How do I use these oils?
It is as easy as 1,2,3
With dōTERRA Essential Oils a little bit goes a long way and used in small amounts often is the best way to receive the benefits.
- Topically - i.e. on your skin. This is one of my favourite ways of using the oils, I mix them up with my moisturiser, or the Fractionated Coconut Oil and some of them can be applied neat on your skin (please read the label!!) FUN FACT - essential oils are not actually oils they are naturally occurring aromatic compounds found in all different parts of plants that have therapeutic properties (think of them a little bit like the plant’s immune system). Hence we need to mix them with an oil to help our bodies absorb them through our 5 layers of skin. The soles of your feet are an amazing place to apply your oils as they absorb into your system super quick plus there are all of those wonderful reflexology points on your feet and even if you don’t know what they are (like me) just slather the oils all over your feet and you are bound to hit the mark. Also applying essential oils to your spine and the back of your neck is a winner as they hit your central nervous system pretty quickly, on your pulse points is great too especially as a pure-fume fragrance you can wear. As I said there are some oils you can apply straight onto your skin for example if you burn yourself on the oven or get an insect bite - Lavender straight up is AWEsome for relieving discomfort and Frankincense will ease inflammation, whilst Tea Tree acts like a antiseptic.
- Aromatically - i.e breathing it in. Simply open a bottle of essential oil and breath in the aroma - BOOM! This hits your olfactory nerve (sense of smell) and triggers off all sorts of good things in your brain that make you feel good. With some of the oils you can put a drop in your hands rub them together, close your eyes and cup them over your face to breathe in deeply and voila! You have done aromatic cupping! Such a great way to instantly pick you up or calm you down or many other things. But hello! What about the diffuser?? I have one of these in just about every room of the house (probably overkill but I love them) plus they are actually defusing the mood in every room!! Having the essential oils floating about in the air is a great way to purify the air (great for winter time bugs and germs) as well as set the mood and subtly yet powerfully infuse some love and cheer back into the house.
- Internally - i.e. in through your mouth via food, liquid or gelcaps (which are DIY capsules more on this later). Now the French have been using essential oils internally for years but owe have only recently got on the band-wagon in general over this side of the pond. It’s important to remember that not all oils are as pure and natural as dōTERRA Essential oils - in fact dōTERRA Essential Oils are the most pure oils on the planet (read more about the CPTG -Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade standard dōTERRA have created here). So like I was saying you can use essential oils internally by ingesting them BUT please DO YOUR own research to make sure you feel confident and happy to do so. There are some essential oils that you must not ingest so again please read the label on the bottle and consult your resource guides.
With dōTERRA Essential Oils a little bit goes a long way and used in small amounts often is the best way to receive the benefits.