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What Kind of Aromatherapy Do You Need? Quiz

posted by Annie B. Bond Mar 15, 2001 9:30 am
What Kind of Aromatherapy Do You Need? Quiz
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Adapted from The Essential Oils Book, by Colleen K. Dodt (Storey Books, 1996).

Stressed? Craving peace or a good night’s sleep? This quiz can help you choose the right scent. There is even an essential oil that can help you avoid overeating!

Take this fun and easy quiz to discover which essential oils you need in your life right now!

We also include a great, easy formula for a simple cologne base that you can start making now to customize later for yourself, or as a gift for family or friends in the season of gift-giving.

1. Do you feel tired a lot?

2. Are you sometimes sad and moody?

3. Do you feel as if you could really use a lift?

4. Do you need to feel more energized?

5. Do you sometimes overeat?

6. Have you been having some pretty big mood swings lately?

7. Do you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night, unable to get back to sleep?

8. Do you feel anxious?

9. Do you feel stressed and pressured?

10. Are you sleeping poorly?

11. Could your sex life use a little more sparkle?

If you answered yes to questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, or 10 try these
anti-depressant oils:
Bergamot, Clary sage, jasmine absolute, lavender, lemon, sweet orange, patchouli, peppermint, rose, rose geranium, rosemary, rosewood, sandalwood, ylang-ylang.

If you answered yes to number 5, try this oil to
avoid overeating:
Grapefruit oil.

If you answered yes to 2 or 6, these oils help
to balance mood swings:
Bergamot, Grapefruit, Jasmine absolute, juniper, sweet orange, rose, rosewood.

If you answered yes to 11, these oils are considered to be
aphrodisiac:
Clary sage, jasmine absolute, patchouli, rose, sandalwood, ylang ylang.

If you answered yes to number 1, 7, or 10, try these oils
to aid in deeper sleep:
Clary sage, lavender, rose, rose geranium, ylang ylang.

If you answered yes to 5, 7, 9, or 10, try these oils
to reduce stress and tension:
Grapefruit, lavender, rose, rose geranium, rosewood, sandalwood, vanilla, ylang ylang.

If you answered yes to 7 or 10, try these oils
to reduce anxiety:
Jasmine absolute, lavender, lemon, sandalwood, ylang ylang.

If you answered yes to number 1, 3, or 4, these oils are considered
rejuvenating:
Lemon, peppermint.

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Khrymsun E.

Where is the "great, easy formula for a simple cologne base"? I'd love to try it...

Shellie Enteen

And you can find out more about how to use essential oils safely and effectively through the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy...naha for short...and their website.

Shellie Enteen

It is very important to dilute essential oils into a fat, such as almond oil, before use on the skin.
Shellessence

Sue Quevillon

Just reading this article about all of these fragances relaxes.. My favorite is a mix of lavender and rose. I use them as incence and oil. Just gives the whole house of sense of peace.

Lindsay H.

love to mix them with the epsom salts try euculyptus and peppermint when you're feeling a little sick

Patti G.

Thank you for this concise list. I like to keep a small mister with lavender oil diluted in water in my car, and I love spritzing my pillow cases and sheets in the morning after I make the bed.

Did I miss the simple solution you mention?

Pattiji at blisskitchen.com

Carolyn Gregory

Lavendar, rose and frankincense are relaxing and rejeuvenating to mind and body.
Creating a mister that you can carry with you is a wonderful way to give yourself grounding and rejeuvenating moments throughout your day.

Rachel Markel

My favorite stress relieving formula combines equal parts of Ylang-Ylang, Patchouli and Orange.

Rachel Markel

My favorite stress relieving formula combines equal parts of Ylang-Ylang, Patchouli and Orange.

William Synnott

i use lavender when stresssed out or nervous

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Adapted from The Essential Oils Book, by Colleen K. Dodt (Storey Books, 1996). Copyright (c) 1996 by Colleen K. Dodt. Reprinted by permission of Storey Books.

Disclaimer: Care2.com does not warrant and shall have no liability for information provided in this newsletter or on Care2.com. Each individual person, fabric, or material may react differently to a particular suggested use. It is recommended that before you begin to use any formula, you read the directions carefully and test it first. Should you have any health care-related questions or concerns, please call or see your physician or other health care provider.

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