All about essential oils
Essential oils are pure oils or the essence of plants. These essential oils are completely and 100% natural. These are natural because they are extracted naturally from the glands, sacs or veins of plants or aromatic flowers. Essential oils are well known for their medicinal, restorative and beneficial powers. These oils can be used for calming and benefiting both the body and mind, as they have antiseptic and detoxifying properties that help the immune system. They also help in boosting the metabolism. Every different essential oil has its own properties, which help in healing different ways. It is important for you to be aware of the dangers of essential oils. Though they are not harmful, they can be dangerous if not used with caution and care. Never mix two or more oils together without knowing their reactions. If you need a mix, get a pre-blend that is available in the market. Always be careful while using essential oils, as they are highly volatile as they convert into gaseous form easily. And it is advisable not to consume essential oils orally as they are highly potent and can be very lethal. Essential oils always have to be diluted.
For essentially healthy puppies
Essential oils as a part of aromatherapy can be used to make sure your puppy stays healthy. You can use essential oils for your puppy in three ways, by massaging, inhalation or by oral consumption. Though oral consumption is not advisable for puppies, it can be taken if it is absolutely necessary under the supervision of an aromatherapy expert.Massaging is the easiest way to use essential oils for your puppy. Massaging ensures that the essential oil gets absorbed into the skin by the pores and thus gets absorbed into the blood. Always ensure that you mix the essential oil with base oil like olive oil, because essential oils are extremely potent and can be harmful to the puppy. Also never massage the oil in a place where the puppy can lick it off, as this can be toxic for the dog.
The inhalation method can also be used. Here you have to use a diffuser for the oil to get converted into its gaseous state so that the puppy can ingest it through the olfactory system. Oral application or oral ingestion of the oil is another method, but one which is very rarely used. This is because essential oils are very potent and toxic. They have to be ingested under extreme care and caution of an expert.
Essential Oils Books on Amazon
The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health - Beauty - a Safe Home Environment
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The Essential Oils Book: Creating Personal Blends for Mind & Body
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Reference Guide for Essential Oils Eleventh Edition, October 2008
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Essential Oils Desk Reference
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Quick Reference Guide for Using Essential Oils 11th Edition November 2008
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Oils to use
There are a number of essential oils that can be used for your puppy. Some people have a little started kit with multipurpose oils in it.- Eucalyptus oil helps in soothing respiratory ailments.
- Frankincense helps to boost the immune system and it helps with tumors and warts.
- Lavender is useful to treat cuts and burns. Inhaling lavender can help in calming an overactive puppy.
- Oregano is strong antibacterial oil that is effective when it is inhaled.
- Lemon oil can be used as an alternative for citronella oil. It acts as an insect repellant.
- Naioli is used as an alternative for tea tree oil. Its topical application helps in skin allergies and helps in healing ear infections.
- Rosemary is used for arthritis, in repelling fleas and lice. It is also used in skin irritation.
- Peppermint oil can be used to make a sluggish lazy dog more active and lose weight.
Essential Oil Links
- Articles on Healthy Living
- Taruna Oils provides the best possible information on health through Taruna Oils Health Articles.
- Articles on Essential Oils
- Taruna Oils offers therapeutic grade aromatherapy & essential oils for mind, body & spirit. Freshly cultivated and steam distilled, the essential oils in Taruna Oil's collection are life-enhancing gifts from nature.
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Essential Oils for Puppies Blog Posts
- Animals: The Days of Johann - an agility dog!
- We were very happy to receive EcoSMART's organic insecticide to use in there because it's made up of very safe ingredients, like essential oils and the like. And it really kept the ants out of Wiggy food :) ...
- Aromatherapy Oil Burner: Where to Buy One | Dog Blog.. digging up ...
- There is the aromatherapy oil burner for one, which is really one of the best aromatherapy accessories which can help to prepare the different essential oil concoctions used for aromatherapy bath oil, an aromatherapy candle or any other ... This entry was posted on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 8:33 amand is filed under Dogs & Puppies. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. ...
- Vendor of the Day: VT Herbal Gifts « Moretown Artisans' Sale Blog
- Filled with all natural and organic herbs an essential oils, theses puppies come in a variety of shapes and sizes and will make fantastic gifts for friends and family (or treats for you!) VT Herbal Gifts will be at the Moretown ...
- These is What Characterizes Innova Pet Food | Carmen gets what she ...
- As suggests, the innova pet food contains all the five necessary elements of a food pyramid like the dairy, vegetables, meat, fruit and grains and also contains the essential oils and fats that contributes to great health of a cat or dog. Therefore, innova pet food ... The different types of innova pet food are dry dog food, canned dog food, reduced fat, which are categorized depending on the age of the dog like for adult dogs, senior dogs, large breeds and the puppies. ...
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- Saachi Saachi May 20, 2009 @ 6:51 pm
- This is very helpful and informative lens about essential oils and for my dog - Mamura (named after my name..lol) - who is a very important part of my life. Thank you! Rated at wonderful 5* !!
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- Tim_Link Tim_Link Apr 10, 2009 @ 10:58 pm
- This is a very interesting lens. You share a lot of helpful information here. When you have the chance, I'd love it if you'd visit my lens on communicating with animals and say hello.
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- ThomasC ThomasC Aug 19, 2008 @ 3:57 pm
- Never heard of oils for puppies before! Thanks for making me smarter!
Side note.. can you turn on your Allow Contact option in your profile! I would like to contact you about becoming a Giant Squid!
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- The_Homeopath The_Homeopath Jul 8, 2008 @ 11:32 pm
- What wonderful information! Hmmm, I'll go and see if you have one on kittens - we've adopted a little girl who is deaf and she's started to sow her oats! Great job, lensrolling!
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- RinchenChodron RinchenChodron Jul 6, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
- Great site ***** I also use essential oils on my pets. If you like this lens you might want to check out Emergency Pet Care Kit which suggests essential oils to have on hand always for your pet.
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