7 essential oils to relieve stress

Surely it has ever happened to you, walking through a garden or through nature. Suddenly, the smell of some lavender or a rosemary bush reaches you and you stop. How good they smell! At one point they have invited you to stop and something in you has relaxed. Has it been that moment of full attention to your surroundings that has relaxed you? Outdoors? That fragrance that has comforted you?

It may have been a bit of everything, but we shouldn’t underestimate the power of some olfactory molecules of plants that act on our nervous system and relax us

On this and other properties is based the scientific aromatherapywhich by means of a steam distillation process extracts its essential oils from the plants, with a high concentration of these molecules. For this reason, some essential oils are especially suitable, due to their composition, to reduce stress.

Reduce stress with essential oils

We can all experience stress, even feel rushed or overwhelmed.. But the problem with stress is not just feeling that way, it is often accompanied by other symptoms, especially when it is prolonged or repeated frequently.

As the aromatologist Antonia Jover explains in her book anti-stress essential oils (Ed. RBA Integral), some essential oils with relaxing or anxiolytic properties They can also help with other symptoms associated with stress.

When stress causes us symptoms such as sleep problemsnervousness, digestive discomfort, back pain, cervical tension, skin reactions… we can help ourselves with essential oils to feel better.

They can also help us strengthen the immune systemwhich immediately suffers in stressful situations.

This is one selection of the most effective essential oils to combat stress proposed by the expert Antonia Jover. Below you will find detailed information on how to use them and one aromatic formula ideal to increase your resistance to stress.