The Best Essential Oil Blends For Stress and Anxiety

The Best Essential Oil Blends For Stress and Anxiety

Up to 55% of Americans are stressed during the day. And with the way the world has been lately, don’t be surprised if this number increases. Stress and anxiety are part of life. But, when you allow your stress to reach a certain level, it becomes unhealthy. And when it comes to anxiety, not learning how to deal with symptoms safely can result in more serious problems.

For example, high-stress levels can lead to high blood pressure, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, and even heart disease. As such, you need to learn how to safely manage stress levels. Your mental and physical health literally depends on it!

So what can you do?

In tandem with some lifestyle changes, meditation, exercise, and other stress-busting activities, you can consider using essential oil for stress and anxiety.

Sound too good to be true? It’s not! There is no secret, essential oils simply work for stress and anxiety. We’ll explain everything you need to know in this complete guide, including some of our favorite essential oil blends for stress or anxiety. Then, we’ll provide advice on how to actually go about incorporating these into your life. We’ve got a lot to cover, so let’s dive right in!

REVIVE’s Synergy Blends: The Best Essential Oils For Stress and Anxiety

To be honest, stress-reducing essential oils are always in demand. That is why REVIVE offers so many options for you.

One of our absolute favorites, Stress Easy, is actually our version of Young Living’s Stress Away. This soothing blend of Essential Oils contains relaxing oils like Lavender essential oil and Cedarwood essential oil with heart-warming essential oils like Vanilla and Ocotea. It is perfect for easing anxious feelings and encouraging a sense of calm.

Another blend that we love is REVIVE’s Stress Relief. This is a great essential oil synergy to use when you need to ease your body along with your mind. This essential oil makes a great addition to a bath or massage.

Lastly, if you are on the go, Anxiety Ease Roll-on is a great option to bring with you. This essential oil roller can easily be tucked in your pocket or purse and is ready for use when in need of some balance. Simply roll onto pulse points and inhale deeply to help alleviate tension.

Pure Essential Oils That Can Help With Stress And Anxiety

These synergy blends are great – but they’re just one way you can use essential oils for stress and anxiety. There are pure essential oils we recommend you incorporate into your wellness regimen. From bergamot essential oil to ylang ylang essential oils, let’s take a look at all the options.

Bergamot Essential Oil

This sharp citrus oil is a powerhouse when it comes to stress relief. Known to be both a calming and uplifting essential oil, Bergamot can help drive away anxious feelings while boosting your spirits. This Essential Oil is incredibly versatile and smells amazing in so many blends, making it a great addition to your DIY stress-busting creation.

Physically, Bergamot essential oil may help balance the nervous system, regulate heart rate, and lower blood pressure. This means that your mental state will be improved because your physical state is steady.

Bergamot is a top note and blends well with Lavender, Clary Sage, Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Coriander, and other citrus essential oils just to name a few. Please take care when wearing topically as it is phototoxic and will make your skin sensitive to the sun.

Clary Sage Essential Oil

Do not get Clary Sage confused with the Sage that grows in your garden, this variety is not used for cooking. Clary Sage is a medicinal herb that has been used for centuries in skin care and perfumes. This tea-like scent is amazing for easing anxiety and boosting your mood.

Clary Sage is a very balancing oil that calms irritability and is helpful for women’s monthly issues. The high linalyl acetate content of this essential oil has shown in studies to promote calm and relaxation. Clary Sage is a middle note that blends well with citrus essential oils, geranium, jasmine, cedarwood, cardamom, among many others.

Ylang Ylang Essential Oil

This sweet floral essential oil was traditionally used for romance in Indonesia. Make no mistake, though – there is a lot more to this essential oil than just love.

Ylang Ylang essential oil is known to calm blood pressure and heart palpitations, encouraging our body and mind to slow down. Studies have shown that the use of Ylang Ylang Essential Oil in stressful situations can reverse anxiety behaviors.

Adding just a drop of this potent scent to a de-stressing essential oil blend is a great option. This essential oil blends very well with other florals.

Sandalwood Essential Oil

This warm and deep essential oil might be pricey, but is worth every penny! Sandalwood is good for soothing agitation, calming emotions, and easing anxious nerves. With its strong sedative properties, Sandalwood essential oil is a classic for enhancing meditation.

