Essential oils for romance

February is officially “The Love Month”. Everywhere you go you see hearts and cupids. For most people it can be a fun exciting time – aaahhh, love is in the air! But that’s not true for everyone. Valentine’s Day can also be a time for intimacy, and for some this may come with anxiety. With our fast paced, high stressed lifestyles causing imbalances and hormonal issues, this can also lead to issues with frigidity, lack of desire, or even erectile dysfunction in men. We are seeing this more and more in the office - you are not alone!

I want to give you some practical ideas for how you might begin to treat the symptoms at home. I would recommend using essential oils as a relatively inexpensive option with no major negative side effects. I personally use and recommend doTERRA Essential Oils because of their certification of purity and potency. While this may not eliminate the underlying issue, it may help to alleviate some of the symptoms.

The easiest and very effective way to use Essential Oils is to get a cool mist diffuser and begin to aromatically get the wonderful therapeutic benefits of them. To keep this simple I am going to suggest just three oils:

Patchouli: is known to help stimulates the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone, and can help boost your sex drive. It has been useful for impotence, loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, and sexual anxiety.

Ylang Ylang: has been known to help those struggling with a lack of sexual desire or the inability to enjoy sex. Just the aroma may illicit a response.

Clary Sage:  has been shown to have great results for low sex drive. This may be your number one choice if struggling with impotency.

Dim those lights, start the diffuser, and see what happens!