Yes, it's true: Everlasting essential oil provides fast-acting, effective pain relief for a great many physical ailments. Aromatherapy companies are, by law, prevented from advertising this fact directly along with their products, but it's true. Many, many individuals are regularly using this very healing oil to both reduce pain and, depending on the injury or ailment, to actually speed healing. As noted by Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt, America?s leading medical aromatherapist, the effects of this oil are "so convincing that it has never met with any kind of criticism." So what's special about Everlasting, where do you get it and how do you use it?
The essential oil steam distilled from the little yellow flowers of the Everlasting plant is in a class by itself for the three most important factors for a medicine: safety, efficacy and ease-of-use. Some essential oils used for pain must be used with caution; those containing methyl salicilate should be used sparingly due to their toxicity potential. Everlasting however, has no such restrictions in the aromatherapy literature. It is in fact, one of the few essential oils recommended for direct application to the skin in the most critical or immediate cases.
Its efficacy is unsurpassed. Most folks who use it find the pain relief nearly immediate -- "it just makes the pain go away", "it's amazing" and other similar comments are frequently uttered when the oil is used. The oil is recommended for ANY kind of pain: joint pain, muscular aches and pains, back pain, neck pain, nerve pain, and pain resulting from surgery and trauma. In most cases, a simple preparation of the oil in any common aromatherapy carrier oil is the formula of choice. Jojoba is commonly used for aches and pains; Rosehip seed oil and Tamanu are selected when healing skin damage (or reducing scarring).
The most popular preparation of the oil is a dilution of anywhere from 5% to 20% (with 10% being the most common) depending on the required strength. Because of the relative cost of the oil, it is useful for many folks to find the lowest dilution that will work for them. One must be aware that a lower dilution may be most effective for their needs, and not think that 'more is better'. The most dramatic long-term healing will be from consistent, long-term application until the condition is relieved (rather than a large application all at once). The oil is sometimes called for in its undiluted, full-strength form however. When an injury has just occurred, and the initial bruising and tissue damage can be reduced by direct application of Everlasting. If one had been playing soccer for example, and just received a significant blow to a shin, a few drops of the pure oil rubbed into the area several times over the next 12 hours can make a significant difference in healing time. Creating your own formulas for long-term use is a very easy process. Simply start with your desired concentration -- 10% for example. This means one part of Everlasting essential oil in nine parts of carrier oil. In other words, one milliliter of Everlasting (27 drops) in 29 milliliters (1 fluid ounce) of the carrier oil of your choice. This can be most easily done by using an empty one ounce bottle with an eye-dropper top. Just add the desired amount of Everlasting, then fill the bottle the rest of the way up with the carrier oil.
In addition to its pain-relieving action, the pure essential oil includes natural constituents which actually speed wound healing. It is thought that this is a result of the oil quenching free radicals in the injured area, and signaling tissues to regenerate. For these reasons, Everlasting is also found in many formulas for healing and anti-aging of the skin. Everlasting is also excellent for burns, and just a little bit of oil on small burns can provide immediate relief. (If using for injuries with broken skin, avoid use if excessive bleeding is an issue, as the oil acts as an anticoagulant. Use only once bleeding has stopped completely, and is not likely to be of concern again in these cases).
The finest of Everlasting essential oil varieties is considered to be that distilled from plants grown on the island of Corsica, France. The environmental conditions and sub-species genetics result in a unique natural chemical composition of the essential oil with strong anti-inflammate, analgesic and regenerative properties. This oil may be listed as Helichrysum italicum sub-species 'serotinum'. You may find that other varieties work as well for your needs, and can experiment as you see fit.
The profoundly effective action for pain relief provided by Everlasting essential oil is one of natural medicine's most wonderful treasures. With its exceptional ratings for safety, efficacy and ease-of-use, the oil is unsurpassed as a healing agent for all sorts of pain. Its quick, gentle action is appreciated by the great majority of users, and is worth investigating for your own needs.
