It also benefits aging skin and seems to have a beneficial effect on livers that have had alcohol damage. Combined with lavender and a little clary sage it is a superior relaxant. We would like to recommend warm baths because the oils are absorbed through your skin and you inhale vapor at the same time. Herbs or minerals may be added to the bath water for even more effective treatment, and what an enjoyable way to spend time in a tub. It takes about twenty minutes for essential oils to get into your system and the effects last about two hours in the case of mood altering formulas.
Pain relief can last much longer.
Essential oils are powerful. In most cases essential oils should be used diluted. If you are going to use them full strength check a small area for skin irritation first before using. Never go into sunlight after an application of bergamot, verbena or citrus oils. Basil, clary sage, hyssop, juniper, marjoram, myrrh, pennyroyal and large amounts of peppermint.