Thieves Essential Oil Versus Airborne Bacteria

January 27, 2009 by Curt Siters

The Effect of Thieves Essential Oil on Airborne Bacteria

Thieves on Airborne Bacteria

Bacteria count (CFU) Starting at 0 to 4500

1.  With Micrococcus Luteus it was around 4100 and after using Thieves the count dropped to around 700
2.  With Pseudomonas aeruginosa it was around 2000 and after using Thieves it dropped to 1
3.  With Staphylococcus aureus it was around 2300 and after using Thieves it dropped to 1000.

The effect of time on bacterial count

THE BACTERIAL COUNT (CFU) 0 TO 10000

1. Bacteria starting out at 10000 at zero minutes
2. After 3 minutes of diffusing it dropped to 5000
3. After 6 minutes of diffusing it dropped to 800
4. After 9 minutes of diffusing it dropped to 2
5. After 12 minutes of diffusing you can hardly see it.

You can see the importance of using our Young Living Diffusers. The Young Living diffuser nebulizer (the glass part) is specially designed to force a micro-fine mist into the air. The smallness of the mist allows our essential oils to stay in the air longer, which gives the essential oil a greater chance of coming into contact with bacteria and mold.

This is why ring diffusers, reed diffusers, water and the decorative aromatherapy lamps are virtually ineffective - they do not put much of the actual essential oil into the air where it can come into direct contact with these unwanted organisms. Plus, heat from a light bulb or candle is hot enough to "fracture" the essential oil molecules, rendering them useless from a therapeutic point of view.

With the arrival of winter, meaning doors and windows are closed and people in closer proximity to each other, the speed with which colds and flu's spread is increased.

We usually run our diffuser for 15 minutes at a time, for this puropse, 3-4 times a day - a little more often if you should feel a cold or flu coming on, or if you know you've been exposed. We also use the other Thieves products such as Thieves Hand Soap, Thieves Waterless hand cleaner, Thieves Toothpaste and Mouthwash and all the others. 

TIP: if you should feel a cold or flu coming on try 2 ImmuPro (#3113) before going to bed. 

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Curt Siters is an Independent Associate for Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. He is also aYoung Living Essential Oils Independent distributor and publishes articles on YourWebReference and at TheVeryEssence. He also does web work such as website design, website maintenance and SEO for websites.

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