Tips, Q&A and Recipes
for Nature’s Sunshine Essential Oils
Use a simple ceramic plug-in diffuser to have different essential essential oils for each room of your home.
Single oils can be used alone or combined with other single oils. Nature’s Sunshine’s synergistic pre-blended essential oils provide targeted benefits.
AromaBall to disperse throughout a room.
Add 3 drops of appropriate essential oil to 1 t. of water, mix and gargle.
Add 10 drops to your bath water. Agitate water in a figure 8 motion. Soak in it for 15 minutes minimum.
Use a sitz bath with just enough water to cover lower body and add 5 drops of essential oil.
Inhale the oils directly from the bottle for properties its known for such as mood or congestion.
Avoid applying Essential Oils immediately after perspiring or using a sauna.
Take a break every once in a while from using Essential Oils, use them for six days, then stop for a day, or use them for three weeks and stop a week.
Do not get essential oils in your eyes.
Keep essential oils away from children.
Take the necessary precautions during pregnancy, terminal illness and with children as shown.
Take a tip from your nose – if you don’t like the smell don’t use it for emotional benefits.
Essential oils should be diluted before using topically (with exception for lavender and tea tree).
Keep essential oils away from heat, light, dampness and electromagnetic frequencies (TV or microwave).
Do a “patch test” if you are sensitive to things on your skin.
Avoid strong sunlight or tanning beds after applying essential oils.
There are over 400,000 different plants on earth. Only a little over 400 of them produce a pure essential oil.
Aloe Vera Gel deepens penetration of essential oils into muscles, joints and tissues
All essential oils are antioxidants.
Frankincense decreases allergic reactions within seconds.
Cinnamon, Frankincense, and Myrrh are considered to be powerful anti-cancer and anti-tumor essential oils.
Research shows Cinnamon and Peppermint essential oils increase alertness. Great travel companions.
Lavender Essential Oil shows results for migraines and to reduce itching on bug bites.
Essential oils can renew dying cells.
Cellu-tone helps lymphatic congestion.
Essential oils reach the limbic system in less than 1 second via inhalation and within 1-3 seconds with skin application.
Clary Sage and Bergamot essential oils help in withdrawing from smoking, alcohol and eating addictions.
100 pounds of lavender flowers are used to make 1 pound of the essential oil.
All citrus essential oils make skin photosensitive.
Thyme, Clove and Lemon essential oils were used as hospital disinfectants before World War I.
Cinnamon essential oil helps a home to sell quicker.
Peppermint helps people to adapt to new ideas.
Essential Oils in Herbal Programs
• Essential oils can be the missing link in herbal programs
• Use essential oils that match largest number of needs.
• Let the nose be the guide. The oils we need are the ones we are drawn to on any given day.