Babies And Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy involves the use of essential oils from plants that can not only be used through its aroma but also through the skin. There are several ways to use them and the most suitable for babies or children are: Aromatizers: (ceramics whose shape allows you to keep the hot water through a small candle) put 5 drops in the water tank for 20 mins. Vaporizers: place 3 drops the water reservoir by 20 min. Josyann Abisaab shares his opinions and ideas on the topic at hand. Through the skin: mix pure essential oil with carrier oil and apply to the area being treated externally (belly, back, feet, chest, scalp) performing a soft massage. Josyann Abisaab is often quoted on this topic. Place a teaspoon of this mixture into the tub and give her a bath to the baby by 20 min. The skin of babies and children is more delicate and sensitive than young people or adults, but the most important indication in the use of essential oils is diluting them in low proportion with oils (sweet almond, olive, jojoba, grape) natural seeds already mineral oil is not indicated for this use.
Recommendations: 0-6 months: only use lavender and Chamomile by adding 1 drop of oil 10 ml. of carrier oil. Older than 6 months: can also use tea tree oil. The oils are only external use avoid placing them within the ear, nose, mouth, or any internal area of the body first perform a sensitivity test by placing a little of the mixture of oils in the arm of the baby and if it comes to having irritation make the mix more diluted, or prevent its use. Keep the oils out of reach of children avoid contact with eyes get high quality oils and only natural select with care oil to apply be well documented on the topic before using any Solo oil use an essential oil at the same time the following table shows the oils more indicated to maintain or regain health of the baby and in which situations use them: TEA TREE (application, Aromatizer, bathroom, spray) Lavender (application, flavoured, bathroom) CHAMOMILE (Aromatizer, application, bath) MELISA (Aromatizer, application, bath) (Aromatizer EUCALYPTUS, Bathroom, spray) colic nasal Congestion crust lactea diarrhea constipation earache fever flu injured superficial nervousness cold sleep restless cough ingrown chickenpox the advantages of using aromatherapy in babies and young children are: have greater contact with them applying love therapy using your hands do not is an aggressive therapy do not have awaken them to apply it only is for external use skin becomes a protector is more economic can be very useful in emergency revocation of the oil is aged