Oil of the Week: Ylang Ylang

Following up with the energy of last week to get to work and this week with the Oracle calling for self reflection, I chose ylang ylang as the oil of this week.

Ylang ylang (Cananga Annonaccae) essential oil comes from the steam distillation of the flowers of this tropical tree native to the Philippines, Madagascar, and Indonesia.

Physically, ylang ylang can assist with hair loss as an aid for growth, has a balancing effect on emotions like extreme stress that cause physical symptoms such as a racing heart, fast breathing to help calm those symptoms. It is also a good oil to add to your insect sprays to keep them away or even to dab on bites once they've already attacked!

Emotionally, ylang ylang helps relieve high emotional states like anger, frustration, jealousy, guilt, panic, fear, and shock just to name a few. Just like with the physical symptoms noted above it calms and relaxes intense emotional feelings as well.

Energetically, ylang ylang can help us this week as we continue to put in the work, but this week take a step back and regroup. It can help us take that look within at self awareness, awakening, help us focus, have more self confidence and feel more positive feelings of peace, joy, and love. Who couldn;t use a little more calm in balance right now?!

Happy oiling this week friends!