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Benefits of Essential Oils
Although there are many bad things that essential oils portray, such as the toxicity mentioned above; there are also many benefits of essential oils. It is good to know both the good and bad effects of these oils, so you are aware of how to use them and when to use them.

“The essential oil world contains over 90 types, each with its own unique aroma and health benefits.”

Here’s a list of 10 popular essential oils and the health claims associated with them:


 * Peppermint: used to boost energy and aid digestion
 * Lavender: used to relieve stress
 * Sandalwood: used to calm nerves and help with focus
 * Bergamot: used to reduce stress and improve skin conditions like eczema
 * Rose: used to improve mood and reduce anxiety
 * Chamomile: used to improve mood and relaxation
 * Ylang-Ylang: used to treat headaches, nausea, and skin conditions
 * Tea Tree: used to fight infections and boost immunity
 * Jasmine: used to help with depression, childbirth, and libido
 * Lemon: used to aid digestion, mood, headaches, and more

Some Main Health Issues fixed with Aromatherapy
In the following article, we will examine some of the main health issues that essential oils and aromatherapy have been used to treat.

Stress and anxiety
“It has been estimated that 43% of people who have stress and anxiety use some form of alternative therapy to help relieve their symptoms.”

Aromatherapy has shown promising results in initial studies. There is evidence that some essential oils can relieve anxiety and stress along with traditional therapy.

As mentioned above these oils have been helpful for stress and anxiety:

Lavender: used to relieve stress

Bergamot: used to reduce stress

Sandalwood: used to calm nerves and help with focus

Rose: used to improve mood and reduce anxiety

Headaches and migraines
Two small studies conducted in the 1990s found that dabbing a peppermint oil and ethanol mixture on the forehead or temples relieve headache pain.

The application of peppermint and lavender oil has also been found to reduce headache pain in recent studies. “Essential oils are quickly absorbed by smell receptors that are linked to the limbic system, which controls heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and stress,” Elizabeth Ko, MD, medical director of the UCLA Health Integrative Medicine Collaborative and assistant clinical professor of medicine of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA mentioned in an article for women's health.

There is still room for more high-quality studies concerning essential oils and the benefits and risks they may have for your health.

As mentioned above these oils have been helpful for headaches and migraines:

Lemon: used to aid digestion, mood, headaches, and more

Peppermint: used to boost energy, aid digestion and relieve headaches and migraines.

There is still room for more high-quality studies concerning essential oils and the benefits and risks they may have for your health.