Do Essential Oils Really Work? And Why?
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- What does the research say about what essential oils can actually do?
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PSA: A friendly reminder to anyone with pets, be sure to do a little bit of research about whether or not those essential oils may be toxic to your pets. (:
Michelle Winters I don't have any pets, they are a financial burden and smell
Catnip oil among others is one mosquito repellent oil. Your cat will love you.
Shadowtechnik They do smell, that's why we use them to sniff out drugs.
Shadowtechnik you're just jealous that people find smelly animals more enjoyable to be around than you.
Also small children. Don't expose your infant to lavender soaps and such.
My essential oils are peanut (fries), corn (stir-fry), canola (eggs) and olive (everything else). I like butter too.
Olive oil is actually a great way to fry an egg.
I just use avocado oil for everything
Have you tried the essential oil Mayonnaise?
What about fossil oil?
I'm now going to say that my favorite essential oil is peanut butter.
Essential oils are fine but a lot of people into the oils really get into the oils and treat them as magic cure all. Don't join the oil cult.
Tell that to the americans
Oh wrong oil
They take customers away from the cult that is pharmaceuticals. At that point, I don't even care if it works or not, because the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Girl InaHat My favorite Essential Oils are the ones used on Fragrances such as YSL L'Homme Libre or Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb. Eau de toilette or Parfume are good. I heard of How Tos that essential oils can be used as home cleaning products.
That kind of reminds me of homopaths and naturapaths think they are doctor giving watered down essential oils to swallow.
Max Power pharmaceuticals aren't a cult.
I use essential oils to confuse the police dogs
Better than Muscle Hank's comment! On this video at least😂
🤣🤣🤣
Does it work?
Beginner to prepare these essential oils then click the girl n see surprise box
@@jamesdorasamy5751 Beginner to prepare these essential oils then click the girl n see surprise box
Know why I use essential oils? They make my room smell good lol
ME TO LOVE MY INFUSER!!!
Brandon Johnson
Best you’ll get out of these oils.
Hell yeah I can't get enough!
I love the eucalyptus. it helps me relax and breath better.
Same
Depends on what you use them for. I have chronic rhinitis that often causes sinusitis, triggering during the night depending on my sleep position and causes a migraine-like headache every morning. As the son of a doctor, I had access to antibiotics and that was the way I handled sinusitis: 1 ibuprofen and a couple of amoxicillin, wait a few hours until the headache goes away (sometimes it didn't).
Then I tried a diffuser with eucalyptus, tea tree, lemon, peppermint, and it reduces my nasal congestion so much I can physically feel it going on inside my sinuses. The internal swelling is gone in 15 minutes, no medications needed. Does it cure my rhinitis? nope, that'll probably require surgery (already had one). But they make the pain go away faster and without killing my gut.
They don't work for everything, but if your issue is related to air, they pack a punch.
Your doctor parent should have warned you about antibiotic abuse and the harm you have caused to your fellow humans. Medicine is not your strong point, for sure.
it’s not essential as in ‘necessary’, it’s essential as in ‘essence’.
River Amazon that's right I think this video wasn't well studied before publishing.
River Amazon yup, that was disappointingly slack.
Agreed, there are several things mentioned in this video that throw up red flags. They clearly didn't research very well, or purposely neglected some things. :) :0 ;)
River Amazon I always want to go to Lush!
Ty
Literally every person with a chronic illness--
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My man
Haha! This is so damn relatable! Neck injury a couple years back, ever since it's been "have you tried chiropractors, mine is great, I see him every other week"....if he's great, why do you need to see him every 14 days...clearly he's not very good... That along with witch doctor suggestions from at least one person...
Aspect Science -- My fave is when I reply "Oh, I have a genetic illness. I was born with it and it's not going to improve. Thanks though."
Them: "Oh yeah I know! I was in a wheelchair once too after I twisted my ankle. Peppermint cured me right up. It'll help you too, lemme give you my info."
Me: **looks around to see if I'm in the twilight zone**
😂 True.
