{"id":6287,"date":"2019-05-02T03:30:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T03:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/?p=6287"},"modified":"2021-04-01T20:20:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:20:07","slug":"14-most-popular-ways-to-use-ylang-ylang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/14-most-popular-ways-to-use-ylang-ylang\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Most Popular Ways to Use Ylang Ylang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Derived from the petals of the tropical ylang-ylang tree, ylang ylang essential oil can have serious benefits for a person\u2019s health and is also capable of boosting energy at the same time. It has a beautifully sweet, floral scent about it, which makes it a popular choice of essential oil, used in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For centuries it has been utilized due to its miraculous healing properties when it comes to skin, and it has a thickening effect on hair too. Frequently used as a newlywed bed decoration in its native Indonesia, ylang-ylang is thought to be an aphrodisiac worth paying close attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The popular ways of using ylang ylang essential oils may have evolved over time, but it is still a versatile and very useful addition to any essential oil collection. Here are 8 of the current most popular ways to use ylang ylang oil for you to discover and maybe even try for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.     Natural Energizer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The scent alone of ylang-ylang is energizing enough, meaning that it is particularly useful in treating fatigue <\/a>or aches and pains aromatically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a person is feeling drained, irritable or even just plain tired, ylang-ylang can give them the pick me up they’d been craving. A couple of drops on the wrists, neck, and chest can make all the difference. Make sure the oil is mixed in with a carrier oil and you could take yourself from either naught to sixty or the other way round, in a matter of minutes, dependent on where your mood is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re topping out around the edge of stressing out and having a nervous breakdown, ylang-ylang can soothe and ground you back into the comfort zone. If though, you\u2019re struggling to find your usual verve and fighting spirit, ylang-ylang could help you rediscover it and spur you on to new achievements and accomplishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2.     Mood Enhancer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The inhalation of ylang-ylang can have some pretty remarkable effects on the body, all of them positive. Inhalation is best achieved with a towel over the head and the ylang-ylang becoming infused into the steam<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The olfactory system in the brain is directly acted upon, following inhalation, remedying low mood and depression naturally. The release of negative and potentially harmful emotions such as jealousy, anger, and low self-esteem can be triggered by the inhalation of ylang-ylang, making this natural depression remedy a must-try for anyone feeling a little pent up, frustrated or down in the dumps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ylang ylang is versatile, adaptive, responsive and seemingly intuitive toward the user, changing its style accordingly to achieve the desired result. One of the ways to achieve these results is by using ylang ylang as a mood enhancer, a natural solution when you\u2019re not feeling your usual, happy self. Ylang ylang can also help fight the chronic fatigue system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3.     Heart Health Booster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By improving blood flow, circulation and fighting inflammation <\/a>all at the same time, ylang-ylang is an ideal natural agent in providing support to the circulatory system. It increases heart health by effectively controlling blood pressure and even stopping heart arrhythmia from developing. For these effects to be achieved, two forms of ylang-ylang application can be adopted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either a person follows a daily routine of massaging diluted ylang-ylang oils over their heart (onto their chest), or the ylang-ylang is ingested in a natural capsule as a supplement. Either way, the potential benefits are huge. For a lot of people, additional health measures such as this can seem like a chore. Either that or they begin to follow the routine, only to forget several times, lose interest and then stop altogether. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The formation and development of a habit is something that requires consistently performing the same activity, again and again, until it is embedded and becomes automatic. Luckily, the development of good habits occurs in the same way as bad habits, so be persistent and stick at it.
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4.     PMS Remedy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By including ylang-ylang within massage oils, a person can dramatically reduce the symptoms of PMS<\/a>. The topical application of ylang-ylang can to the back of the neck and to the lower abdomen, can alleviate a host of annoying, uncomfortable and painful PMS symptoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sufferers from bad cramping will find that these are lessened in their aggressiveness and reduced in terms of frequency and recurrence. Those who feel added tension as a PMS symptom may feel more relaxed and at ease following treatment with ylang-ylang. The stress that comes along with PMS can also be partially lifted with the monthly use of ylang-ylang to improve PMS symptoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PMS symptoms are something that a lot of women and girls around the world have learned to live with, but if there was a readily available symptom soother, that occurred naturally, surely most of them would use it. This symptom soother exists, and ylang-ylang is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment to the symptoms of PMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5.     