"Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment." — From Wikipedia
Our generation is causing a much more negative impact on the earth (and atmosphere) than all previous generations, and the harm we cause will be dramatic if we don't all start doing our part.
The idea of changing habits can seem like a daunting task. You don't have to read books or become an expert on environmentalism or "green" living (such an overused term) to be able to start making a small difference now.
It is more expensive to eat/use organic products instead of conventional and heavily processed ones, but the overall costs to our health and the environment to manufacture conventional products are much more expensive in the long run. If we all do what we can and gradually make changes, it can lead to big benefits overall for our health and the environment.
The Mindful Use of Essential Oils
As avid supporters of holistic aromatherapy and the sensible use of essential oils, we can make a big difference by being mindful of the quantity of essential oils that we use.
For essential oil usage, less is more. (See AromaWeb's Essential Oil Safety Article).
It takes a lot of botanical plant material to make just a small quantity of essential oil. Using essential oils sensibly instead of using synthetic substitutes can be especially beneficial for our health as well as the overall impact on the earth and atmosphere. But because it takes a lot of plant material to manufacture essential oils, overusing essential oils is especially wasteful of plant life.
Essential oils are expensive, so you may be wondering why anyone would want to use more than needed. There are companies that actively and unsafely promote using undiluted essential oils topically. That's harmful to our bodies and wastes our precious natural resources. For more information, read AromaWeb's Guide to Diluting Essential Oils.
For more information on how to be mindful when using essential oils, read the following articles: How to Use Up Those Aging Essential Oils and Essential Oil Disposal.
Learn More About Earth Day
Earth Day is this Thursday, April 22, 2010. Learn more about Earth Day by checking out the below links:
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
Earth Day Network
http://www.earthday.org
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