10 Essential Oils For Creativity, Inspiration, And Energy

List Of 10 Essential Oils For Creativity, Inspiration, And Energy:

#1 Rose

Rose is the queen of flowers. It is portrayed as a romantic flower depicting soft feminine beauty.

Rose essential oil, which is created through a simple process of steam distillation, has been used in natural beauty treatments for thousands of years. Sourced from the Rosa damascena plant, the essential oil contains the flower’s aromatic compounds.

This essential oil boosts confidence, self-esteem, and mental strength while efficiently fighting anxiety and depression. Keeping your nervous system in check is a must to maintain optimal bodily functions.

It also creates strong energy which brings joy to the heart and boosts creativity and inspiration.

#2 Geranium

Sourced from the flowers and leaves of the Pelargonium graveolens plant, this essential oil is thought to offer numerous health benefits.

Depending on the species, citronellol tends to be the main phytochemical, making up around 30 percent of a drop of geranium oil.

The geranium essential oil is typically used as a holistic treatment to improve your mental, physical, and emotional health.

This essential oil has also been found to help relieve depression as well as accelerates the healing of skin wounds.

In addition, it can help with relaxation, self-esteem, and creativity.

#3 Lavender

Lavender is an herb native to the mountainous regions of the Mediterranean and northern Africa.

Lavender is believed to be the most common essential oil. It is considered a nervous system restorative and bringer of inner peace. Moreover, lavender essential oil helps with sleep problems, restlessness, low energy levels, irritability, nervous stomach, panic attacks, and general nervous tension.

It also helps people dealing with acne, psoriasis, muscle aches, and poorly healing wounds.

Tip – by adding a few drops of lavender essential oil to your pillow every evening before bed you can get a good night’s rest.

#4 Tangerine

Tangerine (scientific name – Citrus tangerina) belongs to the mandarin orange family.

Tangerine oil is sweet, fresh, citrusy, and is similar to the brighter aroma of tangerine peels.

The health benefits of this essential oil can be attributed to its properties as:

• antispasmodic;
• antiseptic;
• depurative;
• cytophylactic;
• stomachic;
• sedative;
• tonic.

Just like its citrus cousins, tangerine helps you connect with your inner child and brings out spontaneous creativeness. Additionally, it is known to uplift a person’s mood. Other benefits include providing energy, promoting weight loss, and eliminating body odor.

#5 Juniper Berry

This essential oil comes from the dried or fresh needles and berries of the Juniperus communis plant species, which grows widely throughout the Northern US, Canada, Northern Asia, and Europe.

The health benefits of this essential oil can be attributed to the following properties:

• tonic;
• antiseptic;
• rubefacient;
• sudorific;
• diuretic;
• antirheumatic;
• carminative;
• depurative;
• astringent;
• antispasmodic;
• stomachic;
• stimulating.

Native Americans use these berries for medicinal applications and burn the berries to purify and cleanse the air.

According to research, juniper essential oil has been found very effective in controlling cortisol along with lifting the spirit and balancing emotions.

Note – when steam is distilled to make juniper oil, the concentration becomes more beneficial in many ways than flavoring a gin and tonic.

#6 Jasmine

This essential oil is derived from the white flowers of the common jasmine plant (scientifical name – Jasminum officinale). Its main components are:

• phytol;
• benzoic acid;
• isophytol;
• benzaldehyde;
• nerolidol;
• benzyl acetate;
• gamma terpineol;
• benzyl alcohol;
• nerol;
• indole;
• p-cresol;
• benzyl benzoate;
• methyl anthranilate;
• cis-3-hexenyl benzoate;
• linalool;
• cis-jasmone;
• geraniol;
• farnesol;
• eugenol;
• ceosol.

Jasmine essential oil has been used for centuries in parts of Asia as a natural remedy for anxiety, depression, low libido, emotional stress, and insomnia.

Moreover, it can improve cognitive performance and mental clarity.

#7 Frankincense

This essential oil is extracted from the resin of the Boswellia ferreana, Boswellia carterii, or Boswellia serrata trees.

Native to the Middle East Region, these trees were considered extremely beneficial and valuable during ancient times.

Frankincense essential oil has a spicy smell and can be absorbed through the skin, inhaled, taken as a supplement, or steeped into a tea.

This essential oil helps to enhance your experiences as well as helps with your creativity and focus.

#8 Orange

Orange essential oil, also called “sweet orange oil,” is produced from the outer peel of the fruit of the Citrus sinensis orange plant. It has been highly sought after for hundreds of years due to its immune-boosting effects.

The people of India, China, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, have used orange essential oils for cleansing and purification rituals and for easing colds and coughs.

Moreover, orange oil deals well with digestive problems and helps in the elimination of toxins in the body.

Also, inhaling essential oil molecules transmits messages to the limbic system. This boosts mood and creativity and prevents depression.

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#9 Bergamot

It is made from the rinds of citrus fruit (scientifical name – Citrus bergamia) which grow on bergamot orange trees. It has a distinctive floral taste and aroma and is usually found in Earl Grey tea.

Known to enhance your mood and build confidence, bergamot oil is effective for treating depression because it helps to alleviate anxiety and stress.

It may also be helpful during periods of grief or sadness. Additionally, bergamot oil stimulates clarity, focus, creativity, and memory.

#10 Lemon

Lemon essential oil has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat a variety of health conditions for at least 10 centuries. It has the following properties:

• antifungal;
• anti-infection;
• disinfectant;
• antiseptic;
• detoxifying;
• astringent.

It is usually used to fight fatigue and insomnia, ease stress, and address conditions such as athlete’s foot, acne, warts, depression, and varicose veins.

Moreover, according to a study done at Mie University, this essential oil helps support the body’s natural ability to relax and is excellent for helping with creativity, concentration, and focus.

Tips – lemon essential oil can be added to a bathtub, an essential oil diffuser, or applied directly to the skin (as long as it is diluted with a carrier oil). Also, it can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight.  

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References

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435909/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/lavender-oil