Organic Aromatherapy

If you are a person that loves aromatherapy and making your own skin care products, I have found a fantastic blend to make your own shower gel.  I absolutely adore the smell of Sandalwood Essential Oil.  It has a woody, sweet and exotic scent that lingers throughout the day. 

It has healing properties that includes antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, emollient and sedative.  It is commonly used in treating acne, bronchitis, catarrh, cough, depression, insomnia, nausea and nervous tension.  I simply add 15 drops per ounce of unscentedorganic shower gel and use daily.  If you are one that suffers from anxiety (nervous tension) this helps me tremendously!

The medical establishment has derived a number of techniques over the years to deal with depression, and many of these take the form of prescription drugs. The side effects of pills can be just as damaging in their own way as the disease they are meant to treat, and pharmaceuticals aren’t always the answer. In the case of mild depression, aromatherapy could be used as a viable treatment option. Essential oils work to naturally soothe the body and ease the mind.

The sandalwood fragrance has long been associated with treatments for depression, anxiety and nervousness. Rather than reaching for the nearest pill or drowning your sorrows in alcohol, try relaxing with a healthy, natural alternative. The positive effects of aromatherapy may differ greatly on a case-by-case basis, but you’ll never know how it may affect you until you give it a try.

There are so many synthetic chemicals in store bought deodorant!  Since I read and researched the ingredients on a bar of deodorant, I no longer wish to put this directly on my skin.  To boot, your underarm skin is the most sensitive skin on your entire body.

Here’s what you do…  Take an empty spray bottle and mix in 15 drops of sandalwood essential oil, five drops of lemongrass and lavender essential oils, 5 fresh sage leaves, 2 ounces of witch hazel and 1 tablespoon of alcohol.  Shake well every time before you spray on your underarms.  Both my husband and I are using this now and we no longer worry about chemicals.

The Botanical Name for Sandalwood Essential Oil is Santalum album.  Its characteristics are woody, sweet and exotic and subtle and lingerer.

Sandalwood Essential Oil is commonly used for acne, bronchitis, catarrh, cough, cystitis, depression, diarrhoea, insomnia, laryngitis, nausea, nervous tension and vomiting.  It is also known to stimulate the immune system.  It is recommended that you blend sandalwood with pure, organic sunflower carrier oil.