Essential oils are powerful plant compounds that can be inhaled directly or diluted and applied topically to improve wellbeing, reduce fatigue, increase energy levels and focus, as well as enhance mood.

Expert-recommended essential oil blends like Feel Refreshed with zesty Sicilian lemon and basil or Energy Burst are great ways to combat mental fatigue, alleviate grogginess and promote alertness without the unnecessary jitters or crashes.

Peppermint

Peppermint (Mentha piperita) essential oil has long been revered as an herbal remedy, providing several bioactive compounds and stimulating properties to aid with mood enhancement, relieve muscle aches and pains and promote skin health.

Peppermint oil has been shown to decrease both the intensity and frequency of migraine headaches. The cooling sensation provided by its menthol content reportedly helps improve circulation, relax muscles, and alleviate tension.

Peppermint oil boasts many other medicinal uses in addition to analgesia, such as acting as an anti-infective, astringent, carminative, cephalic and diuretic. When mixed into massage blends it can reduce back pain, soothe tired feet and soothe itchy, irritated skin – it has even been discovered in Egyptian pyramids! Peppermint is one of doTERRA’s top selling and versatile essential oils; history even credits its use as one of its revered herbs!

Lemon

Lemon Essential Oil is an invigorating and energizing essential oil with a vibrant citrus fragrance, ideal for invigorating and uplift. The refreshing benefits are due to its powerful anti-oxidants like Limonene which work to relieve stress, nervousness, and anxiety.

Diffusing Lemon Oil at the start of each day can help energise and refresh you, while simultaneously improving mental clarity and increasing focus.

Apply diluted Lemon Oil topically to relieve blemishes and dark spots, and promote healthy hair. Before use, it is advisable to perform a skin test as prolonged exposure could sensitize the skin to sunlight.

Rosemary

Rosemary has long been used in folk medicine to boost memory and alertness, relieve headaches, and stimulate respiratory systems. Today, research confirms many of its traditional uses. Rosemary oil makes an ideal addition to aromatherapy diffusers when studying or trying to keep concentration high – perfect when studying for tests!

aromatic compounds provide its stimulating qualities, particularly 1,8-cineole and camphor. Other key components include a-pinene and b-pinene; these can be found in plants like sage, white thyme, wintergreen and spike lavender while their former cousin can also be found in eucalyptus and pine trees.

Applying rosemary oil directly to the temples or back of your neck can help relieve stress and headaches, relieve sinus congestion and promote circulation. Combine it with peppermint or lavender oils for stimulating scalp stimulation or soothing dandruff issues. Or add it to a warm bath for an incredibly relaxing and renewing soak at the end of a long day!

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus essential oil is extracted through steam distillation from fresh leaves, stems and twigs collected from around the world. It possesses potent antimicrobial properties while being highly effective at dissolving grease and grime – an invaluable ingredient in homemade cleaning products! Furthermore, its pleasant fragrance refreshes rooms while working as a natural deodorizer. However, due to potential respiratory allergies and asthma attacks from prolonged use by babies under five years of age as well as its potential impact on kidney disorders or nephritis conditions it should not be used directly.

Eucalyptus oil can help increase energy levels and combat fatigue thanks to its high 1,8-Cineole content, thanks to its uplifting fragrance. Eucalyptus’ soothing properties are known for relieving mental exhaustion, sharpening focus, enhancing spiritual practices and clearing nasal passages; when massaged into skin it rejuvenates tired muscles while decreasing inflammation; furthermore it soothes irritated skin, removes dandruff, moisturizes the scalp and promotes healthy hair growth!