Pilgrims and Pioneers: Aromatherapy and Essential Oils

Welcome To Pilgrims and Pioneers!

After many years of researching my family geneaology I have been lucky enough to discover actual information about my relatives that lived in the Pilgrim Era and the Pioneer Era- while many people also have realtives from those eras- many do not know their names or where they lived- actually seeing the proof in print makes you much more aware of who they really were.
After discovering these relatives it of course made me curious to learn more about the eras that they lived in and what their lives were like as, the history I learned in grade school had long since been forgotten.
I decided to start this blog for others who are also interested in these eras.
Some of the information here will be actual facts about my realtives and some will be information about the eras in general that I have found on the web.
I hope you will enjoy traveling back in time with me!

Monday, March 31, 2008

Aromatherapy and Essential Oils

Here are some facts and tips about aromatherapy and the use of Essential oils.
Aromatherapy-The use of therapeutic, aromatic pure essential oils.
Essential Oils- the volatile liquids that are distilled from plants, flowers, trees, friuts, and herbs.
Precautions for using Essential Oils- Do not use if you are pregnant, nursing, or plan to become pregnant.
If you suffer from any chronic health conditions particularily hypertension or epilepsy avoid the use of essential oils.
Keep out of the reach of children.
For external use only!
Do not use undiluted.
NEVER use- wormwood, rue, sasssafras, and mugwort- Rodale's book of herbs states that Mugwort has toxic properties & research on the web indicates that the other herbs have toxic properties also- thus they would not be suitable to use for Aromatherapy.
Citrus oils have about a 6 month shelf life- after the expiration of these oils do not use for Bath & Body products- instead add to mop water or in the laundry rinse cycle.
Some common essential oils used in Aromatherapy are: Lavender, Tea Tree Oil, Rosemary, Sweet Orange, Lemon, Bergamot, and Clary Sage.