Essential oils are currently enjoying a renaissance in the world of holistic health and wellness—with fans touting their effectiveness in treating everything from stress and anxiety to nausea and pain ...

Essential oils are everywhere. These potent, fragrant plant extracts have made their way into lotions, household cleaners, massage treatments, and even integrative complementary therapy to help manage ...

Essential oils are concentrated extracts of various plants. Practitioners use them in natural and alternative health practices, such as aromatherapy and naturopathy. Many plants contain some ...

Essential oils are plant extracts made from flowers, leaves, and seeds. Some may have properties that can treat certain skin conditions. If you’re interested in trying essential oils specific to your ...

Some oils also have wound-healing properties, which may help prevent scar tissue from forming. You can experiment to see which oils — or combination of oils — bring you the best results and if used ...

Essential oils are the essence of scent or flavor extracted from a particular plant. Inhaling or mixing essential oils with a carrier oil and applying the mixture topically may provide certain health ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. “Essential oils possess the remarkable ability to readily penetrate the scalp to ...