
Essential Oils for 1st Chakra - Survival and Support Root Chakra - "I am":
The first or root chakra, called muladhara in Sanskrit, is located at the base of the spine.
It is comprised of whatever grounds you to stability in your life. When these needs are met, you feel grounded and safe, and you tend to worry less day to day.
People with an imbalance in root chakra tend to be anxious, fearful, insecure, or experience nightmares. Physical imbalances may manifest as problems in the colon, with the bladder, with elimination, or with lower back, leg, or feet issues. In men, prostate problems may occur. Eating disorders may also be a sign of a root chakra imbalance.
Essential oils that closely associate with the root chakra tend to be made of heavier molecules and characterized as base notes with deeper, slowly unfolding, long-lasting scents which offer a sense of calm, confidence, and security
For example who is excessively worried, anxious, sleepless, or overthinks things could benefit from Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis), Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea), or Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) essential oils
- Location: Base of spine, in tailbone area
- What it controls: Survival issues such as financial independence, money, and food
- Mantra: "I can't grow from an unsteady foundation."
- Color: Red
- Element: Earth
- Stone: Hematite
- Yoga pose: Warrior I
- When it develops: 1-7 years old
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Agarwood Crasna (OUD)
(Aquilaria crassna)
Aroma Description: Bitter-sweet woody with animalic notes and a leather character.
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Angelica Root
(Angelica archangelica)
Aroma Description: Cool, Exotic, Fresh, Rich, Peppery, Woody, Rich Earthy, and Herbaceous with peppery top notes and clean spicy, musky back notes.
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Aniseseed Myrtle
(Syzygium anisatum)
Aroma Description: Strongly smelling of both aniseed and licorice, cool, herbaceous, soft, sweet, warm
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Artemesia
(Artemisia vulgaris)
Aroma Description: Fresh, Cedar, Thujonic, Minty, Slightly Camphoreous, Sage, Herbaceous, Bitter, Strong
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Atlas Cedarwood
(Cedrus atlantica)
Aroma Description: Atlas Cedarwood Essential Oil smells woody and sweet. It smells a bit sharper than Virginian Cedarwood Oil. The aroma is reminiscent of artificial mothballs.
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Balsam Copaiba
(Copaifera officinalis)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Resinous, Sensual, Sweet, Warm
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Balsam Gurjun
(Dipterocarpus turbinatus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Warm, Woody
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Balsam Poplar
(Populus balsamifera)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Exotic, Fresh, Resinous, Sensual, Sweet, Warm, Woody
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Birch (sweet)
(Betula lenta)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Cool, Fresh, Minty, Slightly sweet, Strong
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Black Pine Corsica
(Pinus nigra subsp. laricio)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Fresh, Piney, Woody
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Buddha Wood
(Eremophila mitchellii)
Aroma Description: Deep, woody aroma, lightly sweet, and faintly smoky
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Cedarwood, Atlas
(Cedrus atlantica)
Aroma Description: Woody and sweet. Atlas Cedar Oil is a bit sharper than Virginian Cedarwood Oil. The aroma is reminiscent of artificial mothballs.
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Cedarwood, Indian
(Cedrus deodara)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Rich, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Cedarwood, Port Orford
(Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)
Aroma Description: Coniferous, Earthy, Green, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet, Woody
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Cedarwood, Texas
(Juniperus monosperma)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet, Woody
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Cedarwood, Virginian
(Juniperus virginiana)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Balsamic, Slightly sweet, woody. It strongly resembles the aroma of cedar chests and closets.
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Cinnamon (burmannii)
(Cinnamomum burmannii)
Aroma Description: Warm, spicy and particularly sweet aroma
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Cistus
(Cistus × cyprius)
Aroma Description: Strongly herbaceous and balsam/resinous with sweet, honey-like undertones
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Clary Sage
(Salvia sclarea)
Aroma Description: Clary Sage Essential Oil smells earthy, herbaceous, floral and slightly fruity.
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Clove
(Syzygium aromaticum)
Aroma Description: Rich, spicy, sweet, soft, warming yet slightly bitter. It is also slightly woody in character and is reminiscent in aroma to that of true clove buds but is of course much stronger in aroma.
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Copaiba Balsam
(Copaifera officinalis)
Aroma Description: Copaiba Balsam Essential Oil smells sweet, woody, resinous and earthy.
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Corkbark (Subalpine) Fir
(Abies lasiocarpa)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Cool, Fresh, Strong, Woody
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Davana
(Artemisia pallens)
Aroma Description: Davana Essential Oil smells rich, sweet, fruity and slightly woody. It also has a subtle vanilla note.
