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Aromatherapy
June 4, 2007 |
AROMATHERAPY CHART
BASIL…INVIGORATING OIL… GOOD FOR CLEARING MIND AND AIDING
CONCENTRATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN TIRED. A GOOD NERVE TONIC AFTER A
STRESSFUL DAY.
BERGAMOT….RELAXING AND REFRESHING. EXCELLENT FOR SKIN CARE,
ESPECIALLY OILY OR BLEMISHED SKIN. CITRUS AROMA.. .ADD ONE DROP TO COOLED BOILED WATER AS A MOUTH WASH.
CAJUPUT…A PENETRATING MEDICINAL CAMPHOROUS ODOUR, SIMILAR TO
EUCALYPTUS A VERY USEFUL OIL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS FOR ITS
CLEARING PROPERTIES .POWERFUL STIMULANT… USE WITH CAUTION AS IT CAN
CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION.
CEDARWOOD. .ONE OF THE MOST ANCIENT OILS.TRADITIONALLY USED AS A
FIXATIVE IN THE PERFUME INDUSTRY. SOOTHING WOODY AROMA HELPFUL FOR
OILY SKIN AND ITCHY SCALP. ADD TO FRAGRANCE JAR IN WARDROBES TO REPEL
MOTHS.
CHAMOMILE…IDEAL FOR SKIN CARE ESPECIALLY WHEN DRY.SOOTHING RELAXING
AROMA.CAN ALSO BE USED ON GREASY HAIR. IN MOISTURISER AFTER DEPILATION
TO SOOTH AND REPAIR SKIN.
CLARY SAGE…SOOTHING AND RELAXING.HELPFUL AT TIMES OF PRE MENSTRUAL
TENSION. IDEAL FOR MATURE SKIN AND GREASY HAIR. CLEAR
SWEET AROMA. EXCELLENT NERVE TONIC.
CYPRESS.. .A REFRESHING AROMA. NATURAL DEODORANT AND ASTRINGENT OFTEN
USED IN AFTERSHAVE.USEFUL FOR COMBATTING CELLULITE AND SWEATY FEET.
USEFUL DURING MENOPAUSE.
EUCALYPTUS. ..STRONG ANTISEPTIC. A WELL KNOWN WINTER OIL TRADITIONALLY
USED FOR IT’S PENETRATING CLEARING AROMA. BURN TO KEEP THE AIR GERM
FREE OR ADD TO MASSAGE OIL FOR A CLEARING CHEST RUB.
FRANKINCENSE.. .WARM SOOTHING AROMA.TRADITIONALLY BURNT AS AN AID FOR
MEDITATION.. .CREATED SPIRITUAL ATMOSPHERE.USEFUL SKIN CARE OIL.IDEAL
FOR MATURE SKIN (CLAIMED TO HAVE REJUVENATING PROPERTIES).
GERANIUM…A REFRESHING BALANCING OIL FOR BOTH MIND AND BODY THE
PLEASING FLOWERY AROMA IS WIDELY USED IN THE PERFUME INDUSTRY.
EXCELLENT FOR SKIN CARE AND A USEFUL INSECT REPELLENT ADD TO MASSAGE
OIL OR BATH FOR CELLULITE.
JUNIPER…ANTISEPTIC AND ASTRINGENT. IDEAL FOR OILY SKIN.ADD TO MASSAGE
OIL OR IN THE BATH FOR COMBATTING CELLULITE. MASSAGE INTO SCALP TO
ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HAIR.HAS A CLEANSING EFFECT ON THE BODY
LAVENDER.. .MILDEST BUT MOST EFFECTIVE OF ALL ESSENTIAL OILS CAN BE USED
NEAT, AS AN ANTISEPTIC AND IS EXCELLENT FOR SKIN CARE. RESTIVE, HELPS
RESTORE BALANCE AND ENCOURAGES SLEEP. ADD A FEW DROPS TO A FRAGRANCE
JAR BY THE BED.
LEMON.. . EXCELLENT ANTISEPTIC, REFRESHING AND UPLIFTING… USEFUL INSECT
REPELLENT AND HAIR RINSE… CAN BE USED TO LIGHTEN DULL STAINED HANDS OR
TO TONE AND CONDITION NAILS AND CUTICLES. . BLENDS WELL WITH OTHER OILS
LEMON GRASS… STRONG LEMONY AROMA, EXCELLENT FOR VAPOURISING TO
BANISH UNPLEASENT SMELLS, UPLIFTING AND REFRESHING… GOOD FOR TIRED
SWEATY FEET OR AS A RINSE FOR GREASY HAIR
MARJORAM.. .WARM COMFORTING OIL, USEFULTO TIRED MUSCLES AND IDEAL
AFTER SPORTS. . . SIMPLY ADD TO MASSAGE OIL AND USE AS A RUB. MASSAGE
ABDOMEN DURING MENSTRATION. A FEW DROPS IN A FRAGRANCE JAR WILL
ENCOURAGE SLEEP.
