GB2411334A

GB2411334A - Animal bedding with essential oils

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Publication number: GB2411334A
Application number: GB0404342A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Joanna Stevenson; Paula Godfrey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-02-27
Filing date: 2004-02-27
Publication date: 2005-08-31
Also published as: GB0404342D0

Abstract

Animal bedding of dust extracted absorbent wood shavings, combined with an infusion of diluted essential oils. The chemicals released will help with common breathing and respiratory problems that animals suffer from, including COPD in horses. The oils are diluted with a single carrier oil. Further dilution with water may take place for spraying over wood shavings, straw, hemp, cardboard or paper. Also described is the bedding sealed in air tight bags and a vaporizer or spray canister containing oils used to boost the aroma.

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ANIL BEDDING

The idea is to create a dust-extracted bedding for horses and other animals that have dust allergies and respiratory problems. It will also help to prevent these problems from occurring.

Our bedding product will consist of various different types of wood shavings, i.e. Hardwood, Softwood, and other forms of bedding such as straw, hemp, cardboard and paper.

With our base product, we will then be adding to it various dilutions of essential oils, each different oil has its own advantage, and there are many different oils that we will use: Allspice (Pimento Berry) Amyris Anise Baisasm Basil An aromatic tonic that clears the head and helps to give the mind strength and clarity.

It has been used as a herbal remedy for centuries, and inhaling or vaporising will aid easy breathing.

Benzoin A gently relaxing oil which eases tired muscles.

Bergamot Extremley effective in caring for blemished, oily and sensitive skin. Birch

Beneficial for muscles and joints,used in the dental industry to numb he gums.

Black Pepper It has a deep and penetrating warmth that invigorates and stimulates both body and mind.

Cajeput Calendula Camphor Cardamom Carnation Absolute Carraway Seed Carrot Cassia Catnip Celery Seed Cedar Atlas It has very strong antiseptic properties that make it ideal for greasy skin.

Chamomile Roman Very good for aching muscles, and excellent in skin care for sensitive, dry or itchy skin.

Chamomile German No longer distilled.

Chinese Ancelica Cinnamon Bark Cistus Citronella Clary Sage - (Relaxing, Warming and Euphoric) Very good for abdominal massage. Clove

Coriander Cornmint Cypress Cypress oil is a natural deodorant, also good for oily skin.

Damiana Dill Elemi Eucalyptus Traditionally inhaled for relief during a chill or a cold season, highly effective for muscular fatigue.

Fennel Refreshing and cleansing mouth wash. r ir

Frankincense Deeply relaxing whilst uplifting the spirit. Used in high class skincare for its red uvenating properties.

Galbanium Geranium Balances both mind and body, helps to normalise dry or greasy skin, and stabilises your emotions.

Ginger - Grapefruit Invigorating and highly refreshing.

Helichrysum Ho Wood Hop Hyacinth Absolute Hyssop Lrnmortelle Inula Sweet Jasmine Absolute [3ltra relaxing and beneficial to the emotions. It can be used to help hot, dry and sensitive skin types whilst also helping to boost confidence.

Juniper Berry Increases circulation and helps to eliminate toxins.

Labdanurn Laurus Nobilis Lavender Endless list of uses, including, eases tired muscles, balances head and soothes sensitive skin. Lemon

Good for oily skin and helps to maintain a healthy immune system.

Lemongrass Tones and energies muscles. Also makes an excellent insect repellent. Lime

Litsea Cuboba Mandarine Manuka Marigold Tagetes Marjoram Sweet Warm' Sweet fragrance is an aid to peaceful sleep.

May Chang Melaleuca Mountain Savory Melissa True Deeply relaxing and uplifting to the spirit, helping to dispel melancholy. Myrrh

Myrtle Neoli Neroli This is a n excellent skin oil which encourages new cell growth. l he fragrance is deeply relaxing in mind and helps to dispel anger and irritability.

Niaouli Nutmeg Oakmoss Orange Sweet This popular oil has lovely cheering and refreshing properties.

Oregano Palmarosa Parsley Seed Patchouli Valuable in caring for al skin types, especially dry, itchy or mature skin.

Peru Balsam Peppermint Quickly revives and clears the head, and is an aid to concentration, especially whilst travelling. Can sooth and refresh tired and aching feet.

Petitgrain Refreshing aroma and refreshing qualities in massage and baths. Pine

Ravensara Rose Absolute This is a feminine oil that is excellent for dry, mature and ageing skin. It is uplifting and balancing to the emotions.

Rosemary A very invigorating oil which energies tired muscles and weary feet. Aids concentration and helps the memory. Gives a healthy shine to hair.

Rosewood Sage Sandalwood Valuable in skin care for all skin types, and especially nourishing to dry and ageing skin. A soothing and effective inhalant oil.

Spearmint Spikenard Spruce . 1 anerme Tarragon ThYme Tea Tree A very powerful natural antiseptic and antifungal oil, should form part of all first aid kits. During the cold season, a few drops in the bath induces sweating. Add a few drops to avatar to make a good mouth wash.

Turmeric Valerian Vanilla Asolute Vertivert Violet Leaf Absolute Vetiver Vitex Wild Tansy Wintergreen Yarrow Clang Ylang The sweet aroma lifts the spirit, relaxes the body, this softening skin care oil is suitable for both dry and oily skin. Yuzu

How we combine the products:- The actual process Is a very simple one. We will baying in good quality dust extracted shavings, the shavings will be put onto various conyeyor belts, as they go along the conveyor belt they will be showered with the various essential oils. (Diagram 1) When the shavings reach the end of the conveyor they will be put straight into polythene bags and then sealed to contain the freshness and aroma. (Diagram 2) Our Aim After adding the diluted essential oils to the bedding, (shavings, straw, cardboard, paper) it will create a relaxing and soothing aroma for horses and other animals to enjoy, as well as the aid it will give them when inhaled. Hopefully when putting these additives to the bedding, it will help with common breathing and respiratory problems that animals suffer from.

