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4 Types of Essential Oils & Why They Are Good For You

Let's talk about the benefits and virtues of different types of essential oils, Nothing like the scent of orange, tangerine or grapefruit to lift your spirits! Essential is considered a staple in the health and cooking community. And it is true that they smell divinely good. But what can we expect to get by consuming essential oils?

To better understand the benefits and virtues of essential oils, the easiest way is to look at the most famous types of essential oils, lets start!

Lemon

Lemon essential oil is arguably the most important of all citrus essential oils. It is above all a powerful antiseptic that can be used in atmospheric diffusion to avoid any risk of contagion. It is also considered the best energy essential oil blends from all the other options.

Its fluidifying properties explain its gentle action which accelerates the emunctory work of the liver and thus stimulates the entire digestive function. In olfaction, lemon zest is effective against nausea in pregnant women. Keeping a bottle with you when you are pregnant is therefore a good idea. It is also a good stomachic and an appetizer when you have lost your appetite.

Lemon essential oil is a blood thinner and an anti-coagulant that acts on microcirculation. Active on the tightness of capillaries and blood vessels, it facilitates venous return (heavy legs syndrome). But this property can also increase the duration of the periods and the menstrual flow. Lemon essence should therefore not be used in women at the start of the cycle.

Lemon essential oil also treats digestive infections successfully. In case of intestinal infection or diarrhea, a belly massage with lemon essence diluted in vegetable oil calms pain, acts on the infection and regulates water management by the intestine.

Finally, lemon essential oil is also a mild anti-inflammatory. It can calm mild joint pain and other mild inflammatory manifestations.

Orange

Orange essential oil is soft, round and warm. It also has calming virtues: it is competent for a real regulation of the nervous system. Its smell is sometimes preferred to that of tangerine. It can be used diluted in a fatty base and as an anointing at bedtime, mixed with a shampoo or a shower gel or even be added to hot or cold drinks and to culinary preparations (cakes, ice creams, meats, etc. ). It is also perfect for broadcast, at home or in the car.

Bergamot

In aromatherapy, bergamot essential oil is mainly used for atmospheric diffusion. It is a little sun that warms the soul and blows a wind of optimism and a real joy of life: it invites cordiality and solidarity. But it can also be used in the evening, in a bath with essential oils, because its regulating properties soothe nervousness and promote relaxation.

Grapefruit

Grapefruit essential oil is no stranger to you if you are interested in natural cosmetics. It is cited everywhere as an active against cellulite and re