Pine Oil

Description

Benefits: As a detoxifying ingredient and natural disinfectant, pine oil is commonly used in massage oil blends, household cleaning products and air fresheners. It can stimulate blood flow and help decrease swelling, tenderness and pain within sore muscles or joints associated with inflammation. Pine essential oil is considered an analgesic and is, therefore, a good remedy for people suffering from joint pain, arthritis, and rheumatic conditions.

Besides being an analgesic, it is also an anti-inflammatory agent, meaning that it reduces inflammation and redness of the affected areas, simultaneously eliminating the pain. The health benefits of pine oil also include some emotional benefits. It creates and energized feeling and is effective for removing mental stress from any number of sources. It is also used medicinally for removing adrenal fatigue and refreshing your spirits since it is an excellent mood elevator.

Getting regularly massaged with pine essential oil can give you mental clarity, and it relieves anxiety and nervous tension. Finally, it has been shown to be quite useful for people suffering from weakened concentration and memory loss. Although additional research is needed in this area, it has been traditionally used for this purpose in many cultures.

Eye Care

The ability of pine essential oil is to neutralize free radicals through its antioxidant capacity also represents a positive impact on eye health. Macular degeneration, cataracts, and a number of other vision-related conditions are due to the presence of free radicals in our system that cause degradation of our cells. Pine essential oils has been connected with improving eye health and protecting them from natural, age-related failure. Cures Respiratory Problems.

Internal consumption of pine essential oil can be dangerous because there is possibility of kidney damage. It should also not be given to people who are suffering from kidney disorders. Furthermore, pine essential oil can cause irritation on the highly sensitive skin, so it must be used only in a diluted form. Children and elderly people should not be given pine essential oils.

15 Excellent Uses for Pine Essential Oils

1. Relieve Inflammation. Mix 1 to 3 drops of pine essential into 1 teaspoon of carrier oil and massage it into swollen, painful joints and muscles.
2. Clear Congestion. Put 2 to 3 drops of pine EO into a diffuser and run it for 30 to 60 minutes.

Pine Essential Oils may cause hypertension and irritation.

The 1% to 3% dillution rate (1 to 3 drops per teaspoon) is fine for everyday use.