Images and zcenes in our dreams can make us feel nice or bothered when we woke up, that’s why we try to recall and figure out the details of our dreams. Individuals may stubbornly wonder about their dreams and think of ways how to recall them even by resorting to using oils. Individuals who took an interest in oil therapy may even ask their aromatherapist to assure them that oil blends will help them not to worry about the difficulty of recalling their dreams. Know more about dream recall and oil blends in our weekly discussions.
Research about Frankincense Essential oil’s Efficacy on dream recall
The effect of frankincense on dream recall has been proven in a study by Hoffman in 1999. The participants in the investigation were 7 women who had been documenting their dreams for years. These women were instructed to apply two drops of frankincense on a cotton ball and placed it under their pillowcase every night for two weeks. The reported result in their unpublished dissertation was that three women confirmed that there was a significant positive change in their dream recall., while two claimed that there was a slight improvement in their dream recall. Moreover, two participants initially thought that frankincense reduced their dream recall ability, but that their dream quality had been observed to be enhanced in the second week. (1)
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References:
- (1) Lawless J. The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils. Conari Press.
- (2) Sanatkaran A., Bahari F., Ansari A., Atashi N. The Effect of Red Rose Essential Oil and Lavender Aromatherapy on the Frequency of Lucid Dreaming, Recalling Dreams and Sleep Quality in Female Students. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy. 2016; 7(3;3) Doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s3p83
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