Kaalyn - OPG this REALLY irks me. I have several chronic illnesses, as well as hereditary hearing loss, and the moment some people hear about it, they trot this out. And yes, I do use essential oils, but not randomly, not 'blended by some mystical somebody or other', and as part of my treatment regime, not AS the treatment itself. The hearing loss thing is mentioned because I've had people tell me it can be helped with essential oils. By this point, I've stopped listening because nope. My brain doesn't work properly, and no amount of essential oils or any medication or intervention is ever going to change that. So many annoying people... 😑
Name comes from French word "essentiel" which nowadays means essential but one of the old meanings was "extracted from plants". It's still found in some biology or chemistry books and to this day woodworkers still use the term "essence" to mean a specific kind of wood.
As in essence of lavender.
Wrong. Never had anything to do with plants. It is from Latin _esse,_ to be. They are oils (mostly, but not exclusively) that represent the "essence" of the plant as understood by human experiences. Ocimene is the major ingredient from Basil, for example, because it smells like Basil. β-Pinene smells like pine. Limonene smells like lemons.
One lady at my church told my mom she could have healed my sisters heart defect with essential oils...we don't talk to her anymore
your mom is a few steps ahead of mine
Wtf is wrong with those people
Lo siento
Lmao😂
She was probably apart of some evil MLM. Not the oil's fault.
At a very basic level, just liking the smell will have a positive impact to some extent, in the same way that the smell of food you like can have a positive effect. All of the senses work this way, like seeing a man/woman you find attractive can lift your mood or seeing a animal you think is cute. Feeling a light breeze on a warm day, tasting nice food/drink, hearing a song you like. Our emotional state is very much influenced by our senses.
Things that smell good help to create an atmosphere that feels more pleasant.
This guy is a great host
Alejandra Perez Like a Hank clone
Jesus Christ wore oils so it's more than just in the mind awsome host well said
@@debbiejournigan2962 Everybody wore oils back then. Religious people are the kings of conformation bias.
I was explaining to my niece proper car maintenance and told her, "Regularly changing the oil is essential."
She replied, "Essential oils? I know all about that."
Yeah, essential oils are amazing. One drop of bergamot, and it'll clear all the carbon out of your engine, fix your transmission, and give you a hand job.
I'd like to see your unnatural synthetic laboratory oils do that.
Essential - necessary, needful. Essential - the essence of a fragrence, fundamental to the product. Still and all, they smell nice. But they're overpriced, like much that's trendy.
I see you are a man of letters. You must know about holy oil then.
Master Therion
Palm face
Ba dum tss?
When I work out I sweat so much that I need to use essential oils to mask the smell so I Don't get kicked out of the gym
Muscle Hank lolol
I'd love to smell "Muscle Hank essential oil", 80% pure testosterone extracted from those juicy mus... What am I even saying ??
Muscle Hank oils stick to ur skin which i dont like so id stay away. I dont like to wear deoderant as it does the same but if i have to i will. If not already you should electric shave your pits it may seem weird if you havent before but it feels cleaner and the smell is like 75% less
Muscle Hank - when I lived on tour (I was the lighting director for a band) it was *_very_* common practice for folk to use the _”hippy shower”_ which is, like you, tossing on some essential oils to mask your funk !! I did wish people used patchouli more responsibly tho... a *_teeny-tiny bit_* of it goes a *_looooong_* way, too much and it’s insufferable !! I still use a mix of *sandalwood and bergamot* as a fragrance to this day...
Wtf 😂
_I have a roll on anxiety release, it helps when I roll it on my temple and chest. It doesn’t make my anxiety go away but the smell does give a calm relaxing feeling when I’m smelling it_
Yes! I believe it!
I turned to oils after pharmaceuticals caused more damage to my mind, body and screwed up my whole life!
My mom uses essential oils to help depression and anxiety and from what I can tell they help to make her more positive and more fun to be around.
Essential oils seem to be commonly anti-bacterial. Perhaps ancestors who were attracted to such substances had better survival rates. I think something similar has been put forward regarding a preference for spicy food. I would guess that is why the sound of running water is relaxing. Usually running water is the safer option when needing a drink in the wild.
I have no doubt that smell affects mood - and that there is a scientific explanation. Raising dopamine and serotonin levels is fairly easy to do through any positive associative behaviour. Rocking gently, as in a rocking chair for example, does this and I could easily hypothesize that scents from natural sources could trigger innate responses in the human brain related to the natural world. We know that prisoners exposed to nature - trees and water behave far less aggressively. The sound of water lapping lulls people to sleep and is generally very soothing. Whether these are merely associative or innate responses, there physiological responses are clearly real. Why should pleasant scent be any different?
