Essential oils work and you need only start with small bottles.
The prices range from ‘not that much’ to the highest you are willing to buy.
I am in the low price range.
My interest in the e.oils peaked when I learned they were the choice for soapmakers, keep in mind that Fragrance Oils are only perfumes made of chemicals, and be sure you are getting the Essential Oils.
A friend who encouraged my passion and lack of money for soapmaking, gave me 4 one ounce bottle of e. oil for may birthday, and they sat here for several months.
One day, I was reading a newsletter about Lavender E.O. and how it would cure a headache, so having both a bad headache and Lavender eo, I used it.........and it works.
A drop is all you need, a tiny amount on the temples and the middle at the top of the nose and I get a little on the tip of my nose, [the outside, of nose, as one does not put E.O in ears or nose], and a drop on the back of my neck, at the base where some of the vertebrae have broken and disappeared........and no headache and rarely to I have one.
A drop of the Lavender or Spearmint on your pillow and you will sleep well.
Under stress, use the Lavender, all you need to do is take the lid off and breath deeply for 3 or 4 times.
Upset stomach, I smell the Peppermint or Spearmint or even put a drop on my sleeve.
Oregano has been tested by hospitals and is a germ killer, Rosemary does also but not as many.
All of them heal sores and bites from ants, etc.
For me, when the oxygen generator is not doing the trick to keep me breathing, or I have had to move around and breathing is difficult, I want my Lavender.
To me, they are super strength herbs and are as old as the Bible.
Be careful with using them, they will burn the skin if used pure and in the same spot, for many times......they can be diluted in your kitchen cooking oils, almond, walnut, olive, figure about 4 or 5 drops to the tablespoon of oil.
Do not put them on babies, but use a cotton ball and put it out of their reach.
For a cranky baby, or as they used to say a ‘colicky baby’, you rub a drop into your shoulder, under your blouse and rest the baby against your shoulder, what it get through the blouse, will put it to sleep, in peace, not via “drugged” sleep.
A friend had a new grandchild, and it cried all the time, at about 3 months old, I sent her the baby info and she used her Lavender and said it worked, as simple as that.
Yes, I believe and use my essential oils several times a day.
The one ounce bottles came from a health food store and the brand is NOW, which I think is an average type, to be found in most health food stores.
My bottles are about 6 or 7 years old and will last me another year or so for smelling and a bite or two.
I of course bought soapmaking grade oils that are not as good and they work too.
I don’t own any of the fancy diffusers, LOL, I would rather buy oils with my money.
Good place to start:
LOL, on each link, there are several that I want to read.....
Which oils would you recommend to have on hand for a first-aid/survival kit?
Just the ones you mentioned: lavender, oregano, and a mint?