
Bergamot essential oil has one of the most distinctive fragrances in aromatherapy. It is unmistakably citrusy, but unlike the straightforward sweetness of orange or the sharp brightness of lemon, bergamot also has soft floral, slightly bitter, and almost tea-like notes.
That complexity is one reason bergamot appears so often in perfumes, colognes, diffuser blends, massage oils, and relaxing aromatherapy recipes.
It is also one of the more interesting citrus oils from a research perspective. Small human trials have investigated bergamot aromatherapy for anxiety, psychological stress, mood, and sleep, with several reporting positive results.
Those findings are encouraging, but they do not make bergamot essential oil a treatment for anxiety disorders, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, pain, or other medical conditions.
Bergamot also has one particularly important safety issue that every user should understand: ordinary expressed bergamot essential oil can be strongly phototoxic when applied to skin at sufficient concentrations before ultraviolet exposure.
Fortunately, that risk can be managed by using very low concentrations or choosing bergamot FCF, a version from which the primary phototoxic furanocoumarins have been removed.
Here is what bergamot essential oil is, how to use it, what the evidence actually suggests, and how to enjoy its beautiful fragrance safely.
🍊 What Is Bergamot Essential Oil?
Bergamot essential oil comes from the peel of the bergamot orange, generally identified botanically as Citrus bergamia.
Bergamot fruit resembles a small citrus fruit somewhere between a lime and an orange in appearance, although its fragrance is much more complex than either.
The essential oil is traditionally obtained by mechanically expressing the aromatic peel.
Its major volatile constituents commonly include compounds such as:
- Limonene
- Linalyl acetate
- Linalool
The exact proportions vary with the oil.
These compounds help create bergamot’s combination of citrus brightness, floral softness, and gentle herbal character.
🌿 What Does Bergamot Smell Like?
Bergamot can be described as:
- Fresh
- Citrusy
- Floral
- Slightly bitter
- Green
- Softly spicy
- Tea-like
It is brighter than lavender but softer than lemon.
It has more floral character than sweet orange and less sharpness than grapefruit.
That makes bergamot one of the easiest citrus oils to use in sophisticated aromatherapy blends.
🫖 Is Bergamot the Scent in Earl Grey Tea?
Bergamot is famously associated with Earl Grey tea.
Bergamot-derived flavoring gives Earl Grey its characteristic citrus-floral aroma.
That familiar fragrance may be one reason bergamot feels comforting to people who already associate Earl Grey with tea breaks, quiet mornings, or relaxing evenings.
However, culinary bergamot flavoring and concentrated aromatherapy essential oil should not be treated as interchangeable products.
A bottle intended for aromatherapy should be used according to its label rather than casually added to food or drink.
🌸 What Blends Well With Bergamot?
Bergamot is exceptionally versatile.
It blends beautifully with:
- Lavender
- Cedarwood
- Frankincense
- Geranium
- Ylang ylang
- Sweet orange
- Lemon
- Rosemary
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
- Sandalwood
- Clary sage
For a simple beginner blend, bergamot and lavender are difficult to beat.
Try:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops lavender
- 1 drop cedarwood
The result is bright enough for daytime use but soft enough for a quiet evening.
🌬️ Bergamot for Aromatherapy
Inhalation is one of the easiest ways to enjoy bergamot because it avoids the oil’s primary phototoxicity issue.
Bergamot works particularly well in:
- Ultrasonic diffusers
- Personal inhalers
- Scent stones
- Passive aromatherapy
- Properly formulated room fragrances
When you inhale bergamot, aromatic molecules stimulate your olfactory system and contribute to your perception of the fragrance.
Because smell is closely connected with brain systems involved in emotion, memory, and learned associations, fragrance can influence how an environment feels.
That doesn’t mean bergamot automatically changes everyone’s emotional state in the same way.
Personal preference still matters.
😊 Does Bergamot Help With Stress?
This is one of bergamot’s better-researched aromatherapy uses.
A small 2015 crossover study involving 41 healthy women examined 15 minutes of bergamot essential-oil vapor exposure. Researchers measured mood, heart-rate variability, and salivary cortisol and reported changes consistent with reduced psychological stress during bergamot exposure.
