February 8, 2010 in Herbal Treatments, Natural Remedies | Comments (0)
Tags: dandruff, essential oils, Natural Remedies
Dandruff is an unsightly, uncomfortable, and embarrassing problem — but there are many ways to eliminate it, and they do not all rely on harsh and abrasive chemicals.
Tea tree oil is one such remedy. This is because the oil produced by the plant, which is also known as melaleuca alternifolia, has antiseptic properties; it also has anti fungal properties.
Many essential oils are helpful in getting rid of dandruff. For instance, using lemon and rosemary after letting your hair dry on its own can be great. You just rub the oils directly onto your scalp.
Even what you eat can help eliminate dandruff. Specifically, you should incorporate those helpful B vitamins into your diet, along with zinc and flax seed oil. At the same time, try to avoid saturated fats.
October 24, 2009 in Aromatherapy | Comments (0)
Tags: Aromatherapy, essential oils, oils, peppermint, Peppermint Essential Oil

Whenever you are dealing with smells and essential oils – or even candy in this case, it is always good to read up on exactly what these smells, candies and essential oils can do for you. To be perfectly honest, most people have no idea what a peppermint candy or even just the peppermint oil can do for you and it is actually pretty powerful oil.
One thing that I have known about peppermint for a while here is that the essential oil is actually extracted from Mentha piperita of the labiatae family that is also known as balm mint or brandy mint and this is what peppermint is actually made up of. There are a ton of different uses for peppermint oil and in this blog and the next; we are going to talk about what a few of those are!
Firstly, peppermint oil has actually been known to reduce redness, cools the skin, reduces itchiness and irritation and can definitely help stimulate your mind and improve your mental ability.