How To Use Aromatherapy Oils

How to use aromatherapy oils teaches you the various ways you can utilize the benefits of aromatherapy oils or essential oils to improve your health and general well being.

Note that even though most essential oils are safe to use, if you have any medical condition or you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should always consult an aromatherapist before using any essential oil.

In addition, be selective in where you buy essential oils to ensure you only use the best essential oils which are therapeutic grade, organic and 100% pure essential oils.

How to use aromatherapy oils in your bathroom

1. Create healing aromatherapy products for the body  

Add different organic essential oils to your bath water or unscented body products to create products with different healing effects on your mind and body.

For example if you want to relax, lavender essential oil is a good aromatherapy oil to add to your warm bath water for a relaxing aromatherapy bath.

If you want to feel refreshed, rosemary essential oil is a good choice to add to the bath water since it is mentally stimulating.

If you want to relieve joint aches and pain, eucalyptus essential oil is a decent choice as it has analgesic properties.

If you want to reduce the appearance of cellulite, adding a few drops of grapefruit essential oil to you body scrub may help you achieve your goal.

To learn the benefits of aromatherapy oils and which essential oils are perfect for specific physical or mental or emotional conditions, consult an aromatherapy oils guide and a qualified aromatherapist or consider enrolling in an aromatherapy course in one of the 

newest online aromatherapy schools.

   

2. Creating healing aromatherapy products for your hair

Adding different healing oils to unscented shampoos or your final hair rinse can create aromatherapy products that deal with different mental and physical conditions.

For example, if you need to treat dandruff adding rosemary essential oil or tea tree essential oil to an unscented shampoo can help keep it at bay.

If you need to calm down, adding lavender essential to the warm water that you will use as your final hair rinse can help you de-stress.

3. Create signature bath and body aromatherapy products

Adding different therapeutic grade essential oils to unscented bath gels can help you create your own signature bath products line to suit your different moods.

For example by adding a blend of lavender essential oil and chamomile essential oil to an unscented bath gel, you can create your own relaxing bath gel.

By adding a blend of lemon essential oil and grapefruit essential oil to an unscented shower gel, you can create a revitalizing shower gel.

How to use aromatherapy oils in your bedroom

1. Create healing body products  

Add different healing oils to a diluting carrier oil such as sweet almond oil or sunflower oil can help you achieve different effects on your mind and body depending on the benefits of those aromatherapy oils.

For example if you need some help in the management of back acne, add oils for healing it such as lemon essential oil to your chosen carrier oil.

If you need some help in the management of athlete’s foot, add oils for healing it such as tea tree essential oil to your chosen carrier oil.

if you want  to create a relaxing massage oil, add lavender essential oil to your chosen carrier oil.

2. Change the ambiance

Diffusing different aromatherapy oils in an essential oil diffuser can change the ambiance of any room including the bedroom.

For example if the mood is tense, adding a few drops of lavender essential  oil and ylang ylang essential oil to your essential oil diffuser according to the manufacturer’s instructions can help you cut the tension.

How to use aromatherapy oils in your living room

1. Create potpourri

Adding different aromatherapy oils to your potpourri can have different effects on your visitors as well as on yourself.

For example adding sweet orange essential oil to your dried roses and cinnamon sticks can emit a scent that may make the people in the room feel more cheerful.

Adding lavender essential oil can make them feel more relaxed.

2. Create air fresheners

By adding different aromatherapy oils to some water in a spray bottle, you can create different air fresheners.

For example if you need an uplifting scent, add revitalizing lemongrass essential oil.

If you need a sweet scent, add sweet orange essential oil.

How to use aromatherapy oils in your office

1. Create body splashes

By adding different aromatherapy oils to some distilled water in a small spray bottle that can fit in your purse, you can create different body splashes to deal with your work situation.

For example if you work in a stressful environment, adding lavender essential oil to the distilled water would help you create a relaxing body splash that you can spray on during your bathroom breaks.

If you are bored by your job and need a midday pick me up, adding a mentally stimulating essential oil such as eucalyptus essential oil or rosemary essential oil would do the trick.

2. Create sniff balls

By adding different aromatherapy oils to a cotton ball or handkerchief that you can sniff you can change your mental psyche.

For example if you have a looming deadline and you want to deal with mental exhaustion, add a few drops of head clearing peppermint essential oil to a cotton ball or handkerchief, wrap it in a plastic paper and take it out to sniff as the need may arise.

3. Decorate visually and scent-ually

If you work from your home office, you can buy beautiful essential oil warmers for your desk. These will serve as home decor accents as well as diffuse essential oils when they are lit.

If you want to boost your productivity, you can add a few drops of head clearing peppermint essential oil or mentally invigorating eucalyptus essential oil or concentration enhancing rosemary essential oil or revitalizing lemongrass essential oil to the water in the oil warmer and let the aromas work on you as you work.

 

How to use aromatherapy oils in your car

Adding different essential oils to your car diffuser can have different effects of you as you drive.

For example adding relaxing lavender essential oil to your car essential oil diffuser can help you deal with road rage.

Adding rosemary essential oil to your car diffuser can keep you mentally alert if you need to drive for a long distance.

In conclusion, there are many answers to the question, “How to use aromatherapy oils?” and this article just gives you few of the answers that you can being implementing today as you make essential oils an essential part of your life.