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Sedona Aromatherapie is an Oak Creek Enterprises Incorporated Company
Sedona, Arizona
Sedona Aromatherapie is an Oak Creek Enterprises Incorporated Company
Sedona, Arizona
The Familiar versus the Unfamiliar
'No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow' – Lin Yutang
Everyone likes to have their favorite things when travelling – be it your regular skincare regime, a favorite book or even a teddy bear for the children (‘rabbit’ in my youngest niece’s case!) ; so taking some familiar essential oil blends with you to combat some of the more unpleasant 'unfamiliars' is good advice.
Aromatherapy for travel can not only be used to help adults but children can benefit from aromatherapy with a number of common problems from travel sickness to mosquito bites. A little goes a long way, especially with children, so if blending essential oils for children, caution should be taken.
Knowing which essential oils to take with you when travelling is often a matter of personal preference or those which you have 'tried and tested'. Don't be tempted to take essential oils or blends with you that you are unfamiliar with, or haven't used before, as the time for testing is not when you are far from home.
Travel Blends
'Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.' Helen Keller
These are a few of the more common favorites which help deal with some familiar problems of travelling. They can be blended together in a base lotion such as white lotion or a massage oil or, if inhaling only, they can be inhaled direct from the essential oil bottle. There are any number of essential oils and blends which can be used for the traveller.
Getting there
Travel sickness
Travelling is meant to be fun, an adventure, but for those of us who suffer from travel sickness, in the car, plane or boat, it can become a miserable time.
Peppermint (mentha piperita) and ginger (zingiber offinale) are two of the most common and carminative essential oils for calming the digestive system and thus easing sickness. Others include fennel (foeniculum vulgare) and cardomon (elettaria cardamomum).
Long haul
Grapefruit (citrus x paradisi) essential oil is helpful to combat jet lag on long haul flights. Lemon (citrus limon) is another uplifting essential oil to help with long journeys such as flying or a long drive. It can help calm the digestion system, as well as helping you feel more alert on arrival. Again, peppermint (mentha piperita) is a good uplifting essential oil to revive the weary when travelling.
Geranium (pelargonium graveolens) is a good essential oil to put your body clock in rhythm with the local time. Use before going to bed, in a blend with lavender (lavandula angustifolia), for a good night's rest.
Arrival
Local nuances
If travelling to hotter climes, little annoying things such as biting bugs and insects can ruin your vacation. I have found a combination of tea tree (melaleuca alternifolia) and geranium (pelargonium graveolens), blended together in a lotion base, to be effective – either before or after bites! It has also helped my youngest niece too!
Lavender (lavandula angustifolia) is always a useful essential oil to have when travelling. From ‘calming the nerves’ both before and during the journey to helping combat sun burn and nausea, lavender essential oil should be one of the traveller’s ‘essentials’. It can also be used to help heal bites and stings and is one of the few essential oils which can be used neat (i.e. not necessarily in a blend).
Roman Chamomile (chamaemelum nobile) is an excellent essential oil to help with any number of ailments, particularly with children and is useful for toothache, irritability and bumps and bites.
Eucalyptus (eucalyptus Smithii) is another useful essential oil for travellers, known for its invigorating and virus-combating properties.
Tea tree (melaleuca alternifolia) is an antiseptic essential oil which can help with hand sanitization, burns, rashes, bites and coughs and colds when travelling.
Your Hotel Room
Making your home away from home couldn't be easier with the addition of aromatherapy candles or scent sprays. Taking a shower or a bath with some aromatherapy bath blends and soap will help too.
Finally...
Don’t forget to take your ‘regular’ aromatherapy products such as foot and hand
lotions, shampoo and spritzer sprays for your ‘essential’ every day needs…
...And for all your travel needs visit my travel section. Some of my favorites are ‘Bite Away’, ‘Tummy Tune Up’ and ‘Pick-me-up’ blends and my unique 'Getaway' blends, ideal for a weekend away.... And a sachet for your suitcase is a 'fresh' idea. Try French Provincial Lavender.
Bon Voyage!
Copyright Sharon Falsetto 2008 All Rights Reserved
References:
Worwood, Valerie Ann ‘The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy’ MacMillan London Limited 1990
'No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow' – Lin Yutang
Everyone likes to have their favorite things when travelling – be it your regular skincare regime, a favorite book or even a teddy bear for the children (‘rabbit’ in my youngest niece’s case!) ; so taking some familiar essential oil blends with you to combat some of the more unpleasant 'unfamiliars' is good advice.
