Reboot your Resolutions with Sage Essential Oil

Here’s some midwinter good news: Less January newbies are in your favorite exercise classes. Not-so-good news: your thoughts are drifting to pizza instead of Pilates, too. Now is the ideal time to recommit to your resolution to be healthier this year, and we have an easy one you can incorporate: sage essential oil.*

Sage is a well-known aromatic spice (Thanksgiving stuffing, anyone?), but to become an essential oil, it’s extracted from sage leaves via steam. It’s frequently featured in skin care products for slowing the aging process. There are many more advantages to this oil that you may not have considered.  For starters, it’s integral in reducing potentially harmful effects of toxins. It helps to relieve cramps, digestive issues and even mood swings. It also encourages more from your nervous system and liver to give your system a well-deserved boost.  

Why do we love sage oil? We’re glad you didn’t ask our favorite reason, because this oil can be helpful in many ways:

• It contains camphene and camphor, which offer antifungal relief for cuts and scrapes, but it may also beneficial for easing internal distress like stomach inflammation and ulcers.

• Antioxidants found in sage oil may help to prevent aging and slow wrinkle production. It can also help to address sagging muscles and skin beyond your face.

• It can help to heal wounds and scars.

• It can help to relieve chest congestion and coughs.

• It can neutralize stomach acid and offer digestive relief.

• It can address women’s monthly challenges such as cramps, mood swings, fatigue, depression and nausea.

• It can act as a natural laxative.

• It may help to increase alertness and mental stability.

Speaking of alertness, please be aware of how to apply or breathe in sage oil, as it can be potent depending on how you use it:

• For topical use, sage oil must be combined with a carrier oil (i.e., jojoba, grapeseed) for safe, effective results.

• Put a few drops of sage oil on your hands, rub them together and breathe deeply to open your nasal passages and respiratory airway.

• Avoid using sage oil if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding.

Clary Sage essential oil is often compared to (and mistaken for) sage oil. They both come from the same evergreen shrub family, but are very different. Sage oil has a strong, spicy scent, while clary sage has a sweet, nutty aroma. Another FYI: Clary sage oil focuses more on hormone-related symptoms for women. More good news: we carry both oils. 

Now that you’re reinspired, informed and confident that sage oil can help to keep you focused on your health resolutions, move toward tricep dips...and away from that spinach dip.

 

Sources:

https://www.naturalfoodseries.com/sage-essential-oil-11-benefits/

https://articles.mercola.com/herbal-oils/sage-oil.aspx

*The International Federation of Aromatherapists does not recommend that Essential Oils be taken internally unless under the supervision of a Medical Doctor who is also qualified in clinical Aromatherapy. All cautions listed for individual oils do not include those cautions from ingestion. This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.