Allergies are unpleasant and annoying! Sneezing, sniffles, and itchy eyes are nothing more than disturbances, and akin to monsters coming to visit. Many people beside them rush to doctors and take modern medications but some for more gentle therapies, opt for essential oils for allergies. They are incorporated into surface cleaning, diffusers and more effective DIY room spray blends to enhance indoor atmosphere, always with varied color and scents.
The following instructions describe some of the most prominent oils and their illustrative uses against allergies for more integrated use in people’s day-to-day activities.
- Peppermint Essential Oil
Besides the refreshing taste, the aroma offers such a zing like cool breeze for the sinuses. The next time kids come back from the yard, try running the diffuser. Better yet, drop some into a steaming bowl of water and use the towel for a soothing face steam. Mix peppermint essential oil with eucalyptus and rosemary, it creates a dazzling combination and a bright aroma for the diffuser.
- Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender is known for its soft, sweet floral aroma, and is best used to calm frantic tinders whenever they feel anxiety. To soothe and clear the mind, place the diffuser beside the bed or rub a single drop to the temples and let the tension melt away. Want to try something different? You’ll be surprised how the combination of one drop of lavender and one drop of peppermint work together to calm and clear.
- Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Eucalyptus instantly uplifts the mood of a room and its occupants to a calm, spa-like setting. To scent more durable items, combine a few drops with distilled water, a splash of witch hazel and lightly spray the fabric. During the times of the year when sinuses can feel especially stuffy, drizzle a drop or two of this oil in steaming water to inhale the uplifting vapor.
- Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon oil brings an uplifting and energizing feel to homemade cleaning sprays. One or two drops added to the all-purpose formula enhances its scent, elevates its mood, and makes it antibacterial. Right before the allergy season, everyone in the family gets the chance to breathe freely with freshly wiped surfaces.
- Tea Tree Essential Oil
Popular for homemade laundry boosters, during rinsing cycle, it fills sheets and pillowcases with a crisp scent while deterring dusty mites. Tea tree oil is well-liked for its strong, clinical scent, and it is prevalent in laundry tank boosters. Added to clean linens, it gives a psychological lift when allergies are a concern.
- Roman Chamomile Essential Oil
Chamomile is the oil to grab for a relaxing experience. Combine a few drops of this essential oil to a carrier oil and use in a warm bath. You can also diffuse the scent of the gentle floral in the room and softly around the house while waiting for the day to end. Chamomile, when mixed with lavender, creates a stunning combination. Grab the diffuser and drop a single drop of each and let it diffuse to hear a lullaby for the senses.
- Frankincense Essential Oil
With frankincense, any diffuser combination can gain a soft, grounding warmth. It blends well with citrus notes such as lemon, or the herbaceous rosemary. Many people like to place frankincense in the meditation corners or yoga studios for its calming and sanctuary-like warmth that soothes the mind. It adds a touch of resinous depth that perfectly fits the space.
- Rosemary Essential Oil
Diffuser recipes in the morning are very much alive with the touch of rosemary. The oil can be mixed with mint for a vigorous aroma that clears and sets a clean tone for the day.
- Clove Essential Oil
“Spicy, rich and warmly inviting” describes clove, which is very much in its element when it comes to recipes that evoke the aroma of a fireplace. Just a few drops in a simmer pot with simmering cinnamon and cloves, plus a generous handful of citrus peels, wraps the room in the comforting aroma of a winter day at a café.
- Geranium Essential Oil
Geranium has a bright sophisticated fragrance that can be layered with other fragrances to sharpen the focus of the composition or to elevate to new heights. It brilliantly glides in between cooling, more aggressive notes like medicinal and sharp eucalyptus or strong peppermint, holding a more gentle hand that brings the entire blend up.
How to Use Essential Oils for Allergies
With the gentle pollen wafting through the air, inhaling these defenders has become habitual. Works like a charm.
- Diffuser Blends: For the gentle blend, use peppermint, lavender, and lemon. In a diffuser, it comes out with a bright, rosemary-blessing scent that adds air and clears the space around the user.
- DIY Room Sprays: Pour 1 cup distilled water into a clean spray bottle. Add 10 drops of eucalyptus oil and 10 drops of tea tree oil. Shake the bottle, then use it to spray around entry doors and in the living room.
- Laundry Fresheners: Add a few drops of lemon oil or tea tree oil to wool dryer balls for lint and linens that smell like sunshine, or put a few drops into the wash liquid.
- Soothing Baths: Add 1 tablespoon of a carrier oil with 5 drops lavender and 5 drops chamomile oil. Stir then add to the bathtub for a smooth and comfy moonlit bath.
- Steam Bowls: Add 2 drops of eucalyptus oil and 2 drops of peppermint oil to a bowl of steaming hot water. Breathe in deeply and slowly with a towel or cloth around your head.
Safety Tips
- Always use a carrier oil with other oil or else it may damage the skin.
- For the care of children, instead of direct application use a diffuser to spread the oil into the room.
- Use bottles with dark glass, keep in a dark place with no access to sunlight.
- Apply a very small amount of oil and wait a few hours to see if there is a reaction on the skin.
Final Considerations
When pollen season comes, it can be easy to give up on sneezing, and sore throats. Using some simple changes around the house can drastically change that. Adding a few drops of essential oils such as peppermint, eucalyptus, lavender, or lemon to daily cleaning, air purifying, and even washing helps to ease those dreadful symptoms, enhances the air quality, and makes the rooms have a nice aroma.
Take a few moments to combine and select suitable scents that your family loves and makes the air clearer. The end product can be used as a simple spray, a washer booster, a steam iron, or as a dispersed oil in a diffuser.
