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If you know anything about essential oils, you’ll know that they offer a vast range of benefits for your mental health, physical health, and your emotional wellbeing.

In this guide, we’re going to give you the low-down on everything you need to know about essential oils for diffusers; which ones to use, how to use them, and what benefits you can reap while making your own custom blends. Let’s get started!

What are essential oils?

Essential oils are herbal oils made from plant extracts. Used in aromatherapy practices - and even as key ingredients in certain perfumes - essential oils can help promote wellbeing, decrease stress and anxiety, and even soothe physical pain when applied topically to wounds and injuries. 

How essential oils can improve your wellbeing

So, what are the benefits of using essential oils? Aside from offering wound-healing benefits and anti-anxiety properties, here are some little-known benefits that you can enjoy when diffusing essential oils

Brain boost

Certain essential oils are great for enhancing your energy and concentration levels, with studies proving that oils such as rosemary, peppermint and sage are all high in 1,8-cineole, a compound that can help you focus better and help your brain perform optimally. If you want to boost your concentration while studying or working at home, essential oils can do the trick.

Stress relief

Stress is slightly different from anxiety, and both impact our bodies in different ways. Too much cortisol, the stress hormone, can impact our body’s ability to fight off infection, impede us from being able to emotionally self-regulate, and can even lead to physical and cognitive deficiencies. Essential oils have been long known to fight off stress and its associated negative side-effects; oils such as lavender and rosemary can both reduce cortisol in the body, preventing oxidative damage.

Fight off infection

While certain essential oils can boost your immunity and reduce stress, others can improve your living environment by making it more difficult for you to catch viruses and infections. Antimicrobial essential oils such as eucalyptus and peppermint can kill bacteria and germs in the air, making it easier for you to avoid a cold this winter.

How to use essential oils

The best way to use essential oils is via an oil diffuser. This is an aromatherapy device that allows you to diffuse essential oils into the air around you, and is the best method if you want to be able to get the most benefits from your blend. Inhaling your essential oils sends the vapours straight to your nervous system, where they’ll begin working their magic.

You can also apply essential oils topically to the skin, for example over a wound or over an injured part of your body. Studies have shown that essential oils can help to relieve muscle aches and tensions, so this can be a good idea if you’ve been over exerting yourself at the gym.

But when it comes to accessing the emotional and mental wellness benefits of essential oils, it’s better to inhale them using a diffuser. 

Picking the right essential oils

So, how do you pick the right essential oil for diffuser purposes? The truth is, you don;t just have to pick one! By creating a custom blend, you’ll be able to access several health and wellbeing benefits at the same time, while also creating a custom scent that will leave your home feeling dreamy and aromatic.

Here are our top tips for finding the right blends for your needs:

If you need help with concentration

…opt for essential oils such as basil, peppermint, rosemary and sage. These essential oils can help boost your memory and will make you more productive as you carry out your tasks.

If you need help fighting infection

…you can create a custom blend using a mix of orange oil, peppermint, lavender, ginger, and eucalyptus. You don’t need to blend all of these essential oils at the same time, these are simply the oils that offer the most potent antibacterial and immunity-boosting properties.

If you want to improve your sleep

…we’d recommend lavender, chamomile and jasmine essential oils. These gorgeous, aromatic diffuser oils are perfect for helping lull you in sleep when you just can’t nod off naturally. 

If you want to fight anxiety

…lavender is your top option. Lavender has frequently been shown to soothe the body during anxiety episodes, and even offers a light sedative effect when inhaled. You can combine this with jasmine, clary sage, and bergamot.