Thank you to Jinali for her email asking me to share more about my own healing journey with using bach flowers for eczema as well as which Flower Essences I used in my eczema treatment bottle.
Bach Flower Remedies for Eczema
And of course, I am very happy to share ………..
Way back when I was attending my first classes at the Naturopathic College of New Zealand I remember clearly how excited I felt. This was after all my dream since childhood coming true.
I loved the idea of food, exercise, and lifestyle as medicine, and I could hardly wait to get started learning more about those subjects. But instead, the first thing we began learning about was Bach Flowers.
I had seen Bach Flower remedies in the health food store before, but as soon as I’d read what was on the label I had quickly moved on as I was not at all into any wishy-washy energy medicine stuff. Now, here they were again at this course that I had dreamt about. I was not pleased.
Our tutor was delightful and interesting, she gave many examples of how Bach Flowrs had helped her, her family, her clients, and even their old labrador dog, but nothing was going to sway me. I was not interested.
She then instructed us to choose some remedies for ourselves so that we could get them made up into treatment bottles to use while we were at the course.
I had been experiencing a chronic case (many years) of eczema which had not responded to any alternative treatments. I had occasionally resorted to hydrocortisone, which had worked well but the results were only temporary, so as I was unwilling to use skin-damaging treatment long-term, the eczema would always return. At some stage during the lesson, the tutor had mentioned the possibility of physical healing using bach flowers, and the example she used was eczema.
And so despite my skepticism and pessimism, I chose the remedies that my tutor had mentioned and started taking them expecting the same results – nothing.
To my utter amazement, I saw my longstanding case of red leathery-looking and itchy skin on my neck and hands disappear within a week! The cleansing continued for a few weeks after that with the release of buried emotions and also a physical detox seemed to be happening at the same time. In the next few years, the eczema returned only a couple of times when I was out of balance both physically and emotionally, but it cleared up immediately without any detoxifying effects. It has now been more than 10 years since I have experienced it.
I believe that the spectacular results I had were because my body and mind were ready to heal. Also, I had already cleaned up my diet and was improving my lifestyle. In my case Bach Flowers were the final piece of the puzzle, allowing me to let go of the thought patterns that had been the root cause of the eczema as well as releasing the physical and emotional garbage that had accumulated in my system.
Here is a list of the Bach Flower Remedies I use as a base for relief from eczema
Crab Apple
This is the cleansing part of the remedy, encouraging the release of mental and physical toxicity.
Walnut
This is added to provide protection from negativity (physical, mental, or spiritual) that may be present in the person’s environment. I have found that most people who suffer from eczema are also sensitive or empathic. Children, in particular, can be reacting to and reflecting back through their skin, what they are sensing, seeing, hearing, or experiencing around them. Walnut provides a protective energy that makes it less likely that you will be negatively impacted by what is going on around you.
This will help relieve the mental irritation and overaction to anything negative or just overwhelming that is going on in the environment. In turn, this will help to soothe itchy skin.
Other flower essences can be added to the treatment bottle depending on how the individual is feeling at the time. Add no more than a total of 7 remedies to any mix that you make.
To make your remedy please follow the instructions in this post:
Take 3 drops of your remedy on the tongue or in water, at least 3 times daily. One of those doses should be first thing in the morning and one just before going to sleep at night.
Another way to take the remedies is to add a few drops of it to a bath and you can also add it to any creams you are using to soothe the eczema.
If you use this remedy please do share the love by sharing your results in the comments
If you have a Bach Flower question you would like answered you can contact me here.
Thank you to Sarah who wrote to me with a question about which remedy would work best for your 3-year-old’s fear of certain noises. Sarah explained that her son who was otherwise confident, happy and outgoing was going through a stage where he was experiencing fear (sometimes intense) when he heard certain noises, such as motorbikes, trains, fire sirens, wind in trees, and thunder. She knew that this phase would pass but wondered whether there was a Bach Flower Remedy that could help in the meantime or even help it to pass more quickly.
This type of fear is very common, not just in children but also in adults, and Bach Flowers can be very helpful in not only easing but often even eliminating the fear.
Mimulus is the first remedy to add as it deals with fear and hypersensitivity to known things, in this case, noises.
Mimulus allows a sensitive person to relax a little more and see the things that they fear in a more rational way.
