Essential Oil Guide - B


Basil (Ocimum basilicum) smells garden-fresh, spicy and floral. It is an uplifting essential oil that inspires confidence and has a clarifying effect on the brain. Use Basil as a study buddy to improve concentration, alertness, and memory retention. Basil can also be beneficial to healthy respiratory and digestive systems, helping with sinus congestion and nausea.

 

Bay (Pimenta racemosa) has a spicy, sweet-balsamic scent. Bay is a warming and stimulating essential oil that can improve circulation and soothe minor muscle sprains and strains. Because of its stimulating properties, Bay has traditionally been used in hair and scalp tonics for greasy hair, reducing the symptoms of dandruff. It’s a mentally stimulating and invigorating oil that can help support healthy immune and circulatory systems.

 

Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) is a wonderfully uplifting and refreshing essential oil with a fresh sweet-citrus, floral scent. It's considered a tonic for frazzled nerves and can help soothe anxiety and lift depressive states. Bergamot can be supportive to healthy digestive and upper respiratory systems, and is great for oily or blemish-prone skin. Often used as an air freshener to combat odours.

 

Birch Sweet (Betula lenta) has a medicinal yet refreshing minty wintergreen aroma that's very invigorating. Traditionally used as an analgesic, the warming properties seem to help soothe muscular aches and pains. It helps improve circulation, remove toxins and its natural astringent properties make it a good skin toner.

 

Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) has a warm, fresh spicy scent. A stimulating essential oil that is comforting and motivating. Black Pepper is one of the best essential oils for common muscular aches and pains.  It is supportive to a healthy digestive system and can help stimulate appetite. Black Pepper may increase circulation and support a healthy immune system.

 

Blue Lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) Blue Lotus is a potent aphrodisiac and synergizes well with most essences in product development.  The energy that blue lotus presents are very unique vibrations: a playful, sensual essence which opens the heart, third eye and allows inner wisdom to shine. Blue Lotus aromatic notes and energetic are quite unique calming, unifying mood enhancer, clears the mind and strengths connection to source. Simply intoxicating essence, considered one of the most rare-precious extracts.