Essential Oil
Scent
Uses/Benefits
Balsam Peru
Rich and sweet like vanilla
Hydration, clear airways, mental awareness
Bergamot
Pungent, fresh, and green
Relaxation, digestive system
Clary Sage
A bittersweet floral
Relaxation, calming, stress relief, warming
Cedarwood
Syrupy thick and woody
Calming, stress relief, restful sleep, circulatory system and clear airways
Cinnamon Leaf
Spicy and sugary cinnamon with musky undertones
Revitalizing and refreshing, warming
Geranium
Very herbal with mint undertones
Relaxation, calming, mood improvement
Ginger
Fresh, woody, and spicy
Digestive system
Grapefruit
Fresh and fruity with a light tang
Refreshing, detoxifying, astringent
Herbal and lightly floral
Restful sleep, mood improvement, soothes sun-damaged skin
Lemon
Light and sharp citrus, sweet and tangy
Uplifting, clarifying, astringent
A medium citrus with a strong herbal base
Clarifying, mental cleansing
Lime
Sharp, bittersweet citrus
Uplifting, refreshing, revitalizing
Patchouli
Warm and earthy, heavy with fruit-like undertones
Relaxation
Peppermint
Cool, fresh mint
Energizing, stimulating, revitalizing
Rosemary
A strong, fresh, and green herbal
Cleansing and clarifying, invigoration, reduces appearance of water retention
Sweet Orange
Sweet, warm, and tangy
Uplifting, calming, digestive system
Tangerine
A light citrus, sweet with a slight hint of tang
Cheering and energizing, clears the mind, balancing
Tea Tree
Sharp, camphor-like, with medium spice
Burns, deodorizing
White Camphor
Sharp, camphor-like, with a woody undertone
Depression, improves mood
Ylang Ylang
Sweet and intense, an exotic floral
Sensual, relaxing and soothing, hydrating, tension and stress relief
Synergy oils are blends of undiluted essential oils that work more effectively together to achieve one mood, such as relaxation or sensuality.
For example, the relaxation synergy combines lavender and bergamot, essential oils associated with relaxation and sleep along with tangerine for balancing and other oils to promote relaxation.
Bon Vital’ offers seven synergy blends to enhance your essential oils experience.
Bon Vital’ essential oils are 100% pure and natural. The oils are steam-distilled or cold-pressed to create scented oils that massage therapists, spa owners, and home users love. Looking for more details? Check out this information about our plant sources, the scientific name for our oils, blending suggestions, and general cautions.
Once you know the basics of essential oil use and you’ve selected your scents, there are a few ways to use the oils. Use a diffuser to fill the whole room with your selected scent. Or place a few drops on a cotton ball and set it a few feet from you for indirect inhalation.
To learn more about how essential oils can be used, watch this video here.
For a truly relaxing experience, mix the essential oil with a carrier massage oil and enjoy a relaxing massage.
