| If you're new to essential oils or you're ready to switch | | | | with a wet desk! |
| from recreational essential oils to therapeutic grade | | | | 4. Better Relationships Whether it is your mood, your |
| essential oils, you may be surprised and delighted at | | | | client's mood, or your co-workers' moods, essential oils |
| the number of ways you can benefit from using | | | | can help create more harmony in the office. Depending |
| essential oils in your office. Here are seven examples | | | | on the oil, I may inhale it, diffuse it, or put a couple of |
| to consider right away. | | | | drops on a tissue or cotton ball. One of my favorite oils |
| 1. Mental Accuracy Would fewer errors be a benefit in | | | | for this purpose is balsam fir. |
| your office? Studies have shown that inhaling the | | | | 5. Stress Relief Sometimes you get stressed. |
| essential oil of peppermint can increase mental | | | | Occasionally, it's your client or co-worker who is |
| accuracy by as much as 28 percent. I usually inhale | | | | stressed. There are times when a little peace and |
| directly from the bottle, but diffusing is also effective. | | | | calming in the workplace would be welcome. Again |
| Diffusing lemon essential oil can result in as much as | | | | balsam fir is one of my favorites. I also like the |
| 54 percent fewer errors, according to recent research. | | | | essential oils of frankincense, geranium, jasmine, and |
| With jasmine, the error reducing can be as much as | | | | lavender for this purpose. |
| 33 percent. You can even create your own blends of | | | | 6. Help Purify the Air More and more people are |
| essential oils to promote greater brain power and | | | | diffusing therapeutic grade essential oils as an air |
| clarity. | | | | purification system. Choices include lemon, lemongrass, |
| 2. Headache Relief Headaches can be a nuisance, but | | | | rosemary, melaleuca alternifolia, and even purification |
| when they happen at work, productivity can suffer. | | | | blends. When you use therapeutic grade essential oils, |
| Researchers have found that certain essential oils can | | | | you can diffuse your purification oils or for shorter |
| block headache discomfort. Many people either inhale | | | | times and less frequently than when using essential oils |
| peppermint essential oil or put a special pain-relieving | | | | of lesser quality. |
| blend on their temples. | | | | 7. Creativity If your job or your company benefits from |
| 3. Weight Loss While Sitting at Your Desk Science has | | | | your creative ideas, you may be interested in what |
| shown that peppermint essential oil can help curb | | | | therapeutic grade essential oils can do. For this |
| appetite. What I do is put one or two drops of | | | | purpose, I like to inhale directly from the bottle, but |
| therapeutic grade peppermint essential oil in the glass | | | | diffusing is good too. Some people prefer single oils |
| of water that I keep at my desk, and then I drink that | | | | such as balsam or Douglas fir, frankincense, or rose oil. |
| during the day. It's important to use glass and not | | | | Other people believe that they can better awaken |
| Styrofoam, because therapeutic grade essential oils | | | | their creativity, inspiration and highest potential by using |
| can eat through the Styrofoam and you could end up | | | | a blend of several oils. |