One of the most common respiratory problems horse suffer from is COPD: COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a lung disease that resembles human asthma. The condition is also known as heaves, recurrent airway obstruction, broken wind, emphysema, chronic bronchitis or small airway disease.

COPD is more common in cold countries, where horses are kept in barns for prolonged periods of time. Horses that suffer from the condition are usually allergic to mould particles found in dust.

COPD is most commonly found in mature horses (usually over 7 years of age) that are stabled during the winter months. It is rarely found in warm, dry climates where horses are outside all year round.

This is why it is essential in lower climate countries to make sure that the bedding our horses have is beneficial to them, due to the amount of time they are stabled. Our bedding would be especially benificial to athletic horses, as COPD would cause a premature end to their competitive career.

Therefore, we hope to help and reduce different ailments with different mixes of essential oils.

For example:

Eucalyptus Oil) l ogether these oils will revive, cool and stimulate.

Along with its antiseptic properties, will provide a Peppermint Oil) great relief for any animal when inhaled.

Tea Tree Oil) We hope to have eliminated 99% of the dust, by dust extraction and then spraying evenly with the essential oils.

The final product will then be packaged and sealed in air tight bags to contain the aromas.

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Carrier Oils We will be diluting our oils with one of various carrier liquids:

Vegetable oil

Almond oil Apricot oil Hazelnut oil Olive oil Grapeseed oil Sesame oil Castor oil Avocado oil Evening,rimro;se oil Black,cUt ail Borage ii Caulophyllum Inophyllum oil Cocoa butter oil Coconut oil Corn oil Jojoba oil Kukni oil Macadamia oil Rice bran oil Rosehip seed oil Soybean oil Squalene oil Wheat germ oil Safflower oil Sunflower oil Walnut oil Herbalinfused carrier oils Alkanet oil Calendula oil Neem oil St johns wart oil Yarrow of] Shelf Life Away from heat and light to preserve their freshness and potency, essential oils have a shelf life of several years. The citrus oils have the shortest shelf life, they are best used within one year. Although there are some long lasting oils that improve with age such as, frankincense, myrrh, sandlewood, vetiver root, spikenard oil and patchouli 0i1. r

Dilutions We will be using a 1% - 3% dilution, 1% dilution is 5-6 drops essential oil per ounce of carrier oil.

Which is 1 ml of essential oil to 1 Oml of carrier liquid.

We will also be diluting the oils with water for spraying, which is a dilution of drops of oil per 4 ounce of water/ 2ml of essential oil per l 20ml of water.

Bedding Bag Sizes We will be producing our bedding in many different sizes, starting from bales and half bales for the larger arlil.lals, and then we will be producing various smaller size bags for smaller animals, ie. Guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters e.t.c Other Products For each of the different bedding types that we produce, we will also have a Vaporizer and Spray Canister. Then if any of the different oil combinations need a boost of aroma, this can be done using the spray or the vaporizer. lo f

Claims

Claim 1 Bedding for an animal that is an absorbent material and releases chemicals that are beneficial to animals.

Claim 2 Bedding as claim 1, wherein the releasable chemical comprises of: Allspice (Pimento Berry) Amyris Anise Balsasm Basil Bay Benzoin Bergamot Birch Black Pepper Cajeput Calendula Camphor Cardamom Carnation Absolute Carraway Seed l l, Carrot Cassia Catnip Celery Seed Cedar Atlas Chamomile Roman Chamomile German Chinese AngelicaCinnamon Bark Cistus Citronella Clary Sage Clove Coriander Cornmint Cypress Damiana Dill Elemi Eucalyptus Fennel Fir Frankincense Galbanium Geranium Ginger Grapefruit Helichrysum Ho Wood Hop Hyacinth Absqlute Hyssop Immortelle Inula Sweet Jasmine Absolute Juniper Berry Labdanum, Laurus Nobilis Lavender Lemon Lemongrass Lime Litsea Cuboba Mandarine Manuka Marigold Tagetes Marjoram Sweet May Chang Melaleuca Mountain Savory Melissa True Myrrh Myrtle Neoli Neroli Niaouli Nutmeg Oakmoss Orange Sweet Oregano Palmarosa Parsley Seed Patchouli Peru Balsam Peppermint Petitgrain Pine Ravensara Rose Absolute Rosemary Rosewood Sage Sandalwood r Speanmint Spikenard Spruce 1 angerme Tarragon Thyme Tea Tree . 1 urmerlc Valerian Vanilla Asolute Vertivert Violet Leaf Absolute Vetiver Vitex Wild Tansy Wintergreen Yarrow Ylang Ylang Yuzu Carrier Oils We will be diluting our oils with one of various carrier liquids:

Vegetable oil

Almond oil Apricot oil Hazelnut oil Olive oil Grapeseed oil Sesame of] Castor oil Avocado oil Evening primrose oil Black currant oil Borage oil Caulophyllum Inophyllum oil r Cocoa butter oil Coconut oil Corn oil Jojoba oil Kkui oil Macadamia oil Rice bran oil Rosehip seed oil Soybean oil Squalene oil Wheat germ oil Safflower oil Sunflower oil Walnut oil

HERBAL - INFUSED CARRIER OILS

Alkanet oil Calendula oil Neem oil St johns wart oil Yarrow oil