Citronella
This refreshing oil has a sunny, powerful, lemon-like aroma. It is the best oil for mosquito repellents.

 

Clary Sage
Used for expanding and clarifying, this wonderful oil is euphoric and uplifting. Its antispasmodic qualities make it useful in cases of asthma, and it is also used to ease female concerns.

 

Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus clears the sinuses, kills airborne bacteria, and is particularly helpful in cases of coughs, cold and flu.

 

Geranium
Rose geranium, with its beautiful floral aroma, is excellent for skin care and for balancing female hormones. This oil also encourages communication and friendly connection.

 

Ginger
Ginger is penetrating, stimulating, and pain relieving. It is also very good for indigestion and nausea.

 

Immortelle or Helichrysum
This essential oils smells like the sun beaming down on fields of hay. It is the best essential oil for healing deep bruises and scars. Because it is simulating to the creative right side of the brain, it is used in dream work. It is also helpful for cold sores and other viral conditions.

 

Lavender
The most useful of all the essential oils, lavender accelerates the healing of cuts, burns, and wounds, and takes the sting out of insect bites. Lavender is extremely good for mental concerns, including easing depression, anxiety, tension, stress, and nervousness.

 

Lemongrass
This refreshing and sunny oil brings a brighter perspective, easing the concerns of the day. It brings and alertness and freshness to the mind.

 

Marjoram
Called the “joy of the mountains”, marjoram’s aroma is balancing and especially useful for people who work too hard and then collapse with exhaustion. This quiet, sweet, green aroma is profoundly healing to the nervous system and also an excellent antiviral.

 

Melissa or Lemon Balm
Melissa is simultaneously sunny and soothing. It has been used in cases of ADD and depression with good results. Melissa is useful for nervousness, insomnia, depression, extreme anxiety, and dementia.

 

Palmarosa
This oil is excellent for skin care - gentle in its action and mild in its aroma.

 

Patchouli
Patchouli is a pervasive aroma that calms and grounds us. It is associated with the energy of abundance.

 

Peppermint
Refreshing and cooling, peppermint is excellent for headaches, muscle pain relief, digestion, mental clarity, and clearing congestion.

 

Rosemary
Rosemary essential oil is stimulating to the mind, can improve digestion, and has very powerful antibacterial properties.

 

Ravensara
Also known as “sweet leaf”, Ravensara is a gentle and very effective anti-viral.
Use in cases of colds and flu.

 

Tea Tree
The quintessential first aid oil, tea tree has a wide variety of antibacterial and antiviral properties. Use it on colds, cuts, bruises, wounds, and infections.

 

Verbena
The oil of luck and abundance, verbena ushers in sunny and prosperous energy. With its sweet-lemony scent, verbena essential oil is both relaxing and uplifting.

 

Vetiver
Vetiver helps to combat the excessive stimulation in the modern world. It brings us back to mother earth and slows us down to her time. It is a grounding and relaxing oil for an overstressed nervous system. Vetiver is excellent for countering negative thinking and self-sabotage.

 

Yarrow
This is the oil of the wounded healer. It is excellent for courage, strength, and healing both physical and mental wounds.




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