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===Oils===
 
===Oils===
The oil usually has a fatty base oil such as olive or linseed oil. This may contain plant extracts or an addition of essential oils or other substances. Examples of extract oils are calendula, oxalis, or arnica. Essential oils are, for example, lavender or rosemary. As admixtures you can find e.g. metals like copper or gold. Approximately 5 ml of olive oil-based oil is used per bath.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.erikaboschan.de/was-ist-ein-oeldispersionsbad/ |title=Was ist das - ein Oeldispersionsbad? |website=Wasser & Wort |language=de|access-date=2020-11-14|author=Erika Boschan|trans-title=What is it - an oil dispersion bath?}}</ref> The choice of oil is made according to the clinical picture. A schematic classification based on the threefold system is: root oils strengthen the nervous-sensory system, flower oils promote the metabolic/metabolic-limb system, seed oils are said to have an effect on the heart, and fruit oils are recommended to promote circulation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |date=2008-12-04 |ISSN=1472-6882 |DOI=10.1186/1472-6882-8-61 |PMC=2612644 |PMID=19055811 |first=Arndt|last=Büssing|first2=Dirk|last2=Cysarz|first3=Friedrich|last3=Edelhäuser|first4=Gudrun|last4=Bornhöft|first5=Peter F.|last5=Matthiessen|first6=Thomas|last6=Ostermann|page=61|title=The oil-dispersion bath in anthroposophic medicine - an integrative review|volume=8|journal=BMC complementary and alternative medicine}}</ref>
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The oil usually has a fatty base oil such as olive or linseed oil. This may contain plant extracts or an addition of essential oils or other substances. Examples of extract oils are calendula, oxalis, or arnica. Essential oils are, for example, lavender or rosemary. As admixtures you can find e.g. metals like copper or gold. Approximately 5 ml of olive oil-based oil is used per bath.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.erikaboschan.de/was-ist-ein-oeldispersionsbad/ |title=Was ist das - ein Oeldispersionsbad? |website=Wasser & Wort |language=de|access-date=2020-11-14|author=Erika Boschan|trans-title=What is it - an oil dispersion bath?}}</ref> The choice of oil is made according to the clinical picture. A schematic classification based on the [[The threefold nature of the human being|threefold system]] is: root oils strengthen the nervous-sensory system, flower oils promote the metabolic/metabolic-limb system, seed oils are said to have an effect on the heart, and fruit oils are recommended to promote circulation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |date=2008-12-04 |ISSN=1472-6882 |DOI=10.1186/1472-6882-8-61 |PMC=2612644 |PMID=19055811 |first=Arndt|last=Büssing|first2=Dirk|last2=Cysarz|first3=Friedrich|last3=Edelhäuser|first4=Gudrun|last4=Bornhöft|first5=Peter F.|last5=Matthiessen|first6=Thomas|last6=Ostermann|page=61|title=The oil-dispersion bath in anthroposophic medicine - an integrative review|volume=8|journal=BMC complementary and alternative medicine}}</ref>
    
Incomplete list of oils with added essential oils: angelica, lavender, rosemary, sage, thyme, wintergreen.
 
Incomplete list of oils with added essential oils: angelica, lavender, rosemary, sage, thyme, wintergreen.
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