甚麼是天然植物精油 ?
天然植物精油是純天然產品,由世界各地各種植物之不同部份如種子、花、葉、果實、根、莖、樹脂等提煉出來。它極度活躍且揮發性強,具天然芳香,能溶解於油類、酒精,比起其他人工製成的護膚品更為皮膚所吸收,兼且其元素精細,成份活躍,能深入皮膚底層,並經血液運送氧份、營養、水份等滋養細胞。
自遠古時代已有香薰治療的紀錄,大多採用天然植物精油以增加身體免疫力、平衡心理和情緒、回復精神等。其治療原理和中國的草本醫學十分相似。
何時使用香薰治療 ?
把香薰治療變成生活的一部份,用作護理肌膚,舒緩神經緊張和精神壓力,醫治失眠,令過度活躍的孩子安靜下來,幫助你在家中或工作時更能集中精神,鎮定或提昇情緒等。總而言之,選用品質純正的天然植物精油能令你生活變得更多姿多彩。
植物精油的來源
- 根部 (香根、生薑等)
- 莖、幹部 (檀香、香柏木等)
- 樹脂 (沒藥、乳香等)
- 葉片 (尤加利等)
- 花朵 (玫瑰、茉莉等)
- 果皮 (橙、柑桔等)
- 種子 (茴香等)
植物精油常見提煉法
- 蒸餾法 Distillation (大部分精油)
- 脂吸法 Enfleurage (花類等)
- 溶解法 Dissolution (花類等)
- 壓榨法 Expression (果皮類)
- 冷壓法 Cold press (媒介油)
- 二氧化碳萃取法 CO2 extraction
植物精油的儲存方法及注意事項
* 孕婦、高血壓、哮喘或癲癇症患者不宜使用某些精華油。
* 柑橘類精華油不宜在日光浴前使用,以免產生雀斑及黑斑。
* 某些精華油所含毒性較強,初學者不宜使用或需要小心使用,如茴香、洋蘇草等。
* 不要使用於眼部及眼部四週位置。
* 精華油由於濃縮度高,不宜內服。
* 別把精油放在兒童可觸及的地方。
* 不要使用超過指定份量的精華油,以免做成身體不適。
* 每次使用後,精油的瓶蓋必須緊封並存放於陰涼之地方,不宜過高或過低溫。
* 使用精油於皮膚前,先以已稀釋的精油於手背上測試,若過敏則不要使用
此精油。
* 若需要清除皮膚上的精油,要使用煤介油或油性底霜。
植物精油的建議調配比例
精油的濃度極高,治療能力很高,必須稀釋才能安全地用在皮膚上,否則可能會對身體造成傷害。(1ml 精華油等約20滴)
- 精華油的稀釋法 :
- 一般調配 (2.5% Dilution)
- 媒介油量ml ÷ 2 = 精油滴數
- 一般調配 (2.5% Dilution)
(例: 100ml 媒介油可加入50滴精華油)
- 低量調配 (1% Dilution)
- 媒介油量ml ÷ 4 = 精油滴數
(例: 100 ml 媒介油可加入20滴精華油)
- 特別調配 (0.5% Dilution)
- 媒介油量ml ÷ 10 = 精華滴數
(例: 100 ml 媒介油可加入10滴精華油)
植物精油的一般使用方法
1.蒸薰:
將數滴精油滴在盛有清水的香薰爐中,燃點無煙蠟燭於爐下或採用插電式電爐,熱力令精油的精細份子及香氣佈滿室內空間,既可清新環境及改善空氣質素,減少空氣中的細菌,更可令人精神愉快、思想澄明、改善健康。使用精油的數量,則視乎空間面積的大小而定。
2.按摩:
按摩於美容學上非常重要,它能促進血液循環,使細胞能迅速補充氧份及營養;肌肉得到適當運動,使皮膚更具彈性;促進淋巴液輸送,排除多餘水份、毒素及脂肪;更能令皮下神經得到舒緩,放鬆肌肉,恢復精神及減退皺紋。
將適量精油加進煤介油即可製成香薰按摩油,根據自己的需要而選用適合的精華油及煤介油作身體調理。
3.淋浴:
a.浸浴--在注滿溫水的浴缸中加入兩至三蓋之水溶精油,攪至均勻。浸浴約十至十五分鐘,精油從皮膚表面滲入深層組織,達致治療效果。還可按個人需要選擇手浴或足浴。
b.花灑浴--將一蓋水溶精華油加進淋浴露中再放在海綿上使用。
4.冷敷/熱敷:
用數滴水溶精油加進冰水(冷敷)或熱水(熱敷)中,攪勻後將毛巾放入,輕輕扭去多餘水份,將毛巾敷面,熱敷舒緩鎮痛,冷敷減輕頭痛、扭傷。
5.直接吸入:
將三至六滴精油加進約100毫升的熱水中,用大毛巾蓋過頭及容器,深呼吸從蒸氣散發出來的精油微細份子約十分鐘。
6.直接使用:
天然精油濃度極度,約為一般草藥的七十倍,故不適宜未經稀釋使用於皮膚上,但薰衣草及茶樹則可直接用以治療輕微割傷、灼傷、殺菌、暗瘡及驅蟲等。
此外,更可加進各類日用身體護理產品,如洗髮水、潔面奶、面霜、沐浴露等作日常護理。
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