Top 8 Essential Oils For Spring!
Spring has Sprung!
Welcome to the best season of the year! Okay, so that's pretty subjective, but no matter what your favorite season is, we're guessing you definitely appreciate the turning of the seasons and the transition to green that occurs every spring! Today, we've got a list of our Top 8 Essential Oils for Spring; we'll cover their aroma profiles, what they're great for, and what they mix well with, so you can make an informed decision when you're assembling your upcoming oil regimen! Let's begin!
The Top 8 Essential Oils for Spring
Chamomile
Chamomile is an annual herb that's been naturalized into North America but was originally found in Europe and Asia. It grows to around 60cms in height and produces white flowers with beautiful yellow centers.
Aroma Profile
Chamomile is strong, herbal, and floral in scent - in fact, when you're near a field of wild Chamomile you can smell it from a distance! Its flowers are what are used to create the essential oil, so the floral notes are very present in the finished product.
What It's Great For
Chamomile can be very helpful in taking care of your skin, as well as relieving muscle and joint pain. In addition, it can help to calm and relieve symptoms of headaches and anxiety due to its calming nature and appealing aroma.
What To Mix It With
Because of the floral notes that are present in Chamomile essential oil, it pairs very well with citrus notes from oils like Lemon and Mandarin, but it can also pair well with other floral oils like Lavender and Geranium!
Geranium
A perennial shrub with many uses, Geranium was first cultivated in South Africa before becoming a worldwide source of agriculture and aromatherapy. The shrub has fuzzy stems and pointed, serrated leaves with budding pink flowers.
Aroma Profile
Geranium essential oil is made using the entire plant, which makes for a robust and full aroma that isn't matched by many other essential oils. The low notes, provided by the stems and stalks, create a broad profile when paired with the flowers and leaves of the plant.
What It's Great For
Similar to many other floral essential oils, Geranium essential oil can be used for acne and other blemishes to help cleanse (with a carrier oil, obviously!), and it can provide pain relief for the muscles and joints. In addition, diffusing Geranium essential oil into an open space can help to relieve a sore throat or scratchy respiratory system.
What To Mix It With
As we mentioned above, Chamomile makes for a great companion for Geranium, along with Lavender and other floral oils. You will also find that more robust profiles, like that of Sandalwood, can make for a great combination!
Green Mandarin
The first citrus essential oil on this list, Green Mandarin comes from unripened Mandarin oranges, which makes for a very unique profile. Mandarin oranges are native to the Far East and China and have been more recently cultivated in the Mediterranean region of Europe and Northern Africa.
Aroma Profile
Because Green Mandarin is made from young, unripe Mandarin Oranges, the aroma profile is different from many citrus fruits. On top of the expected fruity notes, the green rind provides an earthy and herbaceous note that you won't find in many other essential oils.
What It's Great For
Like many other citrus oils, Green Mandarin can be a wonderful remedy for indigestion and other stomach issues. Additionally, it can be used for issues like restlessness and anxiety due to its calming nature.
What To Mix It With
Mix Green Mandarin with any citrus oil for an awesome fruity creation, or mix it with green and herbaceous oils like lemongrass and rosemary to add a colorful twist!
Lavender
If you haven't already gathered, we're pretty much in love with Lavender here at Corked. "Well, then why don't you marry it" - look, if they allowed people to marry plants we'd certainly consider it. Lavender is a wonderful floral plant that's not only beautiful, but it has also been used around the world for natural remedies for thousands of years.
Aroma Profile
Lavender is a very aromatic essential oil with an herbaceous and floral profile. It's sweet, smooth, and robust, and provides a broad range of aroma notes that can be picked apart and enjoyed in just about any setting.
What It's Great For
Lavender is amazing for skin care as well as emotional support, as the oil is both gentle and cleansing for the skin but is also aromatically calming and relaxing. It's great to include in a bath or lotion as well as soaps and simply diffusing in an open room!
What To Mix It With
Mix Lavender with any citrus oils for an incredible profile, or try it with "green" oils like spearmint and eucalyptus for an appealing and comforting experience!
