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Aromatherapy Travel Insurance Essential Oils For Your Journeys
oing on a trip is usually amusement-threatening ailments.
thought of as a wonderful 'Treatment' with these oils is
experience, one that you simple - ranging from inhaling a
and your family may have planned little oil from a tissue, to
and looked forward to for some adding to a bath, to drinking a
time. To have the most fun - to drop with a warm cup of water.
get the most out of the And, thankfully, relief often
experience - it's important that comes quickly because of the
you and your loved ones have the oils' powerful properties and
means to overcome those little compatibility with our own
ailments and discomforts that can bodies.
make the experience range from
mildly unpleasant to downright Peppermint and Ginger Essential
unbearable. How can we include a Oils - Tummy Troubles and
little 'Trip Insurance' to our Clearing the Head
already overstuffed carry-ons or
mini-vans? Aromatherapy has an We'll begin with 'getting there'
answer with some - any trip starts with traveling.
readily-available essential oils. By car, boat, plane, or
otherwise, motion sickness
commonly effects many people,
Motion sickness, bug bites, particularly children. This can
digestive difficulties, and easily make the 'traveling'
general travel weariness - to portion of your experience
name a few - are common absolutely no fun. Enter
discomforts experienced when Peppermint essential oil.
venturing away from home. A small
collection of inexpensive Peppermint has long been used to
essential oils can provide great calm uneasy stomachs, and is
relief from these easily used. One drop (it is
strong!) in a cup of warm water, certainly near the eyes) can
sweetened if you like, can be cause irritation. Tissues with
sipped before and during the the oil on it should not touch
voyage. For the fussy ones, a these areas directly.
drop can be added to a small
amount of honey and taken from a Lavender Oil - the Great Soother
spoon for the same effect.
Lavender has been called 'a
Ginger essential oil is also medicine chest in a bottle' due
known for it's calming of upset to its wide range of effects. The
stomachs - a little inhaled from aroma of Lavender is uplifting
a tissue or diluted in a carrier and relaxing, useful for stress
oil and rubbed on the abdomen can in congested airports or crowded
bring relief. One can also add a highways. Breathing this very
drop of ginger to warm water and safe essential oil is effective
drink as a strong tea - this may for adults and children alike -
be effective for some inhaling drops from a tissue
food-related stomach issues as directly, or from one's placed in
well, particularly when combined your surroundings can help you
with the abdomen massage method. and your companions be at ease.
Peppermint can also be uplifting Plus Thyme, Tea Tree and
to the weary driver or passenger Eucalyptus - Cleansing and
- a drop or two placed on tissues Keeping Bugs and Bites at Bay
in the car or near your seat will
release the aroma into your Lavender essential oil is also an
surroundings. Be careful with effective wound-healer because of
this oil however, as getting it it's anti-inflammatory, mild
on sensitive areas of the skin antibacterial, and
(directly under the nose, and skin-regenerative actions. It can
be used directly in case of Eucalyptus oils in relieving the
burns, mixed 50:50 with Tea Tree effects of jet-lag. Getting out
and put on band aids to prevent of this weary state as quickly as
infection, or blended with Thyme possible makes any trip more
Linalol and Eucalyptus (2:4:2) enjoyable. This requires getting
and added to a bowl of water for yourself and companions in-synch
an effective disinfectant wash. with local time, having good rest
at night and perhaps a gentle
Lavender is very useful for lift in the mornings and
treating bites and stings - just throughout the day.
place a little 'neat' (undiluted)
on the affected area. This To get yourself into the swing of
versatile oil is also a component local time, relax and be ready
of an insect repellent blend for bed with equal parts of
comprised of equal parts of Lavender and Geranium essential
Lavender, Thyme Linalol, and oils - Chamomile may also be used
Peppermint, and a double-dose of in place of the Geranium, and
Lemongrass essential oil. A drop works especially well for
or more placed on tissue or cloth soothing children (if they are
about your room can keep the irritable for ANY reason). Add a
insects out of your space; 3 few drops to a bath or use in a
drops of this blend per teaspoon massage oil. For a morning
of carrier oil can be regularly eye-opener, do the same using
applied to the skin - or you may equal amounts of Peppermint and
mix a similar amount into any Eucalyptus. You will find these
lotion you may have. useful at other times when you
need a little clarity and
Lavender can be used in lightening-up.
combination with Geranium,
Chamomile, Peppermint and Lemon Oil - the Purifier
and protect it when too cold. It
Lemon also has some wonderfully is found in almost all formulas
diverse uses. It is effective as used to relieve congestion, can
an antibacterial, but not so support circulation, and bring
strong as to be an irritant. lightness to a travel-weary head.
Adding several drops per quart to
your drinking water will help
purify it, and the water can act Eucalyptus oil can be used like
as a disinfectant to be used in peppermint to uplift and
washing your fruits and invigorate during long intervals
vegetables – the need for this in an automobile. It can be added
certainly depends on your to a cool bath or used on a cold
location, but it not a bad idea compress in cases of heat
whenever bacterial contamination exhaustion and heat stroke
may be a possibility. Further, (accompanied by, of course,
regularly drinking water with copious amounts of water and
added lemon oil can gently electrolytes!), and used in a
stimulate the lymphatic and similar manner to reduce fever.
digestive systems, helping
alleviate that sluggish feeling Eucalyptus oil may be blended
that often accompanies extended with Geranium as a massage oil (3
plane and car travel. drops Eucalyptus and 2 drops
Geranium per teaspoon of carrier
Eucalyptus Oil - For Keeping Cool oil) to relieve heat cramps. For
and Cold Relief congestion relief, to a drawn
bath, add 1 drop Eucalyptus, 3
Eucalyptus - the Narrow Leaf drops Lemon, 2 drops Thyme, and 2
variety is a favorite - has a drops Tea Tree - soak and breathe
great range of uses as well. It deeply - or simply add a few
can cool the body when too hot, drops to a steaming bowl of water
and inhale. available, and fairly inexpensive
- though caution should be used
These are just a few examples of when buying oils, as some can be
ways to make your travel adulterated, and others are
experiences more enjoyable with mass-produced with techniques
aromatherapy. With a little that may limit their therapeutic
effort, you can expand your benefits. The more pleasant and
knowledge of these oils, 'well rounded' an oil's aroma,
discovering further uses, and generally the higher the quality.
find other oils that work well Your nose will know! And as with
for your particular needs. any aromatherapy application,
start slowly - essential oils
These essential oils are readily deserve a healthy respect.
About the Author:
Misty Rae Cech, ND, is a naturopath and yoga instructor practicing in Boulder, Colorado. She is the owner of http://www.ananda-aromatherapy.com and http://www.anandaapothecary.com
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