Rosemary Essential Oil- Aromatherapy Uses, Recipes & more
August 28th, 2008 -- Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Learn about rosemary essential oil and how to use it for aromatherapeutic benefits.
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Essential oil recipes for mouth care
August 21st, 2008 -- Posted in aromatherapy recipe, essential oil recipe | No Comments »Essential oils feature in many commercial mouthwashes, and flavour most commercial toothpastes so there is no reason that you cannot duplicate their actions at home: only without adding the toxic chemicals used as preservatives and colourings in most of them.
Toothpaste
- 6 teaspoons baking soda
- large pinch of salt
- 4 teaspoons glycerin
- 15 drops of peppermint oil
Mix the ingredients together to a toothpaste consistency and keep in a small tupperware type container.
If you don’t like the peppermint flavoiur a good alternative is cinnamon oil, with natural breath freshening and antibacterial properties.
For a super teeth whitening recipe mix hydrogen peroxide with baking soda.
Mouthwash
Make some fresh rosemary infusion by steeping fresh or dried rosemary leaves in boiling water for ten minutes. Strain. Add 10-12 drops of your chosen essential oil per cup of liquid. You can sweeten this mix with glycerin if you wish. Some people add vodka which acts as a preservative but I prefer not to. My children use this.
Suitable essential oils are peppermint oil, cinnamon oil and lemon oil. Cinnamon oil is particularly effective if bad breath is a problem.
If the taste is too strong just dilute it with water.
For a super strong rinse add a few drops of essential oil to suitably diluted hydrogen peroxide.
Toothache
The classic essential oil for toothache is clove oil dabbed on directly with a cotton bud. Don’t use this long term though because it will cause damage to the gums.