Samaritan member manages MRSA lesions with essential oils

Samaritan Ministries member Rosemarie Norton recently sent this note to us about how essential oils have helped her overcome MRSA lesions. The letter is printed here with Mrs. Norton’s permission.

Hello Samaritan Friends—I have had numerous bouts with MRSA over the last year. I had read about the use of essential oils through Samaritan’s newsletter. At first, I thought it seemed hocus-pocus or silly that something like a smelly oil could help with my plight. Then it got so bad that I decided I would try anything, because all the doctors offered me was antibiotics, and that was after the lesions would get out of control.

I began using two things which have helped to stop the MRSA lesions. Both of these methods have to be done when the smallest signs of lesions begin to pop up. After the advice of a naturopath and also a friend who uses the oils, I used lemongrass and Thieves oils internally (several drops in a gel capsule) three times a day. Then topically, I used several oils in rotation on the lesions and any small pimple-like place that begins to pop up (most lesions seem to migrate from the legs and often on the face). The oils I have used are: lemongrass (seems to work the best), melaleuca (tea tree oil), oregano, thieves, and frankincense (also works extremely well). I keep a bottle of lemongrass and tea tree in my purse and in my bathroom. I think that vigilance is key. I often use the oils along with coconut oil, particularly after a bath, so that I get kind of an armor of coverage. This is helpful, particularly after bathing, because then the bacteria is at its weakest. When a lesion gets inflamed beyond the borders of the size of a quarter, then I have to go on an antibiotic and see my infectious disease doctor. But—the oils are keeping the MRSA at bay. My family laughingly says that my perfume is now essential oils. But that’s okay, because they are working.

It is also essential for a staph/MRSA person to be vigilant about washing their hands often and taking care with my own laundry during a breakout, not to mix it with the rest of the family. This has changed many things about my life, but I am trusting the Lord for my future.

I am thankful to Samaritan for being willing to consider alternative methods of health care and to inform us of these. If I had not learned about the oils, for example, I think I may have been in much worse shape. I believe there are many other avenues that we will have to be checking in to in the future, as our old models of health care are changing.