Aromatherapy for the Corporate Man

Corporate life has taken and will continue to take it out of many a man. Aromatherapy – the application of essential oils and their blends – is an easily available, ecological, kinder to the body than synthetic drugs, immensely effective, and (considering that you need very small amounts) inexpensive solution to keeping a man healthy and productive in the corporate world. If this solution appeals to you, try the tips that resonate with you for the next few months. You’ll certainly feel the difference and may even become an inspiration to your colleagues who eternally swallow pills! 

So how can aromatherapy benefit the corporate man?
Coughs
The best aromatherapy treatment for coughs is inhaling steam, because it will soothe the throat and air passage and loosen excessive mucus. Hence expelling mucus by coughing will become easier. If inhaling steam is not possible, rubbing 2 drops of an essential oil diluted in 10ml of a carrier oil on your throat and chest 3 times a day will pleasantly help. When you are at work, do it in the bathroom where nobody sees. The essential oils of angelica, benzoin, eucalyptus, frankincense, lavender, marjoram, sandalwood, and thyme are great. These oils will also help in burners or diffusers at home, especially at night. Hot lemon drinks and herbal teas will soothe irritation in the throat. A massage of benzoin diluted in 10ml of carrier oil over the throat 3 times a day works great for loss of voice.

Headaches, migraines, head colds
The essential oils of basil, eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, and rosemary are great here, because they clear the brain and respiratory infections which can jump on us in [especially open plan] offices and on planes. Inhaling steam, cold compresses, or regular massage also work wonders.

Indigestion
can be dispersed with a light massage of the stomach with 2 drops of basil, camomile, lavender, or marjoram diluted in 10ml of a carrier oil. Choose any one of those oils at a time. Again, at work you can do it in the bathroom where nobody sees. Drinking camomile, fennel, or peppermint herbal infusions will speed up relief. These drinks will also make a far more pleasant form of hydration than coffee or all other sweet drinks. And you will add to your sexappeal!

Make your office smell beautifully
Bergamot, clary sage, cypress, eucalyptus, lavender, litsea cubeba, neroli, and petitgrain are excellent deodorants. Drip 3 – 4 drops of any of these essential oils into a small amount of water or carrier oil in a saucer, small container, oil burner, or diffuser, and put it in a safe place on your desk or in the office.

Repel insects
Drip 3-4 drops of any of the essential oils listed below into a small amount of water or carrier oil in a saucer, small container, or oil burner, and keep it on your desk or in a safe place in the office. Change the whole thing every week. Mosquitoes: cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, lemon, rosemary, sage, thyme. Flies: cedarwood, eucalyptus, geranium, melaleuca, patchouli, peppermint, rosemary. Ticks: cedarwood, geranium, melaleuca, peppermint, thyme.

Sore muscles
Camomile, lavender, marjoram, and rosemary are excellent oils for easing pain of muscles when used in baths or massage. Drip 2 – 3 drops of any of these essential oils into your bath and enjoy the experience. And I needn’t stress the pleasant and immense benefits of regular massages for muscles lashed by the demands of the corporate world! Clary sage and jasmine have a relaxing effect on muscles. And black pepper, juniper, and rosemary will also increase muscle tone, thus performance.

Epidemics
3 drops of clove + 3 drops of orange + 3 drops of cinnamon in a small amount of water or carrier oil = a wonderful blend to put into an oil burner or diffuser and let your office be enveloped in a pleasant scent which will also kill the viruses of epidemics in every season. Eucalyptus and ti-tree are also fantastic protectors against epidemics. Clove and orange are skin irritants, so do not use them in baths. Baths with any of the oils of lavender, rosemary, ti-tree, or thyme will also highly and pleasantly protect you against infections.

Is aromatherapy practical for the corporate man?
Many a corporate man will inevitably argue that carrying blends in 10ml bottles into the corporate environment isn’t practical. Nor is keeping many a thing on desks that should stay at home. But people do it, because they place high value on having those things take up space in their offices. Hence they are happy to sacrifice the impracticalities. Do you place high value on your health – hence productivity – in the ever more demanding corporate world? Then you’ll surely agree that sacrificing the impracticality of carrying a 10ml bottle will be well worth the reward. Plus you’ll always only carry one blend. I’ve named several oils for treating each issue in order to give you plenty of choice and inspiration.

Are you a corporate man? Do you want aromatherapy to make your working life healthier and more pleasant?
If you’ve stumbled across this article and the article has piqued your interest in aromatherapy, I invite you to read more. Or let’s talk about your issues and how we can treat them.