Top Ten Uses for Rose Geranium Essential Oil

220945274Welcome to another week of Organica J’s Top Ten Uses! This week will be focusing on 10 helpful uses for Rose Geranium essential oil (also known as pelargonium graveolens). For using essential oils for specific medical problems always contact a qualified aromatherapist.

Here’s our Top Uses:

1.  balancing on skin
2.  balancing on hormones
3.  pmt and menopause
4.  helps dispel tension & stress
5.  can be helpful for eczema
6.  for bruising
7.  minimising cellulite
8.  for athletes foot

If you feel this would be a useful oil for you, you can buy it here from Organica J.

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Top Ten Uses for Tea Tree Essential Oil

teatreeoilWelcome to another week of Organica J’s Top Ten Uses! This week will be focusing on 10 helpful uses for Tea Tree essential oil (also known as melaleuca alternifolia). For using essential oils for specific medical problems always contact a qualified aromatherapist.

Here’s our Top Uses:

1. helpful for coughs, colds or flu
2. good for cold sores, warts & verrucae
3. can help with thrush & cystitis
4. can help clear the air from viruses when diffused.
5. useful for skin with acne
6. may help with athlete’s foot
7. can ease insect bites
9. can act as an immunostimulant
10. may be useful against dandruff

Unlike most other essential oils, tea tree can be used in 1 or 2 DROPS neat on its own, but other oils need to be diluted in carrier oils before use on the skin/in the bath.

If you feel this would be a useful oil for you, you can buy it here from Organica J.

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Top Ten Uses for Sandalwood Essential Oil

220945524Welcome to another week of Organica J’s Top Ten Uses! This week will be focusing on 10 helpful uses for Sandalwood (we use Australian Sandalwood because of the well documented sustainability issues with Indian Sandalwood) essential oil (also known as santalum spicatum). For using essential oils for specific medical problems always contact a qualified aromatherapist.

Here’s our Top Uses:

1.  relaxing & calming
2.  coughs, sore throats & sinuses
3.  for eczema & psoriasis
4.  used for both dry and oily skin
5.  varicose veins
6.  fungal skin issues
7.  scalp irritations
8.  use to aid meditation

9.  can be helpful for treating cystitis

10. may help with insomnia

If you feel this would be a useful oil for you, you can buy it here from Organica J.

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Top Ten Uses for Vetivert Essential Oil

vetivert organic essentail oilWelcome to another week of Organica J’s Top Ten Uses! This week will be focusing on 10 helpful uses for Vetivert essential oil (known as the ‘Oil of Tranquility’). For using essential oils for specific medical problems always contact a qualified aromatherapist.

Here’s our Top Uses:

1.  for stress & anxiety
2.  for burnout & exhaustion
3.  for painful muscles & rheumatism
4.  helpful in menopause & PMS
5.  as a boost for tired skin
6.  minimising stretch marks
7.  to help with grounding & centring
8.  for insomnia

9.great to use as a base note in any essential oil blend

10. boosts the immune system

If you feel this would be a useful oil for you, you can buy it here from Organica J.

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Organica J at Whitmuir the Organic Place

Whitmuir the Organic PlaceWe recently stopped in by one of our retailers Whitmuir the Organic Place. Whitmuir is located about 16 miles south of Edinburgh, in a peaceful area called Lamancha. The farm rears it’s own beef, lamb, pork, and turkey as well as growing veg and keeping hens for eggs. All of their produce can be bought in the shop, served in the restaurant, and those in the area can get home deliveries.

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