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Thursday, January 05, 2006

Feel refreshed with peppermint oil



PEPPERMINT THE REFRESHING OIL

Cure yourself with this essential oil:-

  • This refreshing, clean-scented oil is beneficial for the digestive and respiratory systems.
  • It is also reviving, and can help cure fatigue, headache and migraine.
  • It is also used for curing problems like Asthma, colic, exhaustion, fever, flatulence, headache, nausea, scabies, sinusitis, vertigo.

Peppermint is aromatically described as:-

  • Minty
  • reminiscent of peppermint candies
  • concenterated

Botanical name for Peppermint is :-

  • Botanical Name of Peppermint : Mentha piperita

20 safe and useful aromatheraphy oils


Twenty safe and useful aromatheraphy oils and the ailments and conditions they can be used to treat The oils listed in this table are among the most widely used and readily available. Essential oils should not be applied to the skin undiluted or taken internally unless specifically prescribed by a medically qualified advser.


List of oils:-

PEPPERMINT
YARROW
EUCALYPTUS
FRANKKINCENSE
GERANIUM
GINGER
JASMINE
MANDARIN
ROSEMARY
JUNIPER
NEROLI
LAVENDAR
CLARY SAGE
LEMON
ROMAN CHAMOLIE
GRAPE FRUIT
ROSE
SANDALWOOD
TEA TREE
YLANG-YLANG


I will be discussing about each oil in my further posts.

Note:- Please make a note of these 20 essential oils or else remove a print out and keep for yourself and keep as a ready list for your personal use.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Natural aromatic shampoo for your hair



Aritha or the Soap Nut:-

ARITHA (Sapindus trifoliatus) also known as soapnut, can clean the hair and imparts shine to dull hair.

Contents of Aritha:-

  • It contains tannic acid,
  • vitamin C and resins.

Natural cures:-

And these react with hair to stop hair loss, prevent dandruff, prevents scalp and hair follicle damage and stops hair loss.

A Gift Of Nature,

It Cleans The Skin Thoroughly and used as a Shampoo Excellent In Washing Hair, Gives Hair A Natural Gloss & Beautiful Bounce. Recomended For Washing Silk, Wollen Clothes, Silver & Gold Ornaments & Utensils.

Aritha has it's origin thousands of years ago and has been use as a natural shampoo for all types of hair.

Where to buy aritha nuts?

Few places to list;

  • grocery stores
  • aryuvedic departments
  • local shopkeepers
  • huge vegetable or grocery markets
  • online purchasing (start with search engines!)

    Natural aromatic aritha shampoo:-

    Make your own..

    Items needed:-

  1. Aritha soap nuts (dried ones)
  2. Lukewarm water
  3. Concenterated amla oil (2 drops) - optional*

Method:-

  • Soak aritha nuts in lukwarm water for 2 days
  • Add 2 drops of amla oil
  • Use after 2 days by peeling off the soap nut skin and using as a natural hair conditionar by squeezing the nuts and using the frothy shampoo

Note:- Aritha is the best shampoo for any kind of hair and has no harmful effects on your hair.

Use aritha nuts instead of those powders avaiable for being on safer side free from adulteration.