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 The
fragrance of patchouli essential oil is exotic, luxurious, bitterish, sensual
and incredibly persistent. Patchouli is a bushy herb of the mint family. The
stems of the plant are erect and villous reaching two or three feet, with big
featherlike leaves, and pink-white flowers. The essential oil of the patchouli
is of healing effect and is in widespread use in aroma therapy. Dry leaves of patchouli
are distilled with the water steam and the outcome is only 3 to 4% of oil.
Baths with
some drops of the patchouli have a rejuvenating and health-improving effect to
the organism; it increases immune system to resist infections which is most
significant during fall and winter.
Essential
oil of the patchouli is successfully applied for people with excess weight due
to its characteristic to flash out excess water from the body and control the
appetite.
Patchouli
is an excellent skin tonic; it is used in many synergistic skin care formulas.
Its essential oil is effective to strengthen and enliven skin after the heavy
and result-oriented diets. It is well-known that it has an excellent lifting
effect.
Essential
oil of the patchouli prevents stagnation of fluid in the organism, thus is good
to add to anti-cellulite skin care cosmetics.
Aroma
therapy effectively applies bactericidal properties of the patchouli essential oil;
therefore it is successfully used in healing of various skin diseases.
Patchouli essential oil is used to treat eczema, dermatitis, acne; it heals
cuts and scratches, is effective in cases of mattering wounds and fungal
infections.
Cosmetics
industry also effectively uses patchouli essential oil since it is perfect
cosmetics to care the greasy and spongy skin.
It is
observed long ago that the influence of the patchouli essential oil onto the
central nervous system and the emotional status of a human being is very
important. It helps relaxing, it relieves stress and depression, it facilitates
overcoming the nervous exhaustion, relieves the feeling of sorrow and
uncertainty.
Patchouli
also has a reputation as an aphrodisiac, increases capacity for sexual arousal
impaired as a result of difficulties of a psychological nature. Frigidity and
sex impotence gradually give up.
Eroticizing
effect of the essential oil is apparent and is not subject to be disputed. Aroma
bath with some drops of this essential oil is the perfect prelude to the night
of love.
Patchouli
essential oil is also widely used as a hair care means, dandruff care, to
strengthen the scalp.
Methods of
application of the patchouli essential oil and dosage to use in aroma therapy
are as follow:
- For hair
care: add 10 to 15 drops of oil to the shampoo, and this is normal for 100 ml
of shampoo. Wash your hair as usual.
- For
enrichment of creams and strengthening of effectiveness thereof: add 4 to 5 drops of the patchouli essential
oil to 15 to 20 g
of the basement.
- Bath for
feet: add 3 to 7 drops of the patchouli essential oil to the warm water.
- For face
skin care: mix 10 to 15 drops of the patchouli essential oil with 100 ml
distilled water and wash your face with this mixture every day. This stuff is
especially effective in acne treatment.
- For aroma
lamp: as a rule, take 1 to 2 drops of the essential oil to 5 square meters of
the desired area.
- For
massage: take 4 to 6 drops of the essential oil to 20 g of the basement. If at
home you may use vegetable oils as basement for massage procedure (olive oil, maize
and Soya oils).
- Add 6 to
7 drops of the essential oil of patchouli to the bath of warm water. It is recommended
that you dilute a required amount of oil in one glass of sour milk, yogurt,
milk or cream. It is known that essential oil can never be diluted in water. Also
you can add some oil to one tablespoon of sea salt.
- Apply 3
to 4 drops of the essential oil to the wet compress from gauze or soft napkin.
Patchouli
essential oil as well as any other aroma oil may cause allergic reaction. Prior
to using the essential oil we advise that you make a simple test of
compatibility. Dilute some drops of the patchouli essential oil in some
vegetable oil; apply the mixture to the wrist zone. Should the oil does not
cause allergy within the consequent 12 hours including burning, redness, itching,
rash, then you are welcome to use it. When you apply the patchouli essential
oil to the skin, you will feel slight tingling within 1 to 2 minutes, but do
not worry, this is a normal reaction. Pregnant women are strongly forbidden to
use patchouli essential oil.
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