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Miessence - organic Patchouli essential oil 10ml
This organic Patchouli Essential Oil is steam distilled from the dried leaves and grown in Indonesia.
Essential oils are perfect for using in oil diffusers or for making your own aromatic blends, bath oils or massage oils.
Ingredients: Pogostemon cablin
CAUTIONS - General aromatherapy cautions
The Miessence certified organic essential oils have been carefully selected for maximum therapeutic benefit, and are all certified organic, which means you don't have to worry about chemical contaminants such as pesticide residues. They present no risk to you, provided you adhere closely to the dosage instructions and follow any cautionary advice and stated contra-indications.
Because of their concentrated nature, essential oils generally should not be applied directly to the skin in their undiluted or "neat" form. Used to excess and/or inappropriately, these may cause severe irritation or provoke an allergic reaction. Instead, essential oils should be blended with a vegetable-based "carrier" oil (a.k.a., a base, or "fixed" oil) before being applied. The exceptions are lavender and tea tree oils. Common carrier oils include olive, almond, hazelnut and grapeseed. A common ratio of essential oil disbursed in a carrier oil is 0.5?3%, depending on its purpose. Some essential oils, including many of the citrus peel oils, are photosensitisers, increasing the skin's vulnerability to sunlight.
You should not take essential oils internally unless specifically directed by a qualified health care professional.
Existing health conditions
If you suffer from epilepsy, high blood pressure, alcoholism or a progressive neural disorder, please consult a qualified natural health provider before using any essential or essential oil product.
The following are important safety warnings:
Epilepsy : Avoid fennel, hyssop and sage.
High blood pressure: Avoid hyssop, rosemary, sage (all types) and thyme.
Alcoholics or anyone who is drinking alcohol: do not use Clary Sage.
Allergy sufferers
People who are allergy-prone should try this test before using a new oil.
Step 1: Put one drop of carrier oil onto your breastbone or behind your ear and leave for 12 hours. If you have no adverse reaction to this, continue on to Step 2.
Step 2: Dilute one drop of the essential oil you want to test in half a teaspoon (5ml.) of that same carrier oil you've tested and put that blend behind your ear or on your breastbone. If you have no reaction after 12 hours, you can assume it's safe to use that essential oil.
Pregnancy
Opinions vary. Some experts believe you should not use oils at all when you're carrying: others say there a few problems. But the consensus from the majority of experts is that you should use your essentials oils only at half strength during pregnancy and completely avoid the emmenagogues (medicines that can increase menstrual flow and therefore may prompt contractions).
These emmmenagogic oils are best avoided during the first five months.
· Clary Sage
· Rosemary
· Juniper
· Melissa
Note: Although lavender and Roman chamomile are very gentle emmenagogues and lavender is a mild diuretic, you can actually use these two throughout your pregnancy UNLESS you have had a previous miscarriage. If in doubt, don't!
Photosensitisation
Sometimes you'll read a direction on an essential oil (generally a citrus) that says something like; 'This oil can cause skin photosensitization when exposed to the sun'. What that actually means is that this oil can/will make the area of skin on which it's applied become very sensitive to sunlight for up to 12 hours.
If left exposed that spot will be prone to sunburn and it can become red and itchy. Cover it and you should have no problem. Those with extremely sensitive skins should also beware and do an allergy test as a matter of course.
Photo sensitising oils include:
· Bergamot
· Lemon
· Lime
· Mandarin
· Sweet Orange
Oils to avoid
Not all essential oils are beneficial to humans. Here are some which you should definitely avoid.
Bitter almond . Boldo leaf . Calamus . Camphor (yellow) . Horseradish . Jaborandi leaf . Mugwort . Mustard . Pennyroyal . Rue . Sassafras . Savin . Southernwood . Tansy . Thuju . Wintergreen . Wormseed . Wormwood.
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