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Essential Oils Things you need to know
POWERFUL BENEFITS OF ESSENTIAL OILS More and more doctors, nurses, wellness practitioners and consumers are exploring the powerful benefits of essential oils as an alternative or complement to Western medicine. Scientific studies and users have shown that aromatherapy provides noteworthy health benefits, including easing pain and nausea; providing relief for depression and anxiety; and helping to improve sleep and relaxation while improving many other daily discomforts. Using properties found naturally in select plants, essential oil blends are now a widely used solution combining the unadulterated potency provided by nature to help enhance and provide specific bodily and lifestyle benefits to many.
A HOLISTIC ALTERNATIVE For thousands of years, plant extracts and essences have been prized for their healing benefits. There are centuries of wisdom, from Hippocrates’ frankincense and myrrh treatments to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Sumerian and American Indian adaptations behind many of the essential oil remedies we see promoted and more frequently used today. In recent years, excitement about essential oils has been growing steadily, from increased use in holistic healthcare applications to a plethora of personal care products. In fact, the growth is explosive as the global aromatherapy market is expected to double through 2023. But the recent enthusiasm can hardly be called a fad. It’s more a return to holistic wisdom for everyday wellness.
The global aromatherapy market is expected to double through 2023.
WHAT ARE “ESSENTIAL OILS”? Essential oils are potent, aromatic liquids extracted from globally select plants, typically through steam distillation or cold pressing. There are two approaches to using these powerfully pure, earth-derived resources: • As an organic, pleasant scent and replacement for synthetic air fresheners or perfumes • For natural aromatherapeutic health and wellness benefits Authentic aromatherapy takes powerful chemical compounds derived directly from nature and applies them in a therapeutic or medicinal context. Often employed as a holistic approach that may help with nausea, stress, anxiety, sleep disorders, and headaches. Aromatherapies have also been used to boost the memory, enhance mindfulness and strengthen the immune system.
SPECIFIC AROMATHERAPY APPLICATIONS For centuries, essential oils have been used in both a pure (unmixed or undiluted) form as well as diluted. Aromatherapy has been typically experienced at home, when people place a quantity of pure essential oil and water into a diffuser to disperse the oils into the air around them to enjoy the benefits. In healthcare environments, glass nebulizers are more frequently used to more effectively release the oils’ airborne antimicrobial properties into those settings. Because pure essential oils can cause irritation if applied directly to the skin, many people blend them with carrier oils, such as grapeseed, jojoba, and coconut oil, or unscented lotion for topical application.
WHO CAN YOU TRUST? Market demand is driving certain activities
Because the FDA does not regulate the manufacturing or usage of essential oils, you have to be especially mindful of who you trust with your health and your family’s well-being. Because the global aromatherapy market is expected to double through 2023, businesses are scrambling to capitalize on rapid and ever-increasing consumer demand. New companies have sprung up in an attempt to cater to this booming trend and established companies that wouldn’t have bothered with essential oils a decade ago are suddenly rushing to put aromatherapy-related products online and on retail shelves across the globe.
Consumers are left to do their own evaluations
Consumers typically have to do their own research on oil properties, application methods, dilution and a host of methods to make aromatherapy convenient and effective for regular use. Here’s the most troublesome problem when it comes to your health and safety in an industry with little oversight and product procurement happening continents away: Not all products promoted as essential oils are created equal. So buyer beware.
Testing for quality and purity
A noted independent laboratory recently tested the chemical breakdown of five widely sold essential oil brands currently marketed as “100% Lavender Essential Oil�. Frightingly, only one was pure lavender. Yes, only one of the five. Another, purchased from a worldwide retailer, actually contained harsh cleaning solvents, including a potential carcinogen. The others were either pure lavandin or dilutions of lavandin, a different and cheaper essential oil that comes from a different plant species (Lavandula Intermedia instead of Lavandula Angustifolia) and does not have the same medicinal purposes.
MANUFACTURED VS. NATURAL FRAGRANCES really water left after a steam or water distillation that includes a small amount of soluble plant constituents. These hydrosols may provide a pleasant scent, but should not be expected to offer the same potency or effectiveness as pure essential oils.
So how do you know what you’re getting?
Before you buy and use any essential oils, look for the product’s ingredients and read all fine print. If the same quantity of a “so-called” essential oil is priced far lower than all other brands, beware and ask questions.
Products that “sound similar” to essential oils, are many times found to be “plant hydrosols”, which is
Consumers also need to be wary of tricky marketing tactics. Here’s just one example: The label “therapeutic grade” implies a higher quality of oil, but the term is not earned through any regulatory agency or third-party standard that is met. Unfortunately, it’s entirely up to the company to determine whether their own products achieve what sounds like a high bar for safety. It does not guarantee a product is safe or effective.
