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What are the spiritual uses of basil essential oil?

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  • Uplifting
  • Nervous Disposition
  • Stimulating
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Fatigue
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What are the skin uses of basil essential oil?

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  • Cold sores
  • Stimulates metabolism & improves tone
  • Mature skin
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What are some medicinal uses for basil essential oil?

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  • Headaches
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What are the spiritual uses of grapefruit essential oil?

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  • Fatigue
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What are the skin uses of grapefruit essential oil?

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  • Acne
  • Oily
  • Dilated pores
  • Cellulite
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What are some medicinal uses for grapefruit essential oil?

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  • Fluid retention

- Overweight

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What are some spiritual uses of lavender essential oil?

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  • Insomnia
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Headaches
  • Migrane
  • Irritability
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What are some skin uses of lavender essential oil?

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  • All skin types
  • Inflammation
  • Cuts
  • Grazes
  • Burns
  • Acne
  • Balances sebaceous glands
  • Sunburn
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What are some medicinal uses of lavender essential oil?

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  • PMS
  • Muscular pains
  • Stomach cramps
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What are some spiritual uses of mandarin essential oil?

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  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Dizziness
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
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What are some skin uses for mandarin essential oil?

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  • Calming
  • Good for normal to sensitive skin
  • Vitamins B & C
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What are some medicinal uses for mandarin essential oil?

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  • PMS

- Menopause

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Why should you be careful when adding mandarin to the essential oil blend?

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It is photosensitive

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What are some spiritual uses of marjoram essential oil?

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  • Mildly tranquilizing
  • Insomnia
  • Grief
  • Worry
  • Headache & Migrane
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What are some skin uses for marjoram essential oil?

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  • Strong antiseptic

- Best used in body treatments

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What are some medicinal uses of marjoram essential oil?

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  • Analgesic
  • Muscular aches
  • Arthritis
  • Premenstrual syndrome
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What are some precautions to using marjoram essential oil?

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  • Use in moderation
  • Avoid during pregnancy
  • Do not use on small children/babies
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What are some spiritual uses for patchouli essential oil?

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  • Depression
  • Nervous exhaustion
  • Fatigue
  • Grounding
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What are some skin uses for patchouli essential oil?

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  • Heals cracked skin
  • Dry aging skin
  • Acne
  • Fungal infections
  • Insect repellant
  • Cellulite
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What are some medicinal uses of patchouli essential oil?

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  • Constipation
  • Anti-Inflammatory
  • Anti-Fungal
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What are some spiritual uses of roman chamomile essential oil?

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  • Restlessness
  • Irritability
  • Anxiety
  • Anger
  • Insomnia
  • Calming
  • Sedative
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What are some skin uses for roman chamomile essential oil?

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  • Sensitive skin
  • Dry skin
  • Acne skin
  • Inflamed
  • Allergic
  • Itchy
  • Psoriasis
  • Eczema
  • Broken capillaries
  • Sunburn
  • After waxing
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What are some medicinal uses for roman chamomile essential oil?

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  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Cramps
  • Analgesic
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What are some spiritual uses of rosemary essential oil?

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  • Depression
  • Confusion
  • Fatigue
  • Aids in concentration
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What are some skin uses of rosemary essential oil?

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  • Acne
  • Psoriasis
  • Dandruff
  • Body treatments for cellulite
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What are some medicinal uses of rosemary essential oil?

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  • Respiratory conditions
  • Bronchitis
  • Gout
  • Strong diuretic
  • Arthritis
  • Stimulating to blood and lymph systems
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What are some precautions when using rosemary essential oil?

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  • Avoid in pregnancy
  • Avoid in lactation
  • Avoid using on children
  • Avoid using on people with high blood pressure
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What are some spiritual uses of rosewood essential oil?

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  • Calming to the mind
  • Aids in meditations
  • Promotes physical and mental well being
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What are some skin uses of rosewood essential oil?

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  • All skin types
  • Sensitive skin
  • Dry skin
  • Acne skin
  • Eczema
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What are some medicinal uses of rosewood essential oil?

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  • PMS
  • Menopause
  • Postnatal depression
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What are some spiritual uses of sandalwood essential oil?

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  • Insomnia
  • Stress
  • Calming to all systems
  • Aids in meditations
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What are some skin uses of sandalwood essential oil?

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  • Dry, dehydrated skin
  • Calms sensitive skin
  • Itchy skin
  • Couperose
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What are some medicinal uses of sandalwood essential oil?

