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Before you start reading this, I want you to grab your rosemary
essential oil (or a squished fresh rosemary leaf or even some
cracked dried rosemary) and
take a deep whiff. Why? Because it will help you retain all this
information.
Done? Read on.
Have you still been working on thinking outside the box? Was
Tuesday tough?
I dont know why Im asking, because while some of you shared some
extra fun ideas and I didnt have to add a single one, because you
covered all ofmine for the first part of the day it was *crickets*
in the comments.
So, to help you prepare for the rest of the month and the rest
of your life, young grasshoppers I want to share my very favorite
way to use essential oils.Ever. Even more favorite than clearing my
stuffy nose with em.
I love to use essential oils to make my brain smarter, quicker,
and clearer. If you want a little help getting your brain geared up
to think outside thebox this is one heckuva place to start.
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The best thing about using essential oils in this manner is
that, if youre in an accepting mindset, youll see results
immediately.
When I say accepting mindset, I mean that you have to want to
feel quicker, clearer, and more alert. At least, this is how it is
for me. Whenever I try to usethem, but Ive decided that Im a big,
slow lump of blah, thats what I remain. Nothing will change it.
But if you combine the effectiveness of the essential oils with
the magnanimous power of your own mindset, you get an instantaneous
lift, a rapid clearing ofthe fog.
This leaves you ready to learn more, think extra creatively, and
just be an all around whip-smart conversational companion.
5 Favorite Essential Oils for Mental Clarity
While there arent volumes of scientific studies to back up the
claims that these essential oils actually help your brain, there is
hundreds of years (if not more)of traditional wisdom that confirms
it.
However! Much has been studied about one of these essential
oils, especially, in terms of how it affects the brain and the
results of the studies areexcellent. (Yes, of course, were talking
about rosemary.)
Here are the 5 Favorite Essential Oils for Mental Clarity:
RosemaryBasilJuniper BerryPeppermintSage or Clary Sage
Rosemary and clary sage will probably always be my two
favorites, but Ive recently discovered juniper berry and it is a
fast and quick love.
If you want to know where to get these essential oils? Check
your local natural foods store, pop over to Mountain Rose Herbs, or
check out Vitacost.
Now that you know what to use, heres how to use them.
How to Use Your Essential Oils to Clear Your Mind
There are several different ways in which you can harness the
aromatherapeutic power of these essential oils. Im going to give my
favorite three ways (whichalso happen to be the easiest ways), but
Im sure you guys can think of more.
You know, thinking outside the box and all.
Use the Ever-So-Easy Pot and Water Method
If youre okay with filling your entire house with the scents of
these essential oils, the quickest, most inexpensive, and easiest
method is simply to drop them
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into a small pot thats filled a little way with water.
Let the water heat up just until its steaming, and then turn
down the heat and leave it on the burner for a few minutes until
all the oils have evaporated into theair.
Or, my favorite thing to do, walk around the room/house with a
pot of steaming essential oil water, so it fills the air with the
healthy goodness. Becareful not to drop it, though.
Add Your Blend to a Homemade Solid Perfume
Instead of using your homemade solid perfume as, well, a
perfume, why not turn it into a mental clarity balm?
Choose a blend of your favorite brain-boosting EOs (or just a
single EO, is fine, too) and swap it for your more perfumey oils as
youre making the recipe.
Then, when you need a brain pick-me-up, just dab a small bit of
the perfume on your temples or just under your nose.
Voila!
Pick Up An Inexpensive Candle Diffuser
This is the method I use at night if Im writing in my bedroom,
so I dont fill up the whole house with essential oils that might
otherwise keep people awake.
An aromatherapy candle diffuser looks like this (only yours
might not be quite so dusty):
You just drop the essential oils in the top bowl and then light
a tea light underneath. The heat from the tea light evaporates the
essential oils into the air aroundyou.
Where can you buy them? Nearly anywhere that sells essential
oils, including Mountain Rose Herbs (which carries gorgeous
soapstone diffusers) andVitacost.
Mind Food Essential Oil Blends
Any of the above essential oils can be used singularly to help
enhance your brain power and boost your mental clarity; however, if
you want to get fancy and
up the effectiveness, blend three of them together in a mix
thats pleasing to your olfactory system or add one or two to
another of your favorite essentialoil (lemon or lemongrass, too,
help with your energy levels so dont forget those)!
If you want to use them in larger quantities, as in filling your
whole house with the scents, you can double or triple the
blends.
Heres my favorite blend:
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Crunchy Bettys Mind Food Blend
4 drops juniper essential oil3 drops rosemary essential oil
3 drops clary sage essential oil
And heres a blend I found in a book I JUST bought today (Mary
Lees Natural Health and Beauty):
Mary Lees Mental Alert Blend
6 drops eucalyptus
2 drops peppermint5 drops basil
And one from my favorite aromatherapy site, Aromaweb:
Aromawebs Memory and Concentration Blend #3:
1 drop basil
2 drops rosemary
2 drops cypress
Any Outside-the-Box Ideas to Increase Mental Clarity?