First, check labels closely. “Fragrance oils, manufactured compounds” and perfumes are not the same as essential oils. Even if a bottle says it contains pure essential oils, it may still contain other components, as the study, previously mentioned demonstrated.
Challenges to purchase “real” Essential Oils
Here’s where it gets really hard: You obviously don’t have the time or expertise to test and determine the chemical makeup of your purchases, so you’ll have to rely on the products’ sourcing and testing. A supplier of quality essential oils is attentive to a wide variety of conditions, from the altitude that plants are grown to harvesting and distillation techniques, all of which can affect the end result. Companies attentive to quality will work only with experienced, global suppliers and knowledgeable aromatherapy formularies who have established best practices and can recognize the distinctions and spot red flags. To fully ensure quality and verify authenticity, you should have the ability to investigate the composition of any company’s essential oils and products that include them through a disclosed, independent chemical analysis.
CHALLENGES Challenges to effective Essential Oil use
Without your care, research and/or a trusted resource, attempts at aromatherapy may not yield the desired results and could be harmful. You could end up paying for water with potentially harmful additives and even unknowingly expose people around you to irritants or allergies. Even pets can be negatively affected as research indicates that some essential oils may harm cats due to the way their liver processes essential oil compounds. In addition to quality and safety questions, incorporating essential oils into a modern lifestyle presents an ongoing struggle. • How do you know which oils may relieve your specific health problems? • If you’re going to blend oils for more targeted relief, how do you know what ratios will be most effective?
• How will you implement aromatherapy? If you’re going to dilute it, how much should you mix with your carrier oil? And what kind of carrier oil will work best? • If you use a diffuser, will you disturb others around you at home or at work? • How can you practice aromatherapy when you aren’t at home? • What’s the best way to get direct and immediate benefits?
The solution is right under your nose
If you don’t have the extra time to create your own DIY products and simply want to make a healthy, safe and natural essential oil choice for you and your family’s health and wellness, there is an easier way.
THE SOLUTION The Nasal Clip: New. Personal. Fast. Convenient.
Using proprietary blends formulated by experts with five decades of experience and a clinical trial demonstrating effectiveness, AROMAID’s patented Nasal Clip totally eliminates the obstacles confronting users with typical essential oil use.
AROMAID’s revolutionary delivery system means the benefits of aromatherapy no longer require any guesswork on quality or limits your usage to home. Instead, personalized solutions are pre-blended and ready for immediate, discreet use. Anywhere, anytime. Just clip & go! No counting drops, mixing, or finding the right equipment. No unintended effects on those around you in the workplace, in public or at home. You and
your family can enjoy the simple, convenient and natural holistic remedies found in AROMAID’s patented Nasal Clip to help relieve common discomforts like headaches, nausea, stress, anxiety, and immune system protection.
THE SOLUTION Patented design and blends backed by science
Designed and used in collaboration with ear, nose and throat physicians, AROMAID’s patented Nasal Clips directly deliver the benefits of essential oils quickly. Many AROMAID Nasal Clip customers and the patients at medical and dental facilities that use the product report symptom relief in as little as five minutes. That’s much faster than topical applications, which can take hours to absorb, or ingestion of natural supplements, which can require swallowing pills for days before troublesome symptoms arise. Unlike a diffuser, the clips provide prompt health and wellness benefits only to you and no one else, with the most efficient noninvasive application available. The Nasal Clip delivers high-quality essential oil compounds quickly to the brain, central nervous system and bloodstream through your body’s sensory
system. AROMAID has simply taken advantage of the direct path between the powerful oil molecules and the brain and central nervous system. Other than possible allergic reactions to oils contained within the clips, there are no known side effects because these blends are laboratory tested for purity and safety. Today, eight expert blends of essential oils are infused into Nasal Clip’s proprietary and patented delivery design, which can withstand heat and effectively deliver benefits for up to 72 hours. Used properly, AROMAID’s Nasal Clips remove the risk of eye or skin irritation, so you can enjoy the benefits of aromatherapy the way you were meant to – by simply taking a breath. The all-natural comfort and relief enjoyed by many in their own homes is now available everywhere to anyone, hassle-free, quick and easy. Just clip & go!
DELIVERY METHOD Olfactory Ingestion Skin
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ESTIMATED ABSORPTION TIME Five minutes At least 30 minutes Hours
All of the pure essential oils and essential oil blends used in AROMAID’s revolutionary delivery system are procured from wild grown or organic plants, harvested and steam distilled or cold pressed from experienced, globally trusted sources. Before they are infused into the patented Nasal Clip design, every batch of oils is tested through gas chromatography to verify composition, consistency and quality. You can trust the products you get from AROMAID.
THE SOLUTION Now available to you
After several years of use in clinical and holistic wellness settings, the AROMAID’s Nasal Clip wellness line is available to you! Starting with the scientifically tested blends, the Nasal Clips come in a variety of Health and Wellness blends, each infused only with quality-tested and unadulterated essential oils.
