Essential Oils For Relaxation

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Have you ever tried essential oils for relaxation? Essential oils are a great way to help relax during stressful times or after a long day when you’re tired and need a healthy way to relax.

Essential oils provide a natural solution that can work well for your lifestyle. The following simple tips are ways to incorporate these oils into your daily routines to help achieve a state of calm and relaxation.

Essential Oils For Relaxation

Remember if you apply any oils to your skin, they need to be diluted with another oil first. And of course, if you’re going to take any supplements, you should check with your doctor first to make sure they won’t negatively interact with any medications or health conditions.

Try making this super quick and easy diffuser pendant for your essential oils!

Lavender

This one is my favorite! Lavender is the most common essential oil that’s used for relaxation and calming purposes. It’s great for releasing stress and tension,  relieving anxiety, and making you feel more relaxed and peaceful.

One way to use it is to put it in your bath as you soak. Another way to use it is to diffuse the lavender oil into the air. Diffuse it in your bedroom before you go to bed to help you relax and fall asleep more easily. You’ll benefit from its amazing aromatherapy properties.

Chamomile

Similar to lavender, another popular essential oil to make use of when you need to relax is chamomile. You may have had chamomile tea before, which is known to help you relax your mind and body, particularly during your nighttime routine when you need to get ready for bed. In fact, you can find teas that are made with both chamomile and lavender!

Chamomile is naturally a very calming and soothing oil. You can make chamomile tea or use the oils in your diffuser or bath.

Geranium

Packed with powerful healing properties, this fragrant essential oil is extracted from the geranium plant. If you’re experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression, try this floral-scented essential oil.

Use geranium essential oil in a diffuser to scent a large space. You can also apply it to your skin, but only if you first dilute it with a carrier oil such as sesame oil. Never apply concentrated essential oil of any kind directly to your skin.

Rose

Rose essential oil is perfect for relieving stress and tension. You might see this in blends with other relaxing oils like lavender or geranium, but you can definitely use it alone as well.

With rose oils, they are wonderful in a bath with some rose petals, or you can use a cream that contains the oil in it. Rub this on your skin at night or whenever you are feeling stressed. This helps to soothe you, while also improving your skin at the same time.

Ylang Ylang

This beautifully floral-scented essential oil will feel instantly calming to you as you inhale its scent. Diffuse this oil, add it to a soaking bath or dilute it with a carrier oil and use it as a massage oil. Not only does ylang ylang oil help with anxiety and depression, but it’s known to help aid in relaxation and insomnia.

Valerian

Valerian is known for its sedative qualities and you’ll often find it in bedtime supplements. You can also find teas that contain valerian with lavender and/or chamomile.

Valerian oil has a lovely earthy scent that is calming and relaxing. It’s a great option for use as a massage oil and you can diffuse it or add to a spray bottle of water to use as an air freshener.

Try essential oils and aromatherapy as a natural way to help combat stress in challenging times. And, they’re just a wonderful way to add some beautiful scents to your day!