Do you have a favorite essential oil that helps you out in the
brain department? Id love to hear about it!
Or, do you have a completely different way you get your mind
geared up, crystal clear, and ready to rock the intellectually
creative world?
This is the time to share!
Please note: Due to excessive spamming on previous essential oil
posts, Im implementing a policy of no personal links to your own
essential
oils sales sites. You know which brands Im talking about. No
MLM, pretty please and thank you. : )
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1. kylieonwheelsApril 5, 2012 at 2:56 am
Gahhh, Ive got nothin! I have spent the last 2 hours harvesting
lavender from a huuuuge stash I hung up to dry a couple of months
ago. I smelldivine, but I am soooo relaxed and sleepy right now
:)
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2. LisaLise
April 5, 2012 at 4:20 am
A couple of drops of rosemary in a glass of demineralized water
is a great final rinse for hair (after shampooing) and a great way
to refresh your
entire scalp.
An aside about sage essential oil Sage is incredibly powerful
and is close to the hormone estrogen enough to wreak havoc if
applied topically
even in very small amounts. Therefore be VERY careful with it.
You are absolutely right in recommending clary sage as this EO
doesnt carry thewarnings sage EO does.
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kylieonwheels
April 5, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Interesting
I love the flavour of sage in cooking, and I have been thinking
about growing some in the garden. Its also used a lot in
traditional spiritual
practise, but I havent got around to reading up about that yet.
Im even more curious now.
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jlfowler83
April 5, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Ive read that if you throw sage into a campfire it will keep
insects away, although I have yet to try this.
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3. Cathy O'Connell
April 5, 2012 at 6:02 am
I have no idea, so I am loving your ideas!!! Thanks for the
giveaway!
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4. kat
April 5, 2012 at 6:46 am
I like to stand on my head to perk myself up!
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5. Deb
April 5, 2012 at 7:06 am
Jumping jacks. Seriously. I just do jumping jacks if Im working
and start to feel sleepy/drowsy/lazy/unmotivated and it wakes me
right up. Just getting
the blood moving gives me a boost! And drinking lots and lots of
ice water.
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jlfowler83
April 5, 2012 at 7:20 pm
I also do jumping jacks to get my blood moving and get myself
motivated. Some days I do 50 when I roll out of bed. Makes a great
start to the
day!
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6. Miranda
April 5, 2012 at 7:10 am
Peppermint, mostly because it helps clear my sinuses, which then
cease to put pressure on my brain thus allowing me to think. Oh on
the allergy relieftopic.. wash your bedding regularly, use either a
good microfiber that attracts dust or a damp rag to pick up the
dust rather than spread it, replace or
clean any air filters regularly etc. If you wake up with
symptoms plain old ordinary coffee (with caffiene) can help, at
least with the sinus irritation, plusit makes pain meds (like
aspirin) work better.
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7. Allison HausnerApril 5, 2012 at 7:51 am
My absolute favorite is lavender and clary sage. I have one of
those alarm clocks that can act as a scent diffuser, so I usually
load up a cotton ball with
equal parts of the oil and let it go to work. This is AMAZING
when youre hormonal. Im pretty sure this combo has stopped me from
going on a
rampage through the local village more than once.
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8. Faith NelsonApril 5, 2012 at 8:46 am
I have no idea, really, so Ill definitely be prowling for ideas!
I will note, however, both my thanks for the no sales links policy
AND a caution withEOs if youre allergic to something in the wild,
so to speak, youll be even more allergic to the EO. Juniper all but
killed me before we moved to anarea where it doesnt grow much.
(seriously. really.) I cant use avocado oil. Be aware of your
allergies, and take that into account when youre
gathering your essential oils and carrier oils, please. =)
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9. grace.furman01
April 5, 2012 at 9:00 am
Do you put just the essential oils in the candle diffuser? I
have always filled it with water and then added the essential oils
to that. Good to know!
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kylieonwheels
April 5, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I was always taught to put the EOs into water as well (meant to
ask that too but I had lavender brain hehe). I imagine that each
oil burner(diffuser) would be different, but some might get too hot
for the neat oil, and that would be why youd want to drop them in a
water bath.
I like the idea of a bit of moisture in the air (very dry here
in Canberra) so Ill probably continue the water method myself.
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10. A BulkleyApril 5, 2012 at 11:15 am
Grapefruit essential Oil is great For an energy boost too
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11. Heather :) :) :)April 5, 2012 at 11:36 am
Im open to this idea. I dont have a particular blend, but any
lemon or orange essential oils always make me happier :) :) Love
and hugs from theocean shores of California, Heather :)
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12. flowerladyApril 5, 2012 at 12:28 pm
I love your diffuser! Where did you get it? Also, thanks for the
allergy info, Faith, I really needed that!
