I got a little ‘hot under the collar’ the other night! I know what you’re thinking – ‘Gee, that isn’t like Leonie! She’s so calm….and peace loving!’ And…you’re right! I am!
But it’s not what you’re thinking! No, I wasn’t frustrated at the toothpaste’s continual acrobatic accomplishments to jump out of the toothbrush holder on to the washbasin and lie there glaring triumphantly at me. No, I wasn’t upset about once again being the only person to realize the impossibility of using an empty toilet roll for the necessary actions in the smallest room in the house!
No, it was actually true! I mean I really WAS ‘HOT UNDER THE COLLAR’!
You see I have my essential oils set out alphabetically in my kitchen draw and it is a usual night-time ritual that I grab a couple and apply to my temples and the back of my neck to support a restful night’s sleep.
No need to look carefully as I KNOW where I put them back. In alphabetical order of course! So I grabbed lavender and cedarwood, sat on the edge of the bed,turned off the bedside lamp and applied them lovingly. No sooner had I done so than my nose began quizzing why I was smelling what I was smelling? Yep, you guessed it! Cedarwood was NOT cedarwood. In fact it was CASSIA!
No big deal the uninitiated would say. An ‘a and e’ are fairly close in the alphabet. But NO!!!! Cassia is a VERY HOT essential oil and pretty soon I was heating up and the prickly sensation was creeping rapidly along my temples and on the back of my neck ‘under my collar’!
Thank God for a handy bottle of Fractionated Coconut oil! I lathered it liberally on the affected areas and lay there praying for a rapid result! The ‘fire’ finally DID subside and while it did I vowed to peer more closely at the labels…..AND set a trap for “Mr Nobody’ who moved my oils around in their container!
The good news is….I saved some money last night. I didn’t need to put the heater on!
Tip
It is always wise to have Fractionated Coconut on hand to either dilute oils before application, particularly HOT oils, OR to calm down sensations if any sensitivities arise.