HERE ARE 8 HEALTH BENEFITS OF ESSENTIAL OILS YOU MUST KNOW✨

Essential oils are distilled plant extracts that maintain their fragrance and potentially offer health benefits. They are sometimes used in complementary and alternative medicine to support certain conditions and overall well-being.

1. Stress and anxiety reduction

   Along with traditional treatment, aromatherapy may help with stress relief and anxiety. A study shows that bergamot essential oil may help lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, improving negative emotions and fatigue in participants.

2. Improves sleep quality

   Aromatherapy may promote relaxation by activating the brain chemicals that control sleep. Essential oils commonly used for sleep include

   • Lavender

   • Bergamot

   • Cedarwood

   Studies show inhaling lavender essential oil regularly can improve sleep quality and reduce anxiety around sleep.

3. Prevent bacterial infections

   Many essential oils contain anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. They also treat staphylococcus aureus (which causes strep throat and certain skin infections), ear infections and other broad-spectrum bacterial infections. The essential oils that may help bacterial infections include

   • Basil

   • Peppermint

   • Cloves

   • garlic

   •Tea tree

   • English lavender

4. Fights fungal infections

   Tea tree oil has been studied for its efficacy in treating athlete’s foot, a fungal skin infection. Research suggests that the essential oils may work well with traditional antifungal medication and on its own.

5. Headache and migraine relief

   Inhaling or applying certain essential oils to the forehead and temples may be a supplementary treatment for people with headaches. Small studies suggest that participants who used peppermint, lavender and chamomile essential oils reported decreased pain and severity for certain types of tension headaches.

6. Reduces inflammation

   certain essential oils may relieve inflammation- related symptoms like pain, warmth, swelling and function loss. flavonoids (phytonutrients) in the oils may help airway inflammation and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The essential oils include

   •Basil

   •Rosemary

   •Thyme

   •Oregano

7. Relieves nausea

   Inhaling or topically applying essential oils may reduce nausea and other symptoms like vomiting and retching. These include

   •Spearmint

   • Lemon

   • Ginger

   • peppermint

8. Tames muscle pain and menstrual cramps

   Applying sage, lavender and thyme essential oils to the abdominal or other affected areas may reduce the severity of muscle pain and menstrual cramping. The analgesic (pain-relieving) effects may be more potent when used together.

   To help reduce the chances of unwanted side effects when using essential oils, be aware of

   the following precautions

   • Do a patch test on a small portion of your skin

   • Avoid ingesting

   • Diffuse in well-ventilated areas

   • If pregnant, ask a healthcare provider

   • Keep away from children and pets

   • Be mindful of hot surfaces, essential oils are highly inflammable

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