"Eucalyptus oil: for what it is useful how to use in the cosmetic purposes

Eucalyptus essential oil is a widespread component in means of traditional and official medicine, cosmetology, by production of perfumery and household chemicals. This product since ancient times was used for protection against spread of malaria and for treatment of severe fighting wounds. Despite huge amount of positive effects, with this essential oil it is necessary to show care as its application has some contraindications and restrictions. Further we will talk about how to use oil for health and beauty that it brought only benefit.

Chemical composition

For receiving a product for processing by method of hydrodistillation select leaves and young sprouts of trees of several types: ashy eucalyptus, ball and prutovidny. An exit of final substance makes about 0.3-0.5%, that is from ton of raw materials it is possible to receive from 3 to 5 l of oil. It differs strong, the tarry and coniferous tart and cooling smell, does not possess in color or is painted in a subtle golden-yellow shade. However color and a smell of oils from various types of an eucalyptus will differ.

Whether you know? Because of the high level of terpenic substances and hydrocianic acid the eucalyptus leaves are fatally poisonous for the vast majority of animals. Among the few types which are capable to eat this product — a koala, koltsekhvosty possum and a sumchaty letyaga. Thus at these types the level of the food competition considerably decreases.

As a part of this radio product there are more than 40 substances among which: organic acids, tannins, aldehydes, terpenic connections. One of key components of eucalyptus essential oil is cineole — a kind of terpenic substances, making antiseptic and expectorant impacts.

Advantage and medicinal properties

Influence of this oil affects physical, mental and psychoemotional spheres of the person. So, oil renders the strongest bactericidal, antiseptic, antiviral and anti-inflammatory effects. Prevents reproduction of bacteria, formation of pus, promotes growth of new fabrics and the fastest regeneration. In addition, the product is excellent spasmolysant, sudorific, febrifugal, anesthetic.

Use of oil in an aromatherapy is explained by its tremendous action on mental activity and an emotional background: so, it improves mood, eliminates depressions, fatigue, drowsiness and apathy. Radio substance also stimulates concentration of attention, improves brain activity.

The smell of eucalyptus essence is not transferred by many parasites, in particular, louses, a moth, mosquitoes therefore it is often applied to deodorization, disinfecting, refreshing and clarification of rooms. Oil of an eucalyptus is applied at such illnesses:

1. Skin diseases: cuts, burns, an acne and acne rash, purulent wounds, herpes, ulcers, the increased release of skin fat, pigmentation.
2. Diseases of the musculoskeletal device and neuralgia: delayed onset muscle soreness, pinching of nerves, muscular and articulate pains, hypostases, headache.
3. Catarrhal diseases which are followed by cold, cough, temperature increase.
4. Mouth diseases: inflammations of gums, stomatitis, an unpleasant smell from a mouth.
5. Infections of the virus and bacterial nature: hepatitis, herpes of different types, tuberculosis, respiratory infections and diseases of an urinogenital system.
6. Conditions of an immunodeficiency.

Read also about properties of essential oils of a camomile, melissa, tangerine, a sandalwood, fir.

Application in an aromatherapy

In an aromatherapy eucalyptus oil is recommended to be applied at any physical and emotional stressful states: after serious illnesses and injuries, extreme incidents, retension and overfatigue. It makes active the hidden reserves of an organism, literally restores the person to life, saving it from melancholy, apathy, frequent differences of mood and depressions. It is recommended to conduct aromatherapy courses with an eucalyptus to all people who are engaged in the active brainwork working with a large amount of information. The main rule when using the aromalamp: 2-5 drops of substance on the room of 15 sq.m. If there is no such adaptation, take the usual pure fabric put in several layers, blot it in water, drip necessary amount of oil and put on the warm battery. The eucalyptus can be applied in pure form, but also the excellent result is yielded by combinations to a lavender, mint or orange.

Whether you know? Surprising feature of leaves of an eucalyptus tree is their constant arrangement an edge to sunshine, thus saving moisture. The eucalyptus is also a compass plant: it is possible to determine parts of the world by arrangement of the planes and sides of foliage.

