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Humans are blessed with five basic senses. Of those, scent is, after touch, the most intimate. Most human senses have very complicated nerve processes that send information to the brain. Unlike the others, the sense of smell is "directly
wired" to the brain. The left half of your brain controls your right hand, but your left nostril is connected to the left side of your brain. The sense of smell is an ancient trait and incense provides a quick connection to your
brain. Memory and smell are heavily intertwined.
Essential oils have many applications in life. They can be used medicinally and therapeutically to naturally help with physical troubles and ailments, such as headaches, skin rashes, symptoms of PMS, and many more, and they can also be used to enhance mood and concentration, or to calm
your body, your mind, our your space. Plants have been used in "Ayurvedic" and "folk" medicine for millennia, and people forget that 40% of all medications used today are the result of extracting active components from various plants. With essential oils, you have
the opportunity to experience the powerful healing capabilities of plants in a concentrated, all-organic, natural liquid form. One drop of an essential oil can equal up to an entire ounce of plant material! - Now that's a powerful drop!
Each of our essential oil descriptions come with the most common uses for each particular oil. Remember that you have thousands and thousands of years of historical use to find out what plants are best for what., although it is quite mundane, sometimes there is a bad smell that you might want to mask. From litter boxes
to cigarette smoke to stale fish, there are things in all our lives that don't smell as good as they could. Placing essential oils in an oil burner offers an immediate way to modify the scent of any room. It takes work and practice to make truly amazing.
Original article by Lia
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