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Salutations
To You!
Happy
July! Time to celebrate the freedoms in our lives. The right to make
choices, and believe in our dreams. There is a buffet table of
healthy choices out there for your good health. Your plate is before
you, choose the ones that work for you now. This changes as we
change. So which essential oil is good for you now? Read on and see
if Lemon is one of them.
Our
Aromatic Best to you for
Happy Thoughts and Healthy
Breathing,
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Add
Lemon (one drop per ounce for starters) to one of your
Lavender Mists to have a clean and refreshing mist. It is
cooling and uplifting. We have one on our kitchen counter and
it feels great on my face when I come in from outdoors. Yes,
it is hot in Colorado.
We
have Lemon in our OLA Five and Six. These blends are good for
improving circulation, soothing aches and pains, and
supporting a healthy immune system.
Click here to read
more on OLA Five & Six...
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Candace's
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It
is a big and small world. At each Expo or Show we have been
to, we have seen at least one of you. How amazing and
wonderful. It is so rewarding for us to hear your stories
about how you enjoy having the oils in your lives and what
they have done for you.
The
Pagosa Springs Annual July 4th Arts Festival went on for 5
days and it was plenty hot. John and I took turns taking puppy
Muga to the river, so we could all get our feet in the
mountain cold water. We learned another power of misting. The
ability and choice to constantly mist ourselves was a saving
grace, and all those who chose to be misted were also visibly
refreshed. Lavender-Peppermint Mist with its cooling menthol
effect on the back of the neck was best. We also kept several
mists in the cooler. Take them on summer picnics.
Wonder
who we will see in Cincinnati, Ohio in September. We'll
have more on our Booth at the American Massage Therapy
Association in our next issue.
Have
a blessed summer in all ways, choose thoughts and actions that
make your heart smile and your spirit soar. Choose delicious
things from the buffet table of health for your Whole Self.
Life is short....and oh so precious.
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There
are always questions about the toxicity of essential oils.
Most of the studies are referring to the internal use and the
use of straight oils on the skin. The International Federation
of Aromatherapy and The International Federation of
Professional Aromatherapy (both of which I am a member) do not
endorse the use of treatments using straight essential oils
directly on the skin. Many can cause dermal irritations and
sensitive reactions, including headaches and dizziness.
Essential oils are highly concentrated voltile liquids. They
are lipid, not water, soluable. So when they come in contact
with the skin, they instantaneously merge with the oils in the
skin and cannot be washed off. If the aromas are also too
strong, they stick to the mucos membranes in your nose. This
is why we can't get a perfume that we don't care for, out of
our head.
When
wishing to apply a dab of a straight oil on your skin as a
perfume, do a skin test first. Citrus and mint oils can be
very irritating. Always combine them in a base oil, gel, or
lotion. Lemon is one of these, and is also phototoxic
(sensitive on skin in the sun).
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Lovely
Lemon |
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Lemon,
Citrus limonum,
is included in my top ten essential oils. Most of us love the
aroma of lemon because it is clean, refreshing, cooling and
uplifting. The essential oil is highly antiseptic and has
antiviral activity.
Dr.
Jean Valnet in his book The Practice of Aromatherapy,
states Lemon is antirheumatic, antigout, and anti-arthritic;
works like a venous tonic, combats fever, and is a tonic for
the nervous system. Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt reports that Lemon
aids in liver regeneration and detoxification. Micheline
Arcier's work adds that Lemon is good for hands, nails, many
skin conditions, and can aid in slimming down.
Lemon
is stimulating and acts as an astringent. It is in our Clear
Skin Gel formula for oily skin, acne, hands, feet, nail care,
and rashes. It has helped many people with shingles. It is in
OLA Five for leg circulation, aches and pains, colds and flu.
In OLA Six, Lemon helps with arthritic discomfort, general
aches and pains, and supports a healthy immune system.
It's
important to purchase Lemon essential oil that is not grown
with pesticides. Ours is from Spain and is
pesticide free.
Enjoy
the aroma of Lemon when you want clarity and invigoration.
Breathe deeply and receive all the medicine and messages that
it has for you. Lemon clears the streams and moves the rivers.
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