I always thought it was a combination of placebo and classical conditioning. If I only use lavender when I am trying to relax, my brain will eventually associate the smell with relaxation.
I haven't seen anything to back this up, just my intuition.
At the day end of the day, I just like how it smells.
I just tried lemongrass in my oil/air diffuser today. The smell was nice, but the distinct association with air fresheners and bathrooms was unbearable, lol.
Relevant anecdote: I used to chew dried lavender at work whenever I was anxious and it would immediately mellow me out, as does a good dose of peppermint. I would be interested in seeing research about various mint-family plants and how people respond to them; they're used so prevalently in medicine, cooking, and aromatherapy that it's worth focusing specifically on them. Of course, they also just generally smell and/or taste good and that pleasant and often bold sensation could be doing it too.
Also, catnip is a mint, and definitely triggers a feel-good response in (most) cats; the mechanisms behind that could be similar to what goes on with humans, and possibly other mammals. It's definitely worth a good look at the very least.
Ugh. Are you familiar with the placebo effect?
@@youpeoplearecrazy374 Yes, quite familiar. Just because it's a possibility doesn't mean it shouldn't be studied.
@@youpeoplearecrazy374You should never assume an effect was caused by placebo. If you did then no effects would ever be studied.
I wish he had covered some of the other claims theses people make more than just stress relief. They claim you can prevent or treat illnesses with oils
Seth Conyers they likely avoided that because I highly doubt anyone seeking out sci show would even consider that
Seth Conyers Mostly because it goes deep into chemistry and there isn’t enough time here. A chemical called methyl salicylate has been proven to help with pain. Essential oils like birch oil or wintergreen oil are mostly comprised of methyl salicylate. Therefore those oils help with pain when used topically
ZeldasSword That could be, but I mean we have friends who recommend we use some oils to treat pneumonia and the flu.
Seth Conyers There are some oils with chemicals that can open up the nasal passages (I can't remember that chemical right now) but actually treating anything is more likely people trying to sell you something
Seth Conyers I would assume that the oils could help with bowl movements because of the exess of Serotonin
Flashbacks to when my friend said “drinking essential oils will cure AD HD”
Damn really?
Was your friend anti vax
Dude he/she probably joking I’ve never heard anyone say that
Lmao
@@changedfornoreason8199 alot of people are "anti-vax"
A mix of essential Oils, warm showers, darkness/naps, and painkillers are my go to for migraines. Lavender, eucalyptus, mint, chamomile, and orange cause orange helps my nausea, I'll even smell orange peels if I'm feeling really nauseous, helps immediately, don't know why.
I can only speak for myself, but EO's have helped me with my allergies a whole lot. A little on my feet and chest and my sinuses clear right up!
Essential oils are so powerful!
They are toxic!
scripps.ucsd.edu/biblio/volatile-chemical-emissions-essential-oils
@@JessentialLife They can help ease discomfort or minor ailments, but they're not going to cure anything severe.
Some essential oils aren't just for smelling, some are to kill bacterias and some can be used to make your mucus runny (if your nose's blocked). So it's not only aromatherapy
Insert Meme lavender oil, clove and cinnamon for instance. Was really hoping they go more into the topical application of essential oils
Tea trea and peppermint as well...
You can even cook with some of them! Grapefruit essential oil added to butter cream makes delicious cupcakes, and herb essential oils replace dried herbs for pasta and so on...
Also chili oil helps with joint pain!
Tea tree oil. Case closed.
Listerine's active ingredients are all essential oils (mint, eucalyptus oil, wintergreen and thymol) In fact, at certain concentrations, the blend is considered a drug.
Short answer: No
Long answer: Noooooooooo
Genetically Modified Skeptic hey boy
If an oil works, it’s because of chemicals in the oil themselves. Wintergreen essential oil and peppermint essential oil are the main ingredients in things like bio freeze and bengay
To those saying they work, I recommend checking out my video, "7 Arguments for Alternative Medicine Debunked." It's easy to find on my channel.
