Aromatherapy Essential Oils

Aromatherapy is the therapeutic practice of using aromatic plant essential oils to improve the health of your mind, body, and spirit. Pure plant essential oils are extracts taken from the flower, leaf, root and bark of specific plants: they are considered by many to be the vibrational heartbeat of a living plant. The therapeutic benefit of each natural scent, many of which we grow up with in nature throughout our lives, are powerful in reducing stress and anxiety; 90% of stress causes most illness today.

Scent has a direct pathway to the unique emotional memory centre of our brain. It’s a trigger. In a flash we can remember a moment, a scene, a person, a piece of music, and by association our feelings resonate: good or bad. Like photography for the mind, it’s magic. Aromatherapy is called ‘teleportation for the senses’. Imagine the power of that aroma when it is created purely from nature, not a lab? The volatile, aromatic component of a plant - its ‘essential’ oil - carries its unique scent and ethereal soul. It is through these precious fragrances that plants are able to communicate and vibrate with their environment, and with us. This potent energy and vibration is magnified during extraction, giving essential oils the power to influence our moods, enhance our physical and emotional wellbeing, and even open the pathway to our intuitive sixth sense. All in a single drop of the right oil, or blend… that works for you.

It is this magical power over the senses that first inspired Jo to create her exclusive JOGB aromatherapy mood enhancing essential oil blends: MOJO, GOJO and SLOJO. The therapeutic purity of each oil is essential: the same blend is found in our Mood Drops, Crystal Roller Ball Moments, and Candles. The oils are clean, perfectly distilled, nature driven, sustainable, vegan, and free from all animal testing at all times.

Aromatherapy is grounded in ancient practices, traditions and beliefs. The soul ‘thinks’ through imagery and the associations that come with that. This enables aroma, as a therapy, to create a gateway into our subconscious. This modern understanding of plants and their impact on the psyche now enables us to be our own creative alchemist at home, helping us to navigate the stresses and strains every day in our own lives and in our surroundings.

Spray:  Add up to 10 drops to a small spray bottle filled with distilled water and spritz in the air, over carpets, furniture and linens to refresh a room, and mask unpleasant aromas. You can also use this recipe to make your own pillow mist, room spray, mood buster, or natural mosquito repellent.

Massage: Dilute 5 drops of MOJO Mood Drops blend oil with 10ml of sweet almond base oil (as found in JOGB Moments Aromatherapy Crystal Roller Balls) and gently massage into skin. Other oils to enjoy all over the body include jojoba, hazelnut and coconut fractionated oil (best for less slippery bathing).

Bathe: Run a warm bath and add 4 to 6 drops of SLOJO Mood Drops diluted in 10ml of fractionated coconut oil. Stir the water to mix the blend, then relax in the water for at least 20 minutes to allow the aroma therapeutic benefit.

Diffuse: Put 8 to 10 drops into an electric diffuser, over a bowl of hot water, decorative crystals, or our JOGB lava stones, and use to aromatize your environment. Use the aroma to diffuse the air and help practice more restful, mindful, breathwork. Equally, invest in high quality aromatherapy candles. Avoid paraffin wax in a closed environment as this emits fumes which may lead to neuralgic pain and headaches for some individuals; it also destroys the aroma therapy experience.

Inhale: Breathe in a pure essential oil directly from the bottle, or by sprinkling a couple of drops on to a tissue and use to gently inhale. For example: a couple of drops of rosemary essential oil, on a tissue and placed inside a T-shirt or bra, can be inhaled for several hours and help boost memory, focus and restore energy levels when you’ve got a deadline. 

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Choose to be happier, more confident, and chilled with our three beautiful and exclusive aromas, all unique to JOGB. Choose between sensual and confident MOJO, uplifting and happy GOJO, or relaxing and sleepy SLOJO. Find these exclusive blends in our Mood Drops, Crystal Roller Balls and Candles.

Mood: Relaxing

Fragrance family: Oriental

Perfumery note: Base to Middle

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: Ambrette Seed, also known as Musk Mallow, has a seductive, warm flowery, arousing, ambery, musk-like scent.

Key use: Used by aromatherapists to calm and boost the mood, ambrette is also stimulating and a known aphrodisiac. The oil makes an excellent plant-based substitute for amber and animal musk notes in aromatherapy and perfumery. Ambrette is used for headaches, muscle spasms, and because it calms the nervous system, it helps to treat stress, anxiety, tension, headaches and depression. Ambrette Seed also stimulates circulation in the body and may help reduce muscular spasms, cramps, and pain.

