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| The Impact of Essential Oils on a Human Body | How can we use the essential oils? They can be added to the bath or massaged into the skin, inhaled directly or diffused to scent an entire room. Essential oils from natural materials have the maximum benefit. Natural essential oils are expensive. To produce only 4 or 5 teaspoonful of oil, 220 pounds of rose petals are required. Pure essential oils are expensive, but they are also highly effective - only a few drops at a time are required to achieve the desired effect. Essential oils from synthetic materials do not have such effect. Synthetic oils are much cheaper, but they are not helpful in treating illnesses and do not have such effect as the natural oils.
 How do essential oils work? We inhale them, the aroma of the natural essential oil stimulates the brain and nervous system to trigger a reaction, the natural constituents (naturally occurring chemicals) of the essential oil are drawn into the lungs and can supply physical benefit; so there is both psychological and physical impact on our body. One can use each of the essential oils either alone or in combinations to create a desired effect. But before using it, one should pay attention to the effect that the oil has and the precautions. One should be careful with the use of essential oils, their incorrect use can also have severe consequences and cause health problems.
Oils through the skin are absorbed into the bloodstream and their components help to improve health, beauty and hygiene conditions. Don’t forget that essential oils are so powerful and concentrated, that they should never be applied to the skin in their undiluted form. One should use "carrier oils" which are pure vegetable oils for the dilution of the essential oils. One may use such common carrier oils as sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil and grape seed oil. Essential oils can supply other benefits. For example, they can act as a natural repellent and pesticide. In summer "citronella" candles (candles with citronella essential oil that provide this benefit) are used to keep mosquitoes away. Essential oils are also widely used in perfumery.
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