Another pilot study published in 2017 exposed participants in a mental-health treatment-center waiting room to bergamot essential oil for 15 minutes. Participants reported higher positive feelings during the bergamot periods compared with control periods.
These are interesting findings.
They are also relatively small studies.
The best interpretation is that bergamot aromatherapy may contribute to relaxation or improved mood in some situations, not that it acts as a proven stress medication.

😌 Bergamot and Anxiety
Bergamot has also been investigated in several anxiety-related clinical settings.
One randomized controlled trial involving 109 patients awaiting outpatient surgery found a greater reduction in preoperative anxiety among those exposed to bergamot aromatherapy than among control participants.
Another controlled trial involving 60 people awaiting laparoscopic gallbladder surgery found lower anxiety after bergamot aroma exposure compared with the control condition.
Broader systematic reviews and meta-analyses of essential-oil aromatherapy have also found potential anxiety-reducing effects across multiple oils and clinical settings.
However, the studies vary considerably in their oils, doses, methods, populations, and quality.
Bergamot should therefore be considered a complementary aromatherapy option, not a replacement for appropriate treatment of an anxiety disorder.
🧠 Aromatherapy Isn’t the Same as Anxiety Treatment
There is an important distinction between:
“I enjoy bergamot while winding down because its aroma feels relaxing.”
and:
“Bergamot treats anxiety.”
The first describes an aromatherapy experience.
The second is a medical claim requiring much stronger evidence.
FDA also considers claims that a product treats anxiety, helps someone sleep, relieves pain, or otherwise alters body function to be drug claims in the United States.
For an aromatherapy routine, bergamot does not need to carry that burden.
Its fragrance can simply be part of an environment that you associate with relaxation.
🌙 Does Bergamot Help With Sleep?
Bergamot has received some research attention for sleep as well.
A 2023 randomized crossover trial involving 48 university students tested a bergamot aromatic spray used before bedtime and upon waking. Researchers reported improvements in several self-reported measures involving sleep, mood, anxiety, and stress.
A more recent randomized trial also investigated a lavender-and-bergamot aromatherapy combination in postmenopausal women and reported improvements in several outcomes, including anxiety and sleep-related measures.
Those findings are encouraging but still preliminary.
Sleep research involving aromatherapy remains limited compared with established treatments for chronic insomnia.
Use bergamot as part of a pleasant bedtime routine if you enjoy it.
Do not rely on it to diagnose or treat persistent sleep problems.
🌙 Simple Bergamot Evening Diffuser Blend
Try:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops lavender
- 1 drop cedarwood
Add the oils to your diffuser according to its manufacturer’s directions.
Diffuse for a limited period while reading, journaling, stretching, or preparing for bed.
There is no need to run the diffuser continuously throughout the night.
🌼 Softer Floral Bergamot Blend
Try:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops lavender
- 1 drop ylang ylang
Ylang ylang is extremely strong, so one drop is enough.
This combination has a more perfume-like quality than the cedarwood version.
🌲 Woody Bergamot Blend
For something less floral:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops cedarwood
- 1 drop frankincense
This is a good choice for reading rooms, home offices, or evening meditation.
🍊 Bright Citrus Bergamot Blend
For daytime use:
- 2 drops bergamot
- 2 drops sweet orange
- 1 drop rosemary
This brings out bergamot’s brighter citrus character.
👃 Personal Bergamot Inhaler
A personal inhaler is useful when you want bergamot fragrance without scenting an entire room.
Try:
- 6 drops bergamot
- 4 drops lavender
- 2 drops sweet orange
Add the essential oils to the wick of a blank aromatherapy inhaler.
Insert the wick and close the inhaler securely.
Label it:
Bergamot Citrus Calm
Bergamot • Lavender • Orange
Date: _______
Hold the inhaler near your nose and breathe normally for a few moments whenever you want to enjoy the fragrance.
You do not need prolonged or forceful inhalation.
🪨 Bergamot Scent Stone
For passive aromatherapy, add:
- 2 drops bergamot
- 1 drop lavender
to an aromatherapy scent stone.
Place it on a protective dish near your desk, bedside table, reading chair, or another personal space.
This creates a smaller scent radius than a room diffuser.