I do really enjoy engaging with those with the opposite position to me, but it's nice to get those arguments out of the way first.
Genetically Modified Skeptic It's hard, I love a lot oils but any argument about them is moot unless the disgustion is about chemistry
Did you even watch the video?
Try being skeptical about your own biased presumptions, psuedointellectual
I have been breathing in oil for years now and it really helps me relieve stress. I would DEFINITELY say it’s essential because without doing it I get anxious and my day gets ruined. I typically do it at the car pumps or if I’m parked and I can just open the latch and get a whiff. 10/10 would recommend. Everyone have a blessed day ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You typed this comment somewhere else too.
My mom is a massage therapist, so this was an informative video for me and her. You guys are my hero.
And, sadly, misguided heroes.
As a massage therapist myself, client seeking stress relief find great value in a pleasant essential blend to aid in that. It’s sad how many oils are mis advertised and how misleading that is to the public. Relaxation and awesome scents are not a bad thing. False advertising and false claims are.
Broke my wrist and out of nowhere this woman appeared and told me "here use my essential oil" And broken wrist is no more. End.
Hahahaha
And when it eventually heals she's like "See, the oils worked!"
Some oils like peppermint are excellent antibiotics especially for the skin. Peppermint kills MRSA and VRSA dead. There is an NIH paper on this from about 2017. The push behind the research was the rapid rate at which some bugs gained resistance to the antibiotics man was inventing. The final paragraph went something like this : "There is no doubt that these essential oils will be a useful adjunct in the fight against microbial drug resistance. "
Hey! >Trained Aromatherapiest here<
1. Aromatherapy oils contain more than terpens, they have different chemical properties that may absorb through different mediums.
For example Limonene - a lemon like substance rhat has anti cancer properties.
Oxides - compunds which irritate the skin yet, when inhaled assist with airway clearing. (Eucalyptus for example)
2. Different mediums are: Direct application, application with base oils, inhalation through steam and even digestion, or drinking the plsnts water like extract which is far less potent.
3. Consult an aromatherapiest before using these methods since these are very potent substances.
It is always no matter what the issue, best to consult a licensed armoatherapiest!!! These compunds are much more potent then herbal medicine.
Thx for the video, all the best.
The only reason why I ever got rid of my hereditary acne was with jojoba, tea tree and lavender oil skin treatment. It started showing results just a couple weeks after consistent usage and it never made my skin have a inflammatory reaction like so many pharmaceutical creams and pills can give you. I've never had clearer skin than I do now and after years of trying all kinds of acne treatments essential oils were pretty much the only thing that worked on me.
Santi Barrios which particular brand did you use? And where did u get it from?
The oils could have helped it it could be a coincidence that your acne was clearing up as you were doing that treatment. Perhaps the oil was in a solution of alcohol, which can clean the pores if your skin
yeah, cause there's so many reported cases of acne just disappearing all by itself
Nah. Tea tree oil has a whole bunch of terpenes in it that have antibacterial effects. They're used by the plant to protect itself. Lavender I think also. Jojoba is just an oil that can dissolve tea tree oil, which isn't water soluble. I also use tea tree oil for my acne, and whenever I stop my acne comes back after a couple of weeks or so. Using it with other products I can get about 95% clearance or better, and it's dirt cheap and quick and easy to apply.
it's so obvious too, like where do people think we get essential oils from?
i'll give you a tip: the exact same place we get drugs from
I always thought this was pretty obvious. Pleasant smells trigger a small pleasure response, and encourage deeper breaths to get more of it. Both of these can diffuse stress, which can make a person feel slightly better.
Very limited viewpoint. Essential oils are being used in medical trial all the time and the results, although not widely publicized are astounding. They are nature's gift to mankind. Research and learn.
I am never worried or anxious when waiting for dentist....I worry or panic when the doctor said something along the line of "this is not going to hurt"
Our olfactory sense is key in picking information from our surroundings. The smell of the essential oils, which is perceived as pleasant, tells us the surrounding is pleasant and safe and there's nothing to be worried about. Hence the calmness.
