31 Aromatherapy Recipes For Stressed Minds

This is part of an ongoing educational series on essential oils. Today’s topic is all aromatherapy recipes to help during times of stress. In later parts of this series I will be talking about essential oils you can ingest, bergamot essential oil and much more. I recently talked all about Manuka Essential Oil and how to use it. I also have a part one of essential oils for skincare.  Stay tuned for more!  

Today I am so excited to share a whollllle bunch of amazing aromatherapy diffuser recipes. All of the recipes below are specifically for helping you deal with stress! I am providing tons of ideas, because we all have different oils on hand and also are drawn to particular oils. Going with the gut when it coming to essential oils is what I usually do- if something sounds awesome I try it! So if you find yourself really wanting to use a certain oil or recipe, go with it!

If you find a recipe you really like here is what you should do. Take the recipe and multiply it and keep it ready to go in a bottle. I would take an empty and clean oil bottle and add each oil you want to use. Close the lid and swirl the bottle gently. This allows the oils to create a synergy. For best results, leave them in the bottle for a day or so to mix. If you are just testing out different recipes you can mix the oils in the diffuser. I try and add the oils to the bottom of the diffuser first to let them mix before adding water, but you can do it after as well!

Remember the below recipes are just a guide. You can half, double, triple etc… any blend below! Have fun with it! If you are experimenting and truly want the oils to mix before you add to the diffuser you can get some mini oil bottles on amazon for your experiments. Here is the bottles I have. I also use empty bottles of oils as well, if you have an empty bottle of one of the oils from the recipe that is even better! Some of the recipes use more drops of oil that I would like to use in the size diffuser I have. In that case I would mix in a bottle and then add 3-5 drops, depending on the blend, to my diffuser. I have this dew drop shaped diffuser and add 3-5 drops of oil to it when full.

Stress Busting Aromatherapy Recipes

• 3 drops lavender
• 3 drops bergamot
• 2 drops vetiver
  

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• 1 drop vetiver
• 1 drop Idaho blue spruce
• 1 drop frankincense
• 1 drop ocotea
  

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• 2 drops joy
• 2 drops Idaho blue spruce
  

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• 1 drop frankincense
• 1 drop cypress
• 1 drop peppermint
  

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• 2 drops northern lights black spruce
• 2 drops bergamot
• 2 drops sandalwood
• 2 drops cedarwood
  

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• 3 drops marjoram
• 4 drops orange
• 3 drops cedarwood
  

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• 2 drops stress away
• 2 drops lime
  

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• 2 drops orange
• 2 drops cedarwood
  

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• 4 drops lemon
• 3 drops vetiver
  

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• 1 drop bergamot
• 1 drop cedarwood
• 2 drops lavender
  

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• 2 drops rosemary
• 3 drops lavender
  

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• 3 drops Ylang Ylang
• 3 drops white angelica
• 3 drops lavender
  

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• 2 drops stress away
• 2 drops bergamot
  

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• 1 drop rosemary
• 1 drop orange
• 1 drop peppermint
  

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• 2 drops frankincense
• 2 drops lemongrass
  

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• 1 drop vetiver
• 1 drop frankincense
• 1 drop valor
  

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• 2 drops bergamot
• 3 drops northern lights black spruce
  

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• 2 drops tangerine
• 3 drops northern lights black spruce
  

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• 2 drops lemongrass
• 2 drops cedarwood
  

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• 2 drops bergamot
• 2 drops patchouli
• 2 drops ylang ylang
  

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• 5 drops orange
• 3 drops frankincense
• 2 drops cedarwood
  

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• 3 drops stress away
• 3 drops peppermint
  

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• 1 drop orange
• 1 drop lavender
• 1 drop frankincense
  

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• 4 drops chamomile
• 2 drops valerian
• 1 drop tangernie
  

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• 2 drops frankincesne
• 2 drops chamomile
• 2 drops cedarwood
  

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• 7 drops basil
• 7 drops bergamot
• 1 drop eucalyptus
• 2 drops lavender
• 3 drops peppermint
  

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• 2 drops lavender
• 2 drops orange
• 1 drop geranium
• 1 drop clary sage
  

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• 3 drops lavender
• 2 drops vetiver
• 1 drop frankincense
• 1 drop ylang ylang
• 1 drop orange
  

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• 2 drops lavender
• 2 drops geranium
• 1 drop chamomile 
• 1 drop clary sage
• 1 drop ylang ylang
  

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• 2 drops myrrh
• 2 drops patchouli
• 2 drops ylang ylang
  

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• 3 drops lemon
• 3 drops frankincense

The bottom line of essential oils, aromatherapy and stress

• Emotions and the formation of memories and learning are the job of the limbic system of the brain.
• The amygdala part of the limbic system “helps the brain recognize potential threats and helps prepare the body for fight-or-flight reactions by increasing heart and breathing rate” Source: Boundless. “The Limbic System.” Boundless Psychology Boundless, 20 Sep. 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan. 2017 from https://www.boundless.com/psychology/textbooks/boundless-psychology-textbook/biological-foundations-of-psychology-3/structure-and-function-of-the-brain-35/the-limbic-system-154-12689/
• The emotional center of the brain- the limbic system can only be altered with SMELL! This is why we have scent memory!
• Pure essential oils have the power to change your emotions for the better. When feeling stress or overwhelm, essential oils can and should be our first line of defense!

I only use and trust one brand of essential oils. The brand where I can walk onto the farm and see the planting of non GMO seeds, hand weeding and careful distillation and bottling of pure essential oils myself. Learn more about these oils here.

I hope this list of aromatherapy recipes helps you overcome stress in your life! Give these oils a try and you will see a difference in mood right away!  

Cheers,

Heather

P.S. Learn more about one of my favorite oils to beat bad moods- Bergamot essential oil!

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