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Faith NelsonApril 5, 2012 at 7:30 pm
theres one similar to this (not exactly) at vitacost right now.
=)
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13. StephanieApril 5, 2012 at 4:39 pm
I only have rosemary and peppermint EO so far, but I have
everything except the juniper growing in my yard! My basil and sage
are just little sprout-
lets so far, so it will be a while til I can use them. I love
making fresh herbal infusions from the peppermint (hot or over
ice). And I cant walk past anyof them without grabbing a few leaves
to smell for aromatherapy on the go.
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14. Kristi Schueler
April 5, 2012 at 4:49 pm
I love using grapefruit EO, mostly because when Im dragging my
mood is too so the citrus uplifts my spirits. I fell in love with a
bath oil my husbandbought me once for aches that was a blend of
juniper and wintergreen primarily, but it also had a titch of
rosemary and possibly sage. It was amazing!I really should treat
myself to some more so I can figure out how to blend it myself!
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15. CadelleApril 6, 2012 at 9:00 am
Eat a mint. Drink some water. Stretch. Recall a good times up
beat memory that you havent thought about in years, like the time
you and your
friends went on a two hour travel montage looking for two cups
of flour to make pancakes at midnight on New Years Eve and had to
finally piratesome off your friends friend. >.>; Yeah.
I used to do all these things during the midwatch while I was in
the Navy, and had to get up at reveille two hours after getting off
watch. Localcommand policy allowed any bottled drink except
alcohol, but no food except hard candies like mints or
butterscotch. While I was at school for my
job training, we were allowed sunflower seeds. Working something
with your mouth can help keep you focused, and Ive resorted to
sunflowerseeds many times since while doing schoolwork. Tastier
than chewing on a pen, and less destructive!
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16. Jacquelyn
April 6, 2012 at 9:40 am
I like to drink water or grapefruit juice (particularly on long
drives), so Im guessing grapefruit E.O. would work, too.
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17. Lissa
April 6, 2012 at 3:27 pm
I actually made up some perfume oil this morning because I
suspected that it was going to be a bad day
(deadlines/tests/roommate drama/lesson ALLAT ONCE). It was ten
drops lavender, eight drops rosemary and five drops ylang-ylang in
about a teaspoon of vanilla-infused grapeseed oil. I dontknow how
much I like it as a perfume, but it is officially my favoried Its
Okay blend! The fact that I managed to snatch an hour in which to
read
under a tree, barefoot, in the sun helped, too. :)
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18. Singerinkitchen
April 6, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Lovely post. Ill take Mental Clarity for $200 please cause this
tired mama sure needs it.:-)
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19. Rebecca
April 6, 2012 at 10:57 pm
I like mixing my own, like a grapefruit and peppermint mix (in
oil or with water in a spray bottle). But, I havent yet met a mix
that compares with theawesomeness of Lotus Weis Inspired Action and
Pure Energy blends for this purpose. I think you are totally right
about having to be in the rightframe of mind. If Im not going to
get up off my butt then no EO is going to make me. I also like to
burn a nice orange EO candle, or a peppermintcandle. I like to have
a candle going while I do my morning yoga (combined with some work
on a balance ball and free weights). My morning
routine of tea, yoga and breakfast is necessary to get
moving.
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20. Raincitykitty
April 9, 2012 at 3:57 pm
For my office, I got one of those ceramic ring diffusers that
you put on a standard incandescent light bulb, and I put a few
drops of bergamot EO in itevery morning to improve my mood. I
should try the peppermint though and see if that makes me more
productive!
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21. Jackie MarenickMay 5, 2012 at 10:28 pm
My favorite for a quick mind booster is Sweet Orange EO. I
actually created my own little inhaler that I carry around with me
now. I took a small vial,stuffed a bit of cotton ball into it, and
then dripped some Sweet Orange (with a hint of peppermint) onto the
cotton ball. Now all I have to do is pop it
open and sniff! Im surprised I dont get funny looks at work
:-P
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22. Sheena
June 7, 2012 at 9:13 am
Love this post! Just thought Id mention Clary Sage can have a
narcotic effect especially in higher doses, so it is recommended
(at least by all myAromatherapy text books) to avoid it you are
planning to drive or are drinking alcohol.
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23. kirabagheeraAugust 30, 2012 at 11:18 pm
this is going to sound like an ad but recently i found a coffee
that effectively gets myscattered, into focus. caribou coffee.
their regular signature ground beans blend. its not very tasty. but
its tremendously idea sparking.
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24. AsitSeptember 2, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Hi,Will diffusing the oil using heat still give us the
therapeutic benefits? I am confused with so many articles
suggesting that when we heat , we just get thearoma .
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