How To Know Essential Oils Treat Your Conditions-48 Complaints

 

It cant be overwhelming how to know essential oils to treat for your conditions, with so many essential oils that are versatile out there, which can make it so hard to find the right properties for your specific needs for your common complaints. So by helping you to treat your conditions, I put together a quick reference of essential oils table below just to rapidly pinpoint the essential oils which can be particularly suited for you to how to know essential oils treat your condition's requirements.

Common complaints

Everyday common complaints include chronic conditions that require long-term management, such as arthritis, depression, and stress; occasional problems, such as headaches or diarrhea; see one-off first-aid situations; skin complaints, such as eczema, athletes foot, and dandruff; and menstrual and menopausal complaints. The table below will help you to identify at a glance which essential oils are especially recommended to help with specific concerns or conditions. Always consult your doctor about symptoms and use essential oils as complementary treatments alongside medications when necessary.

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SL No.	Common complaints	Recommended essential oils
1	Allergies	Yarrow, Helichrysum, Lavender, Chamomile
2	Appetite loss	Nutmeg, Peppermint, Wintergreen, Lemon, Fennel, Galangal, Cinnamon, Lemongrass, Tarragon, Buchu, Litsea
3	Arthritis	Yarrow, Lemon verbena, Mugwort, Birch leaf, Frankincense, Cedarwood, Cypress, Wintergreen, Helichrysum, Star anise, Juniper, Lavender, Nutmeg, Marjoram, Parsley, Black pepper, Benzoin, Plai, Ginger
4	Asthma	Frankincense, Caraway, Lemon, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Roman chamomile, Niaouli, Lemon balm, Peppermint, Myrtle, Sandalwood, Clove
5	Athlete's foot	Galangal, Cedarwood, Lemongrass, Palmarosa, Eucalyptus, Wintergreen, Star anise, Lavender, Manuka, Tea tree, Cajuput, Oregano, Geranium, Patchouli, Summer savoury, Tagetes, Thyme
6	Backache and neck pain	Backache and Tarragon, Coriander, Camphor, Grapefruit, neck pain Bay laurel, Lavender, Niaouli, Marjoram, Geranium, Allspice, Black pepper, Rosemary, Ginger
7	Bites and stings	Manuka, Summer Savory, Peppermint, Lavender, Patchouli, Roman chamomile, Lime
8	Body odour	Galangal, Tarragon, Petitgrain, Lemon, Grapefruit, Coriander, Cypress, Lemongrass, Palmarosa, Cardamon, Star anise, Manuka, Litsea, Pine, Sage, Vetiver
9	Bruising	Yarrow, Lavender
10	Constipation	Orange, Fennel, Marjoram, Peppermint, Pine, Black Pepper, Rosemary
11	Coughs and colds	Frankincense, Cedarwood, Lemon, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Helichrysum, Lavender, Tea tree, Peppermint, Marjoram, Pine, Ravintsara, Rosemary, Clary sage, Thyme
12	Fluid retention	Grapefruit, Rosemary Cypress, Cistus, Geranium, Yarrow, Lime, Carrot seed, Buchu, Parsley seed, Juniper, Cedarwood, Lemon, Dill, Orange
13	Cradle cap	Palmarosa, Lavender, Patchouli
14	Depression	Frankincense, Ylang ylang, Cedarwood, Cinnamon, Neroli, Bergamot, Mandarin, Orange, Lemongrass, Helichrysum, Jasmine, Litsea, Basil, Geranium, Tuberose, Ravintsara, Clary sage, Benzoin
15	Dandruff	Birch, Cedarwood, Lime, Lemon, Wintergreen, Juniper, Bay laurel, Lavender, Tea tree, Peppermint, Geranium, Rosemary, Sage, Thyme
16	Eczema and psoriasis	Yarrow, Frankincense, Cedarwood, Cistus, Cumin, Helichrysum, Juniper Lavender, German chamomile, Lemon balm, Geranium, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Fenugreek
17	Diarrhea	Neroli, Mandarin, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Chamomile, Peppermint, Black pepper, Ginger
18	Fluid retention	Grapefruit, Rosemary Cypress, Cistus, Geranium, Yarrow, Lime, Carrot seed, Buchu, Parsley seed, Juniper, Cedarwood, Lemon, Dill, Orange
19	Grief	Frankincense, Cistus, Neroli, Petitgrain, Bergamot, Geranium, Rose
20	Headaches and migraines	Rosewood, Grapefruit, Coriander, Lemongrass, Eucalyptus, Bay laurel, Lavender, Lemon balm, Peppermint, Marjoram, Rosemary, Ginger
21	Heat exhaustion and fever	Lime, Bergamot, Lavender, Lemon balm, Peppermint, Vetiver
22	High blood pressure	Valerian, Marjoram, Ylang-ylang, Lavender, Cumin, Carly sage
23	Hot flushes	Bergamot, Roman chamomile, Geranium Rose, Clary sage
24	Insomnia	Yarrow, Dill, Neroli, Petitgrain, Bergamot, Lemon, Orange, Star anise, Bay laurel, Lavender, Roman chamomile, Nutmeg, Myrtle, Marjoram, Allspice, Tuberose, Sandalwood, Valerian, Vetiver
25	Mouth and gum care	Peppermint, Clove, Cardamom, Cistus, Tea tree, Myrrh, Fennel, Nutmeg
26	Muscular aches and pains	Eucalyptus, Lavender, Peppermint, Nutmeg, Rosemary, Clove, Thyme, Ginger
27	Nausea and sickness	Buchu, Lemon verbena, Galangal, Dill, Mandarin, Cardamom, Litsea, Roman chamomile, Lemon balm, Peppermint, Nutmeg, Parsley seed, Allspice, Black pepper, Rose, Clary sage, Fenugreek, Ginger
28	premenstrual tension	Fennel, Juniper, Marjoram, Geranium, Rose, Clary sage
29	Prostate health	Frankincense, Myrrh, Rosemary
30	Reflux and indigestion	Dill, Mandarin, Coriander, Cardamom, Fennel, Chamomile, Peppermint, Basil, Parsley, Ginger
31	Sprains and strains	Lemongrass, Marjoram, Black pepper, Rosemary, Thyme, Ginger
32	Stress and anxiety	Frankincense, Ylang ylang, Cedarwood, Neroli, Petitgrain, Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin, Orange, Jasmine, Lavender, Litsea, Chamomile, Lemon balm, Basil, Marjoram, Geranium, Patchouli, Rose, Rosemary, Clary sage, Sandalwood, Vetiver
33	Sunburn	Bergamot, German chamomile, Lavender, Tea tree
34	Urinary tract infections	Lavender, German chamomile, Peppermint
35	Varicose veins/ hemorrhoids	Lemon, Cypress, Helichrysum, Juniper, Geranium

