| I am a huge proponent of natural herbal remedies for | | | | recall. Studies in Japan using lemon oil in office buildings |
| personal health care. I tend to make all my own health | | | | show a dramatic reduction in typing mistakes made. In |
| and beauty products such as shampoos, conditioners, | | | | addition, essential lemon oil is an excellent addition to |
| lotions, and soaps. A friend once told me that she'd | | | | any cleaning products. |
| have no doubt that if I were stranded on a desert | | | | 4 - Patchouli Oil - with its deep, earthy scent patchouli |
| island that I would be crafty enough to survive! So | | | | oil is not to be missed! In many cultures, patchouli oil is |
| considering this statement, if I were stranded on a | | | | considered a strong aphrodisiac and is used as a fixer |
| desert island, these are the top 5 essential oils that I | | | | in many perfumes - obviously needed to make friends |
| would want in my bag with me. | | | | with the locals on any desert island! Patchouli is known |
| 1 - Tea Tree Oil - tea tree oil is the king of antiseptic, | | | | to stimulate endorphins and the pituitary gland making it |
| antibacterial, antifungal, you name it. If you have any | | | | an excellent essential oil to use for depression and |
| kind of possible infection on the outside of your body, | | | | anxiety again. |
| tea tree oil will fix it! Don't swallow it, though, as an | | | | 5 - Rosemary Oil - Rosemary oil is sort of my one |
| antibiotic as tea tree oil is toxic when used internally. | | | | stop shop - it is excellent for hair care and treating |
| 2 - Lavender Essential Oil - lavender essential oil is | | | | scalp problems such as dandruff, works very well for |
| simply marvelous. The fragrance is relaxing and is a | | | | congestion, is effective for stomach and digestive |
| good tonic for stress, anxiety, and depression. Having | | | | problems, and has a marvelous flavor. As a massage |
| suffered for years from insomnia, lavender essential oil | | | | oil it works very well to help alleviate aches and pains |
| is the first thing I go to in order to get any type of relief | | | | associated with many conditions such as arthritis. |
| and fall asleep without harsh prescription drugs and all | | | | Unlike tea tree oil, it can be taken internally. |
| their side effects. Lavender also makes one of the | | | | Everyone who works with herbs and essential oils has |
| best hair rinses known to man. | | | | their own personal favorites - those plant partners that |
| 3 - Essential Lemon Oil - if lavender is calming and | | | | they have worked more with and developed a special |
| relaxing, lemon oil has the opposite effect. Diffusing | | | | bond to. These are my personal five favorite essential |
| lemon oil helps to aid in concentration, memory, and | | | | oils! |