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Using essential oils for health benefits
The emotional benefits of essential oils

Using essential oils for health benefits

In ancient times, people used essential oils and plant parts to improve their health and well-being. Because essential oils can be used to soothe occasional skin irritations, promote healthy digestion, support good oral health, create feelings of clear airways *, and more, they have long been a popular choice for those who want to maintain good health.
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As mentioned, essential oils offer a variety of benefits, and each individual experiences essential oil use in their own way. Fortunately, the diversity of essential oils makes them a helpful way to maintain health, even for those who have specific health concerns, seek diverse health benefits, or experience sensitivity. Using essential oils for health benefits has become popular because it allows the user to tailor the experience to their specific wants and needs, rather than settling for a generic solution.

The emotional benefits of essential oils

With unique chemical structures, each essential oil holds a variety of benefits for the user. Some essential oils hold soothing, toning, and grounding properties, while others are known as energizing, uplifting, warming, or renewing. As our bodies go through an array of emotions and physical states throughout a single day, essential oils can help us manage and maintain well-being.
The chemical design of an essential oil gives it specific benefits. Some essential oils are helpful for cleansing or purifying, while others provide a soothing sensation to the skin. The aroma of essential oils can also create a chemical reaction in the brain, eliciting emotions and internal responses.
When you inhale a deep breath of an essential oil from the bottle, the oil’ s scent is processed in the olfactory system of the brain through the olfactory nerve. As discussed earlier, the olfactory system is the part of the brain that is in charge of controlling your sense of smell. The olfactory system connects to the limbic system of the brain where your emotions
Our sense of smell can produce powerful, mental, physiologic, and emotional responses.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.