Essential oils are highly concentrated natural extracts from the leaves, flowers, and stems of plants. The most common way to use essential oils is aromatically both for their amazing scent and their therapeutic properties. They can also be used with a carrier oil and applied to the skin and best of all doTERRA essential oils are safe enough to be taken internally and used in flavouring.
Essential oils have a wide range of medicinal and therapeutic properties. Their anti-fungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties make them a useful product in your medicine cabinet. They have also been shown to promote healthy sleep, relieve headaches, and alleviate pain. In addition, essential oils can improve skin conditions, help treat the common cold, and encourage healthy digestion.
Understanding essential oils can be confusing at first. Today I’m going to help you understand the four ways for you to use doTERRA oils. You will learn how to use these beautiful natural solutions by inhaling them, using them aromatically in a diffuser, environmentally, topically on your skin, or internally. You are going to understand using essential oils in no time!
How to Inhale Essential Oils (Aromatic Uses)
Aromatically using essential oils simply means smelling the aromas. This can be done in a variety of ways. Even when using essential oils topically on the skin, you can gain aromatic benefits as well from breathing in the scent. Inhaling essential oils can be as simple as opening a bottle of oil, holding to your nose, and taking a deep breath.
Here are some more ways to enjoy breathing in essential oils:
1. Direct Inhalation
You can inhale essential oils from the palms of your hands. Here is how to do it:
- Apply one drop of essential oil to the palm of a hand
- Rub palms together to spread the drop around
- Bring palms to face and take a deep breath in, repeat a few times
- Drop oil on a tissue if you want to avoid the oils on your hands
2. Diffusing Essential Oils
Diffusers are very popular in the aromatherapy space. This is another form of inhalation of essential oils, it is such a big topic and a favorite method to use essential oils every day.
You can diffuse a single essential oil, a premade blend, or mix up a blend for a specific issue. Diffuse to purify the air in the room or to inhale the essential oil into the respiratory system to enjoy many therapeutic benefits.
3. Aromatherapy Inhaler
A personal inhaler is a great way to enjoy aromatherapy. It’s like having a mini diffuser that you can take with you wherever you go. It is also a more discreet way to use essential oils when you are in a public space or when diffusing oils isn’t an option.
Essential oil inhalers are used for many similar things that diffusers are good for:
- Sleep
- Respiratory Support
- Energy
- Stress/anxiety
4. Aromatherapy Jewellery
Essential oil diffusing jewellery has become trendy in aromatherapy. There is quite a variety of jewellery to choose from nowadays, there are necklaces, bracelets and even earrings. You can even get a car clip diffuser to enjoy aromatherapy on the road in your vehicle. Not quite jewellery, but it is a very useful accessory.
How to Use Essential Oils on the Skin (Topical Uses)
With the nearly countless ways to use essential oils on the skin, I want to share some of the most common ways to use essential oils topically. To apply essential oils to skin you will need a good quality carrier oil to mix them up with first.
This is the best method to get the full benefits of topical application. I like to use fractionated coconut oil as my general everyday oil for diluting. It has a long shelf life, no aroma, and is very nourishing to the skin.
1. Neat Application
Wondering if you can apply oils directly to the skin? Neat application simply means undiluted, and it can be a hot button of discussion in the aromatherapy world. In most applications, it is best to dilute aromatherapy oils before applying them topically, as mentioned above.
In some instances, like inflammations caused by insect bites, burns or even scratches a drop of undiluted lavender oil can do wonders.
2. Roller Bottles
Roller bottles are a must-have essential oil supply for any serious aromatherapy user. They allow you to have your oils diluted and ready for use. Whether using for pain, tension, skin ailment, or natural perfume, roller recipes are simple to make and can be taken on the go.
How to Use doTERRA Oils Internally
Internal usage of essential oils is the most powerful way to use your essential oils. However, not all essential oils are safe for ingestion. Be careful of the brands you choose to use. Personally, I am only comfortable ingesting doTERRA oils, because I can verify where the oil comes from through Source To You.
Only Use Essential Oils Internally If There Is A Supplement Facts Label
And not all essential oils are intended for internal usage. So how is a beginner to understand the difference?
There is an easy way to know which oils are safe for internal use! Simply look at the label on your essential oil bottle. Does it have supplement facts on it? Supplement facts will look just like the label on your food. Having a supplement facts label means this is an okay essential oil to ingest! If there are no supplement facts, don’t use that oil internally.
How Do I Use Essential Oils Internally?
Last, but not least! I’m going to share how you can use essential oils internally. There are a few different methods. Simply choose which works best for you at the time!
Choose your essential oil ingestion method, and use as directed above. I don’t suggest ingesting many essential oils at once. A small amount, spaced out by a few hours, is a more effective way to ingest essential oils.
- Put 1 drop under your tongue
- Place 3-5 drops in an empty capsule, these are available from the US warehouse for those of us in Australia (known as a veggie cap)
- Add 2 drops in a glass of water, juice, or milk
- Or add a drop to a spoonful of honey
- Make an essential oil tea
- Add a small amount of essential oil to food as a flavouring
With hope, blessings and in abundance
Tracey
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