SOOTHE Pure essential oils of ginger, cardamom, peppermint and spearmint May help with: Nausea, Upset stomach, Motion sickness BREATHE Pure essential oil of eucalyptus May help with: Congestion EASE Pure essential oils of ginger, cardamom, peppermint, spearmint and french lavender May help with: Headaches CALM Pure essential oils of roman chamomile, ylang ylang, sandalwood and french lavender May help with: Trouble sleeping, Anxiety, Stress
IMMUNE DEFENSE Pure essential oils of lemongrass, tea tree, rosemary, peppermint and eucalyptus May help with: Immune support, Allergies, Protection from cold and flu FRENCH LAVENDER Pure essential oil of french lavender May help with: Promoting relaxation, Stress, Anxiety CITRUS LAVENDER Pure essential oils of lavender, lemongrass, lemon, orange, grapefruit, lime and birch May help with: Promoting relaxation, Stress, Anxiety ENHANCE Pure essential oils of copaiba, peppermint, clove and helichrysum May help with: Promoting relaxation, Enhancing meditation, Mental stimulation * Statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
AROMATHERAPY JUST FOR YOU The clips’ antimicrobial material can withstand heat up to 180 degrees, so it won’t melt in your car on a hot day. All you have to do is find the blend targeted to your health or wellness issue, and your personal aromatherapy is ready. Just clip & go!
Cost effective
Infused with targeted aromatherapy, each AROMAID Nasal Clip is smaller than a dime and comes in a resealable packet designed to preserve the potency of pure essential oils. Because the packaging provides a three-year shelf life, you can enjoy the health and wellness benefits only when you need them, saving you money.
Say you feel a headache coming on at the beginning of the week and open a new Ease Nasal Clip, and in minutes, you find you’re pain free and ready to tackle your week. Do you need to discard the clip you’ve just opened? No, simply place your Nasal Clip back in its original packet and reseal it. Days or weeks later when you need relief again, your Nasal Clip will be ready and just as potent as it was the first time.
Just one small drop of precious essential oils that is infused into our Nasal Clip will last for up to 72 hours of continuous use. Making AROMAID’s unique delivery system the most affordable and eco-friendly aromatherapy method available today.
Just for you . . . Just enough Aromatherapy anywhere Available only through AROMAID, the Nasal Clips offer discreet relief, protection and relaxation anywhere. You no longer have to worry about disturbing coworkers, family members or pets. You can safely, effectively and immediately enjoy the benefits of aromatherapy while traveling, at school, at work, at home or anywhere else your busy lifestyle takes you.
Natural and nature-friendly
With renewed interest in aromatherapeutic benefits
around the world, plus a global food and beverage industry placing intense and ongoing pressure on supplies, natural resources that provide essential oils are spread thin. Costs are rising for some essential oils, making unethical production and illegal harvesting more and more lucrative. This presents a potential quality issue, as some companies likely will find cheaper or adulterated versions of oils to
THE AROMAID STORY sell. But it also presents another reason to buy only from companies that are committed to working with responsible, reliable suppliers. AROMAID’s patented Nasal Clips tackle all sides of the issue: • AROMAID’s clips are infused with oil sourced only through ethical, uncompromising, trusted suppliers. • The personal clips make benefitting from expensive, high-quality oils more accessible and economical. • The clips avoid waste and require fewer natural resources to create. AROMAID Nasal Clips and AROMAID’s targeted essential oil blends both began with a longstanding medical dilemma. In his 20-year search to ease
postoperative nausea and avoid the discomfort, torn sutures and follow-up surgeries that it can cause, Charlotte-based anesthesiologist, Dr. Ron Hunt, came across a medical study suggesting that ingesting ginger could curb nausea associated with chemotherapy. Intrigued, he decided to test the efficacy of inhaling ginger in recovering patients. He reached out to leaders in integrated medicine and a world-renowned aromatherapist, London-based Dr. Jane Buckle. Together, Dr. Hunt’s international team developed a blend of ginger, peppermint, spearmint and cardamom oils to test in a clinical setting. That was only the first breakthrough. When results showed his proprietary blend of essential oils was the most effective of the remedies included in the study, Dr. Hunt had to design a better
ASK THE DOCTOR and aromatherapy leaders created the Nasal Clip, the world’s first noninvasive aromatherapy delivery system that creates a direct path to the brain and central nervous system. In addition to health and wellness benefits, and outside the clinical setting, AROMAID Nasal Clips work for busy lifestyles. You no longer have to worry about diluting, mixing, blending, ratios, diffusers, or recipes. Just clip & go!