Recipes of traditional medicine

We will consider the most widespread methods of application of an eucalyptus radio product at various diseases below.

Improving bathtubs

Baths with eucalyptus air are recommended to be taken, first of all, at skin illnesses, diseases of nervous and urinogenital systems, respiratory infections. However the positive effect will be rendered on all organism.

For reception of bathtubs it is possible to use one of recipes:

1. Recipe No. 1. 200 g of sea salt and 5 drops of oil are required. Salt needs to be dissolved in the container with water, to add an eucalyptus and to pour in the filled bathtub, water temperature has to be about +37-39 °C.
2. Recipe No. 2. 6 drops of an eucalyptus and 4 drops of rosemary, 100 ml of cream are required. Radio substances need to be dissolved in cream and to add to the filled bathtub.

Reception of a bathtub has to last 10-15 minutes, at the same time it is desirable to maintain constant initial temperature. The course of reception makes 10 procedures a month.

Massage

Massage with eucalyptus air is especially effective at illnesses of the musculoskeletal device: joint and muscles pains, stretchings, injuries and also migraines. For preparation of massage means it is necessary to mix 15-20 g of base vegetable oil (germs of wheat, grape seeds, sesame, almond) and to add 10 drops of eucalyptus. To reduce symptomatology of arthritis and rheumatism, it is useful to mix rosemary and eucalyptus oils on 5 drops on the specified quantity of a vegetable basis.

Learn more about a musculoskeletal system: how to keep health of bones and joints.

Compresses

Are most often applied at thermal injuries to skin (at a healing stage): oil components actively resist to reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms, stimulate regeneration, disinfect a wound. Prepare the clean gauze put in several layers, part in 150 ml of hot water of 10-15 drops of eucalyptus air, moisten a gauze and apply to the struck place, from above rewind bandage.

Besides burns, eucalyptus compresses are applied at articulate pains. A way of preparation similar, however after imposing the place it is recommended to wrap up in a film and to wrap up to keep heat. Time of influence of a compress — 15-20 minutes. To repeat several times during the day.

Inhalations

Inhalations with an eucalyptus will help to relieve quickly cold, a sore throat, cough. For preparation of inhalation it is necessary to add 1-2 drops of air on a glass of hot water, to be covered with a towel and to breathe tarry evaporations the specified amount of time.

Important! Inhalation duration with eucalyptus oil should not exceed 4-7 minutes.

Rinsings of a mouth and throat

One more extremely effective method at diseases of a throat and mouth is rinsing. Thanks to strong antibacterial influence eucalyptus air eliminates pathogenic flora which it becomes frequent the cause of sores, caries, an unpleasant smell and inflammatory processes. Solution for rinsing is prepared thus: on a glass of warm water 10-15 drops of radio substance are required. It is necessary to rinse a throat or a mouth several times a day. It is also possible to carry out preventive rinsings in the morning or in the evening.

How to use in cosmetology

By means of eucalyptus air it is possible to recover beauty and health to skin of face and a body, to get rid of problems with hair and nails.

For fight against dandruff and strengthening of hair

Eucalyptus oil strengthens and stimulates lukovichka of hair and also nourishes and cleans head skin, as a result the head of hear becomes more dense, silky, demands washing less often. The easiest way of use of oil is its addition in your usual shampoo — only 4-5 drops of radio substance are capable to enrich detergent and to improve a condition of hair. However the greatest benefit can be derived from independently prepared ukhodovy means.

Against fungal diseases of nails

The radio extract from leaves of an eucalyptus is excellent means in therapy of fungal damages of nails and for prevention of their emergence. For this purpose it is useful to do hand and feet baths with addition of oil and sea salt. Sea salt (1 tsp) needs to be dissolved in a glass of water, to add oil and to pour in a bath. It is also possible to rub in nails the eucalyptus oil which is previously divorced in a vegetable basis (on 1 tsp of a basis 1-2 drops). It is especially useful to carry out similar procedures after visit of manicure salon.

