Natural Essential Oils in Various Forms

Natural oils

In the stressful modern world many people look forward to relaxation and relief from stress and strains they suffer in the day to day life. One of the ways of relieving stress is using aromatherapy in which essential oils are the ingredients.

Multiple types of essential oils are there. At times they are also used in combination to create greater effect. Basically the Natural essential oils are plant oils. They are extracted from different parts of the plants that include flowers, leaves, twigs, bark, or even from the rind of the fruit.

One of the essential oils is Lavender oil that is obtained by distillation of the flower spikes of various species of lavender. A couple of distinguished forms are lavender flower oil that is colorless and insoluble in water; and lavender spike oil that is a distillate from the herb Lavandula Latifolia.

A product that works as the basis of extracting essential oil is the lemon grass. They work exceptionally well to reduce painful conditions like headache, muscle cramps and discomforts in various ailments. Official name of the grass is andropogon citrates or andropogon flexuosus. Due to its ailment alleviating properties, the grass is also known as monikers grass, citronella grass, fever grass, as well as scurvy grass.

Lemon grass normally is perennial tropic grass and it grows in warm climates only. That is why it is considered to be a product of Asian and African countries. One of the problems for getting the right type of grass is that there are 55 species of this grass that can provide medicinal treatments.

An aromatic seed; Anise is the source for creation of an aromatic product named anise oil that is a sweet scented essential oil. The scent is sweet as well as soothing and it works very well for ailments and for healing them. Key element in anise is anethole that is chemical known for antimicrobial attributes. It is very effective against, fungi, yeasts, and bacteria.

Oil that is one of the most favored essential oils is the apricot oil that is extracted from the kernels of the prumus armeniaca fruits or apricot as people call the product. Extracted oil is similar to almond oil and peach oil that are also extracted from the kernels of the respective fruits.

Whichever product one uses for extracting essential oils, the aim would be soothing any irritating feeling and relaxation by stress removal.