Mood: Uplifting

Fragrance family: Citrus

Perfumery note: Top

Extraction method: Expression: squeezing the oil from the fruit peel

Aroma: Fresh and bright with a mellow citrus aroma, bergamot is the hallmark aromatic ingredient in Earl Grey tea.

Key use: An effective immune booster and great leveller for mind and body, bergamot essential oil is happy, uplifting and soothing on the emotions. Used as a pick-me-up, bergamot can help to balance frustration and prevent mood swings.

Mood: Grounding

Fragrance family: Woody

Perfumery note: Base

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: A sweet, rich, warm, woody note that fills the heart with peace.

Key use: Cedarwood essential oil harnesses the grounding properties of many other tree derived oils. Emotionally, it’s a strong, strengthening oil that gives a safe feeling, like a big bear hug. As such, cedarwood will undoubtedly appeal to your senses at times of confusion or emotional upheaval, thus helping to refocus your mind and steady your soul. (You may find Cedar atlantica used as an alternative) Find it in the base of all our oil blends as we love it that much!

Mood: Destressing: Soothing

Fragrance family: Spicy

Perfumery note: Middle to Top

Extraction method: Steam distillation from seed

Aroma: Coriander oil has a sweet spicy personality, with soft woody, peppery highlights.

Key use: Sweet, lightly spicy and calming, coriander - also called Chinese Parsley - is ideal for sensitive souls. This fragrant oil supports the mind and body in multiple ways, making it an ideal ingredient aimed at those struggling with anxiety, mental exhaustion, or sleep deprivation. Find it in GOJO and SLOJO. Add the pure oil to a diffuser to help soothe nervous tension, and boost energy levels.

Mood: Meditative

Fragrance family: Oriental Wood

Perfumery note: Base

Extraction method: Steam distillation from resin

Aroma: A deep, warm, soulful, woody oriental, frankincense essential oil is distilled from the resin of the tree. Loved for the purity of this oil when diffused as a single aroma during massage treatments, frankincense is known as the ‘King of oils’, was loved by ancient Egyptian gods, as it is loved today for its exotic, earthy scent.

Key use: Soothing and meditative for mind and body, this aroma may help deepen the breath during massage or relaxation, encouraging stillness and mindfulness, making it ideal for use during meditation. The oil is also beautifully nourishing for the skin, particularly dry or mature skin types.

Mood: Balancing

Fragrance family: Floral

Perfumery note: Middle

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: A sweet, rosy fresh, soothing scent distilled from the leaves and stalks.

Key use: Intensely floral and sweet, geranium pure essential oil is a much loed aroma distilled from the fragrant leaves of the plant and chosen for its ability to help balance mind and body. A wonderful oil to blend, it is also great as a balancing skin tonic for all skin types. Emotionally balancing, regulating and restorative, geranium is particularly supportive for female hormones.

Mood: De-stressing

Fragrance family: Woody Amber

Perfumery note: Base

Extraction method: Solvent

Aroma: A deep, powerful, leathery and amber note, Labdanum is the main ingredient used when making the scent of amber in perfumery. Often described as sweet, fruity, animalic, musky and woody in one, labdanum blends beautifully with other rich herby oils such as frankincense, rose, sage, and lavender. Find it in SLOJO Mood Drops and Relaxing Candle.

Key use: Relaxing labdanum is used in aromatherapy to relieve stress. Strong and sweet, it’s a member of the rockrose and is a very cosy aroma to snuggle up with.

Mood: Relaxing

Fragrance family: Floral 

Perfumery note: Middle to Top

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: A fresh, earthy floral, with a familiar herbal twist. 

Key use: Powdery soft and sweet, pure lavender essential oil is calming (helps balance other oils when blending), soothing and reassuring for the mind, body, and spirit. As an ingredient, lavender encourages deep relaxation, calm the nerves, and helps to promote a good night’s sleep. Find it in JOGB Sleepy Moments Crystal Roller Ball. Topically, lavender is the ultimate first aid kit in a bottle, soothing cuts and burns thanks to its instant healing and anti-inflammatory properties.

Mood: Uplifting

Fragrance family: Citrus

Perfumery note: Top

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: A bright, fresh, yet sweet lemony note from the leaves and stems of the Malaysian lemongrass. 

Key use: This stimulating pure essential oil is a great circulation booster, helping to soothe muscle aches, increase circulation, relieve anxiety and depression, and aids digestion as a herbal tea.

