According to the National Sleep Foundation, adults need 7-9 hours of sleep a night.[1] Often, stress or stimulation before bed can cause us to have issues falling or staying asleep. Insufficient sleep and sleep deprivation can lead to frustration, more stress, tossing, and turning, and can potentially lead to headaches, muscle aches, and difficulty concentrating. 

Sleep is crucial to brain metabolism and helps our bodies recover from long stressful days. Sleep helps us sort out each day's activities to realign our brains mentally. Satisfying deep sleep also has the benefit of recharging our immune systems, maintaining a healthy weight, as well as lowering the risk for mental health issues, diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.[2] 

If you’re looking to support a healthy bedtime routine, read on for essential oil tips that support a regulated circadian rhythm and balance your mind for a good night's sleep. 

Best Sleep Ever Benefits

Best Sleep Ever essential oil blend offers improved sleep quality by pacifying the central nervous system. This superb blend of essential oils influences sleep and awards the ability to unwind as well as calm the heart and mind. 

If you find you have occasional restlessness, add a warm ambiance to your nightly routine by using this blend before settling down for the night to get the deep sleep you deserve. Here’s how it works. 

What Makes The Best Sleep Ever?

LINALOE WOOD (BURSERA DELPECHIANA)

Leading the pack, Linaloe Wood has a delightfully sweet, floral, and woody aroma and extends its ability to let go of stress and tension granting the user contentment and an ability to unwind thanks to its high linalool content. Its sedative properties combined with floral oils promote satisfying and restful sleep. 

LAVENDER- BULGARIAN (LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA)

There is a reason why Lavender is considered the “mother of all oils”. It is remarkably adaptable with the ability to aid the skin, bring relief from inflammation, as well as calm the central nervous system. Supporting good quality sleep is one of Lavender’s most well-known and well-studied attributes. 

Studies show that Lavender enhances sleep quality and helps users wake up feeling refreshed.[3,4,5] 

YLANG YLANG (CANANGA ODORATA)

Ylang Ylang has been used for years in perfumes for its intense floral aroma. Its ability to relax pent-up energy and muscular tension spurs feelings of euphoria. It is a truly harmonizing and relaxing oil that calms the central nervous system and effectively improves mood.[6]

SWEET MARJORAM (ORIGANUM MAJORANA)

Known in Greece as “the joy of the mountains” this herbaceous, woodsy, sweet, warm oil is calming to the heart. As a central nervous system sedative, it offers improved sleep quality and more restful sleep, supporting us by calming obsessive thinking. 

CLARY SAGE (SALVIA SCLAREA)

Clary Sage has a deeply floral, herbaceous, and balsamic aroma. It is ideal for sleep blends due to it being rich in linalyl acetate and linalool - both known for their relaxing effects on the central nervous system and the body. 

NEROLI (CITRUS AURANTIUM)

The flowers are distilled to make this alluring floral oil with its aromatic hints of pepper and undertones of citrus. Neroli is a valuable oil that rounds out Best Sleep Ever essential oil blend because it’s anxiety-relieving and uplifting on the psyche.[7]  

How To Use & Where To Apply Essential Oils For Sleep

Fortunately, with a blend like Best Sleep Ever, there are a number of ways to help improve your sleep pattern. 

• Diffuse: One of our favorite and most straightforward ways to use essential oils is in a home diffuser. To 100 ml of water, add 6-8 drops of Best Sleep Ever or Melatonin Sleep blend. If your diffuser has a timer, set it to 30-60 minutes before bed. 
• Salt Bath: Fill a bathtub with warm water. Measure out 2 oz of Epsom Salt and put them in a bowl. Add 6 drops of essential oil diluted in 2 oz of carrier oil to the salts and when the bathtub is full, add the salt mixture into the water. Soak for at least 15 minutes. 
• Pulse Points: Diluting essential oils in carrier oil is one of the best ways to apply essential oils topically. Pulse points include the back of the neck, behind the ears, on the wrists, and the temples. Once applied, massage the blend into the skin. Edens Garden provides an effortless solution by offering premade Roll-Ons. You can easily find Best Sleep Ever Roll-On.  
• Steam Inhalation: A therapeutic steam combines a few drops of essential oil with hot water in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Place a towel over your head and the bowl, close your eyes, and breathe deeply through your nose and mouth for a few minutes.
• Pillow Spray: A pillow spray is an easy way to effectively enjoy your favorite bedtime essential oils. 

BEST SLEEP EVER DIY PILLOW SPRAY

Make yourself a pillow spray for a restful slumber. 

What You Need: 

• 4 oz Glass Spray Bottle
• 3 oz Purified or Distilled Water
• 1 oz 190-proof Grain Alcohol
• 48 drops of Best Sleep Ever or Melatonin Sleep

Combine essential oil and grain alcohol in your spray bottle and let sit for a few hours. Then add distilled water and shake before spraying on your pillow and linens. 

Edens Garden Loves Sleep

It’s no secret that we at Edens Garden love sleep. So much so that we offer several blends formulated to help you get much-needed shut-eye. From Insomnia Aid for insomnia and Sleepy Head for kids 2+, to first-of-its-kind Melatonin Sleep blend, each oil is inspired by nature and the latest in sleep research. Whatever your sleep needs, we’ve got you covered. Discover these blends and more, only at Edens Garden.

SOURCES:

1. How Much Sleep Do We Really Need? https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-much-sleep-do-we-really-need
2. Get Enough Sleep https://health.gov/myhealthfinder/healthy-living/mental-health-and-relationships/get-enough-sleep#:~:text=Health%20Benefits&text=Get%20sick%20less%20often,stress%20and%20improve%20your%20mood
3. A Pilot Study on Essential Oil Aroma Stimulation for Enhancing Slow-wave EEG in Sleeping Brain  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80171-x
4. Effect of Inhaled Lavender and Sleep Hygiene on Self-Reported Sleep Issues: A Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4505755/
5. A Pilot Study on the Physiological Effects of Three Essential Oils in Humans. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X1601101034
6. Relaxing effect of ylang ylang oil on humans after transdermal absorption https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16807875/
7. The Effectiveness of Neroli Essential Oil in Relieving Anxiety and Perceived Pain in Women during Labor https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871902/#:~:text=3.4.-,Effect%20of%20Neroli%20Oil%20Aromatherapy%20on%20Anxiety,of%20labor%20(Table%203)