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Ease stress with essential oils.
Probably the most widespread use of essential oils is to promote emotional well-being by reducing stress and encouraging calmness and relaxation. Essential oils positively affect our emotions because our smell receptors connect to the brain's limbic system - an area responsible for emotions, memory, and sexual arousal.The top five essential oils particularly effective for stress relief are:
Lavender, with its calming, earthy and sweetly floral scent, is widely beloved for the relaxing and balancing effects it provides, on both a physical and emotional level.
Frankincense essential oil, with its comfortingly warm, exotic aroma, is most widely used for its stress relieving properties.
Rose is a popular oil for relieving stress, while also helping with depression and grief.
Chamomile essential oil, especially the Roman variety, addresses stress caused by mental anxiety, as well as helping with paranoia and feelings of hostility.
Vanilla essential oil is renowned for its therapeutic qualities. Many people find vanilla to be a very comforting smell, and some aromatherapists claim that this is because vanilla oil is closest in fragrance and flavor to mothers' milk. Vanilla induces tranquility and stimulates mental clarity.
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How To Use Essential Oils.
RandomEssential oils are the distilled, pure essences extracted from the fruit, peel, twigs, leaves or flowers of a plant. They are used in aromatherapy to promote emotional and physical well-being. Essential oils can be applied to the body using carriers...