ORANGE… SOOTHING AND UPLIFTING, A WARM JOLLY OIL.. .ADD TO A WINTER
BATH, ENCOURAGES SLEEP. IDEAL WHEN VAPOURISED AND BLENDS WELL WITH
OTHER OILS.
PATCHOULI. . .A MUSKY EXOTIC OIL, PREVENTS DRY CHAPPED SKIN. ADD TO
SHAMPOO OR FINAL RINSE FOR DARK HAIR. MASSAGE INTO SCALP FOR DANDRUFF
OR USE AS A PERFUME
PEPPERMINT.. .CLEARING, PENATRATIVE ODOUR, INVIGORATING. IDEAL TRAVEL
COMPANION. USE TO BATH SWEATY FEET. AIDS DIGESTION AND IS A GOOD INSECT
REPELLENT. HAS A COOLING EFFECT ON THE BODY
PETITGRAIN. . . SIMILAR PROPERTIES TO NEROLI. PLEASANT REFRESHING AROMA.
IDEAL IN MASSAGE FOR ITS UPLIFTING QUALITIES. ADD TO FINAL RINSE TO
ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HAIR
ROSEMARY… THE MOST STIMULATING OF ALL OILS. AN IDEAL PICK ME UP. AIDS
MEMORY AND CLEAR THINKING. TRY A FEW DROPS ON A LIGHT BULB TO COMBAT
FATIGUE AND CLEAR A STUFFY ATMOSPHERE. ALSO A USEFUL HAIR TONIC AND
MUSCLE RUB.
ROSEWOOD . A PLEASANT LIGHT FLOWERY AROMA. RELAXING AND
DEODOURISING. ADD TO MASSAGE OIL TO HELP TO COMBAT TIRED MUSCLES
ESPECIALLY AFTER VIGOROUS EXERCISE. HAS A STEADYING EFFECT ON NERVES,
USEFUL DURING EXAMS
SANDALWOOD. .A RICH MUSKY OIL, TRADITIONALLY BURNT AS AN AID TO
MEDITATION, CREATES AN EXOTIC ATMOSPHERE. EXCELLENT FOR SKIN CARE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRY OR SENSITIVE. USEFUL FOR DRY AND DAMAGED HAIR AND
AS A BODY FRAGRANCE. ANTISEPTIC AND SOOTHING.
TEA TREE… POWERFUL ANTISEPTIC, IDEAL FOR VAPORISING TO KILL GERMS,
ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, USEFUL CLEANSING
AGENT FOR SKIN. HELPS COMBAT FOOT ODOUR. CAN BE USED AS A DISENFECTANT
OR TO KILL FLEAS ON PETS.
YLANG YLANG. . FLOWER OF FLOWERS; A SWEET EXOTIC OIL, LONG USED FOR ITS
SENSUAL PROPERTIES. SOOTHING AND RELAXING DURING TIMES OF TENSION.
IDEAL FOR DRY SKIN AS A HAIR RINSE. BLENDS WELL WITH LEMON AND BERGAMOT.
AROMATHERAPY USES
FOR BATHS.. .ADD 3 TO 6 DROPS OF ESSENTIAL OIL TO KOBASHI BATH BASE, SOAK
FOR UP TO 20 MINS ALLOWING THE OIL TO PENETRATE THE SKIN, WHILE ENJOYING
THE VAPOURS. ROSEMARY TO GET YOU GOING IN THE MORNING. YLANG YLANG AND
lAVENDER TO RELAX YOU IN THE EVENING
MASSAGE.. .ADD 3 DROPS OF ESSENTIAL OIL TO EVERY 6 ML OF KOBASHI BASE OIL
OR MOISTURISING LOTION. DO NOT EXCEED THE QUANTITIES GIVEN HERE.