It is also convenient when other people in the household do not want the entire room fragranced.
💆 Bergamot in Massage Oil
Bergamot smells beautiful in body and massage oils, but this is where phototoxicity becomes important.
If you want to make a leave-on topical product, the easiest option is to purchase bergamot FCF specifically intended for cosmetic use.
FCF means furanocoumarin-free.
The primary phototoxic compounds have been removed or greatly reduced.
Simple Bergamot FCF Body Oil
- 1 ounce jojoba oil
- 3 drops bergamot FCF essential oil
- 3 drops lavender essential oil
Combine everything in a clean, dry one-ounce bottle.
Close securely and gently roll between your palms.
Label the bottle.
Patch test before broader use.
Apply a small amount to healthy adult skin.
☀️ Why Ordinary Bergamot Can Be Phototoxic
Expressed bergamot essential oil naturally contains compounds called furanocoumarins.
One particularly important furanocoumarin in bergamot is bergapten.
When enough of these compounds remain on the skin and the skin is subsequently exposed to ultraviolet radiation, they can trigger a phototoxic reaction.
This can cause:
- Redness
- Burning
- Blistering
- Changes in pigmentation
The reaction can resemble a severe sunburn.
In serious cases, significant burns have occurred.
⏰ Phototoxic Reactions Can Be Delayed
One particularly tricky thing about phototoxicity is that the skin may initially feel completely normal.
The reaction can develop hours after ultraviolet exposure.
That means someone may apply bergamot, spend time outdoors later, and not immediately realize that anything is wrong.
Tisserand Institute advises treating the period following topical application of phototoxic oils cautiously because UVA exposure during roughly the following 12 hours can be relevant.
📏 The 0.4% Bergamot Maximum
Industry safety guidance has long recommended limiting ordinary phototoxic bergamot essential oil to approximately 0.4% in leave-on products applied to skin that may subsequently receive UV exposure.
This limit exists specifically to reduce phototoxicity risk.
That is substantially lower than many generic essential-oil dilution recommendations.
It is another reminder that a general instruction such as “use a 2% dilution” cannot safely be applied to every essential oil.
Individual oils have individual limits.
🌿 What Is Bergamot FCF?
Bergamot FCF is bergamot oil processed to remove or greatly reduce the phototoxic furanocoumarins.
FCF stands for:
Furanocoumarin-Free
You may also see the product described as:
- Bergapten-free bergamot
- FCF bergamot
- Bergamot BF
Tisserand Institute describes bergamot FCF as non-phototoxic when the problematic furanocoumarins have been appropriately removed.
This makes it much more convenient for leave-on skin preparations.
🏷️ Check the Bottle
Do not assume your bergamot is FCF.
If the label simply says:
Bergamot Essential Oil
it may be ordinary expressed phototoxic bergamot.
Look specifically for wording such as:
Bergamot FCF
or:
Bergapten-Free Bergamot
A reputable supplier should also provide botanical, extraction, and safety information.
When in doubt, treat ordinary expressed bergamot as phototoxic.
🌞 Does Phototoxicity Matter in a Diffuser?
The primary phototoxicity concern involves applying the relevant oil to skin followed by ultraviolet exposure.
Diffusing ordinary bergamot does not create the same situation as coating the skin with a leave-on preparation.
That makes aromatic use one of the easiest ways to enjoy standard bergamot essential oil.
You still need normal fragrance precautions, but topical phototoxicity is not the main issue during ordinary diffusion.
🚫 Don’t Apply Bergamot Neat
Do not put undiluted bergamot directly onto your wrists, neck, face, temples, or other exposed skin.
Even aside from phototoxicity, routine neat essential-oil use unnecessarily increases the chance of irritation or sensitization.
Use an appropriate carrier oil.
And if your bergamot is not FCF, respect its much lower phototoxicity-related dermal maximum.
✋ Patch Test Topical Blends
Even bergamot FCF can still contain aromatic compounds capable of causing irritation or allergic reactions in susceptible individuals.
Before using a new leave-on product broadly, apply a small amount to healthy skin.
Stop using the product if you develop:
- Redness
- Itching
- Burning
- Swelling
- Rash
- Scaling
Phototoxicity and allergic contact dermatitis are different reactions.
