Aromatherapy and Essential Oils

emotional conditions

Essential oils are powerful and should be used with care. In using the oils at home, follow the guidelines below:

 

N.B. This list has been compiled from several sources. For mental and emotional states, the appropriate oils can all be used in baths, inhalation, massage and room fragrance. A drop on a handkerchief or tissue can be sniffed in emergencies.

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS

RECOMMENDED OILS
Absent-mindedness Cedarwood
Ageing, feeling of Tangerine
Anger Chamomile, Mint, Ylang Ylang
Anxiety Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Tangerine

● sexual

 Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Apathy Lemon, Orange, Tangerine, Tea Tree
Bitterness Lemon
Boredom Orange
Burn-out Frankincense
Change  

● coping with

 Ylang Ylang

● difficulty in adjusting to

 Clary Sage

● difficulty in making

 Orange
Claustrophobia Clary Sage, Frankincense
Compulsiveness Clary Sage
Concentration, lack of Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Rosemary
Confidence, lack of Ylang Ylang
Confusion Geranium, Lemon
Courage, lack of
See also fear 		Frankincense
Critical of others Rosewood
Cynicism Sandalwood
Daydreaming Cedarwood, Rosemary
Depression Chamomile, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Geranium, Lavender, Orange, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Despondency Juniper
Detail, over precaution with Tea Tree
Discipline, lack of Frankincense
Disorientation Rosemary
Dreams, recurrent Clary Sage
Empathy, lack of Rosewood
Emptiness, emotional Tangerine
Exhaustion, mental Frankincense

● from overwork

 Clary Sage
Fatigue, mental Frankincense, Lavender, Mint, Rosemary, Rosewood
Fear Chamomile

● acute

Geranium

● of coming events

Sandalwood

● of confronting issues

Marjoram

● of the dark

Lavender

● of dying

Tangerine

● of effort

Sandalwood

● of failure

Lavender, Sandalwood

● of going mad

Ylang Ylang

● of letting go

Ylang Ylang

● of people

Lavender, Ylang Ylang

● of other peoples opinions

Cypress

● rigid with

Geranium

● of showing feelings

Marjoram, Ylang Ylang

● with inner trembling

Lavender

● of unknown origin

Lavender
Frustration Ylang Ylang
Giving in to others Ylang Ylang
Grief Marjoram

● for lost past

Tangerine

● prolonged after loss

Frankincense
Grudgingness Lemon
Grumpiness Rosewood
Guilt feelings Juniper, Ylang Ylang
Hopelessness Orange
Hostility Clary Sage, Marjoram
Hyperactivity Clary Sage
Hypersensitivity Mint
Hysteria Chamomile, Lavender, Mint
Impatience Chamomile, Lavender, Ylang Ylang
Impulsiveness Chamomile
Indecision Rosemary
Insecurity Frankincense, Lavender, Sandalwood
Insomnia Chamomile, Clary Sage, Lavender, Orange, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
Instability Geranium, Rosemary
Irrationality Lavender, Ylang Ylang
Irritability Chamomile, Cypress, Lavender, Marjoram, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Jealousy Cypress, Ylang Ylang
Joy, lack of Orange, Tangerine
Lethargy, listlessness Clary Sage, Cypress, Juniper, Lemon, Orange, Rosemary, Sandalwood
Loneliness Marjoram
Memory, poor Rosemary
Moodiness, mood swings Eucalyptus, Geranium, Lavender, Rosewood
Nerves:  

● exhausted

 Chamomile, Clary Sage, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary

● Living on

Chamomile
See also Tension, nerves  
Nightmares Frankincense, Lavender
Nostalgia, living in past Frankincense, Sandalwood, Tangerine
Obsession Clary Sage, Sandalwood

● with the past

 Frankincense, Sandalwood
Obstinacy Orange, Rosemary, Ylang Ylang
Overactive mind Chamomile, Lavender, Marjoram
Overburdened Rosemary

● by responsibility

Rosemary
Over-emotional Eucalyptus
Over talkativeness Cypress
Overwork Lavender, Rosewood

● mental strain from

Clary Sage, Rosemary
Palpitations, nervous Lavender
Panic attacks Clary Sage, Frankincense, Lavender, Ylang Ylang
Paranoia Frankincense, Lavender
Perseverance, lack of Frankincense, Lavender
Procrastination Sandalwood
Resentment Clary Sage, Lemon, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Resignation Orange
Restlessness Chamomile, Lavender
Rigidity, mental Geranium, Rosemary
Sadness Marjoram
Selfishness, self centeredness Lemon, Orange, Sandalwood
Self criticism Frankincense
Self esteem, self worth, lack of, Juniper, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Sensitivity Lemon, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang
Shock Tea Tree, Ylang Ylang
Shyness Mint, Ylang Ylang
Stability, need for Frankincense
Stage fright Lavender
Strain, mental Chamomile, Clary Sage, Marjoram, Rosemary
Stress, general Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Marjoram, Tangerine
Sulkiness Clary Sage, Rosewood
Suspiciousness Ylang Ylang
Tantrums in children Chamomile
Tension, nervous Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Cypress, Frankincense, Geranium, Juniper, Lavender, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Ylang Ylang
 
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