Fir oil for Beauty

For many centuries, fir oil has been known as an excellent therapeutic agent that is suitable for the treatment of many diseases, and if it has not yet become a panacea, it is very close to this honorable status in world medicine.

In the treatment of many diseases, along with pharmacological agents, fir oil is also used for indications, which perfectly complements general therapy.

Fir oil, the properties and application of which were discovered several millennia ago, is obtained by steam distillation from young shoots and needles of fir Siberian, Balsamic and White.

Liquid, colorless or slightly colored to yellowish and with a pronounced smell of needles, is what fir oil looks like. Its medicinal properties, however, are far from as modest as "appearance."

The unique composition of substances of Siberian or balsam fir is the secret of the beneficial effect of the substance on the body. First of all, it contains a lot of aromatic substances, terpenes and phytoncides (myrcene, limonel, santen and others). Tseneol, which is part of the composition, has antiseptic and expectorant properties.

Mainly, it is the active volatile substances that make up the essential oil that affect the human body, which allows it to be widely used in aromatherapy.

Useful properties of fir oil

The anti-inflammatory property of fir oil is manifested in its effect on streptococci and staphylococci, it destroys these harmful bacteria and thereby helps a faster course of the disease and a quick cure. The wound healing process will be faster and more effective if applied in the treatment of ulcers, boils, diaper rash, pressure sores and other serious damage to the skin along with the main drug and fir oil. For treatment, it is enough to dissolve a couple of drops of fir oil in a fat basis, and store in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

The decongestant property of fir oil is perfectly used in the treatment of the common cold. As you know, all vasoconstrictor pharmaceuticals can be used for no more than 5 days, while fir oil from the com

mon cold can be used until 2-3 drops are completely cured in the nasal passage, carefully trying the tolerance to this drug, and in case of allergy dilute it 1 : 1 with another oil, such as pure refined sunflower.

The distracting effect of fir oil is successfully used in the treatment of affected joints, as well as in neuritis and myositis, and it manifests itself in the fact that when applying fir oil to the skin, it has an irritating effect on the nerve endings and thereby reduces pain in the affected organs. This property of fir oil is used in sports medicine, since it is during training and competition that a large number of joint injuries occur, and a light massage with fir oil ideally helps to relieve pain in muscles and joints.

Fir oil is also widely used in the treatment of arthritis and neuritis, in the treatment of osteochondrosis and other joint diseases. In some cases, fir oil is used with heating pads, according to the doctor’s testimony.

Fir oil in cosmetology

Fir essential oil has been successfully used in cosmetology. It helps get rid of pustules and acne, relieves redness of the skin, and also reduces the production of subcutaneous fat, which is the cause of inflammation and acne. Experienced cosmetologists successfully apply fir essential oil for the preparation of ointments and masks for these skin diseases, and are also well aware of the use of fir oil in the struggle for the youth of female skin. Regular facial procedures using fir oil significantly increase skin tone and helps to make it beautiful, smoothing shallow wrinkles.

Fir oil is also widely used to treat more complex skin diseases such as dermatitis and eczema, as well as in the treatment of psoriasis and more serious skin diseases. Fir essential oil is successfully used to treat fungal skin lesions due to its bactericidal property, as well as for frostbite and burns. Ointments and creams based on fir oil help to cure almost all skin diseases, but you should not make them the main tool, but use them only as an auxiliary component in the complex treatment of a number of diseases.

The use of fir oil in folk medicine

In folk medicine, fir oil is also widely used as the first and indispensable tool for the treatment of many diseases. From folk practice, recipes with fir oil have come to us for the treatment of tonsillitis and bronchitis. Oil is dripped onto diseased tonsils or made compresses of potatoes and fir oil, it is successfully used for inhalation over a pan with boiling water. This is how pneumonia and bronchitis are treated, and with flu and acute respiratory infections, they used fir oil for a long time, they lubricated their feet and put on woolen socks at night, and in the morning the cold evaporated!

They successfully treated diathesis and childhood skin diseases, diaper rash and wounds with diluted fir oil. As well as fir oil, it has been successfully used to this day as a tool for the treatment of diseases of the oral cavity and is part of rinses and toothpastes. And of course, traditional medicine recommends using fir oil to treat and strengthen the gums, which makes the smile beautiful, and us healthy!

The use of fir oil during pregnancy and lactation, as well as with individual intolerance and for the treatment of children without a doctor’s appointment, is not recommended. Health and do not hurt you!