MAGIC MASSAGE - blending essential oils with a purc carrier oil, such as sweet almond, wheat germ or soya-bean, for a massage is good for relaxation and easing tension. Every day aches and pains are soothed in minutes and your circulation stimulated.
Some oils to try:.....
Blend a mix of lavendar, neroli and bermagot to sooth areas of tension in the back of your neck and across the shoulders.
Oils to try -
sweet-smelling jasmine helps calm the nerves and leaves you fragrant.
Just use 3 to 5 drops.
Geranium is a good skin tonic and cleaner - if you have oily skin try 5 to 10 drops in a warm bath.
Orange blossom oil is uplifting and rich in vitamin C and will improve skin tone. A couple of drops is enough.
FEET - try a footbath - add 5 drops of lime flower oil to tepid water, then relax.
Lemongrass helps ease athlete's foot. Add 10 drops to a bowl of warm water and bathe feet regularly until it clears up.
STEAMHEAT - breathe in the healing vapours of essentials with a steam facial. Fill a bowl with boiling water, add the oil and hold your head over the bowl for 5 to 10 minutes, keeping your face about 15 cm away to avoid scalding. Oils to try --
Camomile for itchy skin conditions - 5 to 10 drops.
Rose oil helps soften skin and clears pores - just a couple of drops.
Lavendar improves a spotty complexion. Use about 5 drops.
* Flowers are great sleep inducers - use them in home made pillows for sweet dreams. Fill a thin cotton pillow with dried flowers - dried are best since the perfume lasts longer. Try camomile, lavender, lemongrass, rose and geranium - all help relaxation.
* Soak pieces of thin card in floral oils and stitch them inside folded hankies, then slip them between clothes in drawers to keep fragrant.
* Gift wrapping - pop a handful of fresh rose petals inside to make presents special.
* Pot-pourris are wonderful . choose flowers with colours that contrast such as red rose petals, yellow marigolds, fresh bay leaves and a few drops of ornage oil for a spicy smell. Put mixture in large bag and seal it for 6 weeks, shaking contents often. Display in nice bowls and revive the scent every few months with a few drops of your favourite oil.
