How to use essential oils as mood-boosters the next time you’re feeling tired, stressed or blue at the office.
Many businesses have discovered that using aromatherapy to improve employees productivity is highly beneficial.
Anyone considering interior design products for a business should consider how the workplace smells. From improved focus and concentration, to purifying the air, boosting energy and mood, there’s something for every office personality.
The average American spends about 1,600 hours in the office per year, so there’s always room to make the office a more creative and productive place.
Essential oils have properties that can enhance the work environment, improve employees productivity, creativity and wellbeing. When your employees are not worried or tense, they can have more energy, are more motivated and their productivity can improve.
Creating the Happy Office
Certain smells have been shown to reduce stress, promote creativity, invigorate the body, regulate emotions, and enhance physical health.
What Smell(s) Make People Happy?
Orange, grapefruit, and lemon are all energizing and uplifting scents,” says Cynthia LaBonte, aromatherapist and herbalist at Newport Aromatherapy. “We associate citrus with cleanliness. Their top notes go straight up the sinuses to the head and make us feel better, fitter, and even more confident and in control.”
Firstly, make sure you’re diffusing in a well-ventilated space.
Secondly, define your ideal outcome:
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Improve Creativity – fragrance has a relationship with the region of the brain responsible for memory, learning, and emotion.
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Improve Productivity – another study discovered that working in perfumed offices and workstations made 93 percent of employees feel valued.
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Reducing Stress – during a hectic period, diffusing a combination of lavender, chamomile and bergamot might assist to soothe a tense situation.
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Purify the Environment – some essential oils have antimicrobial, antibacterial and antiviral properties, helping clean and purify the air.
5 Essential Oil Favorites for the Office
Bergamot/Orange/Lemon – citrusy scents rapidly increase the production of serotonin, giving your mood a boost and energizing you. Lemon in particular is an excellent choice if you want to improve your energy and focus.
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Peppermint – awakens the mind and increases focus and alertness. Scents like jasmine, ylang-ylang, and rose can also have a awakening effect that improves productivity when doing monotonous work.
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Cinnamon – in aromatherapy, cinnamon oil is used to reduce the feelings of depression, tiredness and exhaustion.
Lavender – has anti-anxiety properties and can help with relaxation and a general feeling of calmness. Diffuse Lavender when you’re feeling tense and anxious.
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Rosemary – clears the mind, boosts memory, alertness and improves focus. Diffuse rosemary when you need to focus and complete a task effectively.
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What Scents Help with Stress?
Top 3 picks: Lavender, Ylang-Ylang, and Chamommile
Best Scents for the Morning
Top 3 picks: Orange, Peppermint, and Cinnamon
Best Scents for the Afternoon
Top 3 picks: Lavender, Cedarwood, and Jasmine
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Best DIY blends for clean air
Top 3 picks:
Eucalyptus/Lemon/Lavender
Clove/Cinnamon/Thyme
Cinnamon/Ginger/Oregano
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Best Exclusive Scents to Give Your Office a Luxurious Touch
Top 3 picks:
AromaTech Santal Escape
“A refreshing, smooth, and clean-smelling scent. I love the soothing atmosphere it creates in my space.”
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AromaTech The Hotel Scent
A modern scent blending citrus notes with soothing lavender. As welcoming as its name suggests, The Hotel is a clean, fresh fragrance, invigorating yet grounding.
With notes of red rose, geranium, and lavender blended with the scents of eucalyptus and fresh pine, The Hotel is a cheerful, yet sensual blend of lemon, orange and juicy peach. This fragrance is reminiscent of the scent at the Delano hotel in Las Vegas.
“My house has been smelling so clean and fresh all day. I’m in love with this smell.”
“I’m absolutely obsessed with this scent. So luxurious.”
“Luxury smell – It smells like luxury. Definitely fills the whole living room with a rich scent.”
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AromaTech The Cities Collection
An idea transformed into a work of art. A luxurious collection of fragrances. Experience the world with AromaTech!
AromaTech New York Scent:
New York – Coffee, Chocolate, Bailey’s, Almond, Sandalwood
“Wonderfully warm scent. Fills the home and the chocolate and baileys comes through beautifully. Definitely a winner scent for the winter!”
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AromaTech Tokyo Scent:
Tokyo – Yuzu, Wasabi, Cherry Blossom, Hinoki Wood, Green tea
“One of my FAVORITE! Spring fresh crisp scent – with a touch of elegance.”
“Amazing! This scent will have your home smelling amazing!”
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AromaTech Dubai Scent:
Dubai – Rose, Oudh, Patchouli, Incense, Musk
“The fragrance is as magical as the ancient city itself; one can’t help but to be taken to a nirvana created by the sensation of this brilliantly created aroma.”
“Travel with a scent! Every time I use this scent, I feel like I am on a vacation to Dubai.”
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How to Use Essential Oils in the Office
1. Aromatherapy diffusers are one of the most common ways to disperse essential oils in the workplace.
AromaTech nebulizing scent diffusers
Experience the best in scent diffusion. Using nebulizing cold air technology, AromaTech state-of-the-art scent diffusers are designed to elevate your space. If you want to experience the purest and most potent fragrance possible, you need one of these innovative scenting solutions.
AromaTech Nebulizing Diffusion System, heat-free system for home or commercial use covers up to 4,000 square feet.
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2. Reed diffusers placed on your desk
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3. Portable roll-ons and aromatherapy jewelry
