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Every day of our lives we are faced with at least a little bit of stress or worrying and most of the time a deep breath will make it manageable or go away.

Unfortunately stress has a way of starting with your emotions and then starts to move down your body to your muscles, affecting your breathing, causing headaches, insomnia and loss of appetite.

Here are 2 ways to help you release that emotion;

1. Massage – is the best way of releasing the tension that has built up in your body.  It helps to improve circulation and relax your muscles.  All you need to do is add a few drops of essential oil to your massage oil (do not apply directly to the skin) and combined they will help you to achieve an emotional and physical balance again.

Here are a few suggestions of essential oils; lavender, geranium, juniper, ylang ylang, rosemary, chamomile, cedarwood, lemon, mandarin, petitgrain, orange, bergamot, and clary sage.

 2.    Bathing – soaking in a bath tub is such a simple thing that can also help relieve stress mentally and physically.  All you need to do is add a few drops of essential oils directly to your bath or dilute it with a carrier oil and soak away! 

Here are a few suggestions of essential oils; geranium, chamomile, thyme, lavender, orange, ylang ylang, marjoram, lemon, clary sage, petitgrain, and mandarin.

Clearly Essentials Limited would be more than happy to help your create a blend or offer some blending suggestions.

You can contact us at our website: www.clearlyessentials.com

It’s that time of year again when the colder weather is approaching that the cold and flu virus starts to spread throughout our neighbourhoods.

It is very important to eat right and exercise but extremely important to wash your hands before you eat or come home from school and work.  Everywhere you look are posters encouraging you to cough and sneeze in your sleeve and hand santizers are being made available in schools, offices and churches to prevent the spread of germs.  Also try to avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth because germs can spread that way too.  It seems every day now I read an article in the newspaper or turn on the television and there is information or a news story on the H1N1 virus.

So here is a list of some of the essential oils you should be keeping around the house to help prevent or relieve the symptoms;

• Colds or Flu – lavender, eucalyptus, tea tree, rosemary, peppermint, lemon or marjoram.

Create a blend that can be added to a hot bath, steam inhalation, massage oil, diffuser, or an ointment.

• Coughs or Bronchitis – bergamot, benzoin, sandalwood, thyme, lavender.

Create a blend to be added to a hot bath, steam inhalation, vapourizer or massage oil which can be massaged into the upper back, chest and throat.

• Cold Sores – bergamot, lavender, eucalyptus, tea tree.

Create a blend and apply it with a cotton swab directly onto the sore.

It is very important to remember that if symptoms worsen and a fever develops you should always see a doctor immediately.

At Clearly Essentials, our team of specialists would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have and provide you with formulas for mixing essential oils for colds and flu.

Please feel free to contact us at (416) 751-0105 or www.clearlyessentials.com