Stronger Nails Were An Unexpected Benefit
Author: Jacquie S.
Date: 06-21-2014
Views: 11,227
Word Count: 316
Questions Received: 3
Testimonial ID: 9822-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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I have always had a hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep. So when I was introduced to the Peace & Calming essential oil blend, I was ecstatic. Then when I heard about Cedarwood also being used to help get a deeper night's sleep and how it has helped others feel more rested, I jumped at the chance to try it.
So about three weeks ago, I started to apply one drop of Cedarwood on the bottom of one foot and then would rub my feet together to spread the oil right before I turn out the light. I am not going to lie -- it smells TERRIBLE, which is why I do it this way, so that it doesn't get on my hands.
Then I can put my hands under the blankets and go right to sleep. And it has worked great! I have been sleeping deeper and longer and have felt more rested the next morning.
And then an odd thing happened. I noticed that my toenails were really long, which is incredibly unusual for me. My entire life my nails have been thin and brittle. They break at the slightest inclination of length and will split and peel. I have tried biotin, vitamins, you name it. I tried it all, and nothing made it better.
And then a few days after I noticed my toenails, I realized that my fingernails were long... as in they needed to be trimmed because I was scratching myself without realizing how long they were!
The only thing I can attribute this to is the fact that Cedarwood has been used to help with thinning hair and making it grow back. Nails and hair are directly linked due to the type of protein that they are made from. And although I wasn't using the Cedarwood to help with this, I believe that it directly had an effect on my nails growing stronger.
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
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| 1. | Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "Lavender, mint [peppermint], orange, rose, chamomile, rosemary, and sage were used.... Depression levels in the touch-music-aroma therapy group... showed a larger decrease than in the... control groups [that did not include aromatherapy].... [FMS] symptoms such as restless sleep, headache, morning fatigue, exhaustion, feeling like crying, and bowel complaints were also significantly reduced." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: relaxation-/-rest — "The ylang ylang oil caused a significant decrease of blood pressure and a significant increase of skin temperature. At the behavioral level, subjects in the ylang ylang oil group rated themselves more calm and more relaxed than subjects in the control group. These findings are likely to represent a relaxing effect of the ylang ylang oil and provide some evidence for the usage of the ylang ylang oil in aromatherapy such as causing a relief of depression and stress in humans." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: sleep — "Lavender essential oil has been used as an anxiolytic [anxiety] drug, a mood stabilizer, a sedative, spasmolytic [muscle spasms], antihypertensive [high blood pressure], antimicrobial, analgesic [pain] agent as well as a wound healing accelerator.... The present study suggests that inhalation of lavender essential oil may be an effective and safe treatment modality in acute management of migraine headaches." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: finger-/-toe-nails — "Tea tree oil contributes to the successful treatment of toenail fungus [onychomycosis]." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: finger-/-toe-nails — "Topical therapy, including [tea tree oil].., provide[s] improvement in nail appearance and symptomatology.... The use of a topical preparation [such as tea tree oil] in conjunction with debridement is an appropriate initial treatment strategy." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "[T]he lavender fragrance had a beneficial effect on insomnia and depression in women college students." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "Valerian improves the sleep of insomniacs after benzodiazepine (tranquilizer) withdrawal. Valerian subjects reported significantly better subjective sleep quality than placebo ones...." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: sleep,insomnia-/-sleeplessness — "Women [with insomnia] receiving aromatherapy experienced a significant improvement in sleep quality after intervention." | Link |
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