CHAMONMJLE AND LAVENDER AFTER DEPLITION, YLANG YLANG AND SANDALWOOD
FOR A SENSOUS MASSAGE
PERFUME.. .TRY BLENDING GERANIUM AND ROSEWOOD FOR A PLESANT AROMA. FOR MEN, TRY CYPRESS IN TONER FOR AFTERSHAVE
VAPORISATION. . .ADD 4 TO 8 DROPS OF ESSENTIAL OIL TO THE BOWL OF A
KOBASHI BURNER. FILL WITH WATER AND PLACE OVER A NIGHT LIGHT. IDEAL FOR
BANISHING STRONG SMELLS. TRY ROSEMARY AND EUCALYPTUS TO KILL AIRBORNE
BACTERIA. LEMON GRASS TO CLEAR SMOKE AND CREATE A PLESANT ATMOSPHERE.
….. FOR VERY DRY & DAMAGED HAIR TRY YLANG YLANG AND SANDALWOOD. ADD 3 DROPS OF OIL TO 6 ML WARM BASED MASSAGE OIL, MASSAGE INTO SCALP, WRAP IN A WARM TOWEL FOR 20 MINS AND SHAMPOO OUT. FOR GREASY HAIR, TRY CHAMOMILE, AS A TONIC USE ROSEMARY AND JUNIPER.
SKIN & FACE ….. MIXING RATIO: 2 DROPS TO EVERY 6 ML BASE PRODUCT. USE
WITH KOBASHI CLEANER, TONER, MOISTURISER AND MASK TO CREATE YOUR OWN
PREPERATIONS.
HANDS & NAILS ….. . ADD 3 DROPS OF ESSENTIAL OIL TO WARMED KOBASHI BASE
MASSAGE OIL AND SOAK NAILS FOR 5 MINS. TRY TEA TREE WITH TONER TO
PREVENT NAIL BED INFECTION. PATCHOULI IN MOISTURISER TO PREVENT CHAPPED
HANDS.
KOBASHI BASES.. .ARE BLENDED USING VEGETABLE OILS, MAKING THEM SUITABLE
FOR VEGANS AND THOSE WITH SENSITIVE SKIN. AND ARE NEVER TESTED ON
ANIMALS.
KOBASHI. . .50 HIGH STREET, IDE, EXETER, DEVON, EX2 9RW.. TEL 01392 217628
Aromatherapy
Definition: a combination of body and face massage using essential oils extracted from plants. On one level it can be practiced as a sophisticated form of herbal medicine (as some oils can be taken internally) and on the other hand, it can be simply a relaxing beauty therapy.
Plant extracts have been used for centuries and have stood the test of time, but most modern drugs have only been with us for 50 yrs or less. Specifically, aromatherapy uses the essences from plants rather than the whole, or even part of the plants themselves. The essence of a plant is made up of aromatic oils that appear in the various parts of a given plant in differing amounts at various times of the day.
They can occur in the roots (for example, in calamus), the flower (lavender) the leaves (rosemary) the bark (sandalwood) and even in the resin (myrrh). They are even found in the rind of some fruit. The naturally occurring oils are formed in different parts of the plant, then circulated to that in the evening, the essence may be more concentrated in the flowers, and in the morning, in the leaves. In the plants themselves, essential oils act as pesticides, ffingicides and bactericides, whilst some have hormone like properties.
Aromatic oils are widely used in modern society, in food, toiletries and pharmaceuticals, and are also widely found in components of tonics, hair oils, inhalants and many other patent medicines. It takes 2,000 pounds of rose petals to produce one pound of rose oil and it cannot be made in laboratories.
The history of essences is long and distinguished; the Egyptians, did most for aromatherapy (although they didn’t call it this) thousands of years ago at the same time the Chinese were developing acupuncture. When Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened in 1922, many scent pots were found, which showed that frankincense and myrrh were widely used by the rich of the day. The Greeks and the Romans also used plant oils for healing. A Frenchman while working in his laboratory burnt his hand while conducting an experiment; he doused his hand in a bowl of lavender oil and was astonished at the speed with which his hand was healed. Another Frenchman in 1938 reported excellent results in the treatment of skin cancer, gangrene and wound healing. It was used in WW2 for scar healing.
The essences extracted plants are completely natural oils; they contain esters, alcohols, aldehdes, ketones and terpenes. Nobody knows exactly, how essences work in the body, it is possible for example that we can smell with our skins as well as our noses.
Russian research has found that some people can (and others trained to) feel colours, after a short training can learn to distinguish colours very accurately with their fingertips whilst blindfolded. It is well known that under the influence of LSD, people hear, taste and smell colours and so, so perhaps smelling through the skin surface is a faculty which we all have but have lost in the process of evolution.