Leaves for Healing

Aromatics for Mold Remediation After Flooding My neighbors in the Southeastern part of Texas are dealing with flooding damages the likes we’ve never seen in this country. I’ve been asked by several different folks to talk about my …

Massage with essential oils significantly alleviated neuropathic pain in diabetes patients.

Diabetic neuropathy is a painful condition resulting from nerve damage in people with diabetes mellitus (https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-problems/nerve-damage-diabetic-neuropathies). Zehra Gok Metin, PhD, RN and her team at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey looked into the possible effects of aromatherapy massage on neuropathic pain.

In their 2017 open-label randomized controlled trial, 46 patients were divided into two groups. The intervention group received a 30 minute aromatherapy massage of feet and hands three times a week for four weeks. They used a 5% dilution of equal parts of Lavender, Geranium, Rosemary, Blue (“German”) Chamomile and Lemon Eucalyptus in coconut oil. The control group received routine care. The Visual Analog Scale was used to measure pain, and the impact of pain on quality of life was assessed through a self-reported scale.

Mean pain levels decreased from 6 to 4 after the first two weeks, and to 2 after four weeks in the intervention group (66% decrease, compared to 9% decrease in the control group), and quality of life scores were significantly higher in the aromatherapy group. No adverse reactions were reported. The researchers concluded that aromatherapy massage is a low risk, high benefit and high compliance modality that can be helpful for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

This study is impressive not only for the findings, but also because it is an example of a very well designed aromatherapy trial. Essential oils were selected based on literature review and consultation with a certified aromatherapist, massage techniques are described in detail, and it is possible to obtain GS/MS analyses of the oils used.

We look forward to more clinical studies from this exciting Turkish researcher!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28605119

Tick Talk - Tisserand Institute Current research on essential oils as tick repellents, the increasing danger posed by ticks, prevention strategies and what to do if bitten.

The myth continues to circulate putting innocent people at risk. Enjoy the article and share :)

Frankincense Oil and Cancer in Perspective – Tisserand Institute If you wanted something to keep you awake, and I offered you a choice of caffeinated coffee or decaffeinated coffee, which would you choose? It’s not a trick question. And if you wanted something to treat cancer, and I offered you a choice of frankincense A that contains 50% of an antitumoral substa...

Sharing again the personal experience of my friend's (and my aromatherapy teacher) use of essential oils to help lessen the side effects of radiation.

How Breast Cancer Changed My Life—and How Essential Oils Helped When I found a lump in my breast and had to undergo breast cancer treatment, I used essential oils in a number of ways to help with my healing. Read more now!

Creating an herbal infusion for a special client of mine. I've carefully chosen specific dried and fresh herbs to craft a muscle mender oil. 💖

Six essential oils to boost your immune system

Improving the Immune System Six essential oils for boosting immunity   Spring is here and that means so are stuffy noses and annoying coughs. With seasonal changes we are more susceptible to becoming ill. A good way to avoid …

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Thank you to everyone who has shared my "Safety Post" and for all of the new likes!! I truly appreciate your interest in my small page and in aromatherapy! :)

SAFETY POST!

Did you know that continued undiluted topical use of your essential oils can lead to sensitization? I recently had a conversation with a past client of mine who, despite my warnings not to use her eo's undiluted, continued to put frankincense NEAT on her hands EVERY...SINGLE...NIGHT, for two years. She called me up to ask what she could do to help with the horrible itching she was experiencing at night, it was so bad it was keeping her awake. Well unfortunately she has become sensitized to frankincense and will never be able to use it topically again without provoking the same, if not worse, response.

What is sensitization you may wonder? Here is the most simple explanation I have: "Aromatic compounds pe*****te the epidermis, bind to skin proteins and provoke an immune reaction that leads to the production of histamine and other irritant compounds by basophils and mast cells." It manifests itself in the form of rashes, itching, burning or eczema.

Do yourself a favor and always dilute before topical use. I've attached my dilution chart again, please feel free to print it out and share! :) Have a beautifully aromatic day!