Ylang ylang essential oil: how to use and benefits

O ylang ylang essential oil (Cananga Odorata) means “flower of flowers”. With a sweet, floral and intense aroma, the substance extracted from beautiful yellow flowers results in a noble oil that is widely used in perfumery.

However, it is its therapeutic properties that make ylang ylang extremely rich in aromatherapy.

Aphrodisiac, antidepressant, calming, analgesic, circulatory system stimulant, hypotensive, relaxing, sedative, skin and hair rejuvenator, in addition to helping with premenstrual tension (PMS). These are all benefits of ylang ylang essential oil.

Next, we’ll talk more about it, its properties and how to use ylang ylang essential oil.

ylang ylang essential oil

The essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from the flowers. Its trees are native to humid tropical zones, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, and reach approximately 25 meters in height.

The axillary flowers, solitary or in clusters form a calyx with six long petals in strips, which are pendent and arranged over two circles.

The soft foliage makes room for large clusters of flowers with twisted, fragrant petals. These flowers exhale the noble aroma of the essential oil, widely used in perfumery.

The great perfume companies in the world keep their formulas under lock and key, however, it is known that some perfumes manufactured by Chanel, for example, have ylang ylang oil among their ingredients.

Benefits of ylang ylang essential oil

Much more than a sweet, floral and intense smell, the benefits of ylang ylang make it one of the darlings for treatments and therapies with essential oils.

Emotionally, ylang ylang essential oil:

unlocks the mind helps to awaken our self-esteem, rescuing our self-esteem helps to work on emotions and feelings relieves the pain of emotional blockages reduces stress and improves sleep is harmonizing, dissolving tension, anguish, lack of self-esteem and sadness, in addition, its vibration makes us seek the creative potential.

How to use ylang ylang essential oil

The safest use is through inhalation. There are several ways and equipment that can be used to get the benefits of essential oils and aromatherapy.

Humidifier, air freshener, essential oil diffuser and personal aromatic necklaces, among others. All are efficient, depending on the situation, the objective and the personal taste of each one.

Below, I recommend some specific ways of using it for some situations in which ylang ylang can act:

Bath with ylang ylang essential oil

Both foot baths and baths with ylang ylang oil are efficient when you want to spice up your relationship as a couple. Add 5 drops of Sweet Orange essential oil and 5 drops of ylang ylang into a bowl of warm water. Afterwards, soak your partner’s feet for 5 minutes and give your loved one a light foot massage (one at a time). 1 drop of ylang ylang and 5 drops of sweet orange, mix well and add 1/4 of mineral water, and use during the shower for two. Also take the opportunity to massage each other’s bodies. This will help to increase the atmosphere of seduction between the couple.

Ylang Ylang for Anxiety and Tachycardia

Ylang Ylang for hair health

Especially those with hair loss, dry hair and brittle ends, you can try mixing 1 drop of ylang ylang essential oil in your daily shampooOr, if you prefer, you can buy a neutral shampoo, wash your hair normally, and use it for 15 days to make your shampoo prefer a neutral shampoo base without harmful chemicals and drip 1 drop of essential oil into 30 ml of concentrated shampoo base, mix and add 1/4 of waterRemembering that most natural shampoos do not foam as much as conventional ones, but it does not mean that they don’t clean the hair, they are very efficient, it’s a matter of creating habits and demystifying paradigms. Afterwards, evaluate if you had the expected results.

Ylang Ylang for PMS

Combine ylang ylang oil with neroli and salvia sclarea, mixing just 1 drop of each in 1 tablespoon of grapeseed vegetable oilUse the mixture to massage the lower abdomen area a week before menstruationCan be used throughout the PMS phase and on the days when you are most unwell, both physically and emotionally.

Ylang Ylang to Align the Chakras

To balance the Sacral and Frontal chakras, use just 1 drop of ylang ylang oil in 1 tablespoon of grape seed vegetable oil and massage the region of the aforementioned chakras, bringing balance to the central nervous system.

Ylang Ylang for anguish, sadness and depressive states

Use 2 drops of ylang ylang in your personal diffuser. If it gets too strong, mix just 1 drop of it with 1 drop of some citric essential oil, like sweet orange. Use for a maximum of 2 hours per day Remembering that, if the situation persists, it is always important to seek professional help.

Ylang Ylang to calm the environment

Add 5 drops of ylang ylang essential oil and 10 drops of some citric oil, such as orange or tangerine, with the water. Turn on the ultrasonic diffuser according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Ylang Ylang tips and contraindications

Do not use ylang ylang essential oil if you have low blood pressure, as it is hypotensive (lowers blood pressure).

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, it is not advisable to use it, because the baby also receives the effects of the essential oil and ylang ylang is not recommended for use in babies and small children.

Always remembering that an aromatherapist can help you choose essential oils for your moment, respecting your individuality and needs.