Essential oils are often used in the bath, diffused, massage, creams and lotions. But some essential oils are very effective used "neat" or directly on the skin, for maximum benefits in superquick time. Burns and scalds can be calmed by pouring on lavender oil immediately. In fact, one of the first discoveries of using essential oils was when Rene-Maurice Gattefosse, a Parisian scientist, suffered a bad burn in the laboratory and plunged it into a vat of lavender oil, thinking it was water, and was startled at how rapidly the pain subsided, and healed with no scarring. A dab of lavender oil on the temples will clear your sinuses and ease a headache, as well as calm the heat of bee stings and rashes.
Tea tree oil neat will kill athlete's foot, and if put on the inside of your wrist can abate cold infection, inhaled several times a day.
That said, do not use other oils neat without seeking the advice from a certified aromatherapist, as some are too strong, and others are photosensitive.
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