How effective is it to apply and inhale essential oils?
Essential oil blends can be inhaled through baths, diffusers, steams, hot tubs, humidifiers, perfumes, on a hanky or on a cotton ball inside your pillow case. It usually takes only a few seconds for the beneficial effects to begin their magic. Your nose sends the chemical message through the limbic part of the brain (the oldest part of the brain, by the way) where it is then very effectively sent out like e-mail to the nervous system and to glands or organs that specifically need it. NEVER ingest essential oils through your mouth unless specifically instructed by a certified aromatherapist … and even then ask to make sure you understand the instructions correctly. These oils, once in your stomach and digestive tract, can react with other chemicals or even with food you may have already eaten.