Removing furanocoumarins addresses phototoxicity; it does not make an essential oil incapable of causing any skin reaction.
🌡️ Oxidized Bergamot Deserves Extra Caution
Like other citrus oils, bergamot contains substantial amounts of limonene and other compounds that can oxidize over time.
Oxidized essential oils may have increased sensitization potential.
Keep your bergamot bottle:
- Tightly closed
- Away from direct sunlight
- Away from excessive heat
- Stored according to supplier directions
Avoid keeping the cap open unnecessarily.
If an old citrus oil has changed significantly in aroma, don’t automatically use it in leave-on skin products just to finish the bottle.
🧴 Bergamot in Skin Care
Bergamot sometimes appears in skin-care recipes for acne, oily skin, dark spots, wound healing, and other concerns.
Be careful with these claims.
Bergamot essential oil should not be presented as a treatment for acne, eczema, infection, wounds, pigmentation disorders, or another skin disease without strong evidence for the particular preparation and application.
If you enjoy bergamot as a cosmetic fragrance, use an appropriately diluted FCF version.
For actual skin conditions, evidence-based treatment matters more than adding another essential oil.
🚫 Never Put Bergamot on Open Wounds
Essential oils are not appropriate substitutes for proper wound care.
Do not drip bergamot into cuts, burns, ulcers, or infected skin.
Clean minor wounds according to standard first-aid guidance and seek medical care for wounds that are deep, badly contaminated, infected, or otherwise concerning.
💇 Bergamot for Hair and Scalp
Bergamot is sometimes promoted as a hair-growth or scalp-health oil.
There is not strong human evidence showing that bergamot essential oil restores hair growth.
If you simply enjoy its fragrance in a properly formulated hair product, that is a cosmetic use.
For persistent hair thinning or scalp disease, identify the cause before relying on aromatherapy.
🌿 Does Bergamot Reduce Inflammation?
Laboratory and animal research has investigated bergamot and its constituents for anti-inflammatory and other biological effects.
Those findings are scientifically interesting.
They do not establish ordinary bergamot diffusion or a homemade massage oil as a treatment for arthritis, inflammatory disease, injury, or chronic pain.
The route and dose used in experimental research can be very different from home aromatherapy.
🛡️ Does Bergamot Boost Immunity?
There is no good reason to market bergamot aromatherapy as an immune booster.
Laboratory studies involving immune pathways do not demonstrate that diffusing bergamot will prevent colds, flu, or other infections.
Use bergamot because its fragrance makes the room pleasant.
For infection prevention, rely on established public-health and medical measures.
🌱 Does Bergamot Detox the Body?
No essential oil is needed to perform a generalized “detox.”
Your liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal system, lungs, and other organs already participate in processing and eliminating substances from the body.
A bergamot diffuser may smell fresh and uplifting.
It does not flush toxins from your organs.
🍽️ Does Bergamot Improve Digestion?
Bergamot is sometimes promoted for bloating, digestion, or gastrointestinal symptoms.
Evidence from food-derived bergamot products or other preparations should not automatically be applied to bergamot essential-oil aromatherapy.
Persistent abdominal symptoms deserve appropriate evaluation rather than increasingly concentrated topical or internal essential-oil recipes.
🚫 Don’t Drink Bergamot Essential Oil
Do not casually add bergamot essential oil to:
- Water
- Tea
- Smoothies
- Capsules
- Food
just because bergamot is associated with Earl Grey tea.
Food flavoring and concentrated aromatherapy essential oil are different uses.
Internal essential-oil use can involve toxicity, dose, interaction, and formulation issues that ordinary home aromatherapy doesn’t require.
🧠 What Does the Research Really Tell Us?
Bergamot has enough human aromatherapy research to be genuinely interesting.
Studies have reported:
- Reduced preoperative anxiety
- Improved positive feelings
- Changes in stress-related measurements
- Improvements in some self-reported sleep outcomes
But limitations remain.
Individual trials are often small.
Some involve specialized medical settings.
Interventions vary.
Blinding aromatherapy trials is inherently difficult because people can smell whether they are receiving an aromatic product.
And positive results from one population do not necessarily apply universally.
