Grapefruit essential oil is a very valuable product. It has an unusually fresh and tonic flavor, has an invigorating effect and helps to solve a lot of various problems. It is used in caring for hair, face and body, added in a mixture for inhalations, creams and aromashed. More about the beneficial properties of grapefruit oil and ways to use it - read on.
Useful properties of essential oil from grapefruit
This pharmaceutical product has a very wide range of action, ranging from cosmetology and ending with therapeutic properties. His pleasant fragrance stimulates the body, raises the mood, and the useful substances contained in it are treated with a range of diseases.
Grapefruit oil can be used to solve the following problems:
- As one of the elements of complex therapy in the treatment of diseases of biliary and urinary tract.
- To get rid of stress and depressive states.
- To stimulate the immune system.
- To combat cellulite.
- For hair restoration.
- In leather care and body.
- In excess weight.
Treatment of diseases with grapefruit oil
Thanks to anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties, this essential oil is very effective in the treatment of liver diseases, biliary tract. For the treatment of the gallbladder, 1-2 drops of oil drip into a teaspoon of liquid honey, mix and take twice a day before meals. In the case of a sick cookie, warm compresses with grapefruit oil are very effective. To do this, 5-7 drops of oil mix with a tablespoon of any vegetable oil (sunflower or olive), heating, soaring a gauze or linen napkin. Compress superimpose in the area of \u200b\u200bright hypochondrium, cover with polyethylene film and insulate.
Grapefruit oil in the fight against cellulite and excess weight
To get rid of the notorious "orange peel" and unnecessary centimeters on the waist and hollows, massages, baths or wraps with grapefruit essential oil can be used:
- In the first case, the massage cream before conducting the procedure mixed with oil in a ratio of 3: 1 (3 parts of the cream and 1 part of the oil).
- For wraps, you can use a blue clay with the addition of grapefruit oil. At 100 g clay we take 15 g of essential oil. The clay powder is first diluted with warm water to a creamy state, then add to it aromaaslo. We apply a mixture on problem areas with cellulite and turn the film. We wash in 20-30 minutes.
- For the preparation of an aromatic and therapeutic bath, we take a glass of milk, stirred in it a spoonful of honey and 5 drops of grapefruit oil. The resulting cocktail pour into a bath with warm water. The duration of such a procedure is not more than 15-20 minutes.
Skin and Hair Care
The most efficient grapefruit oil is used to combat increased fatty hair and skin. It also helps restore damaged hair and give them shine and elasticity. To obtain a cosmetic effect, the oil is added to the usual preparations - creams, lotions and shampoos.
The following dosages are allowed:
- at the fifty-gram jar of the face cream optimal dose - 15-16 drops of oil;
- in the shampoo, essential oil is added from the calculation of 5 drops per 15 grams of detergent.
Using grapefruit oil in the treatment and aromatherapy, it is necessary to strictly adhere to dosages, since among other things, it has both psychotropic properties. Therefore, if the recipe provides for the preparation of the drug inwards, it is better to consult with the doctor before starting the application.
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