The word stress refers to many types of stimuli. In reality , stress is not determined by an external stimulus, but by the internal, specific, and personal response to the stimulus.

Situations that for some do not have any negative consequences, for others they can be a source of anxiety and tension also causing episodes of insomnia.

Different types and levels of stress can be distinguished.

Essential oils, due to their characteristics of direct interaction with the nervous system, belong to those natural remedies that are effective in cases of stress and anxiety.

Types of stress and relaxing essential oils

We can distinguish 5 main types of stress :

1. Stress due to environmental pollution : noise pollution, cramped and polluted environments, poor lighting and ventilation of rooms, poor building materials that release chemicals;
2. stress due to food pollution : junk food, excessive use of caffeine, sugars, alcohol, processed food, preserved and industrially produced;
3. stress due to lack of physical rest : lack of sleep and rest, excessive sporting activity or lack of adequate physical activity;
4. stress due to excessive mental overload : worries, sedentary work, anxieties about work or financial problems;
5. stress due to emotional situations : relationship problems, loneliness, isolation, emotional closures, anger, nervousness, sadness, depression.

For each of these types of stress it is possible to combine essential oils with specific balancing qualities .

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Essential relaxing oils for stress due to environmental causes

The essential oils to be used to calm the stress situations deriving from environmental causes are the following:

• bergamot essential oil ;

• geranium essential oil;

• cedar essential oil .

Essential relaxing oils for stress due to chemical causes

The essential oils that allow you to rebalance the body after it has been subjected to this type of stress are:

• essential oil of lavender ;

• geranium essential oil ;

• clary sage essential oil.

Relaxing essential oils for stress due to physical causes

In those cases where the physical part is particularly affected by stress, the following essential oils can be combined:

• chamomile essential oil ;

• essential oil of lavender;

• bergamot essential oil .

Relaxing essential oils for mental stress

An overwork of the mental level has repercussions on all the other levels. To calm the mind, you can combine the essential oils of:

• geranium essential oil ;

• essential oil of lavender ;

• bergamot essential oil.

Relaxing essential oils for emotional stress

It is perhaps the most frequent and the one that most benefits from the use of essential oils:

• chamomile essential oil;

• essential oil of lavender ;

• neroli essential oil ;

• sandalwood essential oil .

Use of relaxing essential oil mixtures

For each oil you can dilute 3 to 5 drops each in an aromatherapy diffuser . It is always recommended, before using an essential oil, to test the reaction of one 's sense of smell : inhaling, lightly and at a distance, a drop of essential oil on a handkerchief, allows you to perceive your personal response to that particular aroma.