Essential Oils against Cellulite

Essential oils provide invaluable assistance in the fight against cellulite. Especially effective ones are oils of grapefruit, rosemary, chamomile, juniper, lemon and cypress. The common rule for all oil combinations is to mix in three drops of any four oils from the list above with 50 ml of oil basis. Ideal oil basis is jojoba oil!

Jojoba is branchy evergreen shrub, growing in arid regions of North America and Tibet. It has a beautiful name "simmondsia chinensis". Triquetrous nuts of this plant are treated with the method of cold pressing, receiving the magic oil from them, more like a liquid wax. The magical effect on the skin due to the fact that jojoba oil contains waxy amino acids, similar to waxy esters of sebum. Cosmetic effectiveness of jojoba is proven by many studies.

But, if you have no jojoba oil, you can use oil of peach or almond oil as an oil basis. Rub the mixture of oil basis and essential oils into prepared skin (cleaned and scrubbed) every day. Make a break for seven days in two weeks. And then begin the procedure of rubbing oils again. It looks like a course of anti-cellulite massage.

Anti-cellulite baths have a good effect too. Here you can find some recipes for great aromatic baths.

• Recipe 1: mix in 2 drops cypress oil, lemon and juniper, dissolved in a tablespoon of any oil basis and pour into the bath.

• Recipe 2: take 2 drops juniper, 4 drops grapefruit, 4 drops manuka and 2 drops rosemary. Mix everything, add two tablespoons of sea salt and pour into the bath.

• Recipe 3: mix in 2 drops of rosemary, carrot seeds and orange with a tablespoon of almond oil and add three tablespoons of blue clay. Dissolve the mixture in the bath.

Essential Oils and Skin Types

Essential oils are very popular for their natural origin, soft effect, a small list of contraindications. All these benefits make essential oils very appropriate for a wide application.

The regenerating properties of essential oils for skin care are well known. Thanking the great combination of effective provitamins and some other active matters, oils of rose, rosewood, sandal, chamomile, ylang-ylang, geranium have the high importance in the field of regeneration of skin tissues.

Oils can enrich any cosmetics - masks, creams, scrubs, lotions, gels, etc. Just a few drops of any oil, added to cream or mask, make them much more effective. It is very important: try to apply some diluted essential oil on your hand to check if you have allergy. Choosing oil for use in cosmetics you should always know and remember your skin type.

If you have dry skin, please, use following oils: chamomile, jasmine with almond oil, geranium, orange, lavender, rosewood, tea tree, sandal. These oils will help you to strengthen the cell membranes, to stimulate metabolic processes and to improve the processes of regeneration of the skin.

If your skin is oily, prefer mint, lemon balm, lemon, rosemary, geranium, ginger, juniper, thyme, lavender, chamomile, ylang-ylang, bergamot, grapefruit, and clove. The functions of essential oils in this case are the dissolution and discoloration of secretions, contaminating the pores; pores reduction; renewal of hormonal balance; and strengthening of the skin immunity.

For normal skin use the following oils: with tonic effect - lemon, geranium, juniper, rosemary; relaxing and soothing oils - jasmine, lavender, mint, rose, chamomile; smoothing small wrinkles - lemon, orange, lavender, and tea tree.

Useful Properties of Aroma Oils

Juniper
The juniper is used, as diuretic, clearing means, encourage blood clearance of toxins, normalizes water-salt metabolism and builds up nervous system. As psychosomatry, juniper normalizes mental processes. As cosmetic, juniper is used for dyssebacia, eczema and acne treatment.

Lavender
Lavender is an antiphlogistic, wound-healing and drain remedy. As psychosomatry, lavender normalizes mental processes, alleviates decision making. As cosmetic, lavender is used for its drainage effect, it improves skin plasticity.

Rose
Rose is well-known for its softening action and rejuvenating effect. As psychosomatry rose helps to get through sadness, melancholy, overcome a blow. As cosmetic, rose is used to preclude skin aging, for sensitive skin, healthy complexion regeneration.

Ylang-ylang
Ylang-ylang normalizes cardiac performance, is popularly known as excitant, eliminates wheeze. As psychosomatry this oil eliminates irritation, aggression, anger. As cosmetic, ylang-ylang is used to normalize sebaceous glands work, for cellulitis treatment. Ylang-ylang is also used for baths and inhalations.

Lemon
Lemon is used as drain remedy, reduces a blood pressure, activates water-salt metabolism. Lemon is well-known as an antasthenic. Besides, lemon strengthens reflective faculty, aggrandizes intellectual concentration. As cosmetic, lemon is used for fragility of nails treatment.

Aromatherapy Methods Tips

There are a lot of methods to use aromatherapy. It's all according what you want to do. Aroma oils exercise a salutary influence over the whole organism. It is necessary to pick up oil carefully to be sure it will be useful for you. The method should be chosen on a case-by-case basis.

Aromas can be used with the following methods:

Aromatic massage has a perfect effect on the central nervous system, on blood circulation and respiratory bodies. Essence mixes up with a base or massage cream, and uses as a usual cream.

Compresses with aromatic oils are intended for influence on a certain part of a body. With this object in mind, essence should be added into hot water, then moisten a fabric and put it on the necessary area for 10-30 minutes.

Aromatic baths usually make use of a whole course of treatment for the satisfactory effect. Essence or a mix of oils adds at the supreme moment to prevent evaporation. Don’t forget to mix aroma oil with base oil; otherwise you risk having after-pains and feeling redo.

Inhalations with essences. Add some oil drops in warm water, use aroma lamp or a container with warm water.

Room flavouring. Moisten a fabric in warm water with some oil drops and put it on the radiator, if it is a cold season or aromatize some slips of paper and put them in some places.

Aromatherapy, the First Step

So, if you would like to try aromatherapy, it is quite easy. The only things that matter is to take aromatherapy without prejudice, in this case your reaction to essence will be always positive.

As a preliminary purpose you may choose a searching of aromas to create a cheerful mind. Take note of aromas of rose, conifers, orange or sweet basil. Children, as usual, love warm, sweetish smells most of all. If you are going to buy aromatic oils, find a good chemist's shop or special shop making a market of natural means. You need natural aromatic oils only. Not natural identical flavor!

You may start with recipes for air aromatization, for example:

- To elate mix: orange oil - 2 drops, ylang-ylang oil - 2 drops;

- To allay anxiety mix: orange oil - 2 drops, rose oil - 3 drops, peppermint oil – 2 drops;

- To relax mix: rose oil - 3 drops, lavender oil – 2 drops, juniper oil – 3 drops;

- To create holiday spirit: lemon oil - 3 drops, orange oil - 2 drops, chamomile oil - 2 drops;

- To create Christmas mood: lavender oil - 2 drops, cinnamon - 2 drops, rose oil - 3 drops; or another recipe: tangerine oil - 3 drops, lemon oil - 3 drops.

Sure you will acquire your favorite aromas. For effect enhancement try to apply any positive visuality to make a good association. You may control your emotions in this manner. It would be enough to use a necessary aroma to make a cheerful mind.

Keep in mind: if you feel seek, headache, experience hypersensitivity or any other physical discomfort, stop using aroma oils. Assure yourself of your oils quality. Hereafter try to determine which oil specifically causes this feeling.