Do you hate certain smells? I can't stand the smell of lavendar (essential oils).?

Omg I hate Lavender too! It feels like it's choking me.

I think we all have negative association with some smells that makes us avoid them. Sometimes there is a good reason, like we may have a mild allergy to the plant.

I have a personal dislike of Chamomile essential oil. I don't care much for the tea, either. But I use both of them anyway. Chamomile oil helps reduce eye puffiness when I'm having my annual mold allergy symptoms. The tea will calm upset stomach and 3 cups (yuck) will make me sleepy.

As owner of an herb store, I saw many people turn up their noses at the strong smell straight out of the tester bottle. But if I diluted an oil that I thought was going to help them, dabbed it on the back of the hand and asked them to think about it for a day, many came back and bought the very thing they first detested. Essential oils are not meant to be used "neat" typically, as they are too strong.

Patchouli, for instance, is a strong perfume and aphrodisiac when one uses just one drop in a big dollop of lotion or oil and applies it over a large area. So 1 drop in a tablespoon of carrier is about right for most noses - subtle.

If you already own a bottle of lavender essential oil, try putting 2 drops lavender, 3 drops orange in 2 teaspoons unscented lotion or other carrier oil. Use only about 1/4 teaspoon of it at a time. You might be pleasantly surprised at the combo.

Citrus oils are not relaxing but they ARE known to lift the mood and supress appetite.

Healing Garden is a fake lavendar. Try putting the essential oil directy in your tub. Aura Cacia is good, but there are also two different kinds of natural lavendar. You are just used to perfumes and not the naturals. Go with what you like!

Wow....it is supposed to calm and relax you, not anger you. Essential oils on the other hand are the strongest out there and lavender is a little strange smelling..that is why less is better with essential oils....if you're using it for relaxation, you may want to try putting just a small amount on your temples. not quite so close to your nose? Orange and lemon are for energizing, not relaxing. Maybe your nose is mixed up! haha

hate smells stand smell lavendar essential oils

Young Living makes a blend called Citrus Fresh. It is a blend of orange, tangerine, mandarin, grapefruit, lemon and spearmint. It is quite uplifting, benefits the immune system and is certainly a much different smell than lavender! Check out their site at www.youngliving.us to find out more on this blend and let me know what you think!

I can t stand Lavender! Just smelling it makes me irritable and aggressive. It gets SO frustrating sometimes to shop for products and everything anymore is laced with lavender. Companies need to realize that not everyone drank the lavender kool-aid. HA!

Any of the perfumed candles give me a head ache. If I spend longer than ten minutes in the candle and gift shop I come out smelling like them.

Be sure you are using good quality organic essential oils. Some are adulterated. A bad quality oil will not affect you the way a good one will.

The smell of pine makes me sick to my stomach. Love lavender, however. It's funny that it makes you angry, because it's supposed to be relaxing and orange and lemon are supposed to make you alert.

Kim at: http://www.peaceful-organic-planet.com/aromatherap...

I hate grape. The smell and the taste. I used to take grape Sudafed when I was little because I had colds a lot, and now I can't stand grape.