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Essential Oils for Women's Health

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Women discover the unique and powerful properties of essential oils for women’s health, from relaxation to hormone support and beyond. Please enjoy this extensive look into essential oils and other products beneficial to women’s body, mind & spirit.

Beyond Aromatherapy: How Do Essential Oils Work?*

Absorption – Essential oils can be absorbed through the skin, mucous membranes, or even inhalation.

Chemical Composition – Each oil has a unique composition of molecules with specific benefits for the body and mind.

Interaction with the Body – Essential oils interact with neurotransmitters, hormones, enzymes, and other systems in the body to produce their effects.

*Statements on this page have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

Simple and Effective Ways to Use Essential Oils for Women’s Health*

Essential Oils for Women's HealthAromatherapy – Diffuse oils in a room to create a relaxing or energizing atmosphere.

Aromatherapy is based on the usage of aromatic materials including essential oils and other aroma compounds, with claims for improving psychological and physical well-being.

Essential oils change our mood and help to relieve stress as the olfactory nerves interact with the limbic system in the brain which controls our stress responses. Smelling an essential oil, applying it topically to smell all day long, and diffusing them into the air are three ways to get the stress relieving benefits of essential oils.

Checkout the blog on “Diffusing Essential Oils” on the different ways to diffuse your essential oils. You will find many blog articles with diffusing recipes in our “DIY Recipes” section (just search diffuse or diffusing).

Essential Oils for Women's Health

A Relaxing Massage – Mix oils with a carrier oil to massage the skin or use a rollerball for quick application.

Massage is the manipulation of the body’s soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain.

Biosource Naturals offers over 35 different scents of massage oils.  Our massage oils contain sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil, and sunflower oil, which allows the hands to glide over the skin and achieve deep penetration.

Our most popular pure essential oils and essential oil blends are available in a roll on, pre-diluted in sweet almond oil for convenience and safe skin contact. The 9 ml roll on amber glass bottle fits easily into your pocket or purse. Safe to apply directly to your skin.  Convenient to carry.  Aromatherapy anywhere!

Essential Oils for Women's Health

The Bath – Add oils to a warm bath or foot soak for a luxurious and soothing experience.

Mix your essential oil with a carrier oil first. Blend 5 to 20 drops of essential oil with a tablespoon of carrier oil. Carrier oils are gentler on the skin, and some of the most popular are sweet almond, coconut, sunflower, and jojoba.  All carrier oils we offer can be found here.

Make Your Own Bath Bombs

With just  a few household ingredients, essential oils, and a big box of epsom salts or sea salt, make DIY bath bombs with essential oils in just under an hour! You can find several bath bomb recipes here.

*Statements on this page have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

The Top Essential Oils for Women’s Health*

Clary Sage Essential Oil  increases blood circulation, reduces inflammation and pain, and helps with sleepClary sage has been recognized to uplift moods and calm nerves. This particular oil is considered amongst the leading natural treatments when dealing with aging skin.

In aromatherapy clary sage has reported therapeutic benefits of balancing estrogenic hormones, relieving painful menstruation and cramps. Clary sage essential oil increases an open mind, imagination, spiritual discernment, clarity and intuitive abilities.

Geranium Essential Oil helps with hormone balance, mood swings, depression, and reduces acne. Geranium essential oil is also a helpful aid for circulatory problems, skin conditions such as oily skin, PMS or menstrual problems.* This oil is a natural astringent which can deeply tone and soothe the skin. Using geranium essential oil can result in the healing of scarring on your skin or hyperpigmentation.

Geranium essential oil helps emotional healing, opens heart to trust, forgiveness, tolerance. Helps heal grief, heavy hearts, abandonment and loss.

Oregano Essential Oil  is valuable for women who have irregular periods as it contains emmenagogue which stimulates the menstrual flow. Oregano essential oil also relieves pain during periods. Oregano essential oil boosts immunity, fights infections and is beneficial for colds.

Oregano essential oil increases flexibility, devotion, nonattachment, humility and decreases excessive willfulness and pride.

