Top 10 Best Essential Oils Every Home Should Have
Essential oils can be used in a few different ways. You can diffuse essential oils into the air, apply them topically, and even ingest a few of them. But do you know which ones to use and why? Here are the Top 10 Best Essential Oils Every Home Should Have.
Top 10 Best Essential Oils
Lavender
Lavender Essential Oil helps with relaxation and induces sleep naturally. It is also excellent to use on minor burns and wounds, and even the sting from bug bites. There are many uses for Lavender Oil. Check out our list of 50 Lavender Essential Oil uses for the home.
Frankincense
When you need to get rid of stress and anxiety, diffuse Frankincense. It also speeds up healing, relieves pain, and can by applied to bug bites, stings, and minor cuts and bruises.
Lemon
Lemon Essential Oil helps to raise your energy level and bring out positivity. It is also an excellent natural cleaner and is perfect to use all over the house, especially in the kitchen and bathroom.
Peppermint
Peppermint is a natural appetite suppressant and smelling it throughout the day helps to reduce hunger pains. Apply a drop to the temples to alleviate tension headaches.
Tea Tree Oil
Tea Tree Oil, also known as Melaleuca, is a natural antimicrobial. It can clear up skin issues like acne, cold sores, rashes, dandruff, and even ear infections.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus Essential Oil is what you want to grab when you are congested or couching. Inhale deeply and also rub it onto the back and chest to open the lungs up to help you breathe easier.
Oregano
Oregano Essential Oil is a powerful antibiotic and can fight infections. It increases your overall immunity. Apply to the bottom of the feet at the first sign of getting sick to help combat pathogens.
Grapefruit
Smelling in the citrus goodness from Grapefruit Essential Oil is an immediate energy booster. It also helps to fight off depression. Add a drop in a tall glass of water as an appetite suppressant and even as a hangover cure.
Roman Chamomile
If you have skin irritations or bruises, apply Roman Chamomile to stimulate healing. Breathe it in straight from the bottle or diffuse it to help melt stress away. It also induces sleep and fights insomnia.
Ylang Ylang
Diffuse a few drops of Ylang Ylang when you need to find your patience and be kind to yourself. It also is a natural aphrodisiac.
And for an added bonus, I’d also recommend throwing in Garlic essential oil. Why? There are numerous benefits of Garlic oil for your health as well as antibacterial properties.
Essential Oils can be very beneficial to your home when you have the right oils and use them the right ways. Be sure to research each of these oils and the proper way to use them with carrier oils before applying.
Lavender and peppermint are my favorite essential oils. I love the scents. I haven’t yet tried tea tree oil but after reading the health benefits I need to get some.
Want an awesome air Freshener? Put a few drops of Lavender, Peppermint and Lemon into a diffuser! Oh goodness, it will clean up the air in your house and leave it smelling AMAZING.
We have tea tree oil in our house, because my husband has really sensitive skin when he shaves, so he uses it as after shave to stop the redness, acne, and skin irritation. He also uses it on his scalp too after getting his haircut. He no longer has redness or dandruff. It has been awesome having this essential oil.
Thanks so much for this article! I love essential oils, but I’ve never tried frankincense before.
I think the grapefruit and lemon oils are the ones I would use the most. Mostly due to the wonderful smell (but the good properties too).
I really got into oils last year, and love using them. But, I don’t have Oregano yet – I need to pick this one up!
I love using lavendar! It has a lot of relaxation elements to it.
I love natural healing methods so essential oils are great. Lavender is a personal favorite scent of mine.
I don’t use oils really but the peppermint ones smell great. Some of those other ones I hadn’t even heard of before!
Wow, I did not know about any of these. I am totally going to have to look into these. Thanks for the info.,
I could use some lavender and eucalyptus. Both would help my son in getting to sleep at a decent hour and also with his coughs and congestion.
I have been useni essential oils for years. My favorites are Peppermint and Eucalyptus.
I have many of these myself in my home. I need to do research on what can be used while pregnant.
I really need to look more into this! I love the smell of peppermint and lavender in my home.
I have all of these oils on hand and I love each one of them!
Great list! I so need to get some of these. I think I only have peppermint
You listed 3 of my favorites that I always have on hand. Ylang Ylang is one of my absolute favorites.
I’m probably the only person who hasn’t used an essential oil yet. Though I’ve been wanting to try them one day! I hear a lot of great things about lavendar
Thanks for all the exciting information on the essential oils and their benefits really helpful to me. I have a few but now I’m going out to purchase the rest
THANKS