Lemon
The second citrus oil on the list, Lemon essential oil is one of the most popular products in the entire aromatherapy industry. In part, it's due to their abundance, but also for their universally recognized scent profile. Lemons are a fruit, obviously, that grows in Asia and the Mediterranean, as well as South and North America.
Aroma Profile
Lemon has a vibrant citrusy profile that is used widely in aromatics. In many cases, this is simply due to versatility, but it is also because of the sour and sweet aroma that makes for a pleasant aromatherapy experience.
What It's Great For
Aside from minor phototoxicity, Lemon essential oil is really great for a lot of different forms of therapy! Whether you're using it for muscle and joint care, respiratory conditions like colds and 'flu, or digestive issues, you'll find that Lemon can be employed to tackle a myriad of symptoms.
What To Mix It With
Mix Lemon with other citrus oils or floral oils like Lavender and Geranium for an incredibly vibrant scent and aromatherapy experience. In addition, Lemon can be mixed with herbaceous oils like Spearmint to add a citrus spin to a traditionally green aroma.
Lemongrass
Lemongrass is somewhat of a pseudo-citrus oil because it's not actually a fruit, but it has a similar profile to that of Lemon essential oil. Native to the West Indies, and a staple in cuisine from that part of the world, Lemongrass is a versatile and widely available essential oil.
Aroma Profile
Lemongrass has a similarly vibrant citrusy profile to Lemon essential oil, but because it is a green plant, you also get the earthy and herbaceous notes on top of the citrus notes.
What It's Great For
Lemongrass can make a huge difference in the presence of acne as well as athletes foot and can be employed to assist with muscle and joint pain, digestive issues, and nerve issues like anxiety and tension headaches.
What To Mix It With
Pretty much anything, besides robust and dark oils like Cinnamon Leaf, can be combined with Lemongrass for an excellent "springy" combination. Try it first with Lavender or Geranium, and experiment from there!
Sandalwood
Somewhat of the "outcast" on this list, Sandalwood is an evergreen hardwood that grows up to 9 meters in height. The leathery leaves sprout purplish-pink flowers and the tree must go through several growth cycles before the wood can be harvested for essential oils.
Aroma Profile
Sandalwood has a very robust and earthy aroma, mostly due to the fact that it's harvested purely from the wood of the tree, and nothing else. While there are several aromatic notes, they fall on the "low-end" of the scent scale, so you can often use Sandalwood as a way to balance out a recipe that features brighter and more vibrant scents.
What It's Great For
Somewhat of the "outcast" on this list, Sandalwood is an evergreen hardwood that grows up to 9 meters in height. The leathery leaves sprout purplish-pink flowers and the tree must go through several growth cycles before the wood can be harvested for essential oils.
What To Mix It With
Combine Sandalwood with bright and vibrant essential oils like Lemon and Mandarin to add a robust note to the mix, or combine it with floral oils for an exceptionally herbaceous scent!
Sweet Fennel
Sweet Fennel is the last oil on the list, but it's certainly not the least loveable. The plant is found in Europe and Africa and has been used for hundreds of years in traditional natural remedies.
Aroma Profile
Much like Fennel, Sweet Fennel has a spicy and peppery aroma. This might lead you to believe it's more of an Autumn or Winter oil, but the distinction of Sweet Fennel adds to its aromatic profile as well. The additional herbaceous and "sweet" notes make for a wonderful inclusion in many oil blends and recipes.
What It's Great For
Sweet Fennel is excellent for thwarting the symptoms of indigestion and nausea, while also being great for clearing up overly oily skin and pain-stricken joints and muscles!
What To Mix It With
Due to the wide-ranging aromatic profile of Sweet Fennel, it combines well with a myriad of essential oils, including citrusy, herbaceous, floral, and woody oils!
There you have it! Our list of the Top 8 Essential Oils for Spring! Give them a try and combine with other oils from Corked.com for an incredible start to the beautiful season!
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