This comment is underrated
So I know that you mentioned the lack of any rigorous studies for the treatment of disease with essential oil, but are there any studies about the antibacterial properties of certain essential oils? I always see things about oregano/tea tree/lavander can help treat scapes and burns or acne and other things.
there's something called antibiotics my guy you don't need to look for them where you wont find them
Lavender oil is the only thing that ever effectively treats my acne. I have chronic cystic acne in my late 20's and it sure beats everything else I've tried!
That's so awesome to hear! I believe it!
How do you use it/apply it??? So interested!!!
I always thought “essential” referred to the “essence” of whatever you’re getting the oil from.
I got rid of bed bugs w/Tea tree oil. Made me feel better.
I would have thought that aroma therapy was mostly a placebo effect.
If you don't get how the oils may work then perhaps you should consider the following, the chemicals in the oils may only have an effect (as a chemical) on the olfactory bulb chemoreceptors, the rest is nerve impulse patterns, like music or any other sensory input that has measurable emotional responses.
No Karen, lavender scented oils won’t cure Timmy’s toe fungus
Actually they most likely would according to this study www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.027748-0
lmao
A fungus does seem like a valid target for essential plant compounds
karen? whoz that
No Karen, tea tree oil is not all that good for Timmies herpes
Scishow psyche has a very soft science spisode too but they present it as facts instead of giving the warnings. Thank you for looking out for me more than they do.
Also:
Essential oils of some plants have been used for anti-microbal or skin soothing effects for a long time.
Plants and their essential components have been components for a very long time as well. Atropine, thymol, and asprin are all examples of plant essence based medicines that we find in hospitals the world around!
EOs are contaminated with toxic substances.
scripps.ucsd.edu/biblio/volatile-chemical-emissions-essential-oils
They and other medication aren't made of these oils. There's a reason medicine doesn't use essential oils. There's no indication that they actually kill microbes or reduce symptoms. Other wise your doctor would send you to the apothecary instead of the pharmacy.
Plant derived compounds are very important to medicine. Plants, fungi, bacteria, archea and bugs are locked in perpetual chemical warfare/arms race.
Logically these compounds can be used to our benefit. Like penecilin against bacteria, or plant based insect repellents (cedar smell repels moths). However, just any old oil is not necessarily going to do much more than make a room smell nice.
Our own blood is filled with a soup of antimicrobial compounds, they are referred to as the compliment system.
I don't expect jasmine oil to cure cancer, but it can make your house smell nice and that relaxing smell can boost your mood which can give you some real physiological benefits, mainly in the form of lower stress leading to less stress induced health problems. (And never underestimate the power of a placebo).
Essential oils are not skin soothing whatsoever. Infact, they are the literal opposite. They irritate the skin and can cause photo-toxicity if exposed to the sunlight essentially causing burns and blisters on the skin. They also cause an allergic response that your immune system is going to make when it comes in contact with them.
I bought some lavender oil today to see if that’ll help with my epilepsy. I’m hoping it does. I’ll be checking out different essential oils at some point.
I like the lavender oil, it makes me feel calm.
So will tequila. All natural, distilled from plants like essential oils.
essential oils do helps. One of our female colleague uses it, she has facial allergies， her cheeks always red, red, like apple. After three month treatment, her cheeks no longer red.
I always say that even if it's placebo, if it's still working for you, and it's not harmful, keep doing it.
Of course, but the deeper you get into such stuff the more it gets expensive and dangerous for your safety and those you are responsible for, when you someday seek essential oil help above medical
Essential oil does works for just mood and massage. I used to use cajeput oil or other for anything because it works, mosquito bites, cold weather, help sleeping, and many more. Just apply a bit in your hand and smell en. It's so good
Does it matter if it is the oil or the experience that gives the desired effect?
If you want to replicate or simply accurately understand the effect, then yeah, it does.
ReginaFera
You are right, it is about research.
I was thinking personal use.
If it's experience, then anything that smells nice or just right will work, not only essential oils.
Only for scientific reasons :) when I have to go through something difficult I find bringing a "charm helps because I can focus on that rather than my emotions and I can control the emotions better. Did the charm magically do that? No. But it helped me so why care other than for science based research?
Pa Pinkelman a
Although I don't believe essential oils are a divine medicine that can cure even cancer like some people believe.
I still use essential oil whenever I have a headache, the menthol combined with the smell of the oil actually helps a lot. I would still prefer a Tylenol tho.
That was great and such an honest take. Thank you!
