April is Stress Awareness Month. If you’re looking for a way to wind down after a difficult day, you may want to try using essential oils. Research shows scents like eucalyptus and lavender can be ...

Essential oils are popular and can be used as a treatment for many types of illnesses. They recently have become even more popular to use during pregnancy. There are useful essential oils for labor ...

You've likely seen — or smelled — essential oils before: Small bottles with potent scents, usually sold in stores surrounded by other "natural," "holistic" products. If you're considering getting into ...

Essential oil safety depends on many factors, such as age, underlying health, and medication and supplement use. To assess safety, consider factors like the oil’s chemical composition and purity, ...

There’s no doubt that essential oils smell incredible — but don’t discount them just as pretty bottles laying around spa rooms. In fact, depending on the oil, they can potentially help relieve a ...

Essential oils are plant extracts made by steaming or pressing different parts of a plant to capture the compounds that produce fragrance. It can take several pounds of a plant to produce just one ...

What can be inferred about someone's psychological characteristics by their use of essential oils? More than you might think, according to new research published in the journal, PLoS ONE. For one, ...

The world feels so precarious some days: Donald Trump, climate change, white nationalism, political instability, war, mass shootings, refugee crises, gaping inequality, you name it. It’s everywhere, ...