Grown in nature, backed by science method for patients to inhale the blend. The traditional delivery - placing drops of the blend on gauze - raised issues with potential skin and eye irritation and was ineffective when groggy patients inadvertently dropped them. Researching for the most effective and ergonomic design, Dr. Hunt and his team of medical
Data from 1,151 patients in a two-year, four-arm study (published September 2013 in the Journal for Anesthesia & Analgesia) to test Dr. Hunt and his team’s blend showed stunning results: About 82% of patients receiving the essential oil blend reported experiencing some nausea relief. And it happened within five minutes. From there, Dr. Hunt and his team of seasoned experts in traditional and
With over 25 years practicing anesthesiology, Dr. Ron Hunt developed and tested the first AROMAID blend as an alternative to soothe postoperative nausea. His passion for melding integrated, holistic treatments and Western medicine drove him to develop additional aromatherapy blends. integrative medicine developed additional essential oil combinations, resulting in a series of Health blends aimed at common health problems, as well as Wellness blends to promote relaxation.
AROMAID’s expert blends also are available in two bottled varieties: • PREMIUM AROMAID bottled with no carrier oil • AROMAID pure essential oil infused with fractionated coconut carrier oil
Q: Your clinical study compared the effectiveness of your essential oil blend for helping with postoperative nausea against three other groups of patients: a placebo group, a group that inhaled alcohol and one that inhaled ginger essential oil alone. Can you tell us what surprised you most about the results? A: What I found most amazing about the study was that the alcohol worked in about 50% of patients, the ginger in 70% and the blend in about 82%. It worked great and the best part was it worked in only five minutes. As far as speed, it was a dramatic improvement over what originally sparked my interest, which was a study that
ASK THE DOCTOR patients to inhale the blend. For the study, the nurses added drops of the blend on a gauze pad and placed it under the patient’s nose. Because the patients were recovering from sedation, many of them would wake up, rub their noses and then rub their eyes, causing burning. For others, the pad would fall off when the patient would move.
showed ingesting ginger helped with chemotherapy nausea. In that case, patients had to take 1,500 grams of ginger starting three days prior to treatment.
Q. So how did you replace the gauze? A: We knew if we could attach a clip directly to the patient’s nose, the effects of the oils would last longer. Working with ear, nose and throat physicians for the physical design, we tested and developed several options, eventually creating our delivery composition that is antimicrobial and slows the evaporation of oils, extending the life of the clip and its benefits.
Q: So you knew you had something powerful on your hands. What did you do from there? A: First, we had to come up with a better way for
Q. You’ve said you see this as a blend of traditional and complementary medical approaches. Why?
A: I do believe this is the beginning of a true synergism between Eastern and Western approaches to health. Having a ready-to-use delivery system with preblended and pre-measured aromatherapy doses eliminates room for error and the confusion that can come with knowing how much of which oils to use for specific situations. It makes holistic aromatherapeutic benefits convenient, accessible and fast-acting. Q. What makes AROMAID Nasal Clips revolutionary? A: AROMAID Nasal Clips extend a solution designed for a clinical setting to the everyday, busy person, taking time-tested answers to health and wellness problems and making them available to anyone, anywhere. They work for moms and dads, for travelers, for people who are constantly on the go. People don’t want to be scientists, coming up with their own formulas and testing what they buy. With AROMAID Nasal Clips, you get ready-to-go aromatherapy that you
can trust. It’s personal. It’s affordable. It’s convenient. You don’t have to think about it. Just clip & go! To learn more about AROMAID Nasal Clips, or to download a copy of Dr. Hunt and his coauthors’ published scientific study, visit www.aromaidclips.com.
BOTTLES PREMIUM AROMAID: • No carrier oil • No dilution
100% pure essential oil harvested from wild grown or organic plants Expertly blended oils, procured from some of the most trusted and experienced global suppliers in aromatherapy today www.aromaidclips.com
AROMAID:
• High-quality essential oils, infused with fractionated coconut carrier oil • Blended oils, priced for the avid user Pure, high-quality essential oil infused with fractionated coconut carrier oil ready for topical use right out of the bottle www.aromaidclips.com
NASAL CLIPS Resealable Packet
Personal Aromatherapy:
Designed by doctors and nurses, the unique, patented design of the AROMAID Nasal Clip takes aromatherapy to a whole new level. Infused with pure, essential oils, the nasal clip design allows the scents to freely travel up the nasal cavity without touching the skin, for faster and more effective use.
This easy-to-use nasal clip allows aromatherapy to be enjoyed while on-the-go, during exercise, while traveling, or even by those who want to discreetly enjoy aromatherapy without disturbing others while at work or at home. www.aromaidclips.com
Originally developed to assist patients in a clinical setting, several of our essential oil blends were carefully designed by nurses, doctors and aromatherapy experts. Our Health line blends may help with many everyday health issues and our Wellness line is designed to enhance relaxation and meditation. The oil blends in our products are formulated with the best possible oils to achieve the most desired effects, with no ingredient being compromised to save cost.
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