sneakily smiling here. |
| Crystal | The reason the oils help our pituitary or other glands |
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| Crystal | is because they go directly onto our skins & get into our cells. |
| ladyhawk | i also have some kewl recipes on making massage oils bath salts etc if anyone is interested let me know |
| Crystal | I also use a lot of the oils for foot reflexology |
| Crystal | I have foot charts that I can send |
| ladyhawk | got it merrilee |
| newmepixe | ladyhawk il love those recipes thanks |
| Crystal | I find the feet a great place to use the oils |
| Stones77 | crystal, i would like that as well. |
| Crystal | Its amazing how they connect to the rest of us |
| whorsew | i also think this would make a good post in the forum |
| Crystal | LOL getting Alzheimer |
| ladyhawk | your doing great crystal |
| Crystal | glad you mentioned that whiteh |
| newmepixe | yeah crystal - enjoying it |
| Crystal | I was going to ask I could start a workshop course in the forum |
| whorsew | might get in on next months contest with it as this months one is almost over |
| whorsew | bet you would get alot of hits |
| Merrilee | ty Crystal |
| Judith | that would be interesting |
| Crystal | I would also have chats but this way people wouldn't have an idea of what was going on |
| Crystal | We could have a different week for mind, body, spirit |
| Crystal | romance plenty of ways to use aromatherapy |
| Crystal | contest???????? |
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| newmepixe | do tell! ;-) |
| Crystal | I'm now going to do romance LO get ready |
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| whorsew | we have contest in the forum now |
| Crystal | I didn't know that white |
| Merrilee | the different weeks for mind, body and spirit sounds fab |
| whorsew | those who start a post win a prize, this months ends on the 18th |
| Judith | yes then chat about it at the end of series |
| whorsew | winner gets one of my mother beads |
| Merrilee | I'm ready for romance |
| whorsew | next month stones is going to do a stone reading for the winner or something i think |
| Merrilee | Stone reading? |
| whorsew | you will have to wait for stones to get back in to explain it as i do not know what it is that she is offering next month |
| Crystal | Essential Oils affect the circulatory hormonal & nervous systems that's why they can be used as aphrodisiacs |
| Sandcastle | would enjoy the forum on mind, body and spirit |
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| newmepixe | ahhh pituitary |
| Crystal | Eo's present many different moods warmth, femininity re, spirituality |
| Crystal | EO's give you a sense of being & when you feel good you want romance |
The Making of Essential Oils &Absolutes
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