
Essential Oils for 2nd Chakra - Relationships Sacral Chakra - "I feel":
The second or sacral chakra, called Svadhisthana in Sanskrit, is located below the navel.
It is said to be blocked by fear, especially the fear of death. Opening this chakra can boost creativity, manifested desire and confidence. Imbalanced attributes are the lack of or repression of creativity, sexual dysfunction, withheld intimacy, and emotional isolation.
- Location: Lower abdomen, about 2 inches below the navel
- What it controls: Your sense of abundance, well-being, pleasure, and sexuality
- Mantra: "I always honor others but not before myself."
- Color: Orange
- Element: Water
- Stone: Tiger's Eye
- Yoga pose: Bound Angle Pose
- When it develops: 8-14 years old
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Ajowain
(Trachyspermum ammi)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Very Spicy, Strong, Warm
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Allspice (Pimento Berry) Oil
(Pimenta dioica)
Aroma Description: Allspice Essential Oil smells sharp yet is sweet with a spicy, cinnamon and clove-like aroma.
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Amyris
(Amyris balsamifera)
Aroma Description: Faintly woody, slightly sweet, reminiscent of Sandalwood
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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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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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Bay Laurel
(Laurus nobilis)
Aroma Description: Bay Laurel Essential Oil smells herbaceous, fruity, fresh, camphorous, and slightly sweet.
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Black Pine Corsica
(Pinus nigra subsp. laricio)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Fresh, Piney, Woody
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Blood Orange
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Blood Orange Essential Oil smells similar to Sweet Orange Essential Oil, however Blood Orange Oil is slightly tarter and has a more complex aroma.
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Caraway
(Carum carvi)
Aroma Description: Caraway Seed Essential Oil smells sweet, spicy, herbaceous and fruity.
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Catnip
(Nepeta cataria)
Aroma Description: Catnip Essential Oil smells herbaceous with a subdued mint aroma.
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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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Citronella - India
(Cymbopogon winterianus)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Lemony, Medicinal, Slightly sweet, Strong
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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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Clementine Petitgrain - Corsica
(Citrus reticulata)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Floral, Fresh, Fruity, Sweet
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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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Coriander
(Coriandrum sativum)
Aroma Description: exotic, fresh, lemony, sensual, slightly spicy, warm, herbaceous, woody and slightly fruity
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Dalmatian Sage
(Salvia officinalis)
Aroma Description: Dalmatian Sage Essential Oil smells herbaceous, fruity, fresh and camphorous.
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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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Fingerroot
(Boesenbergia rotunda)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Warm
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Fragonia
(Taxandria fragrans)
Aroma Description: Possesses a beautiful, underlying citrus, floral and slightly woody character similar to eucalyptus oil
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Geranium
(Pelargonium graveolens)
Aroma Description: Herbaceous, green, floral, sweet, dry, fresh, slightly fruity
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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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Greenland Moss (Labrador Tea) Ledum
(Rhododendron groenlandicum)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Woody
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Helichrysum Bracteiferum
(Helichrysum bracteiferum)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Fresh, Medicinal, Strong
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Helichrysum Gymnocephalum
(Helichrysum gymnocephalum)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Camphoraceous, Cool, Fresh, Medicinal, Strong
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Helichrysum Odoratissimum
(Helichrysum odoratissimum)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Balsamic, Camphoraceous, Earthy, Fresh, Medicinal
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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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Ho Wood
(Cinnamomum camphora)
Aroma Description: Ho Wood Essential Oil smells sweet, fresh and woody, with subtle floral notes. The aroma possesses similarity to that of Rosewood Essential Oil.
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Inula
(Dittrichia graveolens)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Earthy, Fresh, Medicinal, Rich, Slightly floral, Slightly sweet
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Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute
(Jasminum grandiflorum)
Aroma Description: Jasmine Absolute smells deep, rich, floral and exotic.
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Jasmine Sambac Absolute
(Jasminum sambac)
Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Rich, Sensual, Soft, Sweet
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Juniper, Rocky Mount
(Juniperus scopulorum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Fresh, Piney, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Soft, Woody
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Lavender
(Lavandula angustifolia)
Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, sweet, herbaceous and sometimes slightly fruity. It can be slightly camphorous.
