Fit to Print Volume 25 Issue 1 March 2016 | Page 24

Essentials
continued from page 9
Young Living Essential Oils
& Diffusers are now
available at Incentives Spa

-fights inflammation
-immune boosting
-anti-bacterial
Peppermint
Some of its benefits:
-reduces hot flashes and other menopausal
symptoms (apply one drop on tips of ears,
base of neck and outside the right ankle)
- cures hangover! (Apply 1-2 drops
peppermint and lavender to temples and
back of neck every 20 minutes till
symptoms subside)
- helps nausea, indigestion and other
digestive issues
- helps with respiratory issues (for cough
and cold, apply 2-3 drops with a carrier oil
to chest and back 3 times day)
- diffuse with rosemary and lavender oil
for calming

Other oils to consider:

grapeseed, YL V-6 oil) and use topically on
eczema and dermatitis.

Nausea or motion sickness
To alleviate the symptoms of motion
sickness, place a drop of lavender oil on
the end of the tongue, behind the ears or
around the navel.

Nosebleed
To stop a nosebleed, put a drop of
lavender oil on a tissue and wrap it around
a small chip of ice. Push the tissue
covered ice chip up under the middle of
the top lip to the base of the nose and
hold as long as comfortable or until the
bleeding stops (do not freeze the lip or
gum).

Dry or chapped skin
Rub lavender oil on dry or chapped skin.

Chapped or sunburned lips
Rub a drop of lavender oil on chapped or
sunburned lips.

Hay fever
Rub a drop of lavender oil between your
palms and inhale deeply to help alleviate
the symptoms of hay fever.

Dandruff
Rub several drops of lavender oil into the
scalp to help eliminate dandruff.

Cold sores
Put a drop of lavender oil on a cold sore.

Other versatile staple oils to consider:
Frankincense. Some of its benefits:
-Helps reduce stress and negative emotions apply to temples during meditation and yoga
-reduces inflammation
- heals skin
-fights cancer

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Copaiba oil: (this is a must have oil - great
for after workout to soothe sore muscles).
Some of the most important and
impressive health benefits of copaiba
essential oil include its ability to reduce
pain, eliminate inflammation, protect
against infection, heal the skin, prevent
fungal growth, boost respiratory health,
improve the health of the skin and hair,
improve bladder control, speed healing,
tighten the skin, and lower blood pressure.
Tea Tree (Melaleuca) oil: Helps heal and
soothe sunburns. Heals skin infec