 Aromatherapy is very helpful in all stress-related conditions, including anxiety and insomnia. Relaxing massage, bath with essential oils or inhalation will help everybody to feel calm and comfortable.
To sleep well you can take a warm bath with essential oils of Roman camomile and geranium. A glass of chamomile tea will complete the process.
Oils with relaxing effect:
camomile, lavender, neroli, rose, and marjoram.
Oils that will help to sleep well:
Benzoin (Styrax benzoin)
Benzoin is sedative, warming, and relaxing.
It is useful for: Sleeplessness caused by worry, emotional exhaustion, tension, bronchitis, and coughs.
Caution: Some people may be sensitive to this oil.
German and Roman chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla and Chamaemele nobile)
Chamomile calms nerves and stomach, induces sleep, and is especially good for children.
Useful for: Insomnia, anxiety.
Caution: Can cause dermatitis in some people.
Jasmine (Jasminum officinalis)
Jasmine is relaxing and soothing, antidepressant, sedative, aphrodisiac, and expectorant. It is non-toxic, and non-irritant.
Useful for: Insomnia, depression, apathy, nervous exhaustion, stress, catarrh, breathing difficulties.
Lavender (Lavendula officinalis)
Lavender is calming, soothing to nerves and digestion, anti-depressant, pain-relieving, and lowers blood pressure. It is non-toxic, and non-irritant.
Useful for: Insomnia, tension, depression, headache, catarrh, stomach cramps, shock, earache.
Melissa (Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis)
Melissa is relaxing and uplifting, lowers blood pressure, and helps digestion, menstruation, and nervous system.
Useful for: Insomnia, nervous tension, depression, high blood pressure, indigestion, coughs, colds, shock, anxiety.
Caution: Use small amounts only as skin irritation is possible.
Neroli (Citrus aurantium amara)
Neroli is very relaxing, non-toxic, and non-irritant.
Useful for: Insomnia caused by anxiety, depression, irritability, panic, shock.
Rose (Rosa damascena)
Rose is relaxing and soothing. It is an aphrodisiac, nervous and digestive tonic, and helps menstruation. Rose is non-toxic, and non-irritant.
Useful for: Insomnia, nervous tension, depression, headaches, painful periods, nausea, asthma, Loss of sex drive.
Sandalwood (santalum album)
Sandalwood is relaxing, aphrodisiac and antidepressant, expectorant, calms digestion. It is non-toxic, and non-irritant.
Useful for: Insomnia, depression, nervous tension, catarrh, colic.
Sweet marjoram (Origanum marjarana)
Sweet marjoram is warming and comforting. It is sedative, aids digestion and nervous functions and is non-toxic and non-irritant.
Useful for: Insomnia, anxiety, colds, catarrh, intestinal spasms, muscular and joint pain, headaches.
Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata genuine)
Ylang ylang is relaxing, aphrodisiac, antidepressant, tones the nervous system, and lowers blood pressure. It is non-toxic, and non-irritant.
Useful for: Insomnia, depression, stress, nervous tension, excitability.
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