12 Essential Oils For Valentine’s Day

 Essential oils to enhance love, sex and sensuality!

1 – Ylang Ylang
Ylang Ylang essential oil has a sweet, soft, flowery fragrance that has made it a romantic favourite and used in many perfume preparations. It is a stimulating yet relaxing essential oil that is best known for it’s aphrodisiac properties. Ylang ylang elevates sexual energy, euphoria and enhances relationships. It is a powerful relaxant that can help to allay nervousness and anxiety for those who are shy prior to making love. Petals of this beautiful yellow flower are often strewn across marriage beds in Indonesia. The fragrance is perfect to diffuse to set the tone for your own romantic evening. SHOP >

2 – Rose
 
Rose is a traditional symbol of love and beauty. It is known as the “Queen of Flowers”. Probably the most common scent associated with love, romance and Valentine’s Day. Rose is also the oil of the heart chakra, and associated with the archetype “The Goddess of Love.” It carries a beautiful, strong floral and sweet fragrance that is highly romantic. It’s also known to help balance hormones in the female reproductive system. This is surely the most feminine of oils, with a powerful seductive and
sensual action which can be put to great use either as a single oil, or
blended with sandalwood, geranium, lavender, frankincense or patchouli. Most women find a blend of rose and sandalwood absolutely divine! SHOP >

 
4 – Cinnamon
Cinnamon is known for being a sexual stimulant. The spicy, warm scent may then be beneficial for supporting healthy relationships, health boundaries, and healthy sexuality. Be careful when using though as it is a hot oil so only a drop or two is needed to create a warming sensual massage blend with other essential oils. Always dilute well with carrier oil for topical application. SHOP > 

5 – Patchouli
Patchouli essential oil is a well loved aphrodisiac and another excellent oil for the skin. It is ideal for romantic activities like massages and bubble baths. This essential oil is a heady, base note oil that has has a musky, earthy, exotic aroma with sensual properties. Deep and mysterious, patchouli can unlock the hidden depths of your passion! If you and your partner have been going through a turbulent patch, patchouli may help to soothe arguments and settle things down a bit. Most recent memories of patchouli essential oil are its association as an incense in the hippie era of the 1960′s. Use patchouli oil to re-capture the ’60′s decade of free love! This
oil is best used in blends due to its very persistent fragrance, and
just one drop of patchouli in any mix will add a hint of oriental
mystery.   SHOP >
 
6 – Jasmine
Jasmine is considered the ‘King of Essences’, Jasmine is a stimulating and euphoric essence, traditionally seen as an aphrodisiac. It increases energy levels and brightens the mood reducing frigidity. Essential oil of Jasmine is particularly helpful for men because it can be used quite reliably as a natural means of addressing many common performance issues. This is perhaps because of its reputation of
instilling confidence and alleviating fear. Jasmine blends beautifully with ylang ylang, rose and sandalwood. SHOP >
 
7 – Vetiver
Vetiver has a deep, earthy aroma that can be used to enhance sensual awareness. This oil will also encourage deep relaxation. Stimulating to the senses, relaxing on the body, perfect for therapeutic blending to enhance massage pleasure. SHOP >

Clary Sage is warming and very relaxing and has a reputation for creating a sense of euphoria. Massage with clary sage oil is profoundly relaxing with a sensual quality making it beneficial for frigidity partly due to it’s hormonal aphrodisiacal influence. SHOP >