Sweet-scented plants are sources of essential oils, which are the plants’ finest aromas. The bark, leaves, flowers, roots and seeds of any sweet-smelling plant are where essential oils are extracted. These extracts are used in various aromatherapy essential oil recipes for curative purposes: fight maladies, reduce discomforts, and promote vigor. Essentially, many think that aromatherapy essential oil recipes are effective in relieving discomforts and healing several ailments.

Their use of aromatherapy essential oil recipes, for some individuals, is able to make them more alert. You will also hear individuals cite decreases in such mental issues as stress and anxiety. 

Aromatherapy essential oil recipes can be used in a number of ways: inhalation, massage, bath or candle burning. Regardless of how you will use these recipes, don’t forget to include carrier oils in your recipes for right strength levels.

Specific Health Conditions that Can Be Helped by Aromatherapy Essential Oil Recipes

Anxiety: If you’re always stressed, it’s no surprise your anxiety level is through the roof! Remedy that with aromatherapy essential oil recipes that require eucalyptus, chamomile, lavender, jasmine, patchouli, oregano, sandalwood, and rose.

Depression: A number of essential oils can help you handle mild depression. Aromatherapy essential oil recipes that work to fight depression include such ingredients as ylang-ylang, sweet orange, sandalwood, rosemary sage, neroli, myrrh, lemon grass, lavender, juniper, grapefruit, geranium, frankincense, cypress, clary sage, and bergamot.

Fatigue: A number of essential oils have been observed to be effective in assuaging fatigue. Use the essential oils of the following herbs to combat fatigue: ilang-ilang, rosemary, peppermint, patchouli, grapefruit, citronella, cardamom, and basil.

Headaches: There’s no need to suffer from bothersome headaches. Use aromatherapy essential oil recipes that make use of rosemary, rose, peppermint, neroli, oregano, lavender, frankincense, and eucalyptus and say adios to headaches!

High Blood Pressure: Essential oils of clary sage, bay laurel, lavender, frankincense, marjoram, lemon, and ilang-ilang are just a few you can use in aromatherapy essential oil recipes if you want to battle high blood pressure.

Insomnia: If you have difficulty going to sleep, try the essential oils from herbaceous plants such as sandalwood, rose, neroli, marjoram, mandarin, lavender, geranium, clary sage, chamomile.

Memory Problems: If you’re having trouble recalling facts and recalling to do things, try such ingredients as anise, lemon, peppermint, and rosemary.

Nausea: If you frequently have that queasy feeling, it’s a good idea to keep close by aromatherapy essential oil recipes that call for the following ingredients: basil, anise, cardamom, black pepper, clove, chamomile, peppermint, lavender, and rose.

Wrinkles: Don’t want your true age to show just yet? Make those wrinkles and fine lines less apparent by using any of the topical aromatherapy essential oil recipes that contain the following: grapefruit, frankincense, neroli, sweet cicely, rose and patchouli.