Frankincense Essential Oil reduces inflammation in the body, helps with muscle pain, balances hormones and provides comfort from PMS.* Frankincense essential oil is a potent natural agent for healthy skincare. Its cellular regeneration properties help promote healthy, glowing skin without being irritating. Frankincense essential oil is considered another one of the best essential oils for dark spots on the face.

Emotionally, frankincense essential oil is also known to improve spiritual health and understanding.

Orange Essential Oilhas a fresh orange peel scent that is calming and relaxing to the body. It can be an effective anti-aging skin care ingredient when used in moderation, always avoid heavy concentration. Using 9 drops or less per 1 oz unscented body care product will enhance your experience.

Orange essential oil  also improves mood, combats depression and anxiety.

Lavender Essential Oil is an extremely popular essential oil used to renew skin tone by removing dead cells, reduce inflammation and support acne issues. This oil is great to help remove pigmentation, redness, or blotchy spots on your ski . Lavender essential oil’s soothing properties relieves stress and tension headaches caused by migraines.

Lavender essential oil is beneficial for relaxation and as a sleep aid.  Massage, inhale or diffuse lavender to calm your mind, body and spirit after a long day or stressful situation. 

Bergamot Essential Oil helps reduce anxiety attacks caused by PMS symptoms like irritability or mood swings; promotes healthy cell function in the body’s lymph system (which filters out waste products). Bergamot essential oil can help aid in cleansing and balancing oily skin and acne issues. This oil is also used to cool the skin and reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Bergamot essential oil is a powerful oil used to uplift moods and gain positivity. It helps increase sense of humor and releases built up emotions without drama.

Lemon Essential Oil  gives a sense of peace resulting in less stress and more sleep and sharpening of memoryLemon essential oil revitalizes the spirit by removing dark moods, restoring a zest for life, and renewing focus, while helping you solve problems. This oil aids in the relaxation of the mind by allowing you to sort through cluttered thoughts, and making mood swings more subtle.

Lemon essential oil is one of the best essential oil for dark spots on the face, because of its richness in Vitamin C.* Lemon essential oil contains natural bleaching agents that can help reduce the appearance of dark spots over time. Avoid direct sunlight for 12 hours after applying as lemon essential oil can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. Other uses for lemon essential oil are the breaking down of cellulite and cleansing the bodily tissues.*

Chamomile (German, Blue) Essential Oilis a great choice for easing menstrual cramps and headaches, as well as supporting healthy skin. Chamomile, German (Blue) essential oil can be used in an aroma lamp, bath, diffusor, inhaler, light-bulb ring, massage and mist spray. German blue chamomile essential oil is a remedy for many skin irritations and is also used liberally in the cosmetic industry, especially to improve dryness, inflammation or irritation.

Some other practical uses for German blue chamomile essential oil include promoting restful sleepuplifting moodscalming.

Sweet Marjoram Essential Oil is used in aromatherapy to provide a natural remedy for acneeczema, and maintain skin texture when mixed with lotions. This oil calms the spirit by comforting and soothing one during times of emotional distress and encourages safety and  internal tranquility. Sweet marjoram essential oil aids the body by soothing PMS cramps, fatiguetired muscles, and headaches.*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Essential Oil Blends to Support Women’s Health*

Biosource Naturals essential oil blends made from pure essential oils for therapeutic aromatherapy: physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.

Calming Essential Oil Blend (Hormone Balance)

Calming Essential Oil Blend contains pure essential oils which are relaxing, calming and help reduce anxious moods, mood swings and supports hormone balance.*

Calming Essential Oil Blend is a calming aromatherapy formula made with essential oils traditionally used to support emotional balance and reduce occasional stress.* This blend includes Lavender, Rose Geranium, Cedarwood, and Lemongrass—aromatics known for their relaxing, uplifting, and mood-balancing

Cool & Calm Essential Oil Blend (Perimenopause and Menopause Support)

Cool & Calm Essential Oil Blend is a cooling, uplifting blend which also helps balance and reduce symptoms of perimenopause and menopause such as sweats, hot flashes, mood swings, nervousness, and sleeplessness.*

Cool & Calm Essential Oil Blend contains the pure essential oils of lavender, clary sage, peppermintTulsi, Holy basil and Egyptian geranium. Cool & Calm Essential Oil Blend is available as a concentrate (15 ml, 30 ml, 60 ml and 120 ml bottles) a roll on for your convenience and a water based spray.

