Relax Therapy - Part 2; How to choose your essential oils?

How to choose your essential oils?

Start by finding one’s favorite fragrances and select a few of favorites, use to suit one’s mood, as well as to enjoy them as a blend. There is a good chemistry with blend of fragrances of the same strain. And it is also good when blended with adjacent fragrances. Usually the essential oil classified to fragrances strain. Flora strain, Citrus strain, exotic strain, herbal strain, wood strain and spice strain.

The following table shown below; 

Strain of Fragrances	Essential Oil	Goodness and remarks	Country of Origin
Flora: gentle and sweet fragrance extracted from flowers. Lots of long lasting fragrances and most blended strain.	Lavender	Gentle with floral fragrance. It is said to be stress relieving and mood calming. Perfect for bathing with and using before going to bed.	France
	Geranium	Rose like sweet floral fragrance. Oil is said to be mood relaxing and good as a mosquito repellant.	Egypt
Exotic: sweet, rich and unique fragrances reminisce exotic lands. It is said to soothe the moods.	Ylang Ylang	Heavy and sensuously exotic fragrance. An oriental fragrance used in perfumes which is said to bring forth the romantic mood.	Madagascar
Citrus: clear fruity and refreshing fruit based fragrances that everyone is familiar with and said to be brightening up our moods.	Bergamot	Delicate with slightly sweet floral fragrance. It is said to clear and refresh the spirits and brighten up the moods.	Republic of Cote d’lvoire
	Lemon	Exhilarating and refreshing fragrance. It is said to brighten up the spirits. Blends well with other essential oils.	Spain
	Lime	Sharp and bitter sweet citrus strain fragrance. It is said to refresh and brighten up tired spirits.	Mexico
	Lemongrass	Green tone lemon-like fragrance. It is said to refresh the moods, clear one’s head and increase concentration.	India
	Grapefruit	Refreshingly sweet sour   fragrance. Calms and refreshes one’s feelings.	Israel
	Mandarin	Amongst the citrus strain it has a sharp floral strain fragrance. It is said to brighten up the spirits when one’s mood is heavy.	Italy
Herbal: fragrances extracted from herbs feel somewhat delicately bitter in the exhilaration one feel and are said to have refreshing effects when one is intent on enhancing one’s concentration.	Spearmint	Fragrance is spicy and slightly bitter taste. It is said to stimulate and refresh the senses when one is tired.	America
	Rosemary	Stimulating and refreshing fragrance. An herb which has been used since ancient times, it is said to improve the agility of one’s mind and memory.	Spain
	Sweet marjoram	Warm and slightly spicy fragrance. To soothe one’s feeling and lighten mood.	Egypt
Wood: basking with deep woody fragrances.	Tea tree	Cool and refreshing green fragrance. Refresh depressed spirits and excellent germicide.	Australia
	Eucalyptus	Stimulating and refreshing green fragrance. Said to soothe the spirits when one is feeling depressed and woolly minded.	China
	Rosewood	Woody and floral fragrance, to brighten up the spirits when one is feeling tired and depressed.	Brazil
	Cypress	Woody and slightly spicy fragrance. Clear and refresh one’s spirit.	Spain
Spice: sharp and stimulating fragrances. Motivates and energizes the spirits. It is also said to have a warming effect on the body.	Cinnamon leaves	Spicy and sharp stimulating fragrances. Refresh when one is feeling extremely exhausted.	Sri Lanka
	Black pepper	Spicy and sharp fragrance. Give one of stamina when tiredness builds up	Sri Lanka

Advice for newbie’s recommended blend

#1: Bergamot is said to have high relaxing effect and gentle sweet geranium which would brighten up the mood.

#2: Ylang Ylang and choice lavender from adjacent flowers strain. Both are said to have the effect of relieving the sense of uneasiness and bringing peace of mind.

#3: A blend from adjacent strains with a crisp and refreshing fragrance

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