Archive for January, 2009
January 29th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Essential oils have been around forever, just as plants have been around forever. Essential oils have been used medicinally to kill bacteria, fungi, and viruses. They provide exquisite fragrances to balance our moods, lift our spirits, and get rid of negative emotions.
Essential oils are distilled from shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes, and seeds. It often takes an entire plant to produce one drop of oil. Users need to be very careful in using the oils, there are many safety precautions that need to be taken. Some oils may be used internally, some may not. Some can be applied neat( directly, without being diluted) some can not, so it is very important that you read and learn before experimenting with essential oils. Essential oils can be extracted in different ways, sometimes having dramatic effects on their chemistry and medicinal action. For instance, oils derived from a second or third distillation are not going to be as potent as oils from the first distillation. Also, oils that are subjected to high heat and pressure are far inferior to other oils, because the heat and pressure breaks down many of the aromatic compounds, thus changing the medicinal properties. Some oils are also changed by adding synthetic chemicals, thereby making it cheaper to make and sell. However, these oils loose so much of the medicinal properties that should be expected from them, that some believe that essential oils don’t really work as they are claimed to work, when in fact it is just because they have been altered and have lost those healing properties. Unfortunately, a large percent of essential oils marketed in the United States fall in this category and it is very hard for the average person to tell the difference.
Stay tuned for more information on essential oils.
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January 23rd, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Keep checking back for my version of homemade soap! I will be listing it soon in my Etsy Shop. I take great care in using the best ingredients, coconut oil, shea butter, olive oil, essential oils. I will have a variety of soaps, some with no fragrance, most fragranced with essential oils. Do you have a favorite essential oil blend? Let me know. Check out my page on soap making history.
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January 20th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Did you know that women use an average of 12 personal care products daily? Each day we use soap, lotion, face cleanser, toner, night cream, shave cream, after shave-balm, sunscreen, makeup, and deodorant. Your skin eats — or, more accurately absorbs all that you put on it. Do you recognize all of the ingredients listed on the back of all of those bottles? All topical substances can either penetrate or affect the skin’s surface in some way.  To what degree depends on the particular substance, molecular size of the ingredients, temperature, and condition of the skin at the time of contact.   If you think your skin doesn’t absorb ingredients that you put on, read about these popular drugs that are transported into the bloodstream via a topically applied patch: nicotine, hormones, and nitroglycerin.   Even many products that claim to be natural have highly toxic or irritating ingredients.  Now, think of it this way, if harmful chemicals can be absorbed into your skin, so can beneficial ingredients, such as vitamin E, emu oil, etc, which can promote health and wellness.
I challenge you to read your labels and change just one thing! Buy a natural lip balm where you actually know what all of the ingredients are. Try a homemade soap, with health promoting ingredients
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January 16th, 2009 -- Posted in Uncategorized |
Welcome to my blog!! It’s a beautiful day, if you like cold, that is, coming in at a freezing -11 degrees. I’ll just stay inside thanks!
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