Aspen can also be added to the remedy as although the person can identify what seems to be causing the fear, they don’t really know why they feel afraid. The feeling is that something bad is going to happen, but what that is they don’t know. Aspen is the best remedy for this type of fear.
Rescue Remedy is the final remedy. Rescue Remedy is grounding. By this I mean, it helps to “snap you out of it” bringing you back into your body, into the here and now instead of being trapped in your mind in some scary imagined future. Rescue Remedy is made up of 5 Flower Remedies which individually and collectively help to ease feelings of panic, shock and stress experienced in the moment, as well as helping to manage any ongoing feelings of stress and unnecessary caution that can occur after someone has experienced something unpleasant.
How often should the remedy be taken? Ideally, make this remedy up into a treatment bottle and take or give 4 drops, 4 times daily. Take the first dose first thing in the morning and the last dose just before bedtime at night. Additionally, take another 4 drops any time that there is a situation that could potentially cause the fear, and when the fear comes up.
Have you got a Bach Flower question you would like answered? If so, you can contact me here
Olive is the Bach Flower Remedy for physical and mental exhaustion as a result of a long or particularly intense period of mental and/or physical strain, or illness.
The feeling is of complete and utter exhaustion requiring total rest and much sleep. Even the smallest activities are a great effort.
Milder cases of tiredness and fatigue caused by strain or illness also respond well to the Bach Flower Olive.
Olive strengthens and revitalizes the body and mind. An awareness of the need to follow the guidance from our higher selves develops which allows periods of stress and strain to be handled with great ease.
Some common situations where the Bach Flower Remedy Olive can help restore your energy:
Moving House – The physical and mental stress of moving house can often result in a state of short-term exhaustion. This lack of energy will naturally resolve once the move is over and you can rest, but taking Olive will speed up the process.
Empaths or those Sensitive to Energy – empaths, and sensitives will find that Olive not only improves their physical strength but also strengthens their mind and energetic system, making them less vulnerable to disharmonious energies. If you are already feeling drained by a situation or person, Olive will help you to return quickly to your natural vibration.
Caring for a dependant – this could be a newborn baby, a super active toddler, an elderly parent or someone who is sick, physically or mentally. Anything that takes a large toll on your energy will be easier to handle with the help of Olive.
Supportive Measures
As well as taking Olive, use this quiet time to reflect and see if you could better balance your energies in the future. While some situations are unavoidable one-offs, if you have a pattern of overdoing followed by periods of exhaustion, then you will want to look for ways to balance your activities. The Bach Flower Scleranthus can be helpful here.
Also, consider what feelings are driving your periods of intense activity. Common culprits are a feeling of impatience, which is helped by the Bach Flower Impatiens, or over-enthusiasm which is helped by Vervain.
Many of us have been trained to ignore our natural impulse to stop and take a rest when we need it. We push on past feelings of tiredness, boredom, hunger, thirst, even a need to use the bathroom. But these are all early subtle signs letting us know that we are losing our balance. A quick stop taken when you receive the impulse can give you the ability to continue for longer periods of time without risking tiredness, fatigue, or exhaustion.
If your natural impulses are so shut down that you can no longer feel them, then start by scheduling your rest and bathroom breaks. These short regular breaks are usually all it takes to keep your energy flowing consistently. And of course, you will find that your work also flows with greater ease and that you produce better results for less effort.
Every time that you take Olive your ability to sense the subtle signs of imbalance improves slightly and before long you will no longer need schedules or self-discipline and instead you will just naturally move, rest or shift your focus as you need to.
Make sure that you are also supporting your recovery with plenty of sleep as well as rest and fresh air.
Sunlight is also helpful so even if it’s just sitting next to a window, try to get some every day.
During this time try to eat little and often. Overeating requires a lot of energy for digestion and adds to feelings of heaviness, whereas smaller meals are more easily digested. Ideal foods will be nutrient-dense and easy to digest such as soups, smoothies, and fresh juices.
When you feel ready, introduce gentle exercises such as Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Gentle Hatha Yoga or walking.
Be gentle with yourself and take your time as you return to your normal activities. With the help of Olive, you will soon be back to your old (but improved) self.
Gentian is the Bach Flower Remedy for releasing feelings of doubt, skepticism, uncertainty, and pessimism that stop you from taking your first steps towards your goals and also the disappointment that can surface when things don’t work out as well or as quickly as you had hoped.