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  • Bronchitis
  • Coughs
  • Nausea
  • Varicose veins
  • PMS
  • Urinary infections
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What are some spiritual uses of tea tree essential oil?

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  • Emotional pain
  • Anxiety
  • Shock
  • Nervousness
35
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What are some skin uses for tea tree essential oil?

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  • Acne
  • Athletes foot (other fungal infections)
  • Cold sores
  • Warts
  • Chicken pox
36
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What are some medicinal uses for tea tree essential oil?

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  • Broad spectrum antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral
  • Colds
  • Influenza
  • Sore throat
  • Airborne infections
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What are some spiritual uses for ylang ylang essential oil?

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  • Euphoria
  • Depression
  • Stress
38
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What are some skin uses for ylang ylang essential oil?

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  • All skin types

- Especially oily and acne skins

39
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What are some medicinal uses for ylang ylang essential oil?

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  • Hypertension

- Nervous stomach

40
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Who is the person responsible for introducing essential oils into the cosmetic field?

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Madame Margarite Maury - a biochemist who’s interest in aromatherapy stretched into the cosmetic field.

41
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Who researched the healing properties of essential oils in the medical field?

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Maurice Gattefosse discovered that many essential oils used in his families perfume company were better antiseptics than the chemical antiseptics being added to the same products. This lead him to develop the use of essential oils in dermatology.

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Describe the normalizing action of essential oils.

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It is due to the organic nature of essences that they tend to work in harmony with the body. They have a normalizing action. Whatever the problem, they will tend to bring the body back to normal. They help strengthen the systems working holistically regulating body functions.

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What are the two roads essential oils get into the bloodstream?

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The skin & the lungs

44
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What are two ways essential oils work with the endocrine system?

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With the endocrine system, there are two ways in which essential oils work. Firstly, the stimulate certain glands, thus stimulating or normalizing hormonal secretions. Secondly, they are loaded with plant hormones or phytohormones. This has recently caught the interest of manufactures of natural cosmetics because of their effect on the skin.

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Explain how and why essential oils pass into the general circulation and travel around the body.

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Essential oils have a molecular structure, which is small and simple, as a result they pass through the skin structure easily. Immediately below the skin, the particles of essential oils pass into the fluid that bathes every cell of the body and from here they pass through ultra thin walls of the lymph ducts and the capillaries. In this way, the aromatic particles pass into the general circulation and travel around the body.

46
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All essential oils are able to stimulate generation of new cells. The word for this property is _______.

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Cytophylactic.

47
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State 5 methods of extraction of essences.

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  • Distilled oils
  • Expression or cold pressed
  • Effleurage method (produces Otto oils)
  • Maceration
  • Solvent extraction method (produces absolute oils)
48
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State 5 ways to utilize essential oils.

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  • Inhalation
  • Bath
  • Massage
  • Hot or cold compresses
  • Oral (only recommended by a homeopathic doctor, never by an aesthetician)
  • Masks or moisturizer
49
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If using 20ml of carrier oil for a body treatment, how many drops of essential oil is used?

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12 drops

  • 3 drops to every 5 ml
  • Never exceed 15 drops
50
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What must you tell your client after an aromatherapy appointment?

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  • Drink plenty of water (6 to 8 glasses) throughout the next few days.
  • Avoid any forms of heat for at least 6 hours as it can increase absorption. I.e. saunas/whirlpools etc
  • Avoid any alcohol for 24 hours
  • Avoid UV exposure as some essential oils are photosensitive
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Give 4 examples of ways in which the purity and quality of an essential oil may be affected.

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  • Fruits or plants that have been sprayed with pesticides can cause the poison from pesticides to be extracted into the essential oil.
  • Absolute oils using alcohol to extract the oil are not as therapeutic as Otto oils
  • The origin of the plant can affect the essential oil. Greenhouse grown plants are less effective than if they are grown in their native land. I.e. lavender in England.
  • If not stored properly, essential oils can be effected.
  • Time of day oil is harvested.
  • Use of pesticide, herbicide, fungicide and how the oil is harvested.
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List 5 factors to remember when storing essential oils.

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  • Store in dark cool containers as exposure to sunlight destroys some of their effectiveness.
  • Avoid all sources of heat
  • Store at room temperature
  • Store in glass containers - never plastic
  • Do not put essential oils in the refrigerator
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Define the meaning of the word “aromatherapy”

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Aromatherapy is the art and science of using essential plant oils in treatments. It is a truly holistic therapy, taking into account the mind, body and spirit of the person seeking help, as well as their lifestyle, eating patterns, relationships, etc.

