Kathy Wyatt - Beginners Guide to Essential Oils and Herbal Tinctures: DIY Natural Remedies with Herbs, Aromatherapy Recipes, Infused Oils, and Much More!

Beginners Guide to Essential Oils and Herbal Tinctures

DIY Natural Remedies with Herbs, Aromatherapy Recipes, Infused Oils, and Much More!

Kathy Wyatt

2017

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Introduction

I n this book youll learn everything you need to know for essential oils and herbal tinctures to help you with a variety of ailments. There are many uses for both essential oils and herbal tinctures, and using these amazing remedies and blends shouldnt be hard. This book strives to make it easy to use essential oils, tinctures, and more to help you with the various problems in your life. Youll learn about salves, infused oil for cooking, balms and even beauty products that can be made as well. There are many ways to use herbs to help better your health, mentally, emotionally and physically. Theres no reason to rely on chemical based products or medication.

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Chapter 1: What an Essential Oil Is

Y ou may be wondering what essential oils actually are, and thats exactly what will be covered in this chapter. Before you start using essential oils, you need to know about them if you wish to use them safely and get the desired results. In short, essential oils are a highly concentrated oil that is taken from a plant, and they do this by using a still. If you want to buy your own still to make your own essential oils, there will be a still buying guide later on in this book so stay tuned! Still, many people feel that buying their essential oils is best because it is cheaper in the short run and much easier.

Distillation

D istillation in either water or steam is how you get essential oils, but the part of the plant that you use for this will depend on the essential oil you are trying to make. In different essential oils you will use different parts, but they can be made from the roots, leaves, flowers and stems. You can even make some essential oils from bark. Once the distillation is finished, youll have a highly concentrated oil that will have the scent and characteristics. It will certainly keep the healing properties that the plant had.

Figure 1: essential oil distiller

Therapeutic Properties

A romatherapy is the most common application for essential oils, but they are known to be therapeutic overall. Many essential oils are also antiseptic, meaning that they will reduce the risk of infection once applied topically. They also are believed to have an uplifting effect on a persons mind. There is no official grading system, but if the essential oil is pure then it should have all of its therapeutic qualities. When youre looking for a 100% pure essential oil then that means youre looking for a single essential oil and not a blend of essential oils or carrier oils. However, youll have some companies that have fillers, chemical aromas and additives, so just make sure that you are getting your essential oils from a respectable company.