6 BENEFITS OF ESSENTIAL OIL

Learning about essential oil therapy – aromatherapy is as intricate as any discipline and if you are drawn to aromas it’s not a bad idea to follow your senses and seek out trusted aromatherapy pioneers to better understand this world of wellness.

However according to experts you don’t need to make aromatherapy education a hobby in order to benefit from healing properties of essential oils. Here are six ways to use essential oils right now.

For a better night’s sleep…

Place a couple of drops of essential lavender, clary sage, lemongrass on a tissue. Move the tissue beneath your nose from one nostril to the other. Passing it back and forth beneath your nose will give you complete experience of the aroma and its benefits. This method is better than placing essential oils directly on skin before bed as essential oils are stimulating and can wake you up if worn on your body.

For headache relief…

Blend a combination of lavender, peppermint and chamomile essential oils, and apply to the temples these oils have anti- inflammatory and soothing properties. Additionally, black pepper oils helps with headache by dilating blood to flow freely.

To reduce stress…

Try tapping essential oils beneath your hairline along the back of your neck. This will also help bring your body in to alignment and your mind in to focus. Oils like ylang ylang, jasmine and lavender are good for reducing stress whereas basil, rosemary and grapefruit help with mental clarity. This is a great treatment when working under deadline or before getting behind the wheel of a car.

For a jolt of inspiration…

Try placing frankincense, rose, neroli or sandalwood on the crown of your head. The 7^th chakra( the crown chakra) is located on the top of your skull and is considered the place through which we connect with higher power and good. A drop of essential oil on the crown of your head can provide inspiration to transform an experience

To open your chest and breathe easier…

Drop essential oils along your collar bone to bring consciousness and awareness to your throat, shoulders and chest. The scent and sensation will prompt you to lengthen your collarbone, opening space for your lungs and encouraging you too breathe deeper. Aromas like lavender and eucalyptus are famous for this ,but you can combine those with others  that smell good to you like cardamorn, vanilla, lime or cinnamon.

For all-day benefits…

Apply oils on your wrists or hands. The underside of your wrist is a great place for oils that help regulate body temperature like clove, ginger or vetiver to warm and fir, mint or lavender to cool.

You can also massage oils between your thumb and forefinger- your hands move along your body and in front of your face all day, soo you’ll get pleasant whiffs of the scent through out the day.