Taking Gentian increases self confidence, positive expectation and certainty in your ability to do whatever you put your mind to.
These feelings of doubt can be a general attitude that you have to everything in life, or it can be a temporary state that you encounter when you start something new, it can also surface at any time that delays or setbacks are experienced.
Has this ever happened to you?
In a moment of peace and clarity, maybe when you first wake up or after meditation or while taking a walk, an inspired idea pops into your head and you just know what you want to do. Later that day however your peaceful state has left you and you are now left with feelings of doubt and pessimism as your mind presents to you reason after reason why this idea will not work! If you are sensitive to how you feel and you try to push through these negative feelings with action you then start to feel so bad you become convinced that this must not be good for you after all, and then the inevitable happens and you give up. This is the Gentian state, and it is just that, a state.
When you feel like this, remember how you felt when you first received the idea. If you felt elated, joyful, excited, any type of good emotion then this is a good idea that will lead you to good things, so don’t let this temporary state of doubt faze you. In fact, you can actually be happy for these thoughts that negate what you have decided to because they are not the big problem they appear to be, they are in fact very helpful guidance. Those negative thoughts are showing you the beliefs that you hold that will stop you in your tracks until you find a way around them and are attempting to guide you towards another way of thinking that will lead you to your goal.
The next step is to get to work on building a way around those limiting beliefs, and the way to do this is to amplify the wanted and to play down the unwanted.
Take a pen and paper and write all the reasons why you believe this is a good idea, the ways it will improve your life and the types of feelings you expect to feel. Focus on why you want what you want. Keep writing until you feel just a hint of negativity and then stop. At this point, it is a good idea to change the subject and get on with something completely unrelated. In other words, distract yourself, and then you can come back and repeat this later. In a very short space of time – a few days to 30 days tops, you will strengthen your belief in what you want and your doubts, well, they are the ones that end up giving up due to your lack of attention.
Gentian can also help in some cases of depression where the cause is clearly known.
Gentian is very helpful in cases of depressive feelings evoked by a known circumstance. Examples are the death of a marriage partner, continuing unemployment, children torn to and fro between divorced parents, loss of a loved pet and old people shoved into a home.
The Cherry Plum state comes about from a fear of losing control which leads to an attempt to try to control even more. This then creates even more emotions and situations that reflect back to us our lack of control which we try to control ………. and so it is a negative cycle of increasing tension as every attempt to control fails.
As well as trying to control outer circumstances, Cherry Plum people tend to repress anything that unsettles them. Over time, this leads to such a large build-up of physical and emotional pressure that it feels as though even the smallest thing could send them over the edge, and sometimes it does.
Cherry Plum helps to release this tension by making it easier for you to let go inwardly and relax into uncomfortable inner sensations and outer situations.
This is Cherry Plum in its more extreme form, but any situation that makes you feel uncomfortable could benefit from the Bach Flower Essence Cherry Plum.
Physical Symptoms
Cherry Plum is commonly used to help with Weight Loss and is contained in the Bach Emotional eating kit, where it helps with compulsive and binge eating.
It is also used for bed-wetting, insomnia, urinary incontinence, and diarrhea – any illness or physical condition that has a mental/emotional aspect to it that feels like a loss of control.
I have also seen Acne improve greatly when taking Cherry Plum.
Anger, Stress, and Overexcitability
Cherry Plum is very helpful for those suffering from general stress right through to full-blown anxiety or panic attacks. Consider Cherry Plum for children (and adults) who become easily overexcited to the point where they “lose the plot”; for anyone who is prone to outbursts of uncontrollable anger or laughing; for premenstrual and menopausal emotional instability. Any time you are experiencing a situation that is unusually demanding either physically or emotionally, Cherry Plum will help.
Compulsive Behaviours
Compulsive cleaning and handwashing (along with Crab Apple), checking and double-checking the doors are locked at night, and even checking your Facebook and Instagram accounts will benefit from Cherry Plum, helping to bring about more self-control. Cherry Plum can also be taken to help curb the urge to scratch, pick at sores, and fidget.
For uncontrollable coughing, sneezing, “the giggles”, a nose that drips in social situations (yes, that’s a thing!), or a feeling that you have something on your face when you’re with others….. we are such interesting creatures are we not?
