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Relaxing, pain-relieving, healing. Benzoin essential oil has a sweet, cinnamon-vanilla scent that calms your nerves and relaxes your muscles. It's excellent for easing chest congestion (also asthma, bronchitis and coughs) - ideal for sleep-inducing cold remedies.
Peppermint essential oil is commonly used by aromatherapists for a variety of purposes. The oil is distilled from the leaves and other parts of the peppermint plant. According to the Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, peppermint oil is traditionally used to calm nausea and indigestion, ease headaches and soothe irritable bowel syndrome.