I used a mixture of lavender oil, ylang ylang oil, and chamomile oil and the effect on my anxiety was stronger then the persciption I was taking.
This comment is bad and you should feel bad
@@georgetourloukis7194 That was 3 years ago. I've moved on to cbd oil.
Cbd oil allowed me to get off the prescription anti anxiety medication I was talking.
Terpenes are not well understood in general but some have been studied and have been found to affect neurotransmitters, some are antimicrobial, etc. Ask Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners how well essential oils work for patients. Just because they're not studied much (because they won't make a pharmaceutical company a lot of money) doesn't mean they don't have medical value on some level. For example, thymol (from thyme) is used in botanical disinfectants. Thyme essential oil contains thymol. Lemon essential oils contain the terpene limonene and it has been preliminarily shown to help with mood (and is also frequently found in cannabis). Again, just because it's not mainstream doesn't mean there's not evidence of effect. But it also isn't a cure all. I certainly wouldn't treat cancer or sepsis or severe mental illness with essential oils alone.
Basil immediately relaxes my mind.
That's awesome that you know an exact thing you can use to get to chilllll town. Might need to do some experimenting!
If there is a psychoactive component to basil, it needs to be criminalized immediately. The prisons need more flesh! 💚💙💛💜
I use basil too I call it weed though
So Basil is a mellow fellow?
I named my great dane Basil. Basil calms me down
It would be interesting to see just what essential oils do to the body. For example I read that human skin has olfactory glands that seem to react to some scents and heal faster in response. Does that mean certain scents could help with certain skin problems or have mild anti-aging effects, and does it have any effect on other cells? I don't know, but I'd love to find out.
There's also the properties of different oils that can have an effect: some oils like tea tree are antibacterial, and sweet almond oil is a muscle relaxant.
How would you do a double blind when it comes to smells? The scent of oranges isn't exactly hard to identify...
The participants don't know that they're being asked certain questions to specifically check the effect of "those oils which they're smelling". The participants, even if they can smell it, may think that the room they're sitting in for the questioning just smells a certain way and they don't make the connection between the smell and the study thus making it blind. I'm sure there must be some other levels of control in such an experiment.
Thank you for showing sources. Mad respect bro
Clove oil basically saved me from financial ruin before. I had finally got a good job when one of my back teeth started killing me. Pain so bad I couldnt work or do anything. My sister gave me clove oil and it took away the pain. I ended up receiving my insurance and went to the dentist to have the tooth removed.
Clove oil does have medicinal use in dentistry, but like most things becomes toxic if over used.
There are a large number of factors that could be involved in the subjective effects of some of these oils.
Many of them trigger my asthma but a couple, such as eucalyptus, has a positive effect on nasal congestion and relaxes me in a big way, because of positive childhood associations with the smell.
Positive experiences in which the fragrance of the oils may well be a factor.
Sounds like y'all got the left audio fixed.
Some oils are known to have healing properties. Tee tree oil, and sage will help at least beat back fungus infection of the foot along with other things. People have forgotten that the majority of our medications come from a plant. Not all are synthetic man made medications.
Disease comes from inflammation. Inflammation comes from stress. Essential oils reduce stress. So I don't know that the science is important; if something decreases your anxiety then it will help you in terms of your physical health. If I'm wrong, tell me how! LOL
I enjoy essential oils because my sense of smell is super weak, but most of them are strong enough for me to smell. I feel like a big reason why they "work" can simply be attributed to experiencing a pleasant sense, especially if a particular stimuli is associated with any positive intention or memory. Feel good physically, feel good emotionally.
Frankly, I don't care why they work. As long as they do work and do not harm.
Exactly
I have a bottle of sweet orange oil. Not for whatever it says it helps but because it smells good compared to the other oils they had.
Not just essential oils, almost all scents pleasant to you can cause this effect, probably because of positive association. My dog died a few weeks ago and I still smell her bed every now and then because it smells wonderful and makes me feel like she's still with me.
It was nice to see that one of the trending topics was something I already had a subscription for.
Peppermint oil can help you for sure, it’s the menthol that does the work
Peppermint also relieves anxiety
Frankincense is incredibly calming and spiritually uplifting! A few strong sniffs and you'll feel a pleasant pressure in your head and face that slowly radiates to the rest of your body.
