Essential oils are used for a very wide range of emotional and physical wellness applications. They can be used a single oil at a time or in complex blends depending on user experience and desired benefit. Essential oils are usually administered by one of three methods: diffused aromatically, ...
The essential oil from the leaves of Lippia multiflora Moldenke (Verbenaceae) was tested for its pediculocidal and scabicidal activites against bodylice, headlice and scabies' mites. The 'knockdown' times obtained for bodylice and headlice using lippia oil preparations were comparatively shorter ...
Use with carrier oil (C) Can be diffused (D) Definitions: (N): Neat This can be applied directly to certain areas of skin. (C) Carrier Oil Needed Thisessential oilshould be diluted with a carrier oil prior to skin application.
Essential oil from Lippia multiflora was checked in vivo and proved highly effective in patients affected by scabies, when administered at 20% for five days, giving 100% recovery [42]. The main components are linalool, geraniol and limonene. These compounds have been reported as active against ...
(2010) reported high toxicity against human scabies mites [32]. Eugenyl acetate also showed 100% toxicity against Artemia salina at 0.3 μg/mL. The low lethal concentrations obtained for eugenyl acetate could also indicate toxicity to other organisms, such as disease vector insect larvae [32]....