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Use an essential oil aphrodisiac to add a little spice to your love life. Scents to seduce, arouse, and set the mood for sex have been around for centuries. Cleopatra reputedly seduced Marc Anthony with the scent of rose.
Let's look at aphrodisiac essential oils that may help stimulate romance:
Other essential oils you can use for a little aromatherapy in the bedroom include myrrh, myrtle, and neroli. Because scent is such a personal preference, experiment to see what works best for you and your partner. Look for aromas that bring you joy and pleasure when you inhale the scent.
One option is to diffuse the essential oil of your choice with an aromatherapy diffuser. Here are a couple of diffuser blends.
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For a bath, you can add 5 to 10 drops of one of these essential oil aphrodisiac blends to warm water.
For an aphrodisiac essential oil blend for massage, add 3 tablespoons carrier oil.
For a feminine, seductive, alluring body lotion, combine:
Women can also make an aromatherapy perfume.
Massaging your partner can set the tone for love. Here are some suggested
romantic essential oil blends.
To set the mood for sensuous pleasure and slow, romantic love:
For a super-sexy aromatherapy massage blend:
Source: The Fragrant Veil: Scents for the Sensuous Woman
Blend of seductive essential oils:
Source: Essential Oils & Aromatherapy for Dummies
Seductive massage blend:
Source: Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art
Spicy aphrodisiac massage oil:
Combine all the oils in a one-ounce bottle. Cap and shake well. Apply to body as appropriate.
Cautions: Avoid use in pregnancy. Slight risk of skin sensitization.
Source: Jade Shutes, B.A., Dipl. AT, CH. "Ginger (Zingiber officinale)." NAHA Aromatherapy Journal, Autumn 2017.3, p. 55.
Use these aphrodisiac essential oil blends in your aromatherapy diffuser:
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For more:
Fifty Shades of Fragrance: Essential Oils for Aphrodisiac Aromatherapy by aromatherapist Elizabeth Ashley.
Essence of Love: Fragrance, Aphrodisiacs, and Aromatherapy for Lovers by aromatherapy expert Maggie Tisserand.
Scents & Scentuality: Aromatherapy and Essential Oils for Romance, Love, & Sex by aromatherapist Valerie Ann Worwood.
Buy essential oils from Aromatics International (recommended).
Rocky Mountain Essential Oils.
Photo Credits: Lovers by Kurhan/123RF Stock Photo and Roses from MorgueFile