Do essential oils really work?

[paul linus]

Yes essential oils are effective. There have been several studies separately on different types of essential oils like dabbing a peppermint oil with ethanol mixture on the forehead gives relief from headache.

 

[Nil Thapliyal]

Essential oils are in fact used as alternative therapy and it really gives relief from stress, anxiety and depression.

 

[paul linus]

Yes, since the era of 90s extensive research has been carried out with essential oils. In a test-tube study, essential oils like tea tree oil and peppermint oil have shown positive results in treating bacterial infections. However, the same results on humans are yet to be proved.

 

[Nil Thapliyal]

Apart from aromatherapy the essential oils are also used to scent homes, freshen up laundry, to provide natural scent in homemade cosmetic and man-made mosquito repellents.