Mood: Invigorating

Fragrance family: Citrus

Perfumery note: Top

Extraction method: Expression from the fruit

Aroma: A fresh, joyful, bittersweet note derived from the peel of the citrus fruit.

Key use: Bright, sweet, yet delicate, mandarin essential oil is instantly joyful and uplifting to mind and body. This intense, happy, summery scent is often used as a natural remedy to counterbalance grief and sadness. Blending well with other oils, it has many healing properties to soothe the nervous system. It’s also one of the safest essential oils, so can be used during pregnancy and on children (diluted first of course). Breathe in a few drops before bedtime to help still the mind from stress, and help get a more restful night’s sleep.

Mood: Relaxing

Fragrance family: Floral

Perfumery note: Middle

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: A soft, rosy green note with a hint of citrus from the lemongrass family.

Key use: Delicate and refreshing with soft fruity undertones, Palmarosa essential oil, is balancing for the mood. Soothing and calming, it encourages emotional stability while relieving irritation, migraine, and headaches. Also called gingergrass, Indian geranium and rosha, find it in GOJO and SLOJO Mood Drops, Moments Crystal Roller Balls, and Candles.

Mood: Sensual

Fragrance family: Woody Floral

Perfumery Note: Base

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: A beautiful, earthy and smoky, woody floral, patchouli is distilled from the leaves of this tropical herbal plant. 

Key Use: The complex, seductive and sensual aroma of patchouli can connect body and mind, helping to ground the emotions, combat stress and insecurity. Sensual, grounding, confidence-boosting and stress-relieving, it’s long been used ritualistically, helping to alleviate ‘chronic fatigue’. Find patchouli in Relaxing SLOJO.

Mood: Strengthening

Fragrance family: Floral

Perfumery Note: Middle

Extraction method: Solvent extraction

Aroma: Intensely floral, musky and rich.

Key use: Believed to bring calm in the midst of grief and heartache, rose is all enveloping to the senses. Soft and powdery but intensely floral, pure rose absolute warms the heart, strengthens the spirit, and soothes all emotions in a crisis. Known to help relieve the feeling of being overwhelmed and rebalance hormones, especially feminine, rose is soothing and age-defying as an ingredient for dry or mature skin.

Mood: Relaxing

Fragrance family: Woody

Perfumery Note: Base-Middle

Extraction method: Steam distillation

Aroma: The soft, sweet, grounding woody fragrance of sandalwood is also beneficial during times of stress or anxiety, helping to ease mental fatigue and warm the heart.

Key use: A much-loved oil, sandalwood traditionally originates from Mysore in India, however issues with sustainability have led to essential oil manufacturers sourcing elsewhere, such as Australia, where an ethical production process is maintained. Sandalwood essential oil adds a grounded, solid soul to fragrant blends. It’s an immune booster when used in a body massage oil, and gives strength and courage to your mood. 

Mood: Sensual

Fragrance family: Floral

Perfumery note: Base to Middle

Extraction method: Steam distillation from the flower.

Aroma: An intensely sweet, exotic floral with a musky undertone.

Key use: A potent aphrodisiac, ylang-ylang oil is sensual and nurturing to the heart and soul. Deeply soothing and calming, ylang-ylang helps to relieve irritability, boost sensuality, and may also balance oily hair and skin.

Our sleepy SLOJO blend will have you counting sheep in no time. A perfect blend to unwind and drift off to sleep with relaxing oils of geranium, lavender, labdanum, cedarwood and rose. Why not keep a tiny bottle of JOGB Sleepy Moments Aromatherapy Crystal Roller Ball in your pocket, glove compartment, desk side, or bedside. Made with a black obsidian crystal roller ball, embellished with Reiki energy, stroke onto your wrists for an instant hit of chill.

For a quick pick-me-up, GOJO’s energising blend of lemongrass, bergamot, coriander and frankincense, will keep you buzzing! One devoted fan called it ‘her sherbert lemon fix’, however the top notes soon depart to leave you soulful and at peace. Pop JOGB GOJO Mood Drops in an electronic diffuser, in a bowl of warm water, or over our aesthetically beautiful bowl of lava stones for a happy moment.

A super sensual, balancing mood boost to make you feel sexy, alluring, smart, and just pretty fab all over - who doesn’t want that? Inhale MOJO’s blend of rose, ambrette seed, sandalwood and cedarwood: a big snuggle to help you feel reassured, calm and positive. Jo wears MOJO Confident Moments Crystal Roller Ball on her wrists and neck when she has to do a talk in front of an audience.