88 Essential Oils and What to Use Them For

There are hundreds of ways to use essential oils from aromatherapy to treating skin conditions! Essential oils have been used for centuries be many different cultures. In the last few decades interest in essential oils has been reinvigorated with the popularity of aromatherapy and holistic approaches to medicine.

Before using any type of essential oil you should always keep the following in mind:

1. Check with a physician or licensed professional—some essential oils can cause allergic reactions.
2. Always read the instructions on the bottle before use
3. Dilute your essential oils—some essential oils are extremely volatile. Adding them to a carrier oil like jojoba oil, avocado oil or grapeseed oil can help the body better absorb the oil

Also keep in mind that some essential oils are not intended to be around children or pets and some should also not be used when pregnant or lactating.

Below is a list of 88 essential oils, their uses and where they come from.

*This post is not intended to help cure or treat any serious medical conditions.*

Essential Oils List

Allspice

Uses: Having a similar aroma to clove and cinnamon, Allspice oil is great for diffusing during the Fall and Winter months. Allspice oil is believed to help muscle and joint stiffness, congestion, nausea, fatigue and stress.

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Where it comes from: Allspice oil comes from the leaves or berries of a tree Native to South America and the West Indies.

Amyris

Uses: Amyris oil can benefit anyone dealing with restlessness, stress or tension. This essential oil promotes relaxation. It is also said to help with coughs and chest congestion.

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Where it comes from: Amyris oil is derived from a tree native to Haiti and other places with tropical climates.

Angelica Root

Uses: Angelica root is believed to help with stress and physical fatigue. It is also recommended for your digestive system and is used to help flatulence, stomach ulcers and other gastrointestinal ailments.

Where it comes from: Angelica oil is steam distilled from the, you guessed it, root of the Angelica plant.

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Anise

Uses: Some use this oil to help with bronchitis and coughs. It can also be used to help calm the digestive tract. This oil was often used in Ancient Rome and Egypt for baked goods.

Where it comes from: Anise oil is derived from the anise or aniseed plant—a flowering plant native to Eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia.

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Arborvitae

Uses: Arborvitae oil is claimed to have antifungal and antibacterial characteristics. It is used to cleanse and purify.

Balsam Peru

Uses: Balsam Peru has many healing properties. It can be used to help rashes and skin conditions. It can be found in some products and creams used for dry socket, diaper rash, toothaches, ringworm, hemorrhoids etc.

Basil

Uses: Basil oil is a natural relaxant and is often used as a stress reliever and refresher. It can be used to help with migraines, anxiety depression, nerves and other mental conditions.

Bergamot

Uses: Bergamot can help relieve depression, help lower blood pressure and help alleviate pain.

Birch

Uses: Birch oil has been used for years as an astringent and face toner. It can also help with muscular aches and pains and arthritis.

Black Pepper

Uses: Black Pepper oil has antiviral properties and aids in digestion. It is also believed to help lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

Black Spruce

Uses: This essential oil has anti-inflammatory properties and therapeutic effects. It is also used to aid in respiratory issues.

Blue Cypress

Uses: Blue Cypress can be used to relieve bug bites, skin redness and other skin ailments. It can also be used as a respiratory support.

Blue Tansy

Uses: Blue Tansy can help encourage restfulness and relaxation. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-histamine and anti-fungal properties and can help with skin irritations like eczema and sunburn.

Buddha Wood

Uses: Buddha Wood is most commonly used for meditation and to promote relaxation. It is also an anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory.

Cajeput

Uses: Cajeput oil can be used to help treat colds, headaches and toothaches. It also helps with skin infections, head lice, mites and other skin problems.

Camphor

Uses: Camphor oil is used to help relieve muscular injuries, aches and pains and rheumatism. It can also help with colds, bronchitis and other sinus problems. A lot of people also use Camphor oil to help with skin imitation and rashes.

Caraway  Seed

Uses: Caraway Seed oil is most commonly used to aid in digestive ailments like cramps, spasms and flatulence.

Cardamom

Uses: Cardamom oil is often used to help digestion. It can also help with nausea, constipation and cramping. It’s also believed to help with exhaustion.

Carrot Seed

Uses: Carrot Seed oil is a detoxifying essential oil. It can be used to help arthritis and joint pain. It’s also commonly used to help with indigestion, water retention. When used topically it can help with skin irritation, eczema and acne.

Cassia

Uses: Cassia oil is great to help with cold and flu symptoms, nausea, diarrhea and other digestive issues.

Cedarwood Atlas

Uses: This essential oil can be used to help with stress, tension and exhaustion. It’s also believed to help with cellulite and acne. Cedarwood Atlas oil also has detoxifying properties.

Cedarwood Himalayan

Uses: Cedarwood Himalayan can help balance oily skin making it perfect for your skincare routine. It helps with acne, eczema, psoriasis and itchy skin.

Celery Seed

Uses: Celery Seed oil is well known for it’s use in skincare products and the culinary world. Celery Seed oil is believed to help settle the stomach, help with constipation and other gastrointestinal conditions.

Cinnamon Leaf

Uses: Cinnamon Leaf oil has immune-boosting properties making it ideal to help fight against colds and the flu. It’s also believed to help with fatigue and exhaustion.