The appropriate conclusion is:
Bergamot aromatherapy shows promising potential for relaxation, mood, and anxiety-related outcomes, but it should be used as a complementary practice rather than a medical treatment.

💜 Bergamot + Lavender
This is probably bergamot’s most natural aromatherapy pairing.
Try:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops lavender
The fragrance is floral, citrusy, soft, and fresh.
Add one drop of cedarwood if you want more depth.
🌺 Bergamot + Ylang Ylang
For a richer perfume-like blend:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 1 drop ylang ylang
- 1 drop lavender
Ylang ylang can easily dominate the recipe, so keep it light.
🌲 Bergamot + Cedarwood
For something simple and woody:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops cedarwood
This combination works particularly well in the evening.
🌿 Bergamot + Rosemary
For a brighter daytime fragrance:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 1 drop rosemary
- 1 drop sweet orange
Rosemary adds a crisp herbal note.
🌳 Bergamot + Frankincense
Try:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops frankincense
- 1 drop cedarwood
This makes an excellent meditation or reading blend.
🌸 Bergamot for Spring
Bergamot’s floral-citrus character feels especially appropriate in spring.
Try:
- 2 drops bergamot
- 2 drops lavender
- 1 drop geranium
- 1 drop sweet orange
This smells like a citrus garden beginning to bloom.
Explore more ideas in our Spring Aromatherapy Recipes.
☀️ Bergamot for Summer
Try:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops sweet orange
- 1 drop peppermint
The peppermint gives the fragrance a cooler character.
Remember that a cooling smell does not lower dangerous body temperature during hot weather.
🍂 Bergamot for Fall
Combine:
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops cedarwood
- 1 drop frankincense
This maintains citrus brightness while moving toward warmer autumn fragrances.
❄️ Bergamot for Winter
Try:
- 2 drops bergamot
- 2 drops sweet orange
- 2 drops frankincense
The result is citrusy, resinous, and cozy without relying on strong spice oils.
🌬️ Fragrance Sensitivity Matters
Essential oils are natural fragrances, but natural fragrances can still trigger symptoms.
Some people may experience:
- Headache
- Nausea
- Eye irritation
- Coughing
- Throat irritation
- Wheezing
- Breathing discomfort
People with asthma, migraines, or fragrance sensitivity may prefer lower concentrations or fragrance-free environments.
If bergamot makes you feel worse, stop using it.
👶 Bergamot Around Children
Keep concentrated bergamot essential oil securely out of children’s reach.
For shared family spaces, keep diffusion light.
Topical use on children requires age-appropriate dilution and consideration of whether the product is phototoxic.
There is rarely a reason to put standard expressed bergamot into a child’s leave-on daytime skin product.
🤰 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Evidence about frequent concentrated essential-oil use during pregnancy and breastfeeding remains incomplete.
Occasional aromatic exposure and repeated therapeutic topical use represent different levels of exposure.
If you want to use bergamot frequently or topically during pregnancy, discuss your individual situation with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
🐶 Bergamot Around Pets
Do not apply these human bergamot recipes to animals.
Never put essential oil into a pet’s:
- Food
- Water
- Fur
- Paws
- Bedding
- Collar
If diffusing around pets, keep fragrance light, maintain ventilation, and allow the animal to leave the room.
Consult a veterinarian about species-specific safety concerns.
🐦 Birds Need Extra Caution
Birds have particularly sensitive respiratory systems.
Strong whole-room essential-oil diffusion is not a good choice around a bird cage or enclosed bird room.
A personal inhaler used away from the bird may be more appropriate if you want to enjoy bergamot fragrance yourself.
🔥 Essential Oils Are Flammable
Keep essential oils away from:
- Open flames
- Candles
- Cigarettes
- Gas burners
- Fireplaces
- Sparks
- Excessive heat
This is particularly important if you make room fragrances containing high-proof alcohol.
🏷️ How to Choose a Bergamot Essential Oil
Look for a label that clearly provides:
- Common name: Bergamot
- Botanical name: Citrus bergamia
- Plant part: Peel
- Extraction method: Usually expressed
- FCF status: Standard or furanocoumarin-free
- Batch or lot information
- Supplier safety guidance
For topical use, knowing whether the product is FCF is particularly important.
