Essential Oil Blends to Help You Sleep Better

Are you someone who tosses and turns at night? Do you find it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep through the night? Suffering from sleep problems has a trickle-down effect on the rest of your life. Poor sleep quality can:

• Impair your alertness, attention, and concentration
• Put you at risk for serious health problems, such as high blood pressure and stroke
• Impair your motor vehicle skills and put you at risk while driving
• Contribute to depression and anxiety
• Age your skin

If you’re looking for ways to sleep better, you may want to look into the benefits of essential oils.

Essential oils are extracted from a plant and are thus highly-concentrated. Although people can apply them topically, many find that the best results come when using an oil diffuser. Below, we’ve provided you with a few essential oil sleep tips and recommendations to help you get a better night’s sleep.

Why Essential Oils Can Help You Get A Better Night Sleep

Over the past few years, scientists have been conducting more research into the world of essential oils and aromatherapy. The results have been overwhelmingly positive, and the same holds true when it comes to sleep.

For instance, this study sought to determine whether aromatherapy would be “a safe alternative to pharmaceutical interventions for mild to moderate sleep disturbances.” The study concluded that inhaling essential oils was safe and effective for those suffering from such disturbances.

Another study from 2016 examined whether the inhalation of essential oils was beneficial for shift nurses after night work. The study concluded that “the inhalation of aroma essential oils had effects to increase the quality of sleep.”

Pure Versus Blended Oils

When shopping for the best essential oils for sleep, you’ll come across pure and blended options. Pure essential oils feature 100 percent of one substance. Blends are made up of five to six different oils. For instance, you could blend the following for a powerful sleep concoction:

• Lavender
• Ylang-ylang
• Cedarwood
• Rose
• Orange

Although you could mix oils at home, some find it more convenient to purchase pre-blended essential oils. Companies now offer essential oil blends ready-to-order. Customers won’t have to deal with measuring and combining equal parts of pure oil blends into a diffuser. For instance, we designed our Serenity blend specifically to help:

• Treat insomnia
• Promote relaxation
• Reduce stress
• Reduce anxiety

Blends also provide the convenience of not having to worry about changing your oil in the middle of the night. If you use pure oil before going to bed, you are forced to use this particular substance through the night, unless you plan on waking up and substituting a different oil. Blends, on the other hand, allow users to obtain the maximum benefits of various oils at once.

Additionally, you can find blends available for a wide array of purposes. For instance, you could purchase one combination to help you obtain a better night’s sleep and another mixture to help you concentrate while working.

One sleep tip we recommend is taking time to determine how much oil your diffuser uses in an hour. Once you know this, you can measure precisely how many drops of a blend you need to add before bed so that it lasts through the night.

Nebulizing Diffusers

A diffuser is an excellent way to distribute your essential oils. Topical solutions are powerful and useful, but they may not last throughout the night. A diffuser can run through the night, allowing you to inhale essential oil particles while sleeping. The best essential oil diffusers on the market today are nebulizing diffusers, which are incredibly strong and effective. 

A Nebulizing Essential Oil Diffuser is easy to use. If you’re interested in creating a blend using the best essential oils for sleep, a nebulizing diffuser allows you to do so quickly and cleanly. They are incredibly safe as well. They rely on Bernoulli’s Principle, which means they do not require heat or water. You should have no problem running a nebulizing diffuser through the night. 

One of our favorite sleep hacks is to turn the nebulizing diffuser on as you prepare for bed, perhaps 30 – 60 minutes before the time you wish to fall to sleep. This can help calm your body and put you in a relaxed state. When it’s time to sleep, you can turn the light off using the touch sensor light switch on the diffuser. The diffuser will continue to disperse oil even though the light is off.

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