The effect of essential oils on your Mucus Membranes and Impact of Dilution

 Effect on Mucus Membranes and Impact of Dilution 

Depending on the way you use them and the state of your body, essential oils can have a positive or negative effect on your mucous membranes. 

• The same is true for the skin, which is actually quite a delicate organ when exposed to harsh elements. Existing literature has shown that tea tree oil, if abused in sufficient quantities, can have a casual effect on contact dermatitis. At the same time, people select these types of essential oils because of their ability to work as antiseptics. So the person has to weigh effectively the harmful effects of the oil against the benefits they bring to the table, including working as liniments. Patients have reported a number of conditions, including rubefacient irritation. Others suffer from counterirritant numbness. These effects are pronounced with the prolonged and intensive use of camphor, as well as the common Turpentine extracts. Those who have used Menthol will testify to the fact that it produces the contrasting sensations of cooling and burning. The theory is it tends to affect the nerve endings that are responsible for sensing heat. Hence, it exposes them to the elements and magnifies the impact of those elements. It is also thought the evaporation of alcohol elements can lead to a cooling effect. These misgivings about particular essential oils have not stopped physicians from using them in their practice. For example, eugenol and clove extracts were used in dental surgery for quite some time. Their role was to act as both an anesthetic and an antiseptic.

• With time, this use was put together under the umbrella of an aromatherapy niche. This form of alternative medicine argued it was possible to cure common and rare ailments through the use of plant extracts, in general, and essential oils, in particular. Eventually, the aromatic compounds that were believed to have healing powers were isolated through a process of filtering and extraction. Some of the claims made for these oils were rather vague and hard to pin down in an objective scientific study (Wellness Mama, 2016). For example, it was said that essential oils could have an uplifting effect on the mind of a human being. That claim has not been satisfactorily proved or debunked, yet. One of the challenges associated with verifying the claims that have been made is the fact that a therapy session could be using any number of essential oils or even other therapeutic elements, so it is nearly impossible to establish

• firm causal relationships between what has been used and what has happened to the patient. This has led to the compromise of blends, which are incorporated into a holistic treatment program. These programs address a number of problems, using a multifaceted intervention that cannot be restricted to singular causes and effects. So the patient will be told they are likely to feel better and be healthier if they take on aromatherapy, but there is no actual data about how actual essential oils work in ways that are distinguished from other therapeutic aids. 

 

• Dilution has become a common practice, if only to mitigate some of the expected negative effects of the essential oils. It is well known that these oils are amenable to getting attached to other oils. That is why they are referred to as being lipophilic. The loose translation of this word means to be oil-loving or to be amenable to blending with oils. By the same token, essential oils are not easily miscible with water. If you want to dilute them, then you have to use some specific solvents. One of the most popular ones is polyethylene glycol. This is, in effect, a pure form of ethanol, which can work wonders. Through this diffusion and blending, it is possible to develop the fragrances and powers of the essential oils. Moreover, it is possible to transport them and present them to consumers in formats most appropriate for their usage. It is one of those substances, which can take many forms, depending on why you want to use it.

 

•  Consumers have shown they are not just satisfied with what the experts say about essential oils, but are willing to explore all the possibilities, even if it means doing it on their own. The hope is, in the future, these oils will be acceptable to the mainstream healthcare industry, so they can be budgeted for and put under rigorous research in order to delineate their benefits. The initial responses from people are overwhelmingly positive and include those who would normally be skeptical about anything to do with alternative medicine. Figure 2 lists some of the materials used to extract essential oils.