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Douglas Fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Aroma Description: Coniferous, piny, and woody with floral and citrus notes
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Engelmann Spruce
(Picea engelmannii)
Aroma Description: Coniferous, Cool, Fresh, Piney, Slightly camphoraceous, Woody
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Fingerroot
(Boesenbergia rotunda)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Warm
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Frankincense frereana
(Boswellia frereana)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly musky, Warm, Woody
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Frankincense rivae (Olibanum)
(Boswellia rivae)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Resinous, Rich, Soft, Woody
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Frankincense Serrata
(Boswellia serrata)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Exotic, Fresh, Resinous, Slightly sweet, Warm
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Galbanum
(Ferula gummosa)
Aroma Description: Galbanum Essential Oil possesses an intensely green, fresh leafy odor with a dry woody back-note of balsamic, bark- like character.
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Ghandi Root
(Homalomena aromatica)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Slightly citrus, Slightly spicy, Woody
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Gingergrass
(Cymbopogon martini)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Exotic, Fresh, Sensual, Slightly citrus, Spicy, Strong, Warm
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Grapefruit
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Citrusy. The aroma is tangy like grapefruit, but yet is sweet. It is reminiscent to the aroma of the grapefruit rind, but more concentrated.
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Greenland Moss (Labrador Tea) Ledum
(Rhododendron groenlandicum)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Woody
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Helichrysum splendidum
(Helichrysum splendidum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Cool, Earthy, Fresh, Slightly camphoraceous, Soft
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Himalayan Soti
(Cymbopogon flexuosus)
Aroma Description: Cool, Earthy, Exotic, Fresh, Green, Slightly musky, Slightly sweet
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Juniper, Utah
(Juniperus osteosperma)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Camphoraceous, Coniferous, Fresh, Piney, Woody
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Lemongrass - Nepal
(Cymbopogon flexuosus)
Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony, Slightly sweet
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Maritime Pine
(Pinus pinaster)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Fresh, Piney, Resinous, Slightly floral, Woody
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Mastic
(Pistacia lentiscus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Herbaceous, Pungent, Resinous, Rich, Slightly bitter, Slightly musky, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody
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Muhuhu (African Sandalwood)
(Brachylaena huillensis)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Cool, Earthy, Rich, Sensual, Slightly musky, Soft, Woody
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Nagarmotha
(Cyperus rotundus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Slightly spicy, Warm, Woody
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Nutmeg
(Myristica fragrans)
Aroma Description: Spicy, sweet and woody. It is similar in aroma to the cooking spice, but it is much more fragrant.
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Opoponax
(Commiphora guidottii)
Aroma Description: Opoponax Essential Oil smells deep, resinous and woody. The aroma shares some similarity to that of Myrrh Oil.
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Palo Santo
(Bursera graveolens)
Aroma Description: Palo Santo Essential Oil smells woody, sweet, and slightly fruity.
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Passion Fruit
(Passiflora edulis)
Aroma Description: Passion Fruit Essential Oil has a sweet, warm, and woody scent.
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Patchouli
(Pogostemon cablin)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Slightly floral, Warm, Woody
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Pinyon Pine
(Pinus edulis)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Earthy, Fresh, Piney, Rich, Woody
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Plai
(Zingiber montanum)
Aroma Description: Plai Essential Oil smells fresh, spicy, woody and peppery.
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Ponderosa Pine Cone
(Pinus ponderosa)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Earthy, Fresh, Piney, Resinous, Rich, Woody
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Rabbitbrush
(Ericameria nauseosa)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Coniferous, Cool, Earthy, Exotic, Herbaceous, Pungent, Slightly bitter, Woody
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Red Pine (Norway Pine)
(Pinus resinosa)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Earthy, Fresh, Piney, Rich, Strong, Woody
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Ruh Khus (Wild Vetiver)
(Chrysopogon nigritanus)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Slightly sweet, Soft, Warm
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Sagebrush, Big
(Artemisia tridentata)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Strong
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Sandalwood - Royal Hawaiian
(Santalum paniculatum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Rich, Sensual, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Sandalwood lancelatum - Australia
(Santalum lanceolatum)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Resinous, Sensual, Slightly sweet, Soft, Warm, Woody
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Sandalwood, Australian
(Santalum spicatum)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Resinous, Rich, Slightly sweet, Soft, Vanilla-like, Warm, Woody
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Siam Wood
(Fokienia hodginsii)
Aroma Description: Exotic, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Soft, Vanilla-like, Warm
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Sitka Spruce
(Picea sitchensis)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Piney, Rich, Slightly sweet, Woody
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Spikenard
(Nardostachys jatamansi)
Aroma Description: Spikenard Essential Oil smells deep earthy, woody and musky.
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Vanilla Oleoresin
(Vanilla planifolia)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Rich, Sensual, Sweet, Vanilla-like, Warm
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Wintergreen
(Gaultheria fragrantissima)
Aroma Description: Crisp, fresh, woody and sweet. It possesses a birch-like aroma.
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Xanthoxylum
(Zanthoxylum armatum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Sensual, Slightly bitter, Slightly spicy, Strong, fruity, alluring