Hot Flashes and Essential Oils

Almost in one fluid movement I  quickly turned the blow dryer off , set it to the side not bothering to put it in its holder, unsnapped the styling cape, tossed  it on my roll about, put the blow dryer setting on cool , turned it on and directed the air flow to Terra's sweat drenched face.

Steff glance at us from the reception desk, momentarily disappeared and re-appeared with a cup of cool water and a bottle of Geranium oil.

Awareness Stage

By the way I highly recommend that stylists factor in about 15 minutes extra time when your clients are going through peri-menopause or menopause.  These episodes and their cool down times are unpredictable.

As women we are not amused by the solar flares that seem to erupt somewhere near our sacral plexus. Or someplace so deep within us it has become an unidentifiable external source or heat energy.  Some of the  symptoms for  stylists to be prepared for  are the client suddenly  becomes quiet like they hear something no one else has heard. This is the AWARENESS stage that the fire is about to be released. Usually at this point the mind tries to will the assault away with the power of their untrained mind.

Knowing Stage

Then their eyes begin to wander here and there. Depending on the intensity of the warning signs  their eyes may begin to wander or dart about quickly. This is a search effort for tools to cool the raging inferno. Then the fidgeting begins as the KNOWING sets in.

Anger Stage

 They know the looming episode is inevitable which causes irritation  which could invoke the ANGER stage.  For the stylist this is an excellent time to intervene because the physical level is about to suffer the consequences of this raging hormonal storm.

Surrender Stage

Physical evidence appears as perspiration is released through the scalp and it immediately spread to the face becoming flat out sweat drenched body.  The destruction of your work as a Stylist and make-up begins. The hair is unable to dry into a style or the style droops and and becomes a disheveled mess while the face peering helplessly in the mirror ( Tthis is the SURRENDER stage) becomes a beautiful Picasso painting of eye shadow blending into the blush and smudges of wet mascara drip around defining their eyes.

Assistance

Plant estrogens were discovered in 1926 with little emphasis on their effects on humans. Recent research has shown that they help alleviate some symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, breast soreness, night sweats, mood swings and weight fluctuations.

Essential oils can be absorbed through the skin. They are included among the ingredient list of many natural creams that use wild yam as a natural menopause remedy. Essential oils can be used to enhance your natural therapy of choice.

They are especially useful when added to the healing waters of your bath. The effects of a healing bath bring you their therapeutic action  as the tiny molecules are released into the air allowing you to breathe them deeply which is reported to have an effect on the chemicals in your brain encouraging calm focused thoughts.

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