Essential oils for a good night's sleep

Essential oils and sleep: which essential oil to choose?

Essential oils help you relax, fall asleep and improve the quality of your sleep. Our selection below will help you find the essential oil(s) best suited to your needs:

• Angelica essential oil (Angelica archangelica): soothing, grounding, protective, anti-stress, promotes relaxation and sleep
• Chamomile (Roman chamomile) essential oil: soothing, antispasmodic, positivizing
• Lemon (Citrus limonum) essential oil: calms nerves
• Geranium (Pelargonium asperum) essential oil: balancing, relaxing, soothing
• Lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia): muscle relaxant, antidepressant, calming, rebalancing,
• Mandarin essential oil (Citrus reticulata): relaxing, sedative
• Marjoram essential oil (Origanum majorana): antispasmodic, rebalances the nervous system, sedative, used in particular against anxiety and hypertension
• St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) essential oil: calming, reduces tension
• Neroli - Orange Blossom (Citrus aurantium) essential oil: sedative, anti-depressant, soothing, restores vitality and self-confidence, helps combat stress and insomnia. Orange (Citrus sinensis) essential oil: sedative, nervous system rebalancer, spasmolytic, cardiac regulator, used in particular against insomnia and depression
• Petit grain bigaradier (Citrus aurantium ) essential oil: calming, balancing, sedative, helps combat anxiety and anguish, restless sleep, nocturnal awakening
• Valerian essential oil (Valeriana officinalis): calming, reduces tension, promotes sleep

How to use essential oils for better sleep

• Diffusion: pour 20 to 25 drops of essential oil into an electric diffuser and diffuse for 5 minutes before going to bed
• Pillow mist: spray 1 or 2 times on your pillow before going to bed
• Massage oil: pour 4 to 10 drops of essential oil into a vegetable oil such as sweet almond, macadamia oil or St. John's wort macerate. Simply massage the solar plexus before going to bed. If possible, massage your feet, back, legs and stomach
• Bath (adults): Mix 5 to 10 drops of essential oil with a solvent (Solub HE, Base Neutre) or on Epsom salts (one glass) before adding them to the bath water just before you slip into it. Remain in the bath for 15 minutes and go to bed immediately afterwards. For children's baths, limit essential oils to 5 drops.
• Doudou with essential oils: Take a piece of cloth and soak it in 10 drops of essential oil. Then slip the cloth into your pillow cover before going to sleep.

What essential oil synergies can help you sleep like a baby?

You can make the following essential oil blends and use them for the above applications:

• Lavender essential oil (5 drops) + Marjoram essential oil (5 drops)
• Lavender essential oil (5 drops) + Chamomile essential oil (5 drops)
• Lavender essential oil (5 drops) + Orange essential oil (5 drops)
• Lavender essential oil (5 drops) + Petitgrain essential oil (5 drops)

Children's sleep - What are their favorite essential oils?

Not sure which essential oil to choose for your child's sleep? Let them choose! Let them smell 3 or 4 essential oils and use the one they like best. He'll naturally choose the one he needs. Children generally like the following essential oils:

• Lavender essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia): muscle relaxant, anti-depressant, calming, rebalancing,
• Mandarin essential oil (Citrus reticulata): relaxing, sedative
• Neroli - Orange blossom (Citrus aurantium) essential oil: sedative, anti-depressant, soothing, restores vitality and self-confidence, helps combat stress and insomnia.
• Orange (Citrus sinensis) essential oil: sedative, nervous system rebalancer, spasmolytic, cardiac regulator, used in particular against insomnia and depression
• Petit grain bigaradier (Citrus aurantium ) essential oil: calming, balancing, sedative, helps combat anxiety and anguish, restless sleep, nocturnal awakening

How to use essential oils for better sleep

• Diffusion: pour 20 to 25 drops of essential oil into an electric diffuser and diffuse for 5 minutes before going to bed
• Pillow mist: spray 1 or 2 times on your pillow before going to bed
• Massage oil: pour 4 to 10 drops of essential oil into a vegetable oil such as sweet almond, macadamia oil or St. John's wort macerate Find out more about our aromatic synergies for deep sleep

Etoile filante synergy for diffuser or spray

Composed of 7 essential oils with calming and soothing properties, this synergy creates a serene atmosphere that encourages sleep. Children particularly appreciate its citrus fragrance

Organic Relaxing Massage Oil

Relaxing Massage Oil helps relieve tension and facilitate sleep. This composition contains a synergy of essential oils that provide immediate psychological relief and help rebalance the nervous system. Relaxing massage oil can also be used for children's sleep disorders (restless sleep, nightmares).