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    #1

    Essential Oils

    A couple (or few) months back there was a thread about essential oils... it also came up in another thread in another forum (in another universe, in another galaxy far far away).

    Just wondering if anyone has got anywhere using these. I mean, using them to help specific problems and health issues. I know Determinator was onto them, and I'm sure there are others using them... so there must be some interesting info/experience to share out there.

    I'm grateful for any advice, insight, etc.
    Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life... And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

    Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Adress, 2005
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    #2
    Essential Oils

    You know Beatle, I've messed with oils here and there, but am pretty oblivious to anything unless it hits me like a truck -- so if there has been benefit I've not noticed. For instance, I found an essential oil blend specially formulated to help with breaking addictions. So I bought it, put it on, and very likely went to the other end of the store and got a bottle of wine.
    FINALLY -- I'm a non-drinker!!

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      #3
      Essential Oils

      You are so like me MOW! That's the sort of thing I constantly did. Like first a trip to the health food store to stock up on Milk Thistle and Yogi Detox tea, and then off to the liquor store for a litre of vodka. Ah the good old days.

      But as for the essential oils, one I have tried is Neroli, a ridiculously expensive one (because I think it takes something like 1,000 tonnes of orange blossoms to make one tonne of the stuff). Anyway, you only need a dab at pulse points, so it lasts a really long time (hence not really so expensive)... it is supposed to relax you and make you feel calm.

      I put some on in the early evening, around the time I would normally have had a drink, and it does seem to take the edge off quite a bit. It also smells fantastic (it is an ingredient in almost every perfume).

      I've also sprinkled a minute amount on my pillow and it is wonderful to go to sleep with it... and it has lasted for days on the pillow.
      Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life... And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

      Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Adress, 2005

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        #4
        Essential Oils

        I am a big lavender girl here.....I love the calm feeling it gives and it is medicinal.
        I do find that when I wear my oils as perfume (rose, jasmine, lavender....) I feel better and more...what's the word.....wholesome, and I don't want to taint that with something ugly like AL or a cig.

        I also have found, certain ones that are for more "sensual" moments, patchouli and sandalwood....um, that does really work....I do have some raw data, if you really need to know.....

        Sorry I can't offer any real insight here...but I do love the oils!

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          #5
          Essential Oils

          Borage Seed Oil

          There are many anecdotal ideas floating around. I have done some research into essential fatty acids (essential because our bodies need them but cannot produce them). I believe that I am missing the enzyme which permits our bodies from transforming linoleic acid to Gamma Linoleic Acid (GLA) because of a family disease that makes me prone to not having the delta- 6-desaturase enzyme which is necessary to convert oils like flaxseed oil into GLA which our bodies desperately need. Not to ramble on too much but our diets and lifestyle are stacked against anybody who has the enzyme because all the trans/fats and unhealthy balance of diet leads to a shortage of GLA in the body. This essential oil is necessary for the formation of prostaglandins (which are hormone like substances that regulate an array of bodily functions). O.k. that's enough for now, but here are 2 leads to look at if you are interested
          Borage oil
          Diagnose-Me: Treatment: Essential Fatty Acids

          P.S.--Borage seed oil is a great source of GLA. So if you supplement with this and cut down on the bad fats and alcohol your body will smile at you. Sorry for the ramble it's just there is so much info on this subject.

          H

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            #6
            Essential Oils

            I love essential oils. Lavender is also one of my favorites. I rub rosemary oil all over my feet, ankles and legs for circulation support when I am going to be satnding for long periods. I use oregano for any skin problems, and I rub the soles of my feet with valerian oil when I am too restless to sleep.... knocks me right out!!

            My favorite is rose oil, it makes me practically swoon (and soo does the price!)

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              #7
              Essential Oils

              I am a patchouli fan...everthing for me is PATCHOULI! because i am so fearful of insects i use this...oils, liquid deodorant and lotions and incense..they call me patchouli..:H

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                #8
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                Patchouli!!! Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only person in the world that liked it!! LOL My husband hates it but I've worn it since highschool! LOL
                Sobriety is like my avatar. It was always right there in front of me but I couldn't see it!

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                  #9
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                  yup, they call me the old hippie....well that I ain't...LOVE PATCHOULI! its the best. :h

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                    #10
                    Essential Oils

                    flyinhigh;348972 wrote:

                    I also have found, certain ones that are for more "sensual" moments, patchouli and sandalwood....um,
                    Yeah I'd go along with that flyin!!lol I just love patchouli oil and used to dowse myself in it!!!. Ylang Ylang is another good oil to mix with a good base oil for sensual massages. Don't buy these expensive massage oils from the likes of The Body Shop. Make your own, it's much more fun!!

                    Love and Happiness
                    Hippie
                    xx
                    "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
                    Clean and sober 25th January 2009

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                      #11
                      Essential Oils

                      A true gentleman never tells dolphin!!!! :finger: (see I'm such a gent aren't I?)

                      Why? are you missing out on life's essential sensual essential oils?!!!!lol

                      Love and Happiness
                      Hippie
                      xx
                      "Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children." Kahlil Gibran
                      Clean and sober 25th January 2009

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                        #12
                        Essential Oils

                        sandal-WOOD i have also..forgot about that one..! essential oils leave a long lasting scent..lavender is another i use once in a blue moon! :H i'll take a dab of oil anyday....

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                          #13
                          Essential Oils

                          Sandal wood is awesome. I just love it!

                          Sorry hippie, but this one I buy at The Body Shop and it is the Satsuma line of oils and products. Very condensed orange smell. I have the oils for myself personally, but I also use it to smell up my house (the burning oil).

                          Ever since I quit drinking I have been so bloody tired and this is the only thing that will pep me up in an instant.

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                            #14
                            Essential Oils

                            Acct...why the hell are we so bloody tired? maybe we need our oil changed or something? pass the oil....we need all the oils we can get..:H

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                              #15
                              Essential Oils

                              Funny I thought essential oils

                              were oils that you are supposed to consume and yet everyone is talking about body lotions and scents , which is fine, but I thought this thread started out on a different topic. Sorry if I am wrong and if not it's amusing because I checked back to see if there was something more to learn and I guess I will be taking a trip to the store to get some lavender which I now hear surgeons are using for pain. Considering one of the reasons I was drinking so much was to control pain (alot brought on by my drinking for years) maybe a case of lavender oil is what I need.

                              H

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