Courage to face the unfamiliar:
Consider the possibility of Cherry Plum where you need the courage to take a leap of faith in some way. Whether it is to fly when you are afraid of flying, public speaking, meeting someone new, or even just trying new food.
Cherry Plum is also one of the remedies contained in the 5 Flower Remedy known as Rescue Remedy, where it calms the feeling of losing your grip on reality that can come any stressful situation but especially with shock.
Cherry Plum Positive Potential
Over time taking Cherry Plum increases your emotional strength and stability so that you more often feel calm and clear-minded, even in the midst of chaos and confusion.
Can’t sleep because you’re thinking too much, worried or overstimulated? These are common problems that can often be helped with Bach Flower Remedies.
White Chestnut
White Chestnut is the go-to remedy for most sleep problems, dealing with worrisome thoughts that prevent you from going to sleep or that wake you in the middle of the night.
For the White Chestnut type, the demands of daily life usually keep them from excessive worrying during the day. But when the evening comes and they are lying in their beds with no distractions, those thoughts that were more easily forgotten during the day now re-surface, and without anything to draw attention elsewhere, they gain momentum, making their minds race and bodies tense, not exactly the ideal conditions for falling asleep!
White Chestnut soothes worries and quiets mental chatter creating a mental environment that encourages physical relaxation and sleep.
I recommend including White Chestnut in any sleep remedy you make.
A simple remedy you can try that will help in most cases of insomnia is 4 drops of Rescue Remedy and 2 drops of White Chestnut in a glass of water or in a treatment bottle. You can sip this during the day, just before bed and as often as you need during the night, aim for a minimum of 4 doses every 24 hours.
If you are using a treatment bottle, take 4 drops AT LEAST 4 times daily, and take one of those doses at bedtime.
Impatiens
Impatiens are for those who, for whatever reason, feel like it is taking too long to get to sleep. It could just be a temporary situation where you really want to get a good night’s sleep because you have something important to do tomorrow, or that you only have a few hours available for sleep before you have to get up again. Or, it could be a more chronic situation where you often feel like everything in life happens too slowly.
Either way, Impatiens will help soothe that uncomfortable uptight feeling, helping you to breathe deeply, relax and allow sleep to come in its own good time.
Vervain
Similar to Impatiens, when you need Vervain you will feel tense and uptight but the reason for your tension is slightly different.
Vervain is for those who are so wound up over something that they can’t relax and sleep and they don’t really want to sleep either. Vervain types are so full of enthusiasm that they would be just as happy to get up and get on with whatever is on their mind, but they are also aware of the need for sleep and so they “try” to sleep, often unsuccessfully.
If this is a temporary situation where you have something to do and you have the energy now, then it’s not really a problem to miss out on a few hours sleep. But if this temporary situation has become a way of life, if you are running on super high energy and not sleeping properly, you really need to find a way to relax and get the sleep and rest that we all need to function at our best.
Vervain will help you to relax mentally and physically. It will balance out your energy so that you can sleep when you need to so that you have the energy and stamina to work and play when you want to.
Elm
Elm will help you to sleep if your insomnia is a temporary problem bought about by a situation that has you feeling mentally and possibly physically overwhelmed. Any event that you need to organize or that produces a sudden increase in your normal responsibilities, or physical demands can produce the Elm state. For those that are empathic, it will take less to trigger this state.
Examples of these types of situations include:
Looming exams
A new job
A new baby
Moving house
A wedding
Christmas
A new exercise program
Spring cleaning
A “workout” in the garden
A party
Travel
You may have some aches and pains from strained or tense muscles but you will definitely feel over-tired and desperately in need of rest. Unfortunately, rest and sleep does not come easily when you are in the Elm state and even when you do manage to drop off your sleep tends to be restless and your dreams full of anxiety.
Luckily this state is normally temporary and will pass on its own once the increased demands on you have ended, or you have adjusted to them, but taking Elm will help you to adjust more quickly and cope better with your responsibilities both now and in the future.
Elm gives you that little boost of strength and confidence which is all you really need to get past this bump in the road. Often just one day of use will give you relief from insomnia, but keep taking it until you are feeling like your old strong capable self again.
If your sleep problems have come about after a traumatic experience then take Rescue Remedy on its own or along with any other remedies you choose. The effect of Rescue Remedy is relief from stress and so you can also add Rescue Remedy to any combination of remedies you have chosen to give a general relaxing effect.