Digestive Aid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Healthy digestion is often affected or interfered with by factors such as poor blood flow, stress<\/a>, and anxiety, but ylang ylang can help with all of these causal factors and bring about an improvement in intestinal function. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topical application as a massage oil is one way of achieving this result, however, the most popular method of improving digestion with ylang-ylang is by dropping the essential underneath the tongue. It matters not which way you use it, as it is down to choice and preference, however internal application via the drips under the tongue has been anecdotally found to be the most effective way of reaping the digestive benefits of ylang-ylang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topical application is best for stomach aches and indigestion, however, these can be avoided altogether and a healthy gut ensured with daily doses of ylang-ylang supplementation. Digestion is a serious business for good health, especially if you want to \u2018do your business\u2019 regularly and painlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6.     Skin Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For people in search of a youth elixir, or at the very least, some kind of youthful glow, using ylang ylang as part of a daily skincare routine can be beneficial and work wonders for people both young and old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazingly, ylang-ylang also has the potential to inhibit the growth of melanoma <\/a>and other skin affecting cancer cells. This is something that is becoming increasingly popular, as more and more people look to natural cancer treatments, instead of the arduous traditional treatment methods such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A severely ill person, when given the choice of enduring another grueling course of chemotherapy or applying massage oils to the skin, will often make the decision to go with the most natural form of treatment, which is where ylang-ylang and other essential oils come into the equation. At the very least, it has to be worth a go. If you don\u2019t try, you\u2019ll never know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7.     Natural Hair Care<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Combining ylang-ylang with coconut oil can be an incredibly effective hair tonic with many benefits. This popular usage of ylang-ylang is evident in the many commercial brands of hair care products, which use ylang ylang as the key ingredient in ensuring the growth and preservation of lush, vibrant and strong hair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massaging ylang ylang and coconut oil into the scalp can achieve a shiny glow, whilst preventing and dandruff <\/a>and an itchy, flaky scalp from becoming a problem. Tangles and the need to detangle, a curse on every parent of girls everywhere, are also reduced significantly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For people affected with baldness or balding, ylang-ylang may offer a glimmer of hope also, as it is increasingly being used as a hair loss remedy in the booming natural remedies industry. Whatever the reason you may be looking to the world of essential oils for hair care, the combination of ylang-ylang and coconut oil is a solution with proven results and growing acclaim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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8.     Diabetes-Fighting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By safeguarding tissue and vulnerable cells from damage, ylang-ylang can lower the potential for nerve damage as a result of certain diabetic <\/a>complications. Anyone living with either type of diabetes will confirm that it can be annoying, draining and frustrating trying to keep on top of everything and perform a blood sugar balancing act at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is dangerous to label anything like a cure for diabetes, without the scientific evidence to back up such a claim, although there have been plenty of anecdotal accounts whereby people have claimed that essential oils like ylang-ylang have done so much for a person suffering from diabetes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the prevention of diabetic complications which makes this an effective tool in the diabetic’s kit bag, but anything which occurs naturally that has positive effects should maybe be taken by everyone, irrespective of their general health and the presence or lack of any other underlying medical conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Topical application to the abdomen on a daily basis is the best way to achieve the desired results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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9. Diffusing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the best ways to use ylang ylang essential oil is through diffusing. For this application, you can purchase a diffuser online at Amazon for a decent price, or you can use a home remedy with items laying around in your kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those individuals that decide to buy a diffuser, fill the reservoir with purified water before you go to bed, and add a few drops of the essential oil<\/a>. Let the diffuser run overnight, allowing you to breathe in the medicated steam while you sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You inhale the steam and the polyphenols in the essential oil, allowing you to fall asleep faster. While you sleep, the antioxidants help the brain in clearing neural pathways. During the day, toxins build in these pathways, and we remove them while we sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ylang ylang essential oil also has a potent nervine effect on the CNS, allowing you to gain more therapeutic benefit from your sleep while you are diffusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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10. Topical <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Along