Some works well. Eucalyptus and menthol made into a balm, you've got vaporub (weapon of moms everywhere) 🤣
I work at a place that sells the NOW Foods brand of essential oils, and I know they affect peoples' mood because I dropped a 1oz bottle of basil oil once and felt rather embarrassed when it broke on the floor and filled practically the whole warehouse with it's strong scent, causing everyone to get peeved at me. But really though, while I doubt that they cure cancer, they can indeed help you feel calm, happy, and peaceful. And if you're sick, using the eucalyptus oil has a similar effect to using Vick's vapor rub except it could be a bit cheaper when you consider you need only a few drops of oil to make it work.
When i come home after a long day i unwind by taking a glass of tea a cigarette and the newspaper and sit on the toliet and take a big poop.
I'm guessing it's mostly the ritualized behavior that creates a conditioned response. If you take the time to set up your aromatic compounds, you're more likely to start to relax. This helps you associate the smell of the oil with relaxation, and is further accentuated by the strong effect smells have on invoking memories.
I think its also because if you are trying to smell something, you are taking deeper breaths. which can help relax you as well.
I love essential oils 😂 in my weed.... actually relaxing, and very high In Terpenes
Neat combo great video lit a candle tonight now want to have some essential oils got lots should use more make icnece out of them tho
Ironically I was at the dentist today
Which of the following essential oils would be most effective at boosting mood from depression and sadness?
1. Eucalyptus
2. Peppermint
3. Patchouli
Yes, because it smells good, and good things make us happy. This ain't rocket science.
Do Essential Oils Really Work? PROBABLY. And Why? WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.
Thanks, SciShow.
I can share 3 that I know work, one is orange oil that will make basically anything sticky no longer sticky, stickers gum it works on stuff like that fantastic. Second, anything that contains menthol or Menthol itself, it is extremely cooling, think the opposite of hot peppers, third is clove or cinnamon (true cinnamon) oil that is very warming, combine with menthol and you basically have IcyHot.
The term "essential" refers to the "essence" i.e. the scent. The modern meaning of "essential" meaning fundamentally important is figurative and has overshadowed the older literal meaning.
lol essential means "of or pertaining to an essence" but i guess thinking that you need them in some way could be a common understanding.
Thanks for the vid :)
When my wisdom teeth were coming in, clove oil was the only thing that helped the pain
Clove oil does have a medicinal benefit in dental applications. However toxicity is dose dependent. Clove oil can induce some bad outcomes diffused into a room.
Don't forget that most of our modern medicine comes from refined compounds removed and or derived plants and their essential oils...they are not just for aroma therapy. Besides which, most aromatherapy oils contain chemicals to make a base oil smell a certain way. They are rarely pure essential oils and those of medicinal quality are very costly.
They all contain toxic substances. Avoid inhalation of harmful VOCs!!!
scripps.ucsd.edu/biblio/volatile-chemical-emissions-essential-oils
But essential oils are used for more than scent therapy. For example tea tree oil is a natural anti-microbial, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial treatment for hair, skin, and nails.
s b Thank you. I'll be looking for it.
s b Seems expensive but worth it.
s b Lavender is good for fleas and ticks too, Huh?
Excellent explanation! Keep up the good work mate!
0:42 "They are sometimes used for 'protection'" *Evil laughing*
AKA chemical warfare.
Like how cedar smells great to us but repells moths. Or how lime juice + sunlight = serious burns.
Dude 🤦🏻
My sense of smell is extremely acute and consequently these smells stress me out and make me feel anxious. They also make me wonder what's being covered up. Is that dentist office stinky without the smells? I avoid places with these things as much as I avoid cats (due to my allergies).
It all depends what you use it for, really. Peppermint essential oil helps clear my sinuses during allergy season (as does strong mint candy). Rub some under my nose, and I can breathe easier for a bit. Better smelling than that vapor rub crap.
Wintergreen is also good for clearing your sinuses and is safe as long as you don't ingest it.
Why should Wintergreen not be ingested? Do you have any sources I can read?
