Essential Oils

Essential Oils: Finding the right one for you!

What are essential oils?

Essential oils are concentrated plant extracts that retain the natural smell and flavor, or “essence,” of their source.

Essential oils are mainly used in aromatherapy, a form of alternative medicine that uses plant extracts to support health and wellbeing. 

Zenitora Wellness Store is sharing 7 simple ways to practice self-care using essential oils:

• Diffuse essential oils

Experience the benefits of essential oils aromatically using an oil diffuser.  This will help elevate your mood, keep focus, kill airborne pathogens and change the aroma of your space. 

• Using essential oils topically

Adding 1 – 3 drops of essential oil to your face and body cream can have many benefits. As with diffusing, you may add different oils depending on your mood.

• Making essential oil infused tea

If you are a fan of tea and essential oils, we recommend a drop of your favourite essential oil in a cup of green tea, black tea or ginger tea. 

• Bath time

Soaking in a bathtub will help lessen stress, soothe aching muscles and calm a restless mind. Now, you may intensify the effects of a warm bath by adding essential oils that carry numerous therapeutic benefits. 

• Making an essential oil sugar scrub

Mixing a few drops of your favourite essential oils with coconut oil, shea butter and sugar and applying to your face will leave your skin extremely soft.

• Massage with essential oils

You can either do it yourself or get someone to do it for you. The oil you choose for your massage will depend on what you are looking for.

• Take a hot shower

If you are too busy for a bath, a hot shower with a shower bomb can have the same refreshing experience. Hot water will also relieve the tensions in your muscles and improve circulation. 

At Zenitora Wellness Store we enjoy the use of a shower diffuser for a unique sensory experience.

We have published the list of the best essential oils to promote self-care:

• Ylang Ylang essential oil – filters out negative energy
• Orange essential oil – uplifting 
• Lavender essential oil – heightens relaxation
• Rosemary essential oil – eases anxiety
• Peppermint essential oil – improves concentration
• Basil essential oil – fights mental fatigue
• Lemon essential oil – Energizing and purifying
• Bergamot – Eases pain, aids in digestion
• Roman Chamomile – Calming, relieves pain