Top 14 Of The Most Popular Essential Oils And Their Benefits (#8 is Insane!)

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10. Oregano Oil

You might have used oregano oil in the kitchen for culinary purposes, but did you know that oregano oil has powerful ingredients including thymol, terpinene, carvacrol, and cymene? These compounds give oregano its potent anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic, carminative, expectorant, antioxidant, antiseptic, antifungal, antimicrobial, antibacterial, and mild tonic agents. Oregano oil is excellent for killing toenail fungus, Athlete’s Foot, sinus congestion, sore throats, tendonitis, warts, cysts, candida, herpes, and shingles. You can even add a few drops to a cup of water in a spray bottle and use it to disinfect your kitchen as well.

11. Clove Oil

Clove oil has a sharp, earthy smell that many people find appealing. Cloves have antioxidant, analgesic, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiseptic, and even aphrodisiac compounds. This essential oil is one of the best treatments for gum disease and toothaches. You will find many mouthwashes, toothpastes, and other types of oral care medications that contain clove oil as their main ingredient.

If you have a sore tooth or have some other type of mouth pain from appliances like dentures, apply some clove oil to a cotton ball and hold it on the tooth for a while until the pain subsides. Dilute frankincense in a carrier oil and use it to treat acne, wrinkles, cuts, scrapes, and a stress relieving massage oil. To treat headaches and nasal congestion, simply apply a few drops of clove oil to a handkerchief and breathe it in several times each day. Use clove oil to treat fungal infections such as toe nail fungus, headaches, earaches, even asthma.

12. Eucalyptus Oil

Both sweet and refreshing, this pungent oil is used in numerous products meant to clear out the sinuses. Eucalyptus oil has anti-inflammatory, decongestant, disinfectant, antibacterial, antiseptic, and analgesic compounds. Eucalyptus oil is what you should turn to when you feel the first signs of a cold or flu coming on. This oil not only will kill the germs and viruses in your respiratory tract, but it boosts the immune system as well. Add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to a pot of boiling water and breathe in the healing steam. You can also add a few drops to some water in a spray bottle to remove germs from your bathroom and kitchen surfaces.

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