Archive for July, 2010

Hay Fever Time – Can Essential Oils Help Your Symptoms?

I live in Colorado where we are having a very dry season-lots of warm days and dust and pollen floating around to make hay fever sufferers run for the decongestants and allergy medicines. STOP! Enough with the drugs that have harmful effects on the body! Nature can actually help. Yes, nature has given us the [...]

Allergy Relief – Best Essential Oils & Methods of Application

A synergy blend of essential oils is often more effective for helping to promote symptomatic relief and healing than any single essential oil. The best pure essential oils to use in a synergy blend for allergy relief, along with a brief explanation for why each oil is so effective, include: Blue Tansy, Spikenard, Rosemary and [...]

Young Living Essential Oils Can Ease Asthma Symptoms

Young Living makes a blend called R.C. which works amazingly well for asthma. I’ve seen it stop an asthma attack in its tracks, and it is powerful in opening tightened airways and reducing wheezing. When used in conjunction with another blend, Raven, it works to give long-lasting relief. My husband suffers with asthma, and the [...]

Essential Oils Can Stop an Allergic Attack in Its Tracks

Hay fever or allergic rhinitis is prevalent this time of year. It can be triggered by airborne allergens like pollen, animal hair, feathers and even dust mites found in our homes and places of work. The body reacts by producing lots of histamines which in turn causes inflammation of the nasal passages and sinus-related areas. [...]

Blue Tansy Essential Oil for Fast Pain, Allergy and Burn Relief

Blue Tansy’s high azulene content gives it a vivid, deep blue color. It can stain so take care! Blue Tansy’s delightful scent is warmly herbaceous with a complex sweetness that to me is reminiscent of apples with a hint of spice. Everyone invariably loves the friendly and inviting scent of Blue Tansy! Its rapid anti-inflammatory [...]