How to Take Your Bach Flower Remedy
Make your remedy up by adding two drops of each to a glass or bottle of water. Add 4 drops if you are using Rescue Remedy.
Sip regularly during the day making sure that you have a minimum of 4 doses each day, take one of those doses at bedtime.
Bach Flowers can help you to achieve and maintain a healthy weight by dealing with any emotional issues that could cause you to overeat and sabotage your weight loss attempts. These 5 Bach Flower Remedies for losing weight will not eliminate the need to make some changes with regard to diet and exercise, but they will improve your chances of losing weight and keeping it off permanently.
Agrimony – for comfort eating – using food to soothe emotional upsets. A person who will benefit from Agrimony will look emotionally balanced, cheerful, and in control on the surface but will, in fact, be harbouring deep sadness, grief, or some other emotional turmoil. They are normally unaware of the negative emotions they are hiding having found many ways of avoiding them, overeating is one of those ways. Signs that you may benefit from taking Agrimony
You are unhappy with your weight AND
You eat compulsively especially after emotional upsets
You would rather go home and eat alone than talk about your problems or face them
Others describe you as always happy and helpful
You are easily distracted from your weight loss goals and find yourself overeating, and yo-yo dieting
Taking Agrimony will help you to begin acknowledging your negative emotions, and releasing them, rather than attempting to suppress them by eating food. Weight loss is inevitable and easy when you are no longer driven by a compulsion to overeat.
Cherry Plum – One of the Bach Flowers in the Bach Emotional Eating kit, Crab Apple helps with compulsive or binge eating and yo-yo dieting. Cherry Plum relieves feelings of inner tension, but unlike Agrimony the negative emotion is acknowledged and feels more extreme so that there is a feeling that you might just lose control completely and undo all your good work by bingeing. These feelings are just the natural result of tension that has built up over time from your attempts to control your eating through willpower. Cherry Plum will help you to release the tension and leave you feeling your calm and in-control self. Once you have regained your composure it is time to get to the root cause of your Cherry Plum state. Consider the possibility of easing up on your diet a little, because the fact that you are feeling so uptight about it is an indication that you are being too hard on yourself. Holding yourself to an overly high standard nearly always backfires and results in behaviour that takes you in the opposite direction. You can avoid this rebound effect by having more realistic goals and expectations. It may take a little longer than you would like but you stand a much better chance of reaching your weight loss goals when you are kind to yourself, AND you will have more fun along the way 🙂
Cerato – Do you look to others to guide you to your perfect weight? Do you have a mountain of information gathered over years of searching for the perfect weight loss plan? Are you still overweight after trying them all? Then Cerato is the Bach Flower Essence for you. Cerato will give you confidence in your ability to make good decisions regarding your diet and exercise. It will help you to make sensible food choices wherever you are without being influenced by those around you, advertising or any other factors. It will also help you to resist the temptation to try extreme diets for the sake of quick results, and to feel at ease with your weight – no matter what that is.
Chestnut Bud – One of the Bach flowers in the Bach Emotional Eating Kit. This is the Bach Flower for those who try the same sort of approach to weight loss over and over and still fall into the same old traps that lead to “failure”. Unlike Cerato, Chestnut Bud is unlikely to look to others for guidance but will tend to rush into action without thinking things through. When attempts to lose weight fail, instead of taking stock and trying to gain insights from their experience Chestnut Bud types prefer to forget about it immediately and move quickly to the next action. Perhaps it is trying too hard and then ending up bingeing and rebounding; perhaps it is not planning ahead so that you have the food you need; perhaps it is joining the gym again and then not going, perhaps it is buying those diet pills that didn’t work last time hoping that this time might be different – if you make the same “mistake” repeatedly then Chestnut Bud is the essence that will help you break that self-destructive cycle. While it is never a good idea to dwell on your failures, it is good to learn from them, and then move on. Chestnut Bud will help a person to slow down enough that they can learn from their experiences and no longer make the same mistakes.
Crab Apple – the physical and emotional cleansing remedy. Crab Apple is one of the 3 Bach Flowers in the Bach Emotional Eating kit.
It is so much easier to lose weight or maintain your ideal weight when you feel comfortable with yourself as you are rather than fighting against feelings of unworthiness. You may not think that it is possible to love yourself at your current weight, but until you make peace with where you are you will always find weight loss a struggle. Crab Apple will help you to release any negative thoughts and feelings you have about yourself and restore you to your natural feelings of self-love and self-acceptance allowing you to move towards your ideal weight with ease, loving where you are and who you are, every step of the way.
