If you're seeking quick and easy methods to help calm and encourage relaxation, you're in the right place, so keep reading on for our top essential oils and where you can find them. This guide covers how essential oils can provide soothing relief, the best essential oils for calming, effective usage tips, and how to create a serene environment with these oils.
How Essential Oils Help To Relax You
Essential oils are popular for their potential to help alleviate any stresses and foster a sense of calm in yourself. Understanding the science behind this can highlight their effectiveness in managing times when you’re feeling a little over stressed.
The aromatic compounds in essential oils stimulate the olfactory system, which is linked to our sense of smell. This activation triggers the limbic system, which is involved in emotions, memory, and behaviour. So when the scent of fresh cut grass reminds you of childhood times playing outside, this is what’s happening!
Within the limbic system, essential oils can influence neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, which regulate mood and emotions. Oils like lavender oil for helping instil a feeling of relaxation and bergamot have anxiolytic properties that help reduce stress.
There are several benefits to using essential oils to help calm a busy or overworked mind. Firstly, they offer a natural approach without the side affects you may experience from other methods. Secondly, their calming scents create a peaceful environment, reducing stress levels. Lastly, they are easy to incorporate into self-care routines, such as aromatherapy, massage, or baths.
Top Essential Oils for Calming Relief
Lavender: Renowned for its soothing scent, lavender oil helps reduce stress and promotes better sleep. It can be diffused, added to a bath, or we love to add a few drops to a tissue and take a few deep breaths to take in the beautiful scent.
Bergamot: With a citrusy and uplifting aroma, bergamot aids in reducing tension and helps you feel uplifted. We’ll get onto where you can find this scent in our products next…
Chamomile: Known for its calming effects, chamomile soothes nerves and promotes relaxation. We all know how great chamomile tea is for helping calm your mind before sleep!
Creating a Calming Environment with Essential Oils
Setting up an aromatherapy space at home can greatly enhance relaxation and stress relief. Incorporate essential oils into your daily routines to boost well-being and tranquillity.
Choose a dedicated area in your home for your aromatherapy space. It could be a corner of your bedroom, a cosy nook in your living room, or even a small table in your bathroom. Ensure it’s a space where you feel comfortable and can fully relax.
The Best Essential Oil Products To Help You Relax
Our favourite aromatherapy range to help you feel calm and relaxed include our blend of essential oils of geranium, lavender, chamomile, patchouli, frankincense and vetiver. This distinctive blend of essential oils feature across a variety of products, so you can get your soothing and calming fix wherever you are!
DRIFT AWAY Relaxing & Bathing Massage Oil
Either drizzle this luxurious oil in your bath or massage into damp skin post-shower or bath to lock in moisture. The deeply nourishing yet lightweight oil uses hydrating ingredients like avocado oil and vitamin E to lock-in moisture and leave your skin feeling oh-so-smooth.
DUVET Comforting Body Cream
If you’re looking for something more like a cream for your body, then DUVET will be right up your street. Rich in oils like omega, olive, guarana and fig, then combined with vitamin E and our classic relaxing essential oil blend. Pure body care bliss!
QUIETUDE Chill Out & Sleep Well Mist
This is brilliant for when you want a quick hit of relaxing essential oils, and need them to stay all day too! You can spritz around your space, on your bedding and clothes for the most relaxing and cocooning scent to help you unwind…
REPOSE Relaxing Night Cream
Our number one best-seller is REPOSE, and we affectionately call it our ‘good night’s sleep in a jar’ because the essential oil blend helps to relax and calm you before going into a deep slumber! Alongside our unique essential oil blend, you’ll also find hops extract which is an antioxidant that promotes healthy skin and nourishes dryness.
SIESTA FOREVER Relaxing Aromatic Candle
Now it wouldn’t be a blog about essential oils and relaxation without talking about candles! Our beautiful SIESTA FOREVER features the Mediterranean essential oil blend and whisks you away to your own at-home spa as it fills the room with a beautifully calming scent.
KEEP THE PEACE Relaxing Aromatic Diffuser
If you love the stylish look of a diffuser in your home, then you won’t go wrong with KEEP THE PEACE. The elegant diffuser features our soothing essential oil blend and provides a long-lasting fragrance lift in any space!
Plot twist! While it’s great to have a relaxing aromatherapy blend at your fingertips, what about something energising and uplifting? Step up our Energy & Joy range, stretching across home fragrance and body care.
Our wonderfully invigorating products for the body and home aim to lift your spirits and brighten your day, and they’re perfect for a bit of morning motivation too! The essential oil blend you’ll find here leans on our citruses, so think lemon, bergamot and sweet orange oil, paired with mint and eucalyptus for a cooling, refreshing scent.
Discover this range with our:
SIMPLY THE ZEST Good Vibes Shower Gel
SOUL FOOD Glow Boost Body Lotion
JOY-FULL Energise & Feel Good Mist
BREATH OF LIFE Inhalation Essence
THE GOOD LIFE Invigorating Aromatic Candle
At TEMPLESPA, we believe everyone deserves to experience the benefits of essential oils for to help calm and soothe or inspire and uplift you. Discover the power of essential oils and embark on a journey towards a calmer, more balanced and focused life.