Buying and Using Essential Oils?

Tina Brown

March 13, 20070 found this helpful

www.bestdeal.org/.../EssentialDesc.shtml

atholrr3

July 12, 20180 found this helpful

Oil of oregano,extra strength from Jamieson, about $32.00 for 25 ml. will remove skin tags and moles.
The nurse practitioner told me about it. I have been applying it with a small applicator for about two weeks. The brown thick moles are turning pink and some can be removed with a scrap of the fingernail but I plan on letting them sluff off by themselves.

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The skin tags are not as advanced but are getting smaller. I was quite surprised and pleased. She said you need high quality and extra strength. I am very impressed and hope they do not return.

 

My skin is extremely dry. So much that a few parts of my body , has cracked skin. Even though I use creams and lotions for soothing. My hands and feet have wrinkles [ALTHOUGH I AM A TEENAGER] .My palms are also extremely rough.My face is not dry though. I would like you to tell me a Home-made remedy or a cream that is really effective.

THANX
XYZ

algal351

July 13, 20180 found this helpful

Shea moisture's african black soap

 

stephanie.head54

December 9, 20180 found this helpful

hi, last year i came across a link for 22 uses for vicks vapo rub. sound odd, yes, but youll be amazed. rub a good coating over clean, dry feet and put on a pair of socks to keep it on your feet and you from slipping. i recommend before bed and let set overnight. i have deep cracks, corns and places where a toe is crooked so badly it creates a painful pinch point with a sharp callus. my mom and husband both have diabetic feet and deep cracks. one night and it softens bad places enough so you can scrape down bad places with the foot grater thing. also, it helps heal your feet, hands too.

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in addition, i recommend soaking badly cracked and sore feet in shower or bath or footbath at least 15 minutes and very lightly take a small handsized lemon zester, (not a grater), and scrape all the white softened dead skin off as soon as your done drying them off, then try vicks layer overnight, it will literally give you new feet and hands too. the zester idea came from my mani/pedi lady after the foot soak and you will want to put down a good sized towel, you wont believe how much comes off! again use very light, flat strokes with the zester. i works 10 times faster than one marketed for your feet and a bonus, it doesnt leave your feet sore like a traditional pedicure will. try the vicks 2 or 3 times the first week or so, your call, its safe even for diabetics.

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i know im running long here, but ill also say im a die hard user of dawn dish soap, ultra or 5 minute soak but i realized if its stripping grease off pans its also stripping natural oils from my hands. ultra hand renewal has helped as well as not keeping hands in hot soapy dawn dish water, i went to rinsing and a scrub brush and dishwasher. i recommend a thick body/hand cream or "butter", for men, my husband likes the tidewater rush at bath and body works. smells about like coast bath bar soap, clean scent for guys.
if in fact you have excema or psorasis, check walmart pharmacy over the counter stuff for these conditions and look at the ingredients. there is 1 that has only the ingredient "coal tar" listed nothing else. my husband was slowly going mad from the dry burning itchy hands cracking and bleeding, he even would scream out at times picking up his drink because it felt like glass in his hands. this was finally what the doctor prescribed him to use, but it is not prescription necessary. keep using the vicks trick as you need after initial boost to get to a good place , i promise, that 1st time you will see a drastic difference especially if you have thick dry dead build up and deep cracks. hope this works as amazing for you as it does for our family. please feel free it let me know how it helps you.

 

dear xyz,you may want to get checked for psorisis this is a skin condition that needs to be treated by a dr and it sounds like you may have it. on the other hand if it is not you can treat your hands and any dry skin with mane and tail conditioner.this can be picked up in most drug stores and is very inexpensive.it was originally used for horses but is now produces for human use also.it works great for dry cracked skin hope this helps

Carol Churchill

March 15, 20070 found this helpful

I use Dischem Vitamin E 7000 Cream on my skin (heels also!) and it works wonderfully. Not greasy at all and R30 for a big tub. However, this is South Africa, so I don't know what similar products are available in your country.

There are lots of places to be thrifty-this isn't one of them. Buying true essential oils is a "you get what you pay for" area. For instance, rose oil is very expensive, like $100/oz or something, so if you find a "deal" at $4.95, you're not getting true rose oil. Most other true oils aren't this expensive, but they aren't cheap. The good news is that a little goes a long way, so you won't have to use a lot in your project. I would suggest the brands Nature's Sunshine and Health Quest.""

Sheila Saey

March 15, 20070 found this helpful

I buy a lot of products from therapygarden.com/.../merchant.mvc? to use when making my own lotions, soaps, etc. I love their stuff!

Lynn Marler

March 15, 20070 found this helpful

I buy the essential oils that I use (peppermint oil for instance for mouse repellent; works great!) at our local health food store. And Beckie is right: this is one area not to scrimp on; make sure that they are the true essential oil, yes the real oils will be more expensive but you don't have to use very much each time since they're so concentrated; the imitation ones won't work nearly as well (or at all!) for what you're using them for.

Trixie

March 16, 20071 found this helpful

I buy essential oils at www.craftybubbles.com for $1 each. They are about $5 each locally, so it's worth it for me. How are they used? For us, I use them to scent homemade laundry detergent and cleaners, as a fragrance when I'm vacuuming my carpets to freshen the air. They are supposed to be used for a variety of things, I use the lavendar for scent as well as antibacterial/antiseptic properties.

Kat Schneider

April 7, 20070 found this helpful

I swear by Corn Huskers Lotion and Bag Balm for cracked skin. Both are fairly inexpensive. You can still find Corn Huskers at most drug stores, and Bag Balm can be found at most feed and seed stores, also mail order through Vermont Country Store and Lehmans.

With respect to essential oils...this truly is one place you don't want to scrimp. You get what you pay for. Also, essential oils are concentrated and NOT food grade products. DO NOT ingest them or feed them to your pets. I also don't reccomend putting them on your pets skin or fur, especially cats since they groom heavily. Just my personal opinion.

I got some oils for soap but they work great on skin to at "Michael's" for $2.99(Can.). Like these aren't essential oils but they're the same but cheaper.

Mary

July 31, 20070 found this helpful

If you have a whole foods/health food store near you they usually carry decent oils. And they also have a variety of books available usually. I buy most of my oils online from Aromaland. They have been in business a long time and have been extremely pleased with the quality of their oils. http://www.aromaland.com They also sell decoder card wheels that offer a quick view of recipe formulas and they also offer email discounts, free shipping offers and sales if you sign up for them. Another good source is http://www.mountainroseherbs.com My two primary books are "The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy" by Valerie Worwood and "Aromatherapy, A Lifetime Guide to Healing with Essential Oils" by Valerie Cooksley.