Do you have a favorite anti-microbial scent? One that also opens the breath and calms your nerves? Is it resin-y? sharp and penetrating? breezy, crisp and clearing? or aromatic and herbaceous like the kitchen herbs we know as Rosemary, Basil or Sweet Marjoram?
Scents and aromas of Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Basil in the photograph above are anti-microbial. Sweet Marjoram, the dried herb, and the resin of Frankincense are anti-microbial, too. Shown here laced with orange peels, these aromas represent essences that are sympathetic to the breath and calming to the spirit.
Beauty and Immunity
Essential oils distilled from the flowers, leaves, barks, branches, roots and seeds of herbs and trees are broadly medicinal. They are anti-microbial and thus are helpful in situations where your immunity is, or soon could be, compromised. Also, they offer actions on the nerves and can be stimulating or calming and soothing, too. These oils are called balm for the body and soul. When inhaled or applied topically in a carrier oil or cream, I believe they have the potential for healing you inside and out.
Keeping germs at bay–that’s what anti-microbial substances do best. You may remember the scent of products such as chest salves, or blended oils for diffusers with odours that open your breath. These substances control germs, help clear the air as well as your respiratory passageways.
Thus, anti-microbial scents of essential oils and herbaceous plants are advantageous when maintaining your immune system. See more on “healthline”, a website that offers an article on sinus congestion, here.
Beautiful aromas and your sense of well-being
If you wish to maintain a healthy state of being, you’ll combine your best diet, movement, exercise, and rest, supplementing with certain habits. Using essential oils is one of those lifestyle choices for those who love scent. It’s also a good habit for overall health.
Physical and Spiritual Well-Being
I love to make use of essential oils for physical and spiritual well-being. As I understand it, physical well-being is due to the information-processing that goes on inside of us without our awareness. For example, our olfactory nerves and sense of smell can address underlying discomfort. These parts of our brain are wired to assist the flow of information and thus are part of the germ-rejection and subsequent healing processes.
We think we’re making the choice, but actually, our system—the limbic system—is primed to receive stimuli and then relay messages about it to other parts of the body. For example, whenever feeling exhausted, just smelling a Peppermint essential oil blend (and quite a few others not mentioned here) can lift that sagging feeling, replacing it with a sense of lightness.
When a scent reminds you of something pleasant or opens a whole new world of pleasure, you are, at that moment, being positively influenced by aromas. That’s a good thing, nurturing for the psyche. Satisfying the sense of smell, such a small action which takes relatively little effort, does have an impact on our health.
So also, say numerous online articles about essential oils, as well as published sources of similar information.
However, an essential oil blend supports your health if viewed as adjunct to everything else you do towards that end. In other words, for essential oils to have an ongoing positive impact, your other habits are key.
The Aroma of a Particular Scent
It’s said that when you love the aroma of a particular scent, you can’t resist keeping it close, adorning yourself with that smell. In a way, you’re identifying with how that scent makes you feel. Therefore, it’s likely you do need, indeed your body requires, the properties it offers you.
Considering that smell is one of the most important pathways to understanding what you need, I’ve gathered a few descriptive words about Eucalyptus, a strong advocate for our breath, our lungs. You can read my post on Eucalyptus, Queen of Anti-Microbial Oils, here.
However, not only Eucalyptus, but many essential oils offer similar advantages to the breath. Tea tree and Rosemary offer two more of these.
See also my post on the most desired scents, Aromas of Rose Petals and Orange Peels, here.
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