Face packs

On the basis of eucalyptus oil, house masks for the oily and problem skin inclined to formation of inflammations, eels and comedones are preparing. It also perfectly is suitable for alignment of color of the pigmented skin, normalization of work of sebaceous glands, rejuvenation and toning.

Important! It is necessary to use eucalyptus air for all face skin only in a combination with base oils or another loose/liquid components. In pure form it can be put pointwise on eels then short-term physiological reaction in the form of tingling and reddening will follow.

Compatibility with other aromatic oils

The eucalyptus radio product is perfectly combined with citrus versions (not roles, a lemon, petigreyn, orange) and also with a geranium, a cedar, vetiver, a pink tree, a marjoram. It is proved that the most favorable effect for work of nervous system is reached from a combination of an eucalyptus and a lavender, and at respiratory and musculoskeletal illnesses effectively to mix an eucalyptus with rosemary or pine air.

Storage conditions

The product can be used within 12 months from the moment of opening if the following storage conditions are met: cool temperature condition (about +20 °C), lack of sunshine and close arrangement to fire.

Whether it is possible to use at pregnancy

During pregnancy there are certain restrictions on use of this oil. It is undesirable to use it in any way in the first trimester. Eucalyptus air is also allowed to be applied only outwardly.

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As safe procedures during pregnancy are considered:

• disinfection and aromatization of the room (it is important to woman to be in other room the first 20 minutes);
• rinsings of a mouth and throat;
• applying of compresses;
• reception of not hot bathtubs.

Important! Only external use of oil during incubation of the kid is allowed. The internal use is capable to lead to an abortion.

Surely hold preliminary testing for a possibility of an allergy: apply a small amount of oil on a bend of an elbow or a wrist. At emergence of reddening, irritation and rash which do not take place 1-2 minutes later use of a product is inadmissible! Useful will also be to consult the doctor concerning dosages during pregnancy and in general a possibility of use of oil in your specific case.

Contraindications and precautionary measures

Absolute contraindications to application of this product are:

• epilepsy;
• individual intolerance;
• hypertension;
• asthma;
• thinning mucous nose or airways;
• children's age up to 6 years;
• simultaneous application with chemotherapeutic medicines (against oncological diseases).

In case of excess of a dosage there can be such reactions: nausea and headache, violations of a warm rhythm and digestion, violation of work of kidneys and liver, allergic manifestations of varying severity. It is impossible to allow contact of pure radio substance with mucous membranes at all.

In the presence houses of animal, in particular, cats, it is necessary to use oil extremely carefully, not to deodorize them the room and not to allow hit on integuments of the pet as consequences can be fatal.

Video: origin and useful properties of oil of an eucalyptus

Use of eucalyptus oil: responses

In practice herself I use also in the room where the child sleeps I put from 2 years. The whole bathtub is not necessary, essential oils there very quickly evaporate, and it is necessary if to take baths that to mix them with sea salt. At cough well a fir, a pine, an eucalyptus, a tea tree, 5-6 drops in the aromalamp on the average room. The lavender in general miracle oil does such miracles at burns, on own skin is checked really.

Ellick

http://www.komarovskiy.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20875

at the first symptoms of cold, I take a hot bath from a 5-6kaplyama of Eucalyptus essential oil. And everything passes... without drugs, and development of symptoms...

antistress

I in the childhood had an allergy to an eucalyptus, because of it problems with treatment of catarrhal diseases - almost in all drugs are an eucalyptus. Also the allergy as strengthening of symptoms was shown. Bigger cough, bigger cold. And looked as medicine just does not work. Spray from cold and antritis does like nothing unpleasant, I not often use it, and here oil in the aromalamp or a bathtub I am afraid.

Polinka

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Eucalyptus essential oil is among the most valuable in medicine and cosmetology. At observance of precautionary measures and lack of contraindications, this product is safe, effective, inexpensive and absolutely natural means which will help to overcome many illnesses and to keep beauty.