with diffusing, ylang ylang essential oil also works well in topical administration. The oil has potent anti-inflammatory properties for use in a variety of skin applications. Since the skin absorbs the oil, it retains the benefits from the polyphenols antioxidants<\/a>, sending them to the bloodstream where they circulate through the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ylang ylang essential oil has antidepressant, antiseptic, antiseborrheic, nervine, aphrodisiac, nervine, and sedative properties, making it a versatile treatment for any pain symptoms or nervous system disorders. Rubbing the oil on your chest can help to reduce symptoms of high blood pressure as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it’s vital that you don’t rub the extracted oil onto your skin directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strength of the compounds in the oil may irritate your skin. Therefore, the best strategy is to mix it into a carrier oil, such as extra-virgin coconut or olive oil. This carrier oil allows your skin to absorb the beneficial compounds in the ylang-ylang concentrate, without irritating the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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11. Bath Water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Have you had a hard day at the office? The stress <\/a>of leading a busy lifestyle can get to all of us at times. Why not take a hot bath to relieve your stress and relax? Run yourself a tub of warm water and add a few drops of ylang-ylang essential oil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Close the door to your bathroom and allow the steam to fill the air. You’ll notice the fragrance of the ylang-ylang in the air, and it will go to work on removing your stress. Relax in the water and breathe deeply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nervine agents and sedative properties in the ylang-ylang enter your body through breathing in the steam. As a result, you’ll start to feel a wave of relaxation wash over you, allowing you to free your mind from the stresses of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can repeat this treatment as often as you like to relieve the symptoms of stress and anxiety after a busy day at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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12. Creating a Salve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a cut, burn, rash<\/a>, or a scrape? Using a salve is an excellent way to keep your skin hydrated and protected while wounds heal. You can buy a variety of ointments containing herbal ingredients and extracts that suit a broad range of applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it’s not too challenging to make salve at home either. By producing a home-made balm, you get to select the type of ingredients and their concentration. To create your balm, we recommend you use honey and beeswax. Visit your local beekeepers and ask them for both. Raw honey and beeswax contain polyphenol antioxidants from the pollen that the bees collect, increasing the health benefits of your salve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melt the beeswax in a crockpot over low heat. When it turns to a liquid, add the honey and a tablespoon of ylang-ylang essential oil. Mix the ingredients well, and then pour the liquid into glass jars or old cosmetics containers. Store in the fridge to set, and then use on your skin whenever you have a cut, scrape, or burn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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13. Combination Aromatherapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We’ve already talked about the benefits of the nervous system when diffusing with ylang ylang essential oil. However, while ylang ylang is an effective treatment for stress on its own, it also makes an excellent base oil to add to other formulations and blends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, someone who is dealing with bronchitis infection may find that their coughing symptoms keep them up at night. By diffusing with a blend of eucalyptus, lavender, tea tree, and ylang-ylang oils, you gain the sedative and relaxing benefits of ylang-ylang, along with the respiratory benefits of tea tree and eucalyptus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the patient can overcome their coughing symptoms and ensure they get a good night’s sleep. Combination aromatherapy <\/a>works to provide relief from the symptoms of pain and inflammation associated with numerous illnesses and health disorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do some research on other oils to add to your ylang-ylang, and experiment with different blends until you receive the desired results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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14. Check the Quality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ylang-ylang<\/a> oil is readily available online from health retailers. However, not all brands have the same manufacturing standards. Therefore, you may find discrepancies in the concentration of ylang ylang in the oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid weak concentrates. You require a brand that has the highest purity possible. Before blindly buying the first ylang-ylang product that pops up in your Amazon checklist, instead spend some time going through all of the suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look for a premium brand with good reviews. The company should explain how they harvest plant materials and process their products. Only use brands that support sustainable farming methods and guarantee that all of their products are organic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check the label for information. You are looking for the ingredients listed as, “Cananga odorata,” this is the scientific term for the flower. The ingredients label should consist of this and no other preservatives or additives. Buying in bulk helps you save money, but ylang-ylang oil is quite affordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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