Properties

Acne

Essential oils can be great allies in the fight against bacteria/acne. Used full strength or diluted with a carrier oil, essential oils can be applied topically to relieve mild to

            moderate acne.

Age spots

Age spots are pockets of melanin that form in the skin due to damage done by excessive sun exposure.             These brown spots actually have very little to do with age.

Alopecia

            Baldness – can be temporary or permanent

Analgesic

                Relieving or deadening pain

Antibacterial

            Destroying or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.

            Hair

There are many essential oils that make great conditioning treatments because of their antiseptic qualities such as rosemary, sage and lavender

            Skin   

                        It is do to the antibacterial qualities of essential oils that they are the

                        primary active ingredient in many facial cleansers

            Nails

The antibacterial powers of essential oils make them invaluable for the use in soaks lotions and cuticle creams            

Antifungal

            Destroying or inhibiting the growth of fungus

            .

            Hair   

                        There are three main types of fungi associated with hair

                                    Candida specie,  Pitysporium Ovale, Tinea Capitis

Anti-inflammatory

            Hair

                        One of the key principals in fighting dandruff is the antifungal properties of

                        essential oils