Oils to Help Us Looking Young

[Guest guest]

Hi Butch, I understand what you mean about oils being used safely and

continuously for years and years as sensitization will eventually

occur. However, do you have any thoughts on eo's for skin that one

would change as they age as their skin changes-similar to the way one

may use a certain moisturizer at one stage of their life and as their

skin changes they adjust the products they use? In other words,

even though it is not prudent to use one oil you think is a miracle

cure for wrinkles forever, do you think that some oils have some skin

care benefits and can be used safely on the skin? Susan

 

In , " Butch Owen " <butchowen wrote:

> Do I believe that there are any essential oils that can SAFELY be used

> continuously for years to help us look younger? Absolutely not! I

> sell EO but unlike the politicians, I will not say something I don't

> believe in order to win.

[Guest guest]

Cindi and Butch,

Thanks for making your great comments about our seeming obsession in

this culture of ours which we all seem to have with age, wrinkles,

and gray hair. I appreciated both of your comments on this topic. I

agree wholeheartedly with both of you that there is far too much

emphasis on physical appearance in our western culture - especially

when you consider that (with any luck) we ALL will continue to age.

 

In many of the cultures in the Far East they respect, admire, and

highly value the *wisdom* - which can only come through having lived

long enough to acquire a few wrinkles and some gray hair along the

way. As I age (hopefully somewhat gracefully?) I am becoming more

and more aware of ageism and its negative effects on all of us. I

tend to think of those who are older than I am as possibly having

gained a lot of wisdom from all of their years of life. The older

folks are the ones that I look to when I want some sage advice.

Usually they have something wise and wonderful to offer to me. I

think that its a sad statement about how shallow we tend to be in our

western culture. Youth and appearance so often tend to trump age,

life experience and the wisdom that can be gained from it.

 

In all fairness I must tell you that I myself am an aging baby-boomer

of 52 years. (Yep! That's right. I'm an AARP member, as much as I

hate to admit it, sometimes. lol) I especially liked Butch's comment

about how being overweight can help to reduce the appearance of

wrinkles that one might have on their face. lol Good one! Gotta

(try to) remember that one. <chuckling to myself>

 

As Butch always says - Y'all keep smiling. It'll help you to look

and FEEL younger, even though it might deepen your laugh lines a bit

more. Seems like a fair trade-off to me. JMO.

Linda Ludwick

(an oldie - but a goodie)

 

PS- Of course there's also something to said for the enthusiasm,

excitement, and energy of youth. Without a doubt! Seems like I can

kinda remember that part of it too. <chuckle> Keep smiling!

**************************

 

" Cindi Epona'Bri Astra-Peace " <Astrapeace wrote:

>I agree. I'm close to being 58 and although I don't have many

wrinkles, I feel I've earned each one as well each and every gray

hair.

>

> I don't understand this need to look young? Age is part of life,

celebrate all that you've learned and experienced.

> Cindi