Taking Bach Flowers is one way of making the process of weight loss easier, potentially quicker, and definitely more enjoyable. If you take Bach Flowers as you lose weight you will not only feel lighter in your physical body at the end of it but also lighter in your spirit too.
The better you feel emotionally, the better your body is able to function. You feel stronger, you have more stamina, you are more flexible, and you are able to relax and sleep well – you feel YOUNGER.
Taking the right Bach Flower Remedy helps you to look and feel younger by reducing stress and anxiety, making you feel more relaxed, happy, and at ease in your daily activities. You will find that as you feel better emotionally you will begin to feel better about yourself and in time you will also notice physical changes that reflect your new more positive state of mind.
Take a look at these 7 Anti-Ageing Bach Flowers and see if you can recognize yourself in any (or all) of them. You may feel that some are an obvious match to you, but if there are any that you feel very strongly are not match to you. Take a closer look at them as they may point to an unconscious thought pattern. The key is that you will feel quite strongly – either way.
Have fun with this as you can not get it wrong, the effect of bach flowers is always beneficial.
Crab Apple
As we age we can feel that we are no longer perfect, something that a Crab Apple person cannot stand, and so they will make constant (futile) attempts to fix what they see as being wrong. All this stems from lack of self-love. Crab Apple makes it easier to be kinder, more forgiving and loving to yourself. You will no longer feel compelled to try and live up to some impossibly high standard and you will also discover that you are better than you thought!
Honeysuckle
A preoccupation with the past and a feeling that “it was better back then” are clear calls for Honeysuckle. Physically, Honeysuckle will sometimes manifest as fluid retention, constipation, and aging skin. Can you remember how you felt when you were young? How much time did you spend looking back and reminiscing versus just enjoying life or looking forward eagerly? When you hold onto the past there is less space in life for the new fresh energy that keeps you feeling and looking youthful. The Bach Flower Essence Honeysuckle helps you to let go of the past and to focus happily here and now.
Larch
Self-confidence can diminish with age, but it doesn’t need to. If you feel that you are growing less self-assured with age then Larch will help you feel more confident in all areas of your life, and when you feel confident, your age becomes irrelevant to you and others.
Vervain
None of us move through life without encountering stress, but some are better than others at letting it go. Vervain is the great stress buster and can relieve muscular tension where that tension is the result of stress and strain. Vervain will help you wind down, chill out, and take life less seriously. It will also reduce any tendency you have to be a bit (maybe even a lot) extreme in your focus and activities.
Walnut
Walnut is about change and adjustment, letting go of the old and moving into the new. It will help you adjust mentally to the changes associated with aging. Walnut is especially helpful during age-related periods of transition like menopause, retirement, death of parents and children leaving home.
Wild Rose
Lack of interest in life and constant fatigue are good indicators that you would benefit from taking Wild Rose. Physically you may see paleness, dark rings under the eyes and lackluster skin. The effect of Wild Rose is energizing and it renews your interest in life. It restores a youthful feeling of positive expectation in what the future will bring, it also brings a welcome increase in physical energy.
Willow
Sagging lines on the face come from sagging thoughts in the mind. Resentment of Life.
Louise Hay, Heal Your Body
This statement by Louise Hay, clearly points to the Bach Flower Willow.
Physical Symptoms of a chronic willow state can include lines around the mouth and lower back pain.
If you have the feeling that you have been treated unfairly by other people or even life, in general you will benefit from taking the flower essence Willow.
As we age it is not uncommon to feel increasingly bitter about the way life has treated us. Missed opportunities, injustices, arguments – the past just builds up within us, and as it does, it starts to be felt in our bodies and also to show on our faces.
Because these things build up slowly over time we tend to get used to the feelings and so you may not be able to detect resentment in yourself. But take a careful look at yourself to see if you can find even a trace of it in you. If you can’t find it, look outside yourself to those closest to you. Do you see it in them? Does it bother you? Whether you can see it in you or in another, consider taking the Bach Flower Willow.
Did you recognize even a little of yourself in any of those? If you did, then let’s make a treatment remedy bottle and get started on your self-loving, anti-aging journey today!
