In this post I give the essential oils, recipes, and method of use for general stress and by stress level.
METHODS:
Air Diffusion, bath, Inhalation, Massage, and Rub
Essential Oils for Stress
In the below list of essential oils, the ones in bold are considered the best choices.
- Basil: Environmental and mental.
- Bergamot: Emotional, environmental, mental,
performance, and physical - Cedarwood: Environmental.
- Chamomile G/R: Emotional, environmental, and physical
- Cinnamon
- Clary Sage: Chemical, emotional, and performance.
- Clove
- Cypress: Environmental.
- Fennel: Physical.
- Frankincense
- Geranium: Chemical, emotional, environmental, mental, and
physical. - Ginger: Performance.
- Grapefruit: Chemical, mental, and performance.
- Jasmine
- Juniper
- Lavender: Chemical, mental, and physical.
- Lemon: Chemical and performance.
- Litsea Cubeba
- Mandarin: Performance.
- Nutmeg: Performance.
- Palmarosa: Emotional and performance.
- Patchouli: Chemical and mental.
- Petitgrain: Chemical.
- Pine
- Rosemary: Chemical, performance, and physical.
- Sandalwood: Emotional, and mental.
- Thyme: Physical.
- Yarrow
- Ylang Ylang
Performance Anxiety:
Adult: 2Tbsp oil + 15dr Palmarosa + 10dr Bergamot + 5dr Clary Sage
Children: Bath: 3dr Clary Sage + 3dr Geranium + 3dr Mandarin. 3dr of blend in bath.
BY STRESS LEVEL
WARNING: Do not use where it can affect others
Instructions: Use oil below for Massage or rub, or use 6-8dr neat blend in a bath, 3dr on a tissue to inhale before stressful event, or use in air diffuser. Better yet, do all 3 and put 5dr of the blend in a tsp of oil for massage/rub. For lvl 3, use 7 dr per tsp oil.
Level 1:
Starts as tiredness and develops into irritability, headaches, and insomnia.
Essential Oils:
(Low levels only or they are stimulants: Geranium, Lavender, Lemon), Chamomile, Clary Sage, Nutmeg, Petitgrain, Sandalwod
- General: 2Tbsp oil + 15dr Clary Sage + 10dr Lemon + 5dr Lavender
- Irritability: 2Tbsp oil + 12dr Petitgrain + 10dr Nutmeg + 8dr
Sandalwood - Tiredness: 2Tbsp oil + 15dr Lavender + 10dr Lemon + 5dr Clary Sage
- Headaches: 2Tbsp oil + 10dr each Chamomile, Geranium, Lavender
- Guilt: 2Tbsp oil + 20dr Sandalwood + 5dr Chamomile R + 5dr Clary Sage
Level 2:
Depression, anxiety, muscle pain, chronic aches, persistent infections, guilt, apathy, helplessness.
Essential Oils:
(Low levels only or they are stimulants: Geranium, Lavender, Lemon), Bergamot, Cypress, Ginger, Grapefruit, Palmarosa, Rosemary
- General 1: 2Tbsp oil + 11dr Geranium + 10dr Ginger + 9dr Bergamot
- General 2: 2Tbsp oil + 15dr Grapefruit + 11dr Rosemary + 5dr Palmarosa
- Anxiety: 2Tbsp oil + 10dr each Geranium, Lavender, Palmarosa
- Apathy/Helplessness: 2Tbsp oil + 15dr Grapefruit + 10dr Rosemary + 5dr Lavender
- Depression/Guilt: 2Tbsp oil + 15dr Geranium + 10dr Bergamot + 5dr Lavender
Level 3:
Persecution complex, agoraphobia, claustrophobia, despair, increasing guilt and depression, susceptibility to viral infection and bacterial invasion.
Essential Oils:
(Low levels only or they are stimulants: Geranium, Lavender, Lemon), Chamomile, Clary Sage, Sandalwod
See Level one blends, but increase 15dr to 20dr, 10dr to 13dr, 5dr to 7dr and apply more often.
Here is a short article that supports this article: Link to Psychology Today