People can benefit from some moments of silence and serenity as it helps in decreasing the level of stress and anxiety. Some of the oils that can be of immense help in the provision of a relaxing environment include lavender, bergamot, chamomile, ylang-ylang, sandalwood, jasmine, and rose. Just imagine how the fragrance of essential oils can change a room and its atmosphere when they are spread to the air – it is a truly miraculous experience!
This is a step-by-step guide on how to utilize essential oils to set the right mood and environment in a home or workplace.
Choose Your Oils
The selection of the essential oils should be made from those that are most pleasing to the senses and have a relaxing effect. Some top choices for calming oils include:Some top choices for calming oils include:
- Lavender: Lavender has a very soothing, sweet, floral and herbaceous aroma that is very relaxing and reminds one of their childhood or something like that, it is commonly used for relaxation. Research proves lavender to have sedative effects, reduced pulse rate and blood pressure.
- Bergamot: Being a citrus fruit, bergamot oil has soothing properties, and it has a scent associated with calming. This has been found to have effect of diminishing anxiety and stress among individuals experiencing these feelings. Such fragrance can lead to positive calm, hope.
- Cedarwood: Cedarwood is woody, but not heavy; it has the fresh but comforting aromas of being in the woods and is slightly sweet, also slightly calming. Besides, it enhances relaxation besides relieving tension.
- Clary Sage: This creates an earthy, nutty, bittersweet scent that has a subtle fruity note infused into its characteristic fragrance. It has shown the capability in research to lower stress hormones and chemical concentrations in the body. The calming aroma is given out to help the patients to relax.
- Roman Chamomile: The chamomile floral essential oil has constituents that help to subdue excessivism and have a calming effect on the mind and the body. The comforting aroma, on the other hand, is soft and more conducive to sleep.
- Ylang Ylang: The flower of ylang ylang has a sweet and spicy scent, somewhat like NEROLI, and is described to calm the nerves due to its contents of ylang ylang oil.
Try a single oil or two or several to come up with the most suitable calming fragrance for you.
Select your method of diffusion
Oftentimes, you are likely to get the most benefits of aromatherapy through the use of essential oils in the room. There are numerous approaches to diffusion, and one can always opt for the diffusion technique most appropriate for him/her. Options include:
- Electric diffusers: These diffuse oils by blowing air through a small pad dipped in oil. They let it to be diffused easily without undergoing heat or water.
- Ultrasonic/humidifying diffusers: These devices employ water together with ultrasound vibrations to emulsify nano-sized oil particles. The humidifying mist also ensure the air is moist.
- Nebulizing diffusers: The nebulizers work through the blowing of high-pressure air through an oil reservoir, without subjecting the test samples to heat or water, and dispersing them at a very fast rate and with extremely high purity.
- Evaporation: You can have more passive diffusion by adding a few drop of oil to tissues, candles without scent, clay pendant or other kinds of accessories that are naturally diffused to spread the scent in the room.
- Heat: Heat enhances the distribution of aromas of oils within a given space since it aids in the dispersion of the said aroma. For hot oil diffusion, one can use tea light oil warmer or the electric wax melter.
Set the Scene
When setting up your calm zone, optimize the space for relaxation using these essential oil diffusion tips:When setting up your calm zone, optimize the space for relaxation using these essential oil diffusion tips:
Choose your location wisely. Select a location that reduces noise from other family members and avoid choosing an area where there are many chores to be done. Ideally, the space with the most privacy can be used; this can be a bedroom, living room or even a spare room.
Manage airflow. Do not spread the oils in very, very large areas like big open grounds, or large open places. This means that the aroma can be diluted or even lost due to contamination by other external factors. It is also worth mentioning that a smaller room retains the scent better.
Adjust ventilation. For safety, open up a little to avoid situations where the concentration of the oil produced becomes very high inside the house.
Avoid having unnecessary items and clutter around that may stress you up when you are looking for something or when you have to clean the entire room. First, do tidiness and simplicity work as the basis.
Use minimum and safe lighting such as lamps to ensure the subjects do not have a very uncomfortable look. Overhead lights expose one with a feeling he or she is being watched. Avoid using bright lights while reading, sleeping or doing other activities that require tranquility; make use of floor lamps, string lights, or candles.
Minimize as much as possible social interactions with colleagues, friend, or families members who are not peaceful to enable you to stay mentally on the environment that you have chosen to be free from disturbance.
Include comfort such as potted plants, warm blankets, meditation chairs/ cushions or paintings that trigger the parasympathetic relaxation response.
It is recommended that one sets a routine and goes back to her oiled sanctuary often so that she will get used to the association of the scent with tranquility.
Other ways to use Essential Oils for Calm:
In addition to diffusing essential oils ambiently for space-wide relaxation, also try these techniques for using them:In addition to diffusing essential oils ambiently for space-wide relaxation, also try these techniques for using them:
- Topical use: Topically through applying on the skin, temples, wrist or neck lavender diluted with a carrier oil and then inhale.
- Inhalation: Rub palms together to create some oil scent, then directly take a deep breath using the palms or a piece of tissue.
- Aromatherapy jewelry: This can be done in a form of a pendant or a wristband that contains felt pads that have been soaked in your favorite oil.
- Bath: Using a few drops of calming oil, place in warm water and have a soak.
- Linens and laundry: This should be done by rubbing 2-3 drops of the oil on your clothes, towels, sheets or any fabric.
- Compression: Inhale the vapor and place diluted oil on a warm compress applied to the muscle areas that feel strained.
Taking oils should not be encouraged as they are dangerous substances. It is always safer to first research before venturing into a business.
If you want to achieve a harmonizing, calming atmosphere anywhere: set up an atmosphere, blow into the air specially selected essential oil fragrances and apply the oils to your skin and this way you can find solace, work through your feelings or even drift off to a peaceful sleep. Trial and error various types of essential oil and techniques in setting up the perfect ambience for relaxation.