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My Jordan Essentials Customers have been using Jordan Essential Tea Tree oil (a not chemical way to deal with and help to protect against Head Lice.    

    

Super-strains of lice spread to 25 states: Are they in yours?

Linda Carroll

TODAY

Head lice, long the bane of parents and kids across the country, are becoming a much worse problem: Strains of the pesky parasites that are resistant to most over-the-counter treatments have now been found in at least 25 states.

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The spread of an ultra-strain of lice means you'll need to use a higher dose of chemical to kill them.

Lice — and other insects — are increasingly becoming resistant to pyrethroids, the active ingredients in most OTC concoctions, according to Kyong Yoon, an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University—Edwardsvillle. Yoon was part of the research team that initially discovered the new ultra-resistant strains.

In a new study, Yoon and his colleagues decided to find out how widespread these resistant strains were.

"We collected 109 lice populations and 104 had high levels of gene mutations," Yoon reported at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society.

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Researchers are finding that head lice that are becoming resistant to OTC treatments. Red states: 100 percent of the tested lice were resistant. Orange states: 50 to 90 percent of lice were resistant. Yellow states: 1 percent to 49 percent were resistant. Blue states: Data hasn't been analyzed yet. White states haven't been tested.

TeaTree Essential is my GO TO!!!!

One of my best sellers this week has been the TEA TREE Essential Oil.   I've used it to help with my allergies.   I've had so many people ask me how I use it.  I have to say the list just goes on . .

• Tea Tree Essential Oil is nature's most powerful immune booster. When your body gets hit with an infection Tea Tree EO is your best first defense. For skin and hair, a few drops of Tea Tree Essential Oil added to your Shampoo, Gentle Cleanser, or Spritzer will combat acne, oily skin, head lice, and dandruff. Tea Tree EO has a fresh, clean scent with a hint of mint & spice.

When my head starts getting stuffy here are some quick tips that help me.

Quick Tips: 
1. Open the bottle and breath in
2. Drop a few drops in the back of the shower, it's an easy way to vaporize
3. When I'm really bad, I'll add a couple drops to my shampoo to help me breath.
4. We keep a humidifier in the bedroom, and will drop a few drops in there to help with my breathing.
5. Put a few drops on your tissue and lay it on your pillow at night to breath in.

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Topical Use of Essential Oils

Topical:  Applying directly onto the skin

One of the hardest things for me to understand was how many drops of essential oils to how much of the carrier.

One of the first things that I learned was that Essential Oils when used Topically should always be mixed with a "carrier".  Some of the common carriers are   coconut oil,  sunflower oil,  nut oils, vegetable oil, grape seed oil and my personal favorite lotion.   Personally I use the unscented lotion then add whichever essential oil(s) I want to use.

I place about a  half or full teaspoon of the carrier in my palm,  and about 3 drops of my desired essential oil and rub into the chosen area.

Headaches -- I get a lot of tension and allergy related headaches.  So my first line of defense is peppermint and the lotion.   I'll rub it in the back of my neck, behind my ears and at my temples.   TIP:  One thing that I've learned is that when rubbing on my temples to be sure to bub closer to my hairline and into my hair line, as when I put the  peppermint/lotion to close to my eyes they water a lot.

Cough --  I had a horrible time with seasonal allergies for the entire month of March,  and had a horrible cough set in.    I took  Lavender and Eucalyptus 2 drops of each and rubbed the bottoms of my feet.  It lessons my cough enough to help me and let my husband get some sleep.

Insect Bites  --  I'm one of those people that when bitten by a bug,  it gets big and huge and itches to the point  that I just know I'll go insane.   Tea Tree oil has been my favorite,  mixed  with oil or lotion,  I rub it on the bit and immediate area and I have almost immediate relief from the itching,  and it helps prevent the swelling that I get.

Burns:  Ever tried using your curling iron when you start coughing,  not a smart thing.  I had been told and read over and over that Lavender was great on burns.  However I was Leary about using it for the first time because of my "floral" allergies.   But a curling iron burn is no fun,  so I mixed a little lavender oil with our sunflower oil and rubbed it on.  Immediate relief and no ill effects from the scent of lavender.   While the sunflower oil does not contain a real scent,  I was hoping that it would dilute the "scent enough".

I am becoming a true believer in the use of essential oils in the day to day lives of my family.