Natural Body Guru

I have been trying to decide which essential oil is my favorite and I find that I have different favorites depending on what I’m using it for. The citrus oils are among my very favorites, especially if I want to feel good or brighten my day. A shower in the morning using 2 drops of grapefruit essential oil  releases any stress and makes me happy to go to work. If you diffuse the citrus oils in your home, you are creating a welcoming and comforting ambiance for family and friends. Below are a couple of my favorite citrus blends that I use often in my diffuser.

Grapefruit Delight

• 7 drops grapefruit
• 2 drops orange
• 2 drops geranium 

Lime and Lavender

• 6 drops distilled lime 
• 4 drops lavender

I have had a lot of trouble with lotions in the past because I find that with most skin lotions I am either allergic to the lotion or to the fragrance that is added to it. This makes it almost impossible for me to use any kind of lotion on my skin. This is a problem because my skin is often far too dry which leads to all kinds of different problems for me.

I have been trying to use some more natural products now because I feel that these products will be much better for me to use on my skin all of the time. I know that my skin is less likely to react to the lotion and my nose won’t have to worry about any harsh fragrances. I have tried a few things, but recently fell in love with shea butter.

There is nothing at all that is better for my skin than this stuff is. I am able to rub it into my skin and instantly have my skin looking and feeling much better. I feel very confident when I use this kind of oil all over my face and on my skin as well. I love how soft my skin feels after I use it since it really does transform my skin.

In today’s world most of us are very conscious of what we are doing to the earth’s ozone layer with commercial aerosol air fresheners. When you use essential oils to scent your home, you are providing your family with a much better option and your home will have a delightful aroma. You can scent your home with essential oils in the following ways:

• Use  about 8 drops of essential oil to 2 1/2 cups of water and spray as finely as possible towards curtains and carpets. Test curtain and wood materials before spraying to avoid water stains.
• Purchase a light bulb ring or use one drop of essential directly on a light bulb in a standing lamp. Make certain the light is turned off before applying the oil because essential oils are flammable. Once the oil is applied, turn on the light and the heat from the bulb will release the scent into the room.
• Turn a log fire into a fragrant event by applying one drop of essential oil (try cypress, pine, sandalwood, or cedarwood) to each log. Your guests will think you are using imported wood for your fire!
• Diffusers are an easy effective way to scent a room. Wipe them clean before applying a different oil or blend. If you don’t have a diffuser, place a bowl of boiling water with 5-6 drops of essential oil in a centrally located place in the room. Remove the bowl when the water cools and keep it out of the reach of children and pets.
• Add 4 drops of essential oil to a cotton ball and place it close to your heat source in winter months or put as many drops as you like in a humidifier.

The first impression of your home is the aroma that greets guests as they enter. This first sniff says a lot about your household, whether there are pets and smokers, the kind of food cooked there, etc. Real estate agents are becoming more aware of the importance of aromatherapy and have started advising their clients to create a homey atmosphere when trying to sell their house by baking cookies or bread and putting on a fresh pot of coffee when expecting home viewers.

If you are not a baker, you might want to know that a few drops of clary-sage or lemon essential oil will put your new home buyers or any guests at ease. They might comment, “Your home has such a lovely relaxed atmosphere, we don’t know why.” You can rest assured it is because of the scent of clary-sage or lemon essential oil that you have in your diffuser!

I have recently been doing just about everything that I can to make sure that I am able to get rid of some of the wrinkles on my face. I hate how old I look now that these different wrinkles have started forming. It is not a very good look for me, so it is very important that I do something to keep myself as wrinkle free as I possibly can.

To ensure that I am able to keep my face looking good on a regular basis, I have been trying some different facial creams and soaps that are supposed to help keep my skin healthy. Healthy skin has a lot more elasticity and can easily spring back preventing wrinkles of most types. I have been using these items to help eliminate some of the wrinkles.

I have had the most luck with a facial toner that I use on a consistent basis. I put this on at least once every day so that it can work on tightening my skin and making it much more firm. I love using this serum because I have found that this really does wonders to eliminate the overall look of wrinkles on my face.

Are you thinking about losing weight? If you are then, good for you. Just remember, when you start an exercise  program after laying off for a while, you will probably get sore muscles in the bargain. Essential oils can sooth those aches and pains and maybe even help you stay on your program. They not only provide your body with the deep cleaning you need but also help eliminate waste products from your body.

Before you take your shower, put three neat drops of essential oil on a clean washcloth and massage that all over your body and then shower as you normally do. A blend of equal parts of rosemary, lemon, and eucalyptus peppermint is a wonderful mixture for this purpose. When you are done showering, massage your muscles  with a muscle relaxing oil or a toning oil – whichever one meets your needs.

Essential Oils to Use Before and In the Shower

• Lavender
• Rosemary
• Pine
• Lemon
• Eucalyptus
• Eucalyptus peppermint
• eucalyptus lemon
• Juniper
• Bergamot

Since I have a refillable air freshener in my home, I like to find great new scents that I can add to it so that I can make my house smell nice. I like being able to try more natural scents because I love the smell of different types of flowers and plants in my home. I have been using air freshener like this for a really long time now.

Whenever people come into my home, they complement me on how amazing the room smells because it is so fragrant and beautiful. I feel great when I am complimented like this because I work hard to pick out great new scents each time. I have been able to find many that can smell subtle around my home so that they don’t overpower everything.

Most recently, I started looking for some new type of scented air freshener that would be good in my home. I decided on a very flowery type of scented air freshener that would be perfect. When I walk into my home now, it smells like a beautiful garden is in bloom somewhere in there. I love the way that this air freshener makes my home smell.

I recently started to work on finding some great new diffusers that I can use around my home to make the place smell really nice. I have been trying to find some diffusers since the air fresheners that I was using in my home haven’t really worked as well as I thought they would. I know that I need something that is a lot better than this to make my home smell nice.

I have heard great things about diffusing essential oils, so I have been looking for the right type of diffusers that I can use to get the scent into the air. I have been able to find a lot of different types of aromatherapy diffusers that I could use all around my home for this purpose. I bought a few different ones that I could have around my home.

I have been able to use these diffusers to make it so that I have a wonderful smell spreading throughout my home. I have been trying a few different scents for my house and am always pleasantly surprised by the way that the smell drifts through my home. It is great to have a nice smell that is not at all overpowering.

 The atrium at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel

Rosemary essential oil is a great one to use during your morning shower because it is a mental and physical stimulant and also during a relaxing bath after a long strenuous day because it is an excellent treatment for all muscular conditions. Rosemary has antiseptic properties and is often used to treat muscular sprains, rheumatism, arthritis, depression, fatigue, memory loss, migraine headaches, coughs, flu, and diabetes. It is also used in beauty treatments, hair care products, and acne preparations.

Several years ago, I went to a conference in Nashville and we stayed at the Opryland Hotel – that place is huge – and at the end of the day my feet were aching terribly. I massaged a mixture of rosemary and grapeseed oil on my feet after my shower and my roommate asked what the wonderful scent was. I’m not crazy about the scent although it is not unpleasant, but for my tired aching feet, rosemary essential oil is priceless!