Aromatherapy for Chakras: How to Use Chakra Aromatherapy to Restore Balance

Crown Chakra

• Chinese Rice Flower - Promotes relaxation and restores calm

• Jasmine - Improves mood and positive thinking

• Cedarwood - Boosts concentration and eases tension

• Sandalwood - Reduces stress and enhances clarity

• Lavender - Helps to open and balance the crown chakra

• Lime - Enhances perception of truth and detachment from negative energy

• Frankincense - Enables spiritual connection

• Saffron - Alleviates anxiety and restores calm

• Rose - Promotes balance and growth

• Rosewood - Enhances compassion, understanding and empathy

• White Lotus Flower - Dispels negative energy and encourages forgiveness

• Myrrh - Imbues a sense of peace and facilitates overall well-being

• Pine - Improves balance to enhance wisdom

Third Eye Chakra

• Juniper - Helps eliminate distractions and improve self-awareness

• Lemon - Encourage creativity and deep thoughts

• Helichrysum - Imbues peace, tranquility and promotes healing

• Lavender - Alleviates anxiety and balances emotion

• Rosemary - Enhances concentration and memory

• Peppermint - Removes blockages and relieves mental strain

• Cedarwood - Promotes clarity and reduces stress

• Spruce - Facilitates connection through grounding

• Clary Sage - Imparts clarity and fights negative emotions

• Frankincense - Calms the mind and facilitates alignment

• Tea Tree - Alleviates physical ailments associated with a blocked chakra, such as headaches

• Basil - Improves focus and clarity

Throat Chakra

• Chamomile - Energizes the mind and improves sleep

• Eucalyptus - Boosts immunity and healing

• Lavender - Eliminates negative energy and restores balance

• Juniper - Promotes calm and strength

• Coriander - Helps open the throat chakra and improve balance

• Peppermint - Improves focus and soothes irritability

• Cypress - Releases negative beliefs

• Basil - Aids in relaxation and reduces anxiety

• Cedarwood - Restores calm and enhances relaxation

• Helichrysum - Boosts tranquility and encourages restoration

• Rosewood - Supports inner strength

Heart Chakra

• Rosewood - Helps open the heart chakra to receive love

• Pine - Promotes restoration and healing

• Goldenrod - Opens and allows positivity to flow

• Geranium - Brings harmony and restores balance

• Ylang Ylang - Increases connection to improve balance and flow

• Lavender - Promotes balance and releases stress

• Jasmine - Enhances positive mood and energy

• Poppy - Opening and calming properties

• Grapefruit - Restores vitality and uplifting energy

• Bergamot - Helps balance mood and reduce tension

• Rose - Heals and uplifts while producing a feeling of oneness

• Cypress - Uplifts and strengthens

Solar Plexus Chakra

• Cardamom - Helps calm and soothe

• Black Pepper - Energizes the mind and soothes anxiety

• Lemongrass - Balances to improve clarity and inspire forward momentum

• Geranium - Regulates negative mood and emotions

• Chamomile - Facilitates balance and healing

• Vetiver - Enhances tranquility to improve balance

• Lavender - Restores balance and calm

• Sandalwood - Has grounding and calming properties

• Rosemary - Promotes self-empowerment and self-esteem

• Spruce - Improves immunity and vitality

• Juniper - Detoxifies and releases trauma to improve balance

• Lime - Cleanses negativity and promotes opening

• Frankincense - Boosts confidence and inner strength

Sacral Chakra

• Jasmine - Improves energy and promotes healthy libido

• Clary Sage - Imparts sedative qualities to enhance relaxation

• Bergamot - Enhances stimulation

• Orange - Invigorates the mind to enhance creativity and focus

• Neroli - Helps alleviate anxiety and depression caused by stress

• Cardamom - Opens and balances the sacral chakra

• Coriander - Facilitates opening to improve creativity and sensuality

• Fennel - Promotes acceptance and healing from trauma

• Frankincense - Unblocks chakra by alleviating stress and negativity

• Ylang Ylang - Promotes calm and improves libido

Root Chakra

• Cedarwood - Assists to open and balance

• Cinnamon - Helps clear emotional trauma and promote self-acceptance

• Basil - Facilitates alignment

• Patchouli - Enhances contentment and positive thinking

• Black Pepper - Helps in opening and grounding

• Sandalwood - Promotes peacefulness and calm

• Spikenard - Encourages calm and balance

• Geranium - Increases self-awareness and grounds the mind

• Clove - Relieves tension while activating a resilient mindset

• Vetiver - Calms overactivity and promotes restful sleep

• Ylang Ylang - Calms anxiety and uplifts mood

• Rosemary - Restores balance

• Ginger - Promotes opening and healing

How to Use Essential Oils for Chakras

Aromatherapy using essential oils has many benefits depending on your chosen oil and target chakra. You may benefit from aromatherapy by any of the following methods:

• Direct application to the skin as a personal fragrance or on the chakra location

• As an addition to bath water

• Dispersed via an oil diffuser

It is important to note that essential oils should be added to a carrier oil prior to applying directly to the skin or added to a bath. Essential oils are very potent and, if planning to use on the skin, should be patch tested first to ensure your skin does not react negatively. An oil diffuser is the best choice if you want the benefits of aromatherapy, but have historically sensitive skin or react negatively to a patch test.