Essential Oils for Anxiety
Incorporating essential oils into your daily routine can be a natural and effective way to help manage anxiety and promote a sense of calm and well-being. While essential oils, such as those listed below, are most associated with managing anxiety, allow yourself to connect to the essence that speaks to you through the way you feel when you smell it. For example, it is not uncommon for some people to find peppermint or rosemary calming. You decide what’s best for you!
Here are some essential oils known for their calming and anxiety-reducing properties:
Lavender – #1
Benefits: Known for its soothing and calming effects, lavender is one of the most popular essential oils for reducing anxiety and promoting relaxation.
Usage: Diffuse in the air, add a few drops to a bath, or apply diluted to the skin.
Lavender is used in many blends!
Bergamot, Orange, Lemon (All Citrus)
Benefits: Bergamot and citrus essences have mood-lifting properties and can help reduce feelings of anxiety and depression.
Usage: Diffuse, inhale directly, or apply diluted to the skin using Roll-on. Bergamot is photosensitive, so avoid direct sunlight after topical application.
Blends made with Citrus essences: Happiness, Awakening
Chamomile
Benefits: Roman chamomile is particularly effective in calming the mind and reducing feelings of anxiety and stress.
Usage: Inhale directly from the bottle, diffuse, or apply diluted to the skin using a roll-on.
Blends made with chamomile: Dream, Relax
Clary Sage
Benefits: Clary sage has sedative effects and can help reduce anxiety and induce a sense of calm.
Usage: Diffuse, inhale directly, or apply diluted to the skin.
Frankincense
Benefits: Frankincense promotes a sense of peace and relaxation, helping to ease anxiety and stress.
Usage: Diffuse, inhale directly, or apply diluted to the skin.
Patchouli
Benefits: Patchouli is grounding and can help reduce feelings of anxiety and stress, promoting emotional balance.
Usage: Diffuse, inhale directly, or apply diluted to the skin using a roll-on. Free Spirit
Blends made with patchouli: Free Spirit
Ylang Ylang
Benefits: Known for its calming and uplifting properties, ylang ylang can help alleviate anxiety and promote a positive mood.
Usage: Diffuse, inhale directly, or apply diluted to skin using a Roll-on.
Blends made with ylang ylang: Innoscent Blend
