Some of the most important oils

This abbreviated guide to some of the more common oils, and their associated recommendations, will help you decide how to choose your aromatherapy scented candles.

First, the big four:

1. Lavender - the world's most common essential oil, used since the Middle Ages. Relaxes, calms, antiseptic. 
2. Neem - extracted from an Indian tree and is used primarily in health and beauty products. Said to be anti- almost everything - antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal and antihistamine, among others. One of the major essential oils. 
3. Oregano - another of the majors, with just as many "antis" in its list of properties as Neem oil. 
4. Tea Tree - derived from an Australian tree, it has a wide range of uses, and at one stage was even in military first-aid kits. Another of the major essential oils. 

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