Hormone Balancing Essential Oils
There are many hormone balancing essential oils, all of which exert different influences to help restore endocrine health.
This article will deal with the top 3 hormone balancing essential oils in the three key areas of endocrine health, and will go on to list the top 10 hormone balancing essential oils in general.
It also touches upon the affordability of hormone balancing essential oils, listing the top 5 most affordable hormone balancing essential oils.
This article also covers foods which promote hormone health as well as herbal supplements and foods which can have an impressive endocrine stabilising effect on the body. It also lists foods and personal care to avoid and discusses the importance of regular exercise to maintain healthy hormone balance.
Many of the essential oils listed in this article are present in FACIAL OIL No. 2, with many people reporting an uplifting effect when using it.
FACIAL OIL No. 8 also contains the queen of all endocrine supporting aromatherapy oils :: Clary Sage Essential Oil, amongst a number of others, like German Chamomile Essential Oil which also have a profoundly balancing effect on hormone health.
There’s also one base oil which is thought to help with hormone balance :: Pomegranate Seed Oil.
Pomegranate Seed Oil
There’s no coincidence that Pomegranates were the fruit of Persephone. (In Greek myth Persephone was abducted by Hades, lord of the underworld, where she became trapped after eating a few Pomegranate seeds.
The pomegranate represents life, regeneration, and permanence in marriage.
The healing properties of Pomegranates have been recognised by many cultures throughout the ages, and although an exotic fruit, even has notable inclusions in UK history.
The pomegranate entered into British heraldic tradition due to the first wife of Henry VIII.
A pomegranate was integral to Catherine of Aragon’s coat of arms, so when she married King Henry VIII in 1509, the pomegranate was accepted into English heraldry.
In addition to three royal colleges the British Medical Association also includes pomegranates in their coat of arms. The Royal College of Physicians adopted a pomegranate in their coat of arms at the mid point of the sixteenth century.
In heraldry the the pomegranate represents the persistence of life, fertility, and regeneration.
Best Hormone Balancing Essential Oils
There are good number of hormone balancing essential oils, but not all of them will be appropriate for everyone. Certain essential oils exert Oestrogen regulating effects whilst others help up-regulate Progesterone. There’s also essential oils which influence Testosterone, Cortisol and even Insulin… so it’s important to determine which essential oils are your best hormone balancing essential oils at any given time… The only constant thing about female hormones is that they change all the time!
Top 3 Hormone Balancing Essential Oils
There is no contest for the two top slots when it comes to the top three hormone balancing essential oils.
Number one has to be Clary Sage Essential Oil but there is a very close second… and, depending on your hormonal needs, Thyme Essential Oil could even be considered to be your go-to hormone balancing essential oil.
The third essential oil for hormone health has very much to do with individual need. For those with elevated Testosterone the obvious choice would be Spearmint Essential Oil, but those with elevated Cortisol it could just as easily be Geranium Essential Oil. And, then again it could also easily be Frankincense Essential Oil, Yarrow Essential Oil or Fragonia Essential Oil.
So, in reality there isn’t a consistent top 3 hormone balancing essential oils. Depending on your individual endocrine system you will have differing needs to others, so it’s important to do the research to decide what your personal top three hormone balancing essential oils are.
Read more about how essential oils provide endocrine support :: Essential Oils For Hormone Health
10 Best Hormone Balancing Essential Oils
I have published a list of the 10 best hormone balancing essential oils on a platform called List.ly as I want the list to be interactive. Using List.ly to publish this list means that people can add other hormone balancing essential oils to the list as well as up-voting and down-voting individual hormone balancing essential oils if they wish to.
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Hormone Balancing Essential Oil Affordability
Most hormone balancing essential oils are very affordable. There are two essential oils in the above list which are a little pricey. The first is Fragonia Essential Oil, which is increasingly scare due to bush fires in Australia, which is the only country to produce this gorgeously aromatic essential oil. The second is Mysore Sandalwood Essential Oil, which is also growing increasingly scare. However, as Sandalwood Essential Oil has the ability to regulate Testosterone, anyone suffering from PCOS, (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) should consider getting some.
5 Most Affordable Hormone Balancing Essential Oils
Thankfully, two of the three most effective hormone balancing essential oils are two of the most affordable. All of the following essential oils are under £10.00 each, at the time of publishing.
And the price for the 5 most affordable hormone balancing essential oils from the Wild As The Wind Shop are still below £10.00 in 2022.
*Prices quoted for ethically sourced essential oils. Wild As The Wind also offer organic versions of these five hormone balancing essential oils which are slightly more expensive. We also offer a wildcrafted Peppermint Essential Oil.
Supplements For Hormonal Health
- Adaptogenic herbs like Ashwagandha
- Vitamin B Complex + Vitamin C
- Plant based minerals
- Milk Thistle
- Agnus Cactus (Vitex)
- Maca
- Dong Qui
- He Shou Wo
Top Foods For Hormone Health
- Organic Protein (esp. small oily fish, chicken liver and eggs)
- Linseeds
- Mushrooms (vitamin D, which is actually a hormone)
- Seaweed / kelp for the iodine content
- Brazil nuts for the Selenium content (3 or 4 per day)
- Pomegranates (in natural form not juiced)
Foods To Avoid For Hormone Health
- Sugar
- Grains
- Dairy produce, excluding butter
- Non-organic meats and poultry (Hormones and antibiotics are routinely used in the production of ‘conventional’ poultry and livestock)
- Processed Food, especially if it comes in plastic packaging
- Bottled water
- Caffeine (Coffee, black, green and white Tea, Chocolate)
***Whilst there’s caffeine in Chocolate, there’s also some incredibly healthy compounds. It’s possible to make sugar-free chocolate, which has more benefits than it does.
Eat organic :: A lot of the chemicals used in commercially farmed crops, where pesticides and herbicides are used have an endocrine-disruptive impact on our bodies.
Disclaimer
The information provided is not intended to replace the medical directives of your healthcare provider. This information is not meant for the diagnosis of health issues. If you are pregnant, have serious or multiple health concerns, consult with your healthcare provider before using essential oils or associated products. If you experience any complications or adverse reactions contact your healthcare provider.
Deepen your knowledge by using the Wild As The Wind Recommended Resources
Another resource you may find useful can be found by following the link below. *Please note, I use sources from the Recommended Resources list as well as sources from the Healthcare and Skincare Information Sources list when researching articles for the Wild As The Wind Blog.
Wild As The Wind use a number of resources when deciding which essential oil formulas to put together for optimal healing and efficacy, as well as to support any health claims we may make.
We use the industry ‘bible’ on essential oil safety: Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals [2nd Edition] by Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, to establish the safety of the Wild As The Wind formulations.
We owe a particular debt to GreenMedInfo, and, of course, the teachings of Shirley Price and Patricia Davis.
Many of the scientific studies used to inform the claims made on this website are via GreenMedInfo, as well as via Dr. Josh Axe, Ty Bollinger on the Truth About Cancer website as well as, on the odd occasion, Dr. Eric Zielinski
Other resources include:
- PubMed
- WebMD
- Robert Tisserand
- Dr. Robert Pappas
- Robbi Zeck
- Patricia Davis
- Shirley Price
- Valerie Ann Worwood
- Dr. Mercola
- AromaWeb