Oils for the house

[Poopmcmuffin]

Hiya,

I am interested in using oils as a room/linen freshener.

If anyone could give me advice as to whether this is possible, what sort of concentration should I be using and which oils will be best to disguise odour de dog!

I want a nice fresh smell, but I have been advised that I could not have Lavender due to me having epilepsy, so any suggestions would be great.

Thanks in anticipation

Debbie

 

[Datukgong Bean Laden]

Hi Debbie,

I am suprised at lavender being contra-indicated for epilepsy. So I checked in my books -granted, they are French!- about it. None of them mentions any side effect of lavender as long as you keep it within "normal dosage".
A friend of mine puts a few drops of oil (lavender in her case, but it ocudl be replaced by another one) in her washing machine. Just don't do it with delicate sas the fabric might not like the oil!

Artemis

 

[beholdtheglory]

Lavender is not contra-indicated for epilepsy. However, you don't want to use it in large amounts - a couple of drops here and there.

For something more uplifting, you might want to use a citrus oil - lemongrass, mandarin, lemon, orange or lime. Again not too much.

You could use a burner when you're around, put a couple of drops in the rinse drawer of your washing machine, or even put some on a cloth before you wipe round the kitchen.

Lesley

 

[Bkthd]

i have always been under the impression that nothing is contraindicated if used in a burner... the body is not absorbing it, as such.

i realise that some oils are a little heady and perhaps should be avoided if one has a headache, for instance (ylang ylang springs to mind)... but not contra indicated.

do i have it wrong? as it happens, if i was burning oils for a treatment, i usually am careful... maybe i do that subconsciously.

 

[Peace]

Hmm...the old chestnut about whether oils are absorbed when burnt. I still think when in doubt, don't. There are so many alternatives.

I believe basil, eucalyptus and fennel are contraindicated for epileptics, but I would also avoid peppermint and rosemary and use all the oils in low doses.

Lesley

 

[Lew Buc]

You could add afew drops of a preferred essential oil (such as a citrus one or geranium) to a spray bottle of rosewater.
Rosewater has a lovely light, fresh delicate fragrance.

You can use the spray around the house, when ironing , even straight on the dog's coat

hth

Sharonxx

 

[I feel better]

Rosie. Essential oils enter the body via the skin or the limbic region (via the nose). Therefore oils DO enter the body, then the bloodstream, whether they are inhaled or applied. They then pass through the liver to be broken down.

You can really overdo it with a burner if you are not careful.

Lavender oil is not contraindicated for epilepsy. Lavender oil is a sedative in small amounts but a lot of people don't realise that in large doses it has the opposite effect and acts as a stimulant. This happened to a client at work when a therapist used too much and she woke up at 4am like a coiled spring and was very hyper. (Naughty therapist).

Pine oil is great for getting rid of odours from pets and lemon is also excellent.

You can get light bulb burners and radiator fragrancers as well.

 

[disneyfan16]

I agree with Candie! Otherwise how could it be that when I have a blocked nose from a cold eucalyptus or Olbas oil in a burner or a hanky help me breath better?!

Artemis

 

[Alisa]

hmmm... i'm not totally convinced that essential oils in a burner are going to get into the bloodstream in a dosage that would make a difference, per se.

i think that they work, as in artemis' case, in a topical manner... clearing the sinuses.

i think they work through the olfactory system having an effect on our emotional/ mental state rather than our physical state. which is why when having an aroma bath, one begins to feel good on entering oil/ steam infused bathroom before getting in the water, which then carries the oil through the skin to the bloodstream.

having said that, i do think care should still be taken when burning oils...

 

[Jcat ?]

We don't just breath through our noses![&:] We have mouths too.

Yes, the olfactory system stimulates the emotions, memory etc, but the inhalation of oils through the lungs delivers the molecules into the bloodstream. There are those who doubt this, but personally I believe they can enter the body this way. This will explain.

INHALATION INTO THE LUNGS

*** Another route by which essential oils access the body is inhalation. During use with massage, baths, compresses, and vaporization the vapors of the essential oil are inhaled by the respiratory system and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lining of the lungs. The essence can then circulate through the body and produce it’s therapeutic effects.