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December 6th 2009
Citrus Air Mist
There is no better way to scent your environment and rid air of impurities than the use of essential oils. This Aroma therapy Place air freshener will add a refreshing scent to the air.
50 drops Bergamot
50 drops Mandarin
20 drops Clove bud
100 ml Orange flower water
Fill 100ml spray bottle with Flower Water. Add essential oils and shake well. Spray mist into the air
September 9th 2009
Apply 1–2 drops to your face and neck daily to help repair sun damage, renew healthy-looking skin, and to minimize oil production and breakouts.
Drop on to minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises to reduce redness and discomfort.
Massage several drops on your temples or back of your neck for stress relief.
Diffuse to enrich prayer and meditation.
Inhale or diffuse to deepen breathing and induce calmness.
June 16th 2009
RutaVaLa™—Young Living’s proprietary blend for relaxing the body and mind, releasing stress, and revitalizing passion!
RutaVaLa contains lavender, valerian, and Ruta graveolens (rue) essential oils. Lavender and valerian have long been regarded for their sedative properties, while rue’s benefits have only recently been rediscovered.
Gary Young first explored rue because of its reference in the Bible, and subsequently began growing, harvesting, and distilling Ruta graveolens at the Young Living farm in Guayaquil, Ecuador. After testing rue’s unique properties, Gary found that it was just what he needed to complete the perfect blend for aromatherapy: RutaVaLa!
Diffuse or inhale 1–2 drops of RutaVaLa every hour or as needed to experience:
Whether you want to release undue tension or receive a natural energy boost, RutaVaLa is the go-to blend for the job!
BackMay 25th 2009
Tea Tree oil;
Tea tree has a long history of traditional use. Australian aboriginals used tea tree leaves for healing skin cuts, burns, and infections by crushing the leaves and applying them to the affected area.
Tea tree oil contains consituents called terpenoids, which have been found to have antiseptic and antifungal activity. The compound terpinen-4-ol is the most abundant and is thought to be responsible for most of tea tree oil's antimicrobial activity.
People use tea tree oil for the following conditions:
A randomized controlled trial examined the use of 25% tea tree oil solution, 50% tea tree oil solution, or placebo in 158 people with athlete's foot. After twice daily applications for 4 weeks, the two tea tree oil solutions were found to be significantly more effective than placebo.
In the 50% tea tree oil group, 64% were cured, compared to 31% in the placebo group. Four people using the tea tree oil withdrew from the study because they developed dermatitis (which improved after discontinuing tea tree oil use). Otherwise, there were no significant side effects.
A randomized, controlled trial published in the Journal of Family Practice looked at the twice-daily application of 100% tea tree oil or 1% clotrimazole solution (a topical antifungal medication) in 177 people with toenail fungal infection. After 6 months, the tea tree oil was found to be as effective as the topical antifungal, based on clinical assessment and toenail cultures.
Another randomized, controlled trial examined the effectiveness and safety of a cream containing 5% tea tree oil and 2% butenafine hydrochloride in 60 people with toenail fungal infection. After 16 weeks, 80% of people using the cream had significant improvement compared to none in the placebo group. Side effects included mild inflammation.
A third double-blind study looked at 100% tea tree oil compared with a topical antifungal, clotrimazole, in 112 people with fungal infections of the toenails. The tea tree oil was as effective as the antifungal.
A single-blind randomized trial by the Department of Dermatology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Australia compared the effectiveness and tolerance of 5% tea tree oil gel with 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion in 124 people with mild to moderate acne. People in both groups had a significant reduction in inflamed and non-inflammed acne lesions (open and closed comedones) over the three month period, although tea tree oil was less effective than benzoyl peroxide.
Although the tea tree oil took longer to work initially, there were fewer side effects with tea tree oil. In the benzoyl peroxide group, 79 percent of people had side effects including itching, stinging, burning, and dryness. Researchers noted that there were far less side effects in the tea tree oil group.
A single-blind study examined the use of 5% tea tree oil shampoo or placebo in 126 people with mild to moderate dandruff. After 4 weeks, the tea tree oil shampoo significantly reduced symptoms of dandruff.
One study shows that tea tree oil may alter hormone levels. There have been three case reports of topical tea tree oil products causing unexplained breast enlargement in boys. People with hormone-sensitive cancers or pregnant or nursing women should avoid tea tree oil.
april 13th 2009
Deborah Lee Blakley submitted the following tip:
Lemon Oil.
“When I got my refrigerator a dozen years ago, it came taped closed. The tape left a residue that would not come off with any commercial cleaner—and, believe me, I tried them all. When giving the fridge its' big spring clean last week, I was having difficulty getting stains off the door shelves and egg bin, so I tried lemon essential oil on a cotton ball, and voila! All the stains were gone and the plastic was refreshed. I decided to try it on the outside too, and, don't you know, this 12-year-old, practically petrified gunk just melted away. This was stuff that wouldn't even scrape off with a razorblade it was so stuck on. Amazing! Needless to say, I now have another reason to love lemon oil! ”
Healing properties: Antiseptic, anti- viral, astringent, invigorating, refreshing, and tonic.
French Medical uses; air disinfectant,anemia,cold,fever reducer,germicide, gout,heartburn,intestinal parasites,red blood cell formation,rheumatism, throat infection, ureter infections, varicose vain's, water purification, white blood formation.
Other Possible Uses;May be beneficial for anxiety, blood pressure, soothing broken capillaries, dissolving cellulite, clarity of thought,digestive problems,energy, gallstones, hair,cleanings, promoting leukocyte formation, liver deficiencies in children, cleaning the lymphatic system, improves memory.
April 9th 2009
Frankinscense Has been shown to kill off Bladder Cancer cells.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 17 (UPI) -- Enriched extract of the Somalian frankincense herb Boswellia carteri has been shown to kill off bladder cancer cells, U.S. researchers said.
H.K. Lin and his team at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma City VA Medical Center evaluated frankincense oil for its anti-tumor activity in bladder cancer cells.
The study authors investigated the effects of the oil in two different types of cells in culture: human bladder cancer cells and normal bladder cells.
The study, published in the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, found that frankincense oil is able to discriminate between normal and cancerous bladder cells in culture, and specifically kill cancer cells.
Gene analyses were performed to determine how frankincense oil affects bladder cancer cell survival and the researchers found that the oil suppresses cancer cell growth by arresting cell cycle progression and induces bladder cancer cell death by activating multiple cell death pathways.
"Frankincense oil may represent an inexpensive alternative therapy for patients currently suffering from bladder cancer," Lin said in a statement
Healing properties: Anti -catarrhal, anti-depressant, anti-infection, antitumoral, expectorant, immune- stimulant,sedative.
French Medical Uses: Asthma, Depression, Ulcers.
Other Possible uses:
aging ,allergies ,snake and bug bites,bronchitis, cancer, carbuncles, catarrh, colds, coughs, diarrhea, diphtheria,, gonorrhea, headaches, healing, hemorrhaging, herpes, high blood pressure, inflammation, jaundice, sciatic pain . staph, strep,stress syphilis, and T.B.