Feminine Balance Essential Oil Blend

How do I get rid of my PMS naturally?

Feminine Balance Essential Oil Blend (formerly PMS Cycle Support Essential Oil Blend) is a soothing aromatherapy formula featuring Clary Sage, LavenderSweet Marjoram, and Red Thyme—essential oils traditionally used to support emotional balance, nervous tension, and cyclical comfort.* With its soft, herbaceous floral aroma, this blend is ideal for promoting a sense of calm and ease during your natural rhythm.*

Flow Lymph Support Essential Oil Massage Blend

Flow – Lymph Support Massage Oil is a circulation-focused massage oil ideal for lymphatic self-massage and topical aromatherapy. This lightweight, hydrating formula contains Ginger Root, Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), and Peppermint essential oils, combined with nourishing Apricot Kernel Oil to support lymphatic drainage, skin hydration, and revitalized self-care.*

Ideal for use with gentle, rhythmic massage techniques, this aromatic formula encourages a feeling of balance and movement — perfect for daily rituals or self-care routines focused on body refreshment and renewal.*

Sexual Energy Essential Oil Blend

Sexual Energy Essential Oil Blend stimulates the senses with the use of earthy and sweet pure essential oils. A sweet, earthy scent to get your juices flowing. It contains Ginger Root (stimulates the solar plexus and root chakras), patchouli (stimulates sexual desire), sandalwood (an aphrodisiac), tangerine (excites the senses), and ylang ylang (an aphrodisiac).*  Please see “How to Use Sexual Energy” blog for beneficial ways to use this blend.

Additional Essential Oil Blends for Women’s Health*

The above essential blends from Biosource Naturals highlight some of the most beneficial blends we believe are valuable to women’s health. There are many additional essential blends that you may find helpful.  Please visit our “essential oil blend description page” where you can find other blend products.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Biosource Naturals Hydrosol Sprays and Floral Waters Beneficial for Women’s Health*

Hydrosols or floral waters are formed during the water or steam distillation of plant material to make essential oils. Aromatherapists describe the water that is formed during essential oil production as a hydrosol or hydrolat.

Hydrosols can be used in the following ways to benefit women’s health:

  • As a base for a body mist with 1-2% essential oils.
  • As a base for a room spray.
  • Add 2-3% essential oils to make a natural air freshener.
  • As a natural anti-bacterial spray with up to 5% anti-bacterial essential oils to clean surfaces and purify air.
  • In a spritzer bottled and applied directly to the skin of the face and body to refresh skin and cool down
  • Used in a bath for gentle, natural cleansing.
  • Add to unfragranced base creams to make lotions suited for your skin

Please see our complete page on Hydrsol Sprays and Floral Waters for safety information.

*Statements on this page have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

Our new facial serums are the perfect addition to any skincare routine for women’s health. They’re made with essential oils, meaning they smell great and don’t irritate your skin.

Our facial serums are made with natural ingredients and pure essential oils to help you achieve the best skin of your life. We know that your skin is sensitive, so we use only natural ingredients in our products. The ingredients we use are carefully selected for their ability to soothe, moisturize, and tighten skin, each serum uses a different combination of ingredients to give your face the nourishment it needs.

Our Facial Serums can be used before or after applying makeup. They’re also great for use as an under-eye treatment.

*Statements on this page have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

The Safety of Essential Oils: Precautions and Common Sense*

When using essential oils and products containing essential oils for women’s health, and/or any other benefit, it is important to follow all safety precautions.

Dilution – Always dilute oils with a carrier oil to prevent skin irritation or allergic reactions.

Quality – Choose high-quality oils from reputable brands and avoid synthetic or adulterated oils.

Consultation –  Consult with a healthcare provider before using oils if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medications, or have a medical condition.

*Statements on this page have not been evaluated by the FDA or AKC and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

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