If you are planning on taking a remedy or selection of remedies for an extended period of time a Treatment Bottle is the most economical way to do it. A treatment bottle also has the advantage of being ready to use, easy to carry, and should stay fresh for about 1 month.
A Bach Flower Treatment Bottle is a dropper bottle containing up to 7 Bach Flower essences in spring or boiled tap water, with a little Brandy added to preserve the solution. Follow these simple instructions below to learn how to make your own Bach Flower Treatment Remedy:
What you will need:
1 Dropper Bottle – 30ml is a good size Spring or Boiled Water Up to 7 Bach Flower Stock Remedies A small amount of Brandy, or cider vinegar for an alcohol-free mix 1 sticky label
Making Your Own Remedy:
Choose your Bach Flower Remedies
You can choose up to 7 Remedies to put into a treatment bottle. Make sure that the Bach Flower Remedies you are using are Stock Bottles not a remedy that has already been diluted. If you are using Rescue Remedy this counts as one remedy.
Prepare your Dropper Bottle
Check that your dropper bottle is sterile before you begin, if in doubt, clean it again.
Add your water
Traditionally Spring Water is used for making Bach Flower Remedies, as it is said to be the best medium for them. But if you don’t have any Spring Water then boiled tap water will be fine.
Let the water cool before adding it to the dropper bottle, leave some room at the top of the bottle for a dropper full of brandy and your Bach Flower Essences.
Add Your Bach Flower Remedies
Add two drops of each Bach Flower Essence to the dropper bottle. If Rescue Remedy is one of your chosen Bach Flower essences add four drops of it.
Preserve Your Remedy
To keep your remedy fresh for as long as possible preserve it with a little brandy. One dropper full or even just a few drops is fine. If you prefer a non-alcohol solution use Apple Cider Vinegar or you can keep the remedy in the fridge but it will not last as long. If you have preserved your remedy with Alcohol or Cider Vinegar you can expect it to last for about 1 month, but this time frame will vary depending on the temperature. If you are taking your remedy as prescribed (4 drops 4x daily) your remedy will be long gone by the end of a month.
Seal and Label
Seal your remedy and shake to mix.
Label your Remedy so that you know when it has expired and so you can remember what Stock Remedies you added to it.
~~~~You’re Done!~~~~
Taking Your Remedy
Take your remedy straight from the bottle onto your tongue, 4 drops, 4 times a day, at least. You can take extra doses if you feel that you need them. Take one of your doses first thing in the morning and another dose before you go to bed at night.
Those who suffer much from being unable to decide between two things, first one seeming right then the other. They are usually quiet people, bearing their difficulty alone, as they are not inclined to discuss it with others .
One of Edward Bach’s Remedies for uncertainty, Scleranthus restores balance, rhythm and order.
Scleranthus is a flower for indecision, this time for no other reason than they cannot make up their minds. Scleranthus types have quick and versatile minds capable of weighing the pros and cons in all things. When in balance, this allows them to make decisions quickly and effectively, but when out of balance, they are more likely to drive themselves mad vacillating between options. Unlike Cerato and Wild Oat, Scleranthus may well make a short-term decision and even begin to take action, but before long they are rethinking their choice because no matter what decision they make there is always the nagging feeling that they are missing out on something better. Like all types that have trouble making decisions, Scleranthus is extremely easily influenced by anything and everything, from other people, to sights, sounds, smells and even memories.
Because of their indecision and vulnerability to influence a Scleranthus type tends to be unreliable, when they are in the company of others they may make commitments which later when they are alone they feel they can’t or don’t want to keep and so they are forced to unmake them.
Until a clear decision is made, energy is scattered. This causes extremes and randomness in many areas:
Inability to focus on a task
Extreme hunger and then lack of appetite
Mood Swings
Feeling Hot then Cold
Random pains and symptoms that appear suddenly and disappear just as readily
Dizziness and physical unsteadiness
Changing clothes many times during the day
Alternating between fatigue and extreme excitement
Constipation and then diarrhea
Disorganization and untidyness which may alternate with extreme orderliness
Positive Potential of Scleranthus
Able to concentrate
Inner balance despite external circumstances
Able to make good and final decisions with ease
A calming influence on others
Astrological Sign ~ Libra
Supportive Affirmations: I am in perfect balance, I am calm and deeply centered, My choice is clear
