EYVOR | Ylang Ylang Essential Oil: The Key to Inner Peace

Ylang-ylang was first used by European explorers because of its irresistible scent. Over time, it popular across Europe and started to impact interior design, hairstyles, and the general small way of living. It was said to beget the growth of candescent, lustrous hair.  

The first marketable civilization of ylang-ylang began in Manila. By the early 1900s, ylang-ylang was incorporated into one of the most famous scents of all time and had been started to use in perfumery.

Then, during the early twentieth century, French druggists discovered numerous beneficial health-related uses for its oil, and it came to be an effective treatment for several conditions including malaria, typhus, and intestinal infections. In both eastern and western worlds, the oil was also used for its comforting effects, helping to calm stress and anxiety.

As people started to study Ylang Ylang more, they found its active components were also beneficial for various health issues and promoted better living. Ylang Ylang is also used in delicacies, and indeed ice cream! Ylang Ylang is a common ice cream flavor at some places and a specialty ice cream at a few others.

Benefits:

Ylang-ylang oil is made from the flowers of the herb Cananga odorata

In Ayurveda, ylang ylang essential oil is believed to have comforting, cooling, relaxing, and calming tendencies. Ylang ylang essential oil can also help create the right bodily balance by encouraging an air of calmness and relaxation. This can help clear the mind and body of any unwanted pressure. 

Ylang ylang essential oil is also said to soothe, tone, and balance the skin. Not only this, but it is great for your hair too as it helps condition your hair. At the same time, the scent also helps to relax and calm the mind.

Wherever ylang-ylang grows, the flowers are a popular source of decoration and can be placed into the hair as hair accessories. Its flowers are also sometimes woven into wreaths. The oil is often diffused in apartments to mix its soothing scent in the air.

It's also thought to help disband negative emotions and feelings. That, combined with its soothing properties, makes this plant perfect for promoting acceptance and self-love. It is said to create a love-filled atmosphere and is often used to create an air of romance.

Its other uses include treating mood swings, the feeling of discomfort, and the general anguish associated with PMS and periods in women. It maintains a state of wakefulness and is also good for treating high blood pressure. 

Its soothing and comforting effects also make it effective for treating stress-related mental issues like depression, and anxiety.

DIY:

Ylang-ylang oil is often applied to one’s wrists as perfume and for the soothing scent after icing a carrier oil like coconut oil.

Add coconut oil to ylang-ylang essential oil, transfer to a dropper bottle, and use on the scalp to promote hair growth and condition the hair.

Conclusion:

With a rich history of providing quality health and beauty benefits, it is no wonder that people appreciate making ylang-ylang oil as a part of their life. It ensures you and your surroundings are both calm and filled with love and positivity. It has a great effect on your mind and body. 

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