Aromatherapy for travel can not only be used to help adults but children can benefit from aromatherapy with a number of common problems from travel sickness to mosquito bites. A little goes a long way, especially with children, so if blending essential oils for children, caution should be taken.
Knowing which essential oils to take with you when travelling is often a matter of personal preference or those which you have 'tried and tested'. Don't be tempted to take essential oils or blends with you that you are unfamiliar with, or haven't used before, as the time for testing is not when you are far from home.
Travel Blends
'Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.' Helen Keller
These are a few of the more common favorites which help deal with some familiar problems of travelling. They can be blended together in a base lotion such as white lotion or a massage oil or, if inhaling only, they can be inhaled direct from the essential oil bottle. There are any number of essential oils and blends which can be used for the traveller.
Getting there
Travel sickness
Travelling is meant to be fun, an adventure, but for those of us who suffer from travel sickness, in the car, plane or boat, it can become a miserable time.
Peppermint (mentha piperita) and ginger (zingiber offinale) are two of the most common and carminative essential oils for calming the digestive system and thus easing sickness. Others include fennel (foeniculum vulgare) and cardomon (elettaria cardamomum).
Long haul
Grapefruit (citrus x paradisi) essential oil is helpful to combat jet lag on long haul flights. Lemon (citrus limon) is another uplifting essential oil to help with long journeys such as flying or a long drive. It can help calm the digestion system, as well as helping you feel more alert on arrival. Again, peppermint (mentha piperita) is a good uplifting essential oil to revive the weary when travelling.
Geranium (pelargonium graveolens) is a good essential oil to put your body clock in rhythm with the local time. Use before going to bed, in a blend with lavender (lavandula angustifolia), for a good night's rest.
Arrival
Local nuances
If travelling to hotter climes, little annoying things such as biting bugs and insects can ruin your vacation. I have found a combination of tea tree (melaleuca alternifolia) and geranium (pelargonium graveolens), blended together in a lotion base, to be effective – either before or after bites! It has also helped my youngest niece too!
Lavender (lavandula angustifolia) is always a useful essential oil to have when travelling. From ‘calming the nerves’ both before and during the journey to helping combat sun burn and nausea, lavender essential oil should be one of the traveller’s ‘essentials’. It can also be used to help heal bites and stings and is one of the few essential oils which can be used neat (i.e. not necessarily in a blend).
Roman Chamomile (chamaemelum nobile) is an excellent essential oil to help with any number of ailments, particularly with children and is useful for toothache, irritability and bumps and bites.
Eucalyptus (eucalyptus Smithii) is another useful essential oil for travellers, known for its invigorating and virus-combating properties.
Tea tree (melaleuca alternifolia) is an antiseptic essential oil which can help with hand sanitization, burns, rashes, bites and coughs and colds when travelling.
Your Hotel Room
Making your home away from home couldn't be easier with the addition of aromatherapy candles or scent sprays. Taking a shower or a bath with some aromatherapy bath blends and soap will help too.
Finally...
Don’t forget to take your ‘regular’ aromatherapy products such as foot and hand
lotions, shampoo and spritzer sprays for your ‘essential’ every day needs…
...And for all your travel needs visit my travel section. Some of my favorites are ‘Bite Away’, ‘Tummy Tune Up’ and ‘Pick-me-up’ blends and my unique 'Getaway' blends, ideal for a weekend away.... And a sachet for your suitcase is a 'fresh' idea. Try French Provincial Lavender.
Bon Voyage!
Copyright Sharon Falsetto 2008 All Rights Reserved
References:
Worwood, Valerie Ann ‘The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy’ MacMillan London Limited 1990
'A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step' - Lao Tzu
As an experienced traveller, I find my aromatherapy ‘lotions and potions’ invaluable whilst away from home. As the world becomes a smaller place and we travel further away from home and our familiar surroundings, we look for ways to take our ‘home’ with us. Things that will make us feel at ease in an unfamiliar situation perhaps. But it doesn’t have to be travel to the other side of the world to benefit from aromatherapy. Aromatherapy can now be diffused into your car via ‘plug-in’ diffusers, or simply by putting some potpourri in the ash tray, meaning your trip to the grocery store can become a more pleasant affair, even if you are stuck in traffic!
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