54
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What is the difference between the properties of herbs and the properties of essences?

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Although the properties of herbs and essences are very similar, the essences have a much more pronounced effect on the mind and emotions than herbal medicines. Essences are 75 - 100 times more concentrated that herbs. When you take herbs you use the entire plant.

55
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Explain the difference between Otto oils and absolute oils.

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Otto and absolute oils are similar in scent but Otto oils are usually more therapeutic because Otto oils are pure forms.

56
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What are 3 factors that affect the physical value of an aromatherapy treatment?

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  1. The purity and quality of the essential oil used.
  2. The type of base or carrier oil used
  3. The formulation percentage of dilution used.
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List 10 properties essential oils have in common.

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  • Antibacterial
  • Anti-viral
  • Anti-fungal
  • Antiseptic
  • Cytophylactic
  • Increases circulation
  • Detoxifying
  • Euphoric
  • Rejuvenating
  • Stress reducing
  • Plant hormones
  • Oxygenating
  • Hydrating
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What are the only two oils that can be safely used directly on the skin?

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Lavender and tea tree oil. Safe to use undiluted.

59
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Why should essential oils not be taken orally, or added to your water?

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Oil will not mix with water. When swallowing, the oil molecules will attach to your mucosa in your mouth, esophagus, and stomach. Some effects caused by swallowing oils include, stomach irritation, ulceration in the mouth, esophageal tract or stomach lining, allergic reactions and teeth enamel may be worn away.

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What is an essence and how do they become essential oils?

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The essence is what is produced by the plant and only becomes an essential oil after distillation. Like blood in humans, essences incorporate the characteristics of the plant from which they come.

61
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Where are essences produced and where are they found?

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Essences are produced in the plant in highly specialized secretory cells. These may be found in different parts such as bark, roots, stalks, leaves, flowers, etc.

62
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Explain penetration and absorption of essential oils through the skin.

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Penetration and absorption of essential oils through the skin is very good, they are soluable in fatty parts of the skin, and they very quickly penetrate the different layers to get into the blood stream. When essences are introduced to the body through the skin, they travel through the body fluids just as hormones are carried in the blood stream, except that they are not limited to a particular fluid system such as blood.

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Explain why workmen handling vanilla sticks sometimes suffer from headaches and intestinal upsets.

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If essential oils are used carefully, they can be very beneficial, but a certain number among them are also toxic - vanilla being one of them (in large quantities).

64
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What does calamus cause with regards to the cardiovascular system?

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Causes dilation of the splenic vessels, thus producing a reduction of blood pressure and body temperature.

65
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What are some positive effects of essential oils?

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  • Encouraging the growth of vigorous new cells.
  • Delaying the process of aging by encouraging the growth of new vigorous cells and speeding the elimination of the old cells.
  • Antibacterial action promotes healing by improving circulatory and lymphatic systems.
  • Preventing congestion and accelerating the elimination of toxins.
66
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What are stimulating aromatics used for?

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  • States of depression, languor and disorders associated with lack of nerve function.
67
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What are sedative essences used for?

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  • Hysteria, insomnia, and states of nervousness.
68
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True or false. Mineral oil is a good carrier oil.

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False - it does not penetrate at all.

69
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What are some aromatherapy tips?

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  1. Essential oils should not be used undiluted, however in the hands of a clinically trained aromatherapist; some oils may be used neat in small quantities over localized areas.
  2. In the case of cancer patients, massage should not be attempted.
  3. Dosages for the elderly or very young should be reduced.
  4. Oils that are not pure, natural, and derived from a known sole botanical source should not be used.
  5. Do not massage anyone suffering from a high temperature, skin infection or disease.
  6. Do not use mineral oil as a vehicle or carrier.
70
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Define organically grown.

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Refers to cultivated plants that have been grown in pesticide free soil. The term refers to the same condition laid down for vegetables. The pants should not have been subject to pesticides.

71
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Define wild grown.

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This is a term that refers to the plant in its original; a natural habitat which has not been planted there by man, including
- the rainforest or at high altitude mountainous areas which are not subjected to pollutants.

72
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Define 100% pure.

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This refers to an unblended essential oil, which has not been recycled, bleached or coloured. No other liquid substance should be present in the bottle or essential oil.

73
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Define 100% natural.

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Without any synthetic substances.

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