How Do You Use Aromatherapy For Anxiety?
Aromatherapy is an alternative health practice that uses highly concentrated essential oils that are extracted from plants and used to stimulate the healing process and to treat symptoms of illness. Oils that have a soothing and calming effect assist in relaxing the mind and alleviating anxiety. Choose a carrier oil based on your skin type. Measure and pour 20 ml of the carrier oil into a brown or blue glass bottle. Choose an essential oil(s) based on the symptom and the effect you would like to achieve. Determine the # of drops of essential oil needed for your oil blend. Use an eyedropper to add the essential oil (8 to 10 drops) to the carrier oil. Close the lid tightly and gently shake the bottle. Label the bottle with the date, the name of the essential oil, the name of the carrier oil and the dilution. Blend bergamot and chamomile in an oil blend to deepen the calming effects of each. Soothe and calm your nerves while you soak in the therapeutic waters of chamomile and bergamot. Ma
