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2 3 CHAPTER Why use essential oils? While essential oils and plant extracts have been used for centuries, essential oils still hold relevant applications today. With advancing technology, improved quality, potency, and safety, essential oils are now more accessible and easy to use in everyday life. Although essential oils CHAPTER were often used as a part of cultural practices and traditions of the past, we now have increasing How do I use essential oils? scientific evidence and research to show the effectiveness and safe nature of essential oils in our day and age. Historically, essential oil usage was both popular and practical, but we now have resources and research that make essential oils useful in daily life, for a variety of people. Essential oil everyday use CHAPTER Each individual has their own set of needs and preferences. Luckily, essential oils are versatile enough to Are essential oils safe? provide a wide range of benefits for anyone who uses them. Some think they need professional training in order to use essential oils, but with a basic understanding of how essential oils work, it is easy to include them in your everyday routine. If you are wondering, “Do I really have use for essential oils in my normal, everyday life?” answer the questions below to see how essential oils might fit into your daily routine: . Q: . Do . you . . worry . . about . . using . . household . . . cleaners . . . that . . may . expose . . . your . . children . . to . harsh . . . . . . or . toxins? ............ . Q: . Do . you . . ever . look . . for . ways . . to . strengthen . . . damaged . . . . hair . or . a . distressed . . . scalp? . . . . . chemicals ................. . Q: . Are . you . . ever . in . need . . of . products . . . to . keep . . your . skin . . feeling . . and . . looking . . healthy . . . and . young? .................. . Q: . Do . you . . ever . experience . . . . occasional . . . . digestive . . . discomfort? . . . . . . What . . . . are . . . essential . . . . . . . . oils? ......... experience discomfort associated with occasional tension in the neck or . head? . Q: Q: . Do Do . you . you . ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... CHAPTER from discomfort associated with seasonal and . environmental threats? . Q: . Are . you . . suffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... ever in need of products to help support a healthy immune system? . Q: . Do . you . . enjoy . . adding . . . . . and . . natural . . . . to . your . . . . . beverages, ....................... . . . . . . . . . powerful . . . . . . . flavors . . . . . entrees, . . . . . . . or desserts? ................... . If . you . answered . . . . “yes” . . to any . . of . these . . questions, . . . you . . might . . have . . more . use . . for . essential . . . oils . in . your . . life . than . . you . think. . . While ....... or . complicated, and baking, improving . some . well-being, . view . . essential . and . more. . oils . Along as . mysterious . with . the . . applications . . . for . everyday . they . can . life, . be many . used . for enjoy . household . essential . . . cleaning, . oils . because . cooking . . of . their . health . . . benefits, ....... . well . . as . their . positive . . . effects . . . on . emotions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . use . . . . . . . . . . . oils? ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why . . . . . . . . essential ................ ............................................... 1 2