Cistus

Uses: Cistus Oil is commonly used to treat skin conditions like acne and scaring, and it can also help heal cuts or wounds. It is also commonly used for achey muscles.

Citronella

Uses: Citronella oil has antifungal properties making it ideal to help relieve bug bites. It can also help fungal infections and when used aromatically is said to help with fevers, headaches and colds.

Clary Sage

Uses: This essential oil has antidepressant effects, can help relieve stress and even improve digestion. Clary Sage is also used to help boost libido and impotency.

Clementine

Uses: Clementine oil can help to reduce insomnia and depression. Some even use it to help with colds for a natural cleanse.

Clove Bud

Uses: Clove bud oil has been used to help dry skin and other skin irritations. It is also known for its use in dental care and can help ease toothaches, oral sores and even the pain of a dry socket.

Coffee

Uses: Coffee bean oil is best known for it’s skin benefits. It’s been linked to help diminish the signs of cellulite, reduce under eye puffiness and wrinkles, and overall helps fight the signs of aging.

Copaiba

Uses: Copaiba oil can be used to reduce pain and inflammation. It is also considered an anti-fungal and antibacterial making it ideal to fight fungal skin infections. It can also help increase skin and hair health, speed up healing and tighten the skin.

Coriander Seed

Uses: This essential oil is mostly used as a medicine to help with digestive issues. Everything from bloating, indigestion, IBS and flatulence can be helped by Coriander Seed oil. It’s also used to help muscle aches & pains and exhaustion.

Cumin

Uses: Cumin oil is often used to help digestive issues like flatulence, colic, indigestion and stomach cramps.

Cypress

Uses: Cypress oil is believed to help heal wounds and infections because of its antiseptic properties. It is also believed to help treat cramps and muscle tenderness, aid in toxin removal and treat varicose veins.

Davana

Uses: Davana oil’s antimicrobial and antiseptic properties make it ideal for promoting healthy skin. It can also be used to help with nausea, menstrual cramps and menopausal symptoms.

Dill Weed

Uses: Dill weed can be used to help digestive ailments like gas, IBS, constipation and cramps.

Douglas Fir

Uses: This essential oil can be used to help with tired or sore muscles. If mixed with a carrier oil Douglas Fir oil can be used as a massage oil after a tough workout to ease muscle pain.

Elemi

Uses: Because of its antiseptic qualities, Elemi oil is sometimes used to help skin conditions like eczema and fungal infections. It can also be used to help muscle and joint pain, and reduce overall stress.

Eucalyptus

Uses: Eucalyptus oil has many benefits like aiding in decongesting sinuses, relieving joint and muscle pain and can also be used as a dental anti-microbial.

Fennel

Uses: Fennel oil is an antiseptic and has natural purifying and detoxifying effects. Most people use Fennel oil to help heal wounds, help reduce gut spasms and other digestive issues like constipation, IBS and diarrhea.

Balsam Fir

Uses: Balsam Fir Oil is commonly used to help sore and achy muscles, help with alleviating stress and anxiety, and treats cough, cold and flu symptoms.

Frankincense

Uses: Frankincense oil is great to help with cough and cold symptoms. It is also commonly used to help with skin infections, cuts and scrapes and scars. Frankincense oil can also be used to help with depression, stress and anxiety.

Galbanum

Uses: This particular oil is used for helping treat skin infections and irritations like cuts, acne, abscesses and wounds. It can also be used to help with digestive issues like flatulence, cramps and indigestion.

Geranium

Uses: Geranium oil can be used to help treat acne, anxiety, depression, insomia and sore throats. It is also believed to help female reproductive disorders, infertility, endometriosis and menstrual cramps.  

German Chamomile

Uses: German Chamomile oil is best known for its calming properties and is often used in skincare products. This particular oil can help improve dry, inflamed or irritated skin. It can also help with migraines and joint or muscle pain.

Ginger

Uses: Ginger oil is commonly used to help nausea and digestive issues. Ginger can help settle the stomach and reduce gas.

Gingergrass

Uses: Gingergrass oil has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties making it ideal for skincare. It is believed to help treat acne and other skin conditions because of its antiseptic properties.

Goldenrod

Uses: Goldenrod oil also has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is believed to help acne, skin inflammation, and insect bites. It can also help with various ached and pains.

Grapefruit

Uses: Grapefruit oil can be used to clear toxins from the body. It also promotes hair growth, can curb the effects of a hangover, treat mental fatigue and depression.

Hemlock

Uses: Hemlock oil’s properties make it useful for helping respiratory issues like coughs, asthma and bronchitis. It is also believed to help relieve anxiety and stress.

Ho Wood

Uses: Ho Wood oil has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties making it ideal to help treat skin infections,acne, cuts and wounds. It is also believed to help stress, anxiety and tension.

Hyssop

Uses: Hyssop oil is commonly used to help treat respiratory and digestive issues. It can also be used to help muscle and joint pain, such as arthritis, sores and bruises.

Jasmine Absolute

Uses: Jasmine Absolute essential oil is believed to help stress, anxiety and depression.

Juniper Berry

Uses: Juniper Berry essential oil has antiseptic properties and can help with skin infections, acne, rashes and eczema. It is also good for helping boost your mood, and can help respiratory function.