Vanilla essential oil

Vanilla oil - one of the most expensive essential oils, because to get it you need to reworka lot of raw materials. In addition, this oil is often falsified. Therefore, it is rarely used at home. Natural vanilla oil is a viscous dark brown liquid with a thin, tender, warm, sweet and rich persistent aroma.

Essential oil of vanilla favorably affects the gastrointestinal tract, normalizing digestive processes, stabilizing the acidity of gastric juice. It accelerates the breakdown of carbohydrates and promotes the rapid withdrawal of alcohol from the body.

Vanilla oil is good for women, since it helps to normalize the menstrual cycle, facilitates the course of premenstrual syndrome and menstrual pain. This oil is also recommended for use in menopause.

Use vanilla oil and in cosmetology for skin care. It makes the skin softer and more elastic,helps to fight with inflammation, itching, flaking and rashes, and also has a whitening effect. This oil is perfect for sensitive skin.

Separately it is worth dwelling on use of vanilla oil in aromatherapy. The sweet aroma of vanilla has a soothingeffect, gives a sense of safety and comfort, improves memory and concentration, stimulates creativity. It helps fight the bouts of anger, despair and fear, is a strong antidepressant. Also, vanilla oil is advised for sleep disorders (insomnia). The delicate and sweet vanilla flavor is an aphrodisiac, arousing sensuality.

How to use this oil correctly? Let's enumerate basic methods of application and dosage of vanilla essential oil:

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  in the aroma lamp: 3-5 k. to 15 square meters. m of the room;
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  in the aroma: 2-3 k.
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  for aroma flavors: 2-5 k. on the emulsifier (cream, salt, honey, etc.);
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  for hot inhalation: 1-2 k. for 1-2 liters of hot water;
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  for oil compress, total massage, rubbing: 3-5 k. per 10 ml of base vegetable oil;
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  for dressings: 4-5 k. for 5 ml of base vegetable oil;
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  for water rinses: 3-5 to 200 ml of warm water;
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  for oil rinses: 3-5 to 5 ml of base vegetable oil;
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  for instillation: 1-2 k. for 5 ml of base vegetable oil;
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  to enrich the cosmetics: 2-3 k. on 15 g of cosmetic.

In aromatherapy Vanilla oil is often used in combination with other essential oils. It is perfectly combined with floral,citrus and coniferous oils. These include, in particular, oils of orange, vetiver, cloves, ylang-ylang, coriander, cinnamon, incense, lime, mandarin, neroli, sandal, rose.

It is important to remember that vanilla essential oil has a number of contraindications. Like many other essential oils, itcontraindicated for children and pregnant women. Also it is worth remembering that vanilla oil is a photosensitizer, so after its application, you should avoid direct sunlight on the skin.

Vanilla oil can cause an allergic reaction; slight burning sensation after applying oil to the skin - this is normal, but if it does not stop for 5-10 minutes and causes you severe discomfort, vanilla oil should be discarded.

When choosing vanilla oil you need to be very careful: we have already mentioned that it is often counterfeited. Store vanilla oil in a tightly clogged container of dark glass at a temperature of 10-20 degrees, the relative humidity should not be more than 70%. The storage location must be out of the reach of children.