Aromatherapy Scents and Stress

Stress is a normal part of life and contrary to whatThere are also scents that will work on stress-related
most people think, a certain amount of it is needed bysymptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, and
a person to be more effective and efficient in hiseven nervous tension. For anxiety, you can wear basil,
tasks. This is because stress gives a person the driveylang ylang, chamomile, geranium, jasper, and lavender
and the energy to perform better. However, too muchscents. When you are experiencing depression due to
stress can also bring with it fatal diseases. Manystress, you can take refuge from the following scents:
cases of hypertension, stroke, and cardiac arrest aresandalwood, Melissa, grapefruit, rose, neroli, and
all after-effects of a very stressful lifestyle.jasmine. Nervous tension can be taken care of by a
There are simple yet effective ways to battle stressdose of rosemary, palmarosa, bergamot, cedarwood,
and one of these is through the use of aromatherapy.and lavender scents.
With the many aromatherapy scents available in theIf you can't find the right combination of aromatherapy
market that come in various products from shampoosscents that suits your taste, you can create it yourself.
to bath soaps, you will surely find the right product byThere are combinations of scents that will make up a
which you can benefit the most.strong formula against stress. You can have 10 drops
For you to appreciate truly the next aromatherapyof black pepper oil and peppermint oil, 20 drops of
scent that you are planning to wear, you have tolavender oil and 5 drops of chamomile oil. Add to it 5
understand in what ways do these fragrances combatmore drops of cypress oil and all these would make
stress. It may not be new to you that aromatherapy isup a strong anti-stress combination when mixed with a
a holistic therapy that makes use of essential oils frombottle of basic massage oil.
plants that help to keep the balance between mind,There are two ways to manage stress with the use
body, and spirit.of aromatherapy. It is through inhalation or application.
Aromatherapy is known to have physiological andInhalation can be done through tiny drops of
psychotherapeutic effects to the body. When wearomatherapy scent placed on handkerchief or it can
inhale these scents from the natural aromatherapybe air sprays or diffusers and steam inhalation that
perfumes, neurotransmitters are activated. These areyou can make use to smell the natural therapeutic
seratonin or encephalins that help to keep a personscent. The second means which is application is done
relaxed or with uplifted spirits. Aromatherapy is knownby wearing the aromatherapy scent on your skin as a
to have to a direct link to the autonomic controlperfume oil. You can also make use of aromatherapy
system that activates the flight or fight adrenaline.bath soaps, foot and hand baths, body wash or bath
The rose and jasmine scents are good stressoil and many others.
relievers, same as lavender, geranium, and chamomile.