That vapo rub crap actually is MADE of essential oils, if only you bothered reading the ingredients list :en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicks_VapoRub camphor is synthetic, but is based on natural camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) essential oil composition; then you have eucalyptus essential oil, menthol (i.e. a component of mint essential oil), cedar essential oil, nutmeg essential oil, thymol (a component of thyme essential oil) and turpentine oil, i.e. an essential oil extracted from pines wood.
Question is: a LOT of them are actually very irritating for skin and mucosas, so you have to use it sparingly and far from eyes, nose and mouth. In fact, mint essential oil is very irritating too, and if you can rub it under your nose without a problem, then very probably it's not a real essential oil, or maybe it's diluted.
It can make you sick if ingested.
I agree with a lot in the comments, I wished this would have touched on the topical application because that's how a lot of people have been using them. Fragrance can be nice, I personally love the smell of juniper berries, but what about tea tree and treating acne?
im no scientist, but i can already foresee this man going bald within the next few years
And I’m no neurologist but I can already foresee the last few brain cells you have imploding in the next few years
I'm not really big into essential oils, but smelling smelling peppermint oils really clears me out when I have a stuffed nose. No placebo going on since I was a complete skeptic when I tried it. I figured, "what would it hurt to just try it"? Lavender is rubbish though lol. Hate the smell and it gives me a headache!
You literally only talked about aromatic use of essential oils. Also, essential oils are not so called because they are essential (read: necessary) but because they are the “essence” of the plant from which they are taken. I wish you had actually taken the time to cover other ways oils are used. My family uses oils, and honestly, I almost never use it as a mood booster. I do, however, use oils for disinfecting and immune support. We diffuse oils, yes, but we also apply them topically and sometimes take them internally. This video barely scratches the surface. I expect more comprehensive coverage from SciShow.
Never expect comprehensive coverage on anything considered "alt-medicine/science" on this channel.
He didn't because that's all pseudo-science. Aromatherapy isn't pseudoscience, notice how he was intentionally vague and alluded to the unsure nature of these oils even just as aromatherapy tools? It's called placebo, and some people are genuinely numb enough to eat snake oil right up.
Anticonny none of the things you listed have any correlation with another at all, are you just spouting big words to try to seem smart?
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What are you even trying to say? These are a few examples for essential oils respectively chemicals present in them and their use to point out that Jared is wrong. These aren't even big words.
lmao let me guess, you also a sun gazing vegan who believes in past lives.
One clear benefit not discussed is that pleasant, natural smells encourage deeper breathing and the increased oxygenation of the body could also provide many of the positive benefits.
I know that when I use my favourite parfume I feel prettier 😊
important research mechanisms displayed there....I got a few "holistic" friends that should watch this...
I wanna go to Lush now 🛁✨
Nobody thinks that they are called "essential oils" because they are essential or necessary to life. They are called that because they are made of the essences of various plant materials. From Merriam-Webster's definition of essence: 4 a (1) : a constituent or derivative possessing the special qualities (as of a plant or drug) in concentrated form; also : a preparation of such an essence or a synthetic substitute (2) : a volatile substance or constituent (as of perfume)
b : odor, perfume
Only the people at SciShow would need to have this explained to them.
I used essential oils once. Now im a zombie.
Zombiesize nah ill stick with brains. Much healthier for my kind.
Zombiesize of cousre not europe is a planet. (On a more serious note)And you havent given any evidence as to your first claim.
Zombiesize did you actualy bother to read the paper because it says that the oil uses its hydrophobic bonds to breack down cell walls and membranes and disrupt enzymes inside the pathogenic bacteria(gram positive). It is very inifective against gram negative and scince it has hydrophobic molecules that bind to cell membranes it is going to harm your cells as well. This is what happens when you come up with a conclusion and look for evidence instead of look for evidence and then come up with the conclusion based on that evidence guessing from your 10 second comment im under the impression you never bothered to check if the paper actually suppourts your conclusion.
zombie blood isn't it funny when people say "do your research" but don't actually read papers away from cognitive dissonance, or miss facts.
Making videos about something that is better understood would benefit more
Not sure why Hank cut me out of his show. We seemed to be agreeing about rainbows being man made. Luckily I recovered the lost Sci FI footage. Keep asking questions
Our Founding Liars I saw that!
Do explain....
@@annahappen7036 look up "banned sci show episode the host talks about rainbows"