Is it safe to use essential oils?

The beautiful thing about the use of essential oils is that they can be used safely without any secondary stresses to the body as often occurs from NSAIDs, pain relievers, or other over-the-counter medications.

Science is now beginning to confirm what the ancients knew so well — essential oils, the pure “essence” of a plant, provide both psychological and physical benefits when used properly and with wisdom.

What can we use essential oils for?

There are many actions that essential oils can create within the body such as anti-inflammatory benefits, pain relieving benefits, antibacterial benefits, stimulation of proper digestion, cellular detoxification, expectorant effect, and antispasmodic uses.

Where Do Essential Oils Come From?

Out of all the thousands of plants in this world, only about 300 actually render essential oils. The essential oils of aromatic plants are stored in special cells, ducts or glandular hairs, and are located in many different parts of the plant such as flowers, blossoms, fruit skins, seeds, stems, leaves, roots or bark. As a result, the oils can encompass a wide range of aromas and tastes. They can be tart and tangy, as are oils from the citrus family of lemon, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, mandarin, and lime. They can be warm and spicy, like the oils of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, cardamom, or cumin. The oils can be wonderfully floral as are geranium, rose, and lavender. They can be powerfully herbaceous, like oregano, basil, dill, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and savory. They can be fresh and minty, as are peppermint and spearmint.

So exactly how is it that essential oils work?

The Sense of Scent: Essential oils affect people first through their sense of smell. Your sense of smell is actually the most rapidly responding of all your senses; it’s the source of all moods, emotions, creativity and motivation; therefore, scents affect each immediately. How can that happen? Take a moment and think about it — the smell of freshly-baked pumpkin pie can elicit responses in one’s body within seconds. Is your mouth watering yet?

The mouth may begin watering, a sense of warmth can pervade the body, and emotions tied to past family events may quickly come to your awareness — all from the scent of fresh-baked pumpkin pie. Through the beautiful aromas of various essential oils, an overall sense of well-being can be created or enhanced.

Topical Application: When essential oils are applied topically, almost instantaneous absorption occurs through the skin, moving into the blood stream, then to the deprived area. Swelling decreases, blood circulation returns, the pain is diminished, and mobility is restored.

It has been reported that when applying essential oils on the bottom of the feet, the constituents of that oil will travel to every cell within 20 minutes of application. Oftentimes, it’s possible to even smell certain oils on someone’s breath within seconds of applying them to the skin!

Bioelectric Activity: This electric activity is a coherent and harmonic balance of energy, which helps maintain life. At a cellular level, a person does not live or die all at once, but rather one cell at a time. If our diet is lower in frequency than the body, the cell’s ability to live is in jeopardy and can die. The death of cells creates a place for toxins, which then creates a host for disease to thrive. Using essential oils may elevate the body’s frequency. When elevating the body’s frequency, disease no longer has a supportive environment.

Ingestion: Essential oils possess subtle energies able to interact with the body’s own energy system to promote wellness and healing. Many oils taken internally will support the immune system, the detoxification and cellular health needed for a vibrant life.

What makes TRUessence essential oils so special?

Scientifically, essential oils have shown to be anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-parasitic and more. With TRUessence’s variety of single oils and oil blends, there are endless natural goodies and benefits that come from the plant kingdom and into your hands.

What’s even more fascinating is “where” each essential oil comes from. When you are holding a handful of different TRUessence essential oils, you are holding the essence of mother earth in the palm of your hand.

There are many preventative and pleasurable ways to use therapeutic-grade essential oils topically (as in massages, reflexology, etc.) aromatically (diffused, etc.) as well as therapeutically in your personal and household daily cleaning and hygiene rituals.

Our commitment to essential oils is “true”. With essential oil expert Alexandria Brighton, TRUessence only sources clean and/or organic, wild-crafted and pure therapeutic-grade essential oils. Hence, TRUessence.

Since entering the world of aromatherapy well over 20 years ago, Alexandria Brighton has emerged as one of the foremost authorities on this ancient healing art. An internationally recognized aromatherapist, formulator, and educator of essential oils, she has formulated unique therapeutic blends for numerous companies in the United States and Canada, creating everything from medicinal blends to cosmetic blends. As a result of Alexandria’s commitment to providing only the highest-quality therapeutic-grade essential oils, she has over the years forged long-standing personal relationships with some of the finest and most ethical distillers around the globe. She has traveled to India and the Himalayas in search of oils produced by small distillers whose dedication and artistry are such that their precious oils will never see mass commercial markets. Her relationships with both national and international medical aromatherapists and researchers provide her with the most up-to-date information on both the use and safety of essential oils for aromatherapy.

Alexandria’s deeply intuitive nature, spiritual insights, wisdom, and ability to process and integrate the education and information she gathers has set her apart as a cutting-edge educator. Over the past 20+ years, Alexandria has taught countless workshops, training thousands in the art and science of aromatherapy, natural health, and Feng Shui. Her dedication to staying current on the latest research and advances in this ancient field is part of what sets her apart as a master educator in the world of aromatherapy. Additionally, her selfless approach to life and to teaching, along with her willingness to share her own unique recipes and suggestions for using essential oils in every aspect of everyday life—including methodology and instruction on their proper use—endear her in the hearts of seminar attendees across the globe.