 Mind and wellbeing

An important and key element of aromatherapy is its ability to treat holistically, looking beyond isolated symptoms, and essential olis treat both body, mind and wellbeing. For example, when essential oils are used to promote relaxation and to energize the body, they can also help treat your condition to deal with other specific complaints. The table below will suggests the key essential oils for mental and physical wellbeing.

SL No.	Mind and wellbeing	Recommended essential oils
36	Calming soothing	Ylang ylang, Cypress, Palmarosa, Helichrysum, Lavender, Chamomile, Patchouli, Rose, Clary sage, Sandalwood
37	Relaxation	Ylang ylang, Neroli, Orange, Lavender, Rose, Sandalwood, Vetiver
38	Concentration and focus	Cardamom, Peppermint, focus Basil, Energizing, Lemongrass, Juniper, Pine, Rosemary, Clove, Thyme
39	Stimulating and invigorating	Citronella, Basil, Black pepper, invigorating Rosemary, Ginger
40	Uplifting	Orange, Peppermint, Lemon, Neroli, Palma Rosa, Lemon balm, Lime, Rose, Geranium, Lemongrass, Grapefruit, Geranium, Petitgrain
41	Warming	Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Marjoram, Black pepper, Clove

Cosmetic treatments

Essential oils can play a key role in cosmetics treatment, where their properties prove extremely useful for balancing and enhancing skin. The table helps you to choose oils which can blends to suit your particular skin type, When using essential oils for cosmetically, ensure you first dilute them in a base oils or combine them with a cream or lotion base. You can see essential oils for wellbeing homemade remedies to show you how to create cosmetic products using essential oils.

SL No.	Skin conditions	Recommended essential oils
42	Dry hair	Cedarwood, Grapefruit, Tea tree, Rosemary
43	Dry and mature skin	Frankincense, Ylang ylang, Neroli, Palmarosa, Jasmine, Lavender, Chamomile, Patchouli, Rose, Sandalwood
44	Oily and acne-prone skin	Ylang ylang, Petitgrain, Bergamot, Lime, Neroli, Lemon, Mandarin, Cypress, Palmarosa, Juniper, Bay laurel, Lavender, Tea tree, Niaouli, Geranium, Rose, Rosemary, Clary sage, Sandalwood
45	Sensitive skin	Sandalwood, Helichrysum, Chamomile, Lavender, Neroli
46	Scars/ stretch marks	Frankincense, Neroli, Mandarin, Palmarosa, Jasmine, Lavender, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Plai

Where to buy essential near you

For good quality natural and organic essential oils, where to buy it near you, visit Neal's Yards Remedies, with everything you needed to know about essential oils blend and recipes also the book of recipes is available and more beauty products. 

 

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