How To
By
eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Test for skin sensitivity by doing a patch test. Put a little bit of diluted oil in the bend of your elbow and wait 24 hours to see if itching or redness develop.
Step2
Use essential oils in the bath by adding three to eight drops to the tub, depending on the oil. Add it just before you get in and soak for at least 10 minutes.
Step3
Use oils as an inhalant to treat congestion (try eucalyptus) or stress (try peppermint or sandalwood). Put four drops in a bowl of hot, almost boiling water. Drape a towel over your head to make a tent and breathe in the steam for a few minutes.
Step4
Make a foot bath with five to seven drops of oil in a quart of warm water; soak for about 10 minutes. Try lemon, mint, tea tree or juniper oil.
Step5
Put 20 drops per 5 oz. of water in a spray bottle to make a room spray, or add a drop or two to a basket of dried flowers.
Step6
Put a drop of oil on a hot lightbulb - but don't try this with halogen lights.
Step7
Create a blend for massage by adding 10 drops of oil per 1 oz. of diluting oil, also called a carrier oil.
Step8
Make up a massage oil using apricot or 100 percent extra-virgin, cold-pressed olive oil for normal skin types. Try aloe vera or coconut oils for dry skin.
Step9
Use grapeseed oil in blends for skin that tends to be oily.
Step10
Don't use mineral or baby oil as a carrier; they don't absorb well.
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on 6/30/2006 When painting, add a 5 ml bottle of our favorite oil to 1 gallon of paint. Mix well. The oil will counteract the unpleasant smell of the paint. Because essential oils are not fatty oils, they will leave no oil spots on the walls.
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on 11/22/2005 Put drops of essential oil on heat register filters. When your heater or air is on, it gives off the aroma. In old homes, drop a couple of drops on a fabric softener sheet and put it in the floor register.
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on 11/22/2005 Put 3-6 drops of lavender oil on a couple of cotton balls and toss them on each shelf of your linen closet or drawers. Whenever you go for a towel or sheet ... ahhh!
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on 11/22/2005 A fabulous pick-me-up bath combo is: 5 drops rosemary oil, 4 drops lemon oil and 4 drops clary sage oil added to a warm bath. Rosemary will stimulate your thinking process, lemon will refresh, and clary sage promotes an all-over feeling of well-being.