for perfumes, but they are
more popular with aromatherapists.
Nature’s Gift calls rose oil “the
ultimate woman’s oil,” because
it has a reputation for improving hormone balance, treating
PMS and menopause, counteracting problems in the bedroom, and improving the look
and health of your skin.
Pine Oil
The sharp tang of pine oil may
call up Christmas trees and rugged aftershaves, but this tree’s
needles also offer antiseptic,
antibacterial, and analgesic
properties that make it a favorite of holistic health experts.
Pine oil is said to help treat skin
issues -- including psoriasis,
eczema, and pimples; speed up
metabolism; act as an antidote
to food poisoning; ease joint
pain and arthritis; kill germs;
and battle respiratory problems
that go along with cough and
cold season.
Black Pepper
It might not be as sweet-smelling as the more floral entries
on this list, but black pepper oil
still has its place in your natural
health arsenal.
Pepper had its day as one of
the world’s most valuable
spices, in part because of its
healing properties, which include aiding digestion, undoing
cramps and convulsions, warming muscles to ease joint pain
and arthritis, and curing bacterial infections.
Lemon Balm Oil
Lemon balm essential oil, also
known as Melissa essential oil
after the plant’s Latin name,
Melissa officinalis, doesn’t look
like much, but it has plenty of
benefits.
It’s an antidepressant, it keeps
your nervous system working
smoothly, it calms anxiety and
inflammation, it counteracts insomnia, it heals ulcers, it fights
bacterial infections, and has
been credited with treating
herpes, headaches, and high
blood pressure.
Chamomile Oil
Chamomile essential oil is
known to cure spasms, protect wounds from becoming
septic and infected, curb biotic
growth and infections, fight
depression and uplift mood,
cure neuralgic pain by reducing
swelling in the effected vessels, and soothe inflammation
from fever. It also eliminates
gases,