Top Essential Oils for Anxiety

Lavender oil is one of the most commonly used oils out there. It has a calming effect and helps with restlessness, irritability, insomnia, tension headaches and migraines. Its fresh and floral scent serves as a great pick me up for a rough and tiring day. You may use lavender oil in bath, diffusers or for massage.

If you plan to use it in bath, you may add a few drops to your warm bath water, soap, shampoo, or moisturizers. For topical application or massage, dilute your lavender oil in a few drops of carrier oil (olive, jojoba, almond, coconut oil). You may even put this mixture in a roller bottle for immediate stress relief on the go. If you are home and ready to cap your day, add a few drops of lavender oil to your diffuser and take deep breaths, inhaling through the nose and exhaling from the mouth. It is so relaxing, you'll doze off before you could even say "good night".

The aroma of cedarwood atlas oil promotes the release of the chemical neurotransmitter, serotonin. Low serotonin level is said to cause depression. Cedarwood oil helps uplift and stabilize your mood. Like sweet orange oil, you may keep a small bottle of cedarwood oil with you and rub it in your wrist, palms, handkerchief whenever you need an instant lift. You may also rub it to your nape and temples to relieve tension headaches.

Feeling sluggish? Don't feel like going to work? Too stressed and worrying too much about your workload for the day? Start your day with the fresh, minty scent of eucalyptus oil! You may use it in your bath or diffuser and enjoy its aroma. It will rid you of your stress and lift your spirits. If you have nasal congestion and feeling under the weather, this can help too!