Also, I'd like to add that if you can afford to buy, and you really should make the effort to save up and do so, it's best to use organic carrier oils. You're trying to save your body, so if you don't use organic, you have no idea what pesticides were used in the farming practices of the production of the oils, so I really recommend going organic for this! Didn't really see a mention of it anywhere, so I thought I'd bring that up, but I just skimmed again, so I may have missed it... Wanted to really hit that point hard, cuz to me, it's so very important!

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lemongrass has been one of my biggest hits, in fact, a friend of mine and me are making those neck wraps, she's a designer (such a sweetie, she makes me all sorts of clothes...when I first got diagnosed and was all down and depressed, she told me to pick out ANYTHING from her collection, because she wanted me to feel pretty and worthwile, what a love). SInce then, she's always making me stuff, and in return I do some body work on her. Obviously, since getting really sick, I dn't actually practice or have a job, my body just can't take it. But I do work on certain people, her being one of them. she has horrible migranes, and spearmint and eucalipitis are wonderful for that. so last year I bought her one of those herbal neck wraps, and she loves it. so she decided I could do the aromatherpy part of it, she could do the sewing part of it.

essential oils, there's a lot to it. goes back to the natural healing. there's so many ways to use them. SOME you can use full strength, but a lot you need to dilute, either in an oil, or bath etc. Some you can ingest, but certainly read up on that before doing so. There's been many studies on them, and many have been proven to help. I certainly dn't doubt thier validity.

Fluffy has a point, oils can go bad, and start to smell rancid, so keep that in mind

Jen, thnks for the reminder on the oils going rancid. I knew oil could do that, I just never included the "essentials" in there with them... IDK why?? I am sure mine need to be replaced then.

Jaime, what kinds of oils do you make, and when you say "make" what are you referring to precisely? I'm very interested. My girls & I were getting into giving one another massages in the evenings so we slept better, but since I went downhill agian, we'ce kind of fell out of it. I'd really like to get back into it again. We did our backs, necks, shoulders, arms, hands/fingers, legs & feet. But, we were using some spendy lotions w/ essential oils in them. LOVE the Lemongrass, too, btw. I'd rather do our own with the olive or grapeseed (& essential) oils...... any tips for making our own massage oils that you wouldn't mind sharing here? Or PM?

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I'm F.I.N.E.
Frustrated, Irritated, Nonfunctional & Everything hurts!!

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"Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level" - Max L. Foreman
______________________

I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.
I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
- Mother Teresa
______________________

"There's always light at the end of every tunnel, just pray it's not a train! "
______________________

Faith makes things possible, not easy!

oils could never have bacteria grow in them as they are so highly antibacterial.Out of interest i have Emu oil and i bought it in June its as good as the day i got it also antibacterial.I had a scary day yesterday..surfing with my beloved laptop and a message pops up "Trojan Detected" my antivirus got it..it said..yeah right next thing i know i am looking at a blue screen and a cute little message "dumping memory" soo cool a total crash.I lost a lot of pics that sucks..well then i got my vista disk out and started to load windows again..it prompted me for the product key which is on the little sticker on the bottom of the laptop.. out comes the magnifying glass ..3 of the numbers or letters are rubbed away..frustrating..i worked on that key for hours..2 of the rubbed away ones were either a 8 or a capital B so that was not bad..but i had to keep trying over and over on one finally got the thing so i am back up and running pretty scary though..thought i would just ramble a little and tell you about my day i like XP better more user friendly better get another coffee so whats EVOO ? ..brain wave Extra Virgin?

Not saying bacteria, just that they can go rancid. olive oil has a disticnt nasty smell to it after a while. a few months isn't going to hurt anything, even a year should be fine, but you'll know when it starts to smell funky

Beauty, I just get little bottles with the pull up tops from the travel section of a store, fill it up with your oil of choice, and add some drops of essential oil of your choice. There's no set amount, I just start with maybe a total of 10-20 drops (so if you're using more than one essential oil, divide it out. Shake it up to mix, and smell. You can add more if you want, depending on how you want it to smell. a great combo is lemongrass and rosemarry. one of my favs. it's just relaxing enough, and calming. Some people think lavendar is too much, so I usually stay away from that, but that was for when I would be working on people, this is for your own persnal use, so use whatever scent you like.

Just a word of warning to those out there who don't know much about essential oils, you should buy them at a health food store, or somewhere online, NOT at a craft store, they are NOT the same as soap and candle fragrence oils.

Jaime,, a couple of days ago i stumbled onto something,I am not sure if its really true but its important if it is.Rosemary Essential Oil contradicts the effects of other supplements i have to do more research on it and post a link, I almost ordered some but didn't worrying about it reacting with Samento.

This is a paste from a very large essential oil source

Safety Information: Avoid during pregnancy. Do not use if diagnosed with epilepsy or high blood pressure. Do not rub or massage directly over or below varicose veins. Should not be used in conjunction with homeopathic remedies, as it will act as an antidote.