A little goes a long way with this essential oil, and because it is very thick, it may work better for topical applications, rather than a diffuser. Just be sure to pair with a carrier oil. This essential oil blends well with other woodsy oils, citrus oils, and some florals like Palmarosa or Rose.

Frankincense Essential Oil

One of the many things that makes Frankincense an astonishing essential oil is its power to calm and ground. Traditionally, Frankincense was used in the church. This is because it helps relax our breathing, causing us to take deeper, purer breaths.

As you can imagine, this is very helpful when experiencing anxiety. Frankincense essential oil is also comforting when dealing with grief. It may even help discourage impending fears. This woody base essential oil goes well with Orange, Sandalwood, Cedarwood, Spruce, and so much more.

DIY Essential Oil Blends For Anxiety and Stress

The essential oil blends we shared above are great for stress and anxiety management. But maybe you have some essential oils around the home and want to create your own blend.

If so, we’ve got two awesome DIY essential oil blends for anxiety and stress you can try out! Let’s start with an anxiety-busting essential oil diffuser blend.

Anxiety Aid Diffuser Blend

  • 100 ml Water in your Oasis Diffuser
  • 3 Drops Bergamot Essential Oil
  • 2 Drops Clary Sage Essential Oil
  • 1 Drop Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
  • Optional: 1 Drop Lavender Essential Oil

Add all ingredients into the diffuser and turn it on. Enjoy when in need of feelings of stress/anxiety reduction.

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Morning Meditation Essential Oil Blend

  • 10 ml Glass Roller Bottle
  • 1 T. Grapeseed Oil
  • 5 Drops Bergamot Essential Oil
  • 4 Drops Frankincense Essential Oil
  • 4 Drops Sandalwood Essential Oil
  • Optional: Drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil

Using a funnel add all the essential oils into the roller bottle, then place the top on. Turn gently in your hands to mix well. Apply to pulse points and inhale deeply to encourage peaceful meditation.

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How To Use Essential Oils For Stress and Anxiety Relief

Now that you know our favorite essential oil blends for stress or anxiety, let’s talk about actually using them. Sure, you can just diffuse essential oils around your home or office to reap their benefits. But actually coming up with a plan to incorporate them into your life can pay dividends.

The CDC recommends eating well-balanced meals, exercising, getting good sleep, and doing activities you enjoy to help eliminate stress and anxiety. Look to eliminate sources of stress. If you have people in your life that stress you out, distance yourself. The same goes for work – if you’re the victim of a toxic workplace causing stress and anxiety, make an occupational change. This in itself can be stressful, but it gets better once you take the leap. Trust us – we’ve been there.

Another very helpful addition to your life is learning how to be mindful of your feelings. Understanding that you are stressed or overwhelmed can encourage you to take the next steps of fighting back against those negative feelings and consciously doing what you can to make it better.

One of the greatest things about Aromatherapy is that it is a complementary therapy. This means that adding Essential Oils to your current routine is both safe and increasingly helpful. For example, you can diffuse the stress-relieving essential oils that we listed above during meditation. This can deepen your spiritual connection.

Or, consider using anxiety-busting essential oils in a hot bath to boost your relaxation. Because essential oil can be absorbed topically, this is another great approach to leveraging the calming power of essential oils.

There are so many different ways you can incorporate essential oil into your mental wellness regimen. However you approach it, one thing is for sure – you need to make sure you’re using 100% therapeutic essential oils. And we know just the place to find them.

Find The Best Essential Oils For Stress & Anxiety At Revive!

When it comes time for you to buy essential oils, there is only one place to shop if you’re seeking the best of the best: Revive. With over 900 five-star reviews, the quality of our products speaks for itself. And once you give our essential oil a try, you’ll see firsthand why people prefer it to the more household names in this industry.

We’ve got everything you need to start using essential oils for stress and anxiety. Whether you’re looking for essential oil blends like the ones above or an aromatherapy diffuser to use them in, you’ll find it here. We even have carrier oils and roll on essential oils if you want to apply essential oils topically. Take a look and start giving yourself the relief you deserve with essential oils!