| Yes, it's true: Helichrysum essential oil (also commonly | | | | separate bottle. This makes a 10% concentration. |
| referred to as 'Everlasting' and 'Immortelle') provides | | | | Some users create formulas as strong as 20% |
| fast-acting, effective pain relief for a great many | | | | Helichrysum, others with as little as 5%. Using the |
| physical ailments. Aromatherapy companies are, by | | | | lowest concentration necessary is more a question of |
| law, prevented from advertising this fact directly along | | | | cost than anything else -- the pure essential oil is |
| with their products, but it's true. Many, many individuals | | | | relatively costly, particularly the highest quality, rarest |
| are regularly using this very healing oil to both reduce | | | | varieties. The pure essential oil applied 'neat' or |
| pain and, depending on the injury or ailment, to actually | | | | undiluted is called for when a trauma has just occurred. |
| speed healing. As noted by Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt, | | | | For example, if one has just twisted an ankle, or really |
| America's leading medical aromatherapist, the effects | | | | any serious injury where bruising will occur, several |
| of this oil are "so convincing that it has never met with | | | | drops of the essential oil should be applied immediately |
| any kind of criticism." So what's special about | | | | and then again every hour or so until the potential for |
| Helichrysum, where do you get it and how do you use | | | | hematoma is eliminated. |
| it | | | | In addition to its pain-relieving action, the pure essential |
| Helichrysum is a totally unique pain reliever and wound | | | | oil includes natural constituents which actually speed |
| healer -- not only just in the world of aromatherapy, | | | | wound healing. It is thought that this is a result of the oil |
| but in the big picture of the entire world of medicine. It | | | | quenching free radicals in the injured area, and signaling |
| rates exceptionally highly in the two most important | | | | tissues to regenerate. For these reasons, Helichrysum |
| criteria, safety and efficacy. In terms of safety, it is | | | | is also found in many formulas for healing and |
| sometimes prescribed for direct application to the skin | | | | anti-aging of the skin. Helichrysum is also excellent for |
| at 100% strength (unlike some other pain relieving oils | | | | burns, and just a little bit of oil on small burns can |
| such as Wintergreen). Very conservative therapists do | | | | provide immediate relief. (If using for injuries with |
| not recommend the oil to be used during pregnancy or | | | | broken skin, avoid use if excessive bleeding is an issue, |
| by children under 12. It would be a shame however to | | | | as the oil acts as an anticoagulant. Use only once |
| discard the use of the oil for young children with injuries | | | | bleeding has stopped completely, and is not likely to be |
| -- like any essential oil, it should be used with respect | | | | of concern again in these cases). |
| as a medicine, only using as much as needed to | | | | The finest of Helichrysum essential oil varieties is |
| produce the desired healing effect. The classic and | | | | considered to be that distilled from plants grown on the |
| important aromatherapy text 'Essential Oil Safety', lists | | | | island of Corsica, France. The environmental conditions |
| the oil as non-toxic, non-irritating and non-sensitizing. | | | | and sub-species genetics result in a unique natural |
| Its efficacy is unsurpassed. Most folks who use it find | | | | chemical composition of the essential oil with strong |
| the pain relief nearly immediate -- "it just makes the | | | | anti-inflammatory, analgesic and regenerative |
| pain go away", "it's amazing" and other similar | | | | properties. This oil may be listed as Helichrysum |
| comments are frequently uttered when the oil is used. | | | | italicum sub-species 'serotinum'. You may find that |
| The oil is recommended for ANY kind of pain: joint | | | | other varieties work as well for your needs, and can |
| pain, muscular aches and pains, back pain, neck pain, | | | | experiment as you see fit. |
| nerve pain, and pain resulting from surgery and trauma. | | | | The profoundly effective action for pain relief provided |
| In most cases, a simple preparation of the oil in any | | | | by Helichrysum essential oil is one of natural medicine's |
| common aromatherapy carrier oil is the formula of | | | | most wonderful treasures. With its exceptional ratings |
| choice. Jojoba is commonly used for aches and pains; | | | | for safety, efficacy and ease-of-use, the oil is |
| Rosehip seed oil and Tamanu are selected when | | | | unsurpassed as a healing agent for all sorts of pain. Its |
| healing skin damage (or reducing scarring). | | | | quick, gentle action is appreciated by the great majority |
| Mixing your own topical preparation is very simple: just | | | | of users, and is worth investigating for your own |
| mix one part Helichrysum to nine parts 'carrier oil' in a | | | | needs. |