🌿 Standard Bergamot or FCF: Which Should You Buy?
If you plan to use bergamot primarily in a diffuser or personal inhaler, standard expressed bergamot is perfectly useful when handled appropriately.
If you want to make:
- Body oils
- Massage oils
- Perfume oils
- Leave-on cosmetics
I would choose bergamot FCF for simplicity.
It removes the primary phototoxicity problem from the formulation.
You still need appropriate dilution and normal skin-safety precautions.
🏷️ “Therapeutic Grade” Isn’t the Important Part
A bottle may advertise bergamot as:
- Therapeutic grade
- Clinical grade
- Premium grade
- Professional grade
Those phrases are less useful than actual product information.
Focus on:
- Correct botanical identification
- Extraction method
- FCF status
- Batch testing
- Ingredient transparency
- Appropriate safety information
A beautiful marketing label cannot tell you whether an oil contains phototoxic furanocoumarins.
🌡️ Store Bergamot Properly
Because bergamot is a citrus oil, thoughtful storage is especially important.
Keep it:
- Tightly capped
- Cool
- Away from sunlight
- Away from heat
- Away from children and pets
Buy a bottle size you can realistically use.
Fresh bergamot smells brighter anyway.
🌿 Simple Bergamot Recipes at a Glance
Relaxing Floral Diffuser
- 3 drops bergamot
- 2 drops lavender
- 1 drop cedarwood
Bright Daytime Diffuser
- 2 drops bergamot
- 2 drops sweet orange
- 1 drop rosemary
Personal Inhaler
- 6 drops bergamot
- 4 drops lavender
- 2 drops sweet orange
Passive Scent Stone
- 2 drops bergamot
- 1 drop lavender
Adult Body Oil Using Bergamot FCF
- 1 ounce jojoba
- 3 drops bergamot FCF
- 3 drops lavender
Patch test topical preparations and use them only on healthy skin.
❤️ The Bottom Line
Bergamot essential oil deserves its popularity.
Its fragrance sits beautifully between citrus and floral—brighter than lavender, more sophisticated than sweet orange, and softer than lemon.
It is also one of the more interesting essential oils in human aromatherapy research.
Small clinical trials have reported promising results involving preoperative anxiety, mood, psychological stress, and sleep-related outcomes. Broader aromatherapy reviews also suggest possible anxiety-related benefits.
But promising research is not the same as proof that bergamot treats anxiety disorders, insomnia, depression, high blood pressure, pain, or another medical condition.
Use it as a complementary aromatic practice.
Put bergamot and lavender in the diffuser while you read.
Carry a personal bergamot inhaler when you want a favorite fragrance nearby.
Pair it with cedarwood and frankincense for a warm evening blend.
And if you want to use bergamot on your skin, pay close attention to the bottle.
Ordinary expressed bergamot can be strongly phototoxic. If it is used in a leave-on product on skin that may receive UV exposure, industry guidance limits it to approximately 0.4%.
For easier topical formulation, choose bergamot FCF, in which the primary phototoxic furanocoumarins have been removed.
Bergamot does not need to detox your body, boost your immune system, balance hormones, or cure anxiety to be worth using.
Its distinctive floral-citrus fragrance—and the growing but still developing research surrounding aromatherapy—is more than enough to make it one of the most interesting oils in a beginner’s collection.

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📚 Sources & Further Reading
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health — Aromatherapy
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration — Aromatherapy
- PubMed — Bergamot Essential Oil Inhalation Improves Positive Feelings in a Mental Health Treatment Center
- PubMed — Bergamot Aromatherapy and Preoperative Anxiety
- PubMed — Bergamot Aroma, Anxiety and Stress Markers Before Laparoscopic Surgery
- PubMed — Bergamot Aromatherapy, Mood, Parasympathetic Activity and Salivary Cortisol
- PubMed — Bergamot Essential Oil, Psychological Stress and Sleep Quality
- PubMed — Essential Oils for Anxiety: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
- Tisserand Institute — Phototoxicity: Essential Oils, Sun and Safety
- Tisserand Institute — Essential Oils and Anxiety