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Lemon
(Citrus × limon)
Aroma Description: Lemon Essential Oil smells similar to fresh lemon rinds except that it is more concentrated.
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Lilac
(Syringa vulgaris)
Aroma Description: Cool, Earthy, Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Rich, Sensual, Slightly sweet, Soft
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Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
Aroma Description: Exceptionally rich, honeyed, dense floral, earthy and creamy sweet, with a spicy green top note, ripe fruit and coumarin-like undertones, and a tenacious, slightly spicy, deep earthy richness in the drydown.
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Manuka
(Leptospermum scoparium)
Aroma Description: Woody, herbaceous, sweet, warm, earthy and balsamic
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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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Melissa
(Melissa officinalis)
Aroma Description: Melissa Essential Oil smells fresh, lemony and herbaceous.
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Monarda Fistulosa
(Monarda fistulosa)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly floral, Slightly sweet
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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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Niaouli
(Melaleuca quinquenervia)
Aroma Description: Niaouli Essential Oil is camphorous, earthy and musty.
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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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Orange, Sweet
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Citrus, fresh, fruity, and sweet. Its aroma is similar to that of orange peels but is more concentrated.
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Palo Santo
(Bursera graveolens)
Aroma Description: Palo Santo Essential Oil smells woody, sweet, and slightly fruity.
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Patchouli
(Pogostemon cablin)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Slightly floral, Warm, Woody
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Petitgrain, Bigarade
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Sensual, Slightly citrus, Slightly sweet
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Ponderosa Pine Cone
(Pinus ponderosa)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Earthy, Fresh, Piney, Resinous, Rich, Woody
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Ravensara
(Cryptocarya agathophylla)
Aroma Description: Slightly medicinal, eucalyptus-like, slightly sweet and fruity.
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Rose
(Rosa × damascena)
Aroma Description: Smells floral, sensual, and sweet with an intense, concentrated rose aroma
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Sage, True
(Salvia officinalis)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Pungent, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly spicy, Slightly sweet, Strong, Warm
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Sandalwood - New Caledonia
(Santalum austrocaledonicum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Cool, Earthy, Rich, Sweet, 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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Saro
(Cinnamosma fragrans)
Aroma Description: Saro Essential Oil smells camphorous and is with a slight lemony/fruity note.
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Savory, Wild
(Satureja montana)
Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody
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Spike Lavender
(Lavandula latifolia)
Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, camphorous, sweet and herbaceous
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Spikenard
(Nardostachys jatamansi)
Aroma Description: Spikenard Essential Oil smells deep earthy, woody and musky.
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Sugandha Kokila
(Cinnamomum glaucescens)
Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Exotic, Fresh, Slightly floral, Warm
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Sweet Orange
(Citrus Sinensis)
Aroma Description: Citrusy and sweet. Its aroma is similar to that of orange peels but is more concentrated.
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Tangerine
(Citrus reticulata)
Aroma Description: Fresh, sweet and citrusy. It smells similar to the bright aroma of tangerine peels (as compared to orange peels), but is more concentrated.
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Tea Tree
(Melaleuca alternifolia)
Aroma Description: Medicinal, fresh, woody, earthy and herbaceous.
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Tea Tree, Lemon
(Leptospermum petersonii)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Citrus, Fresh, Lemony, Medicinal
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Thyme
(Thymus vulgaris)
Aroma Description: Cool, fresh, lemony, slightly citrus, slightly floral, soft, herbaceous and slightly medicinal
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Vanilla Oleoresin
(Vanilla planifolia)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Rich, Sensual, Sweet, Vanilla-like, Warm
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White Sage
(Salvia apiana)
Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Pungent, Rich, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody
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White Spruce
(Picea glauca)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Coniferous, Piney, Rich, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly sweet, Warm, Woody
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Xanthoxylum
(Zanthoxylum armatum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Sensual, Slightly bitter, Slightly spicy, Strong, fruity, alluring