General Information
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At Chagrin
Valley Soap & Craft we have done painstaking research whenever
essential oils are added to our products to insure
proper dilution and blending proportions.
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There are many wonderful essential oils but YOU MUST do
your research.
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You should NEVER apply essential oils directly to your
skin without doing your research.
Essential oils are very strong and many can be skin
irritants if not used correctly.
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Essential
oils are very concentrated substances and are for
external use only.
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Keep all
essential oils out of the reach of children and pets.
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Store
essential oils in a dark glass bottle and out of the
sun.
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Check with
a professional Aromatherapist, Doctor or reference
manual when using pure essential oils during
pregnancy.
Where Do You Get Information?
I
have acquired all of my information through books, internet research,
and talking with experts. Since there are so many
reference books available, I would suggest going to a
bookstore, skimming through books on essential oils
and choosing one that seems to fits your needs.
One book I use often and highly recommend for the
beginner is:
The Essential Oils Book: Creating
Personal Blends for Mind & Body
by
Colleen K. Dodt (March 1996)
It is available in
bookstores for $14.95. I bought a used copy at amazon.com for about $8.00
I was looking for a
simple straightforward book with information and recipes
to get me started with essential oils..
Colleen Dodt is an
herbalist and shows readers how to include homemade
scents in their lives.
This
book has an introduction on precautions of using
essential oils, and then goes into descriptions and uses
of many essential oils. What I especially like
about this book is that all of her recipes contain
common essential oils. Other books I have read
have oils that are either extremely expensive or hard to
obtain.
There are
dozens of easy-to-create
aromatic recipes.
I especially enjoy
the recipes for aromatic baths. There are
also recipes for hair rinses, dryer scenting, floor cleaning
solutions, and even simmering oils for cold therapy.
If
you are interested in other ways in which to include
natural essential oils in your life here is a list of
50 Ways to Use Essential
Oils,from
the
Scented Thymes
newsletter, published by Janell Squires & Jeanne Rose.
Where Do You Buy Essential Oils?
You can purchase small amounts of essential oils at herb
shops and organic grocery stores. But they can be
very pricey. For example a 1/3 ounce bottle of
Rosemary at an organic food mart can cost as much as
$6.95. Take some time to peruse the internet and
do some cost comparisons. Just be sure you are
getting pure botanical essential oils.
Some notes from Colleen Dodt's book on buying essential
oils.
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If
a store or website is selling all of their essential
oils for the same price "this is a clear tip-off that
you are not dealing with pure essential oils."
The price of essential oils is based on their
availability and ease of extraction. Pure rose
essential oil can cost over $150.00 for a mere 1/2
ounce, while pure orange essential oil may cost $12.00
for 8 ounces.
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Pure essential oils will always be packaged in dark,
glass bottles because sunlight causes essential oils
to break down and essential oils are so potent they
will dissolve plastic.
Essential Oils Often Used In Hair Care
Basil: Oily hair … promotes growth
Chamomile: Fine to normal hair … gives golden
highlights
Clary sage: All types of hair … dandruff
treatment
Lavender: Normal hair … Scalp treatment for
itchiness, dandruff, and even lice!
Lemon: Oily hair … Gives golden highlights;
treatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and under
active
sebaceous glands
Myrrh: Dry hair … Treatment for dry scalp,
dandruff, lice, and under active sebaceous glands
Patchouli: Oily hair … Dandruff treatment
Peppermint: Dry hair … Promotes hair growth
Rose: Fine hair … Soothes scalp
Rosemary: Oily hair … Dandruff treatment;
promotes hair growth
Tea tree: Oily hair … Treatment for dry scalp,
dandruff, lice, and under active sebaceous glands
Ylang-ylang: Oily hair … Dandruff treatment
See a description of the essential
oils that we use in our products on our
ingredients page!
Please Note:
Pure
essential oils have been used for centuries and their
folklore and uses have been passed down through
generations. At
Chagrin
Valley Soap & Craft we have done painstaking research whenever
essential oils are added to our products to insure
proper dilution and blending proportions. We do not
recommend the use of these oils as substitute for medical care.
Always consult with your doctor before changing any medications or
healing practices. The
information provided has been collected from other sources to inform
you about the possible
benefits of
essential oils.
Click link to read
disclaimer concerning health
information.
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