Ep. 95: Unlocking The Secrets Of Vetiver: Physical, Emotional, & Spiritual Benefits
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In this episode, your hosts, Nikki Fraser and Rachael Dean, certified clinical aromatherapists, dive deep into one of their favourite essential oils: Vetiver. Known for its grounding and calming properties, Vetiver is often referred to as the "oil of tranquillity."
Join us as we explore the botanical origins of Vetiver, its complex chemical constituents, and the myriad of benefits it offers for both physical and emotional well-being. From aiding in sleep and hormone balancing to its use in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, we cover it all!
Plus, we share a special affirmation to enhance your experience with Vetiver and pull a card from the Aromatherapy Insight deck to see what additional wisdom we can glean.
Episode Highlights:
The origins and extraction of Vetiver essential oil
Chemical properties and their effects on the body and mind
Personal experiences with Vetiver and its grounding effects
Emotional benefits and its use in managing anxiety and ADHD
Fun facts about Vetiver and its production
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00:00:00 - Welcome to Vetiver Vibes
Introduction to the podcast and hosts, Nikki Fraser and Rachael Dean.00:00:14 - Sponsor Message
Information about Essentria, an online school for aromatherapy.00:00:29 - Introduction to Vetiver
Discussion on vetiver as a favorite essential oil and personal experiences with rosemary oil.00:01:26 - Rachael's Oil of the Week
Rachael shares her experience with a blend for shoulder and neck pain.00:01:59 - What is Vetiver?
Overview of vetiver, its botanical name, and where it is harvested.00:02:32 - The Scent of Vetiver
Description of vetiver's scent and personal reactions to it.00:03:29 - Grounding Effects of Vetiver
Discussion on the grounding properties of vetiver and personal childhood memories associated with it.00:04:25 - Chemical Complexity of Vetiver
Insights into the chemical constituents of vetiver and its calming effects.00:05:27 - Physical and Emotional Benefits
Exploration of vetiver's benefits for sleep, hormone balancing, and mature skin.00:06:34 - Emotional Clarity and ADHD
How vetiver can help with emotional balance and its use among individuals with ADHD.00:07:43 - Spiritual and Ayurvedic Perspectives
Discussion on vetiver's support for chakras and its role in Ayurvedic medicine.00:08:35 - Safety and Fun Facts
Information on the safety of vetiver and interesting facts about its production.00:09:27 - Affirmation for Vetiver
Sharing an affirmation to use while inhaling vetiver.00:10:09 - Card Pull for Today
Introduction to the card pull segment and the card drawn.00:12:04 - Vetiver Card Insights
Reading and discussion of the insights from the vetiver card.00:13:07 - Closing Remarks
Wrap-up of the episode and a teaser for the next episode.00:13:37 - Thank You and Support
Encouragement to share the episode and information about subscribing and reviewing.00:14:01 - Disclaimer
Reminder about the podcast's informational purpose and health considerations. -
Rachael: Welcome to the Vetiver Vibes podcast, where your hosts, Nikki Fraser and Rachael Dean, Certified Clinical Aromatherapists. We are excited to have you here on today's episode, where you know that you'll get the best essential oil scoop.
Nikki: This episode is brought to you by Essentria a leading online school for aromatherapy. If you want to learn more about Ayurvedic Indian head massage, check out the courses at www.schoolofessentia.com. Welcome to this week's episode of Vetiver Vibes. Nikki Fraser here with Rachael Dean. And this week we are talking about Vetiver, one of my favourite essential oils. Actually, it is my top essential oil. And not one of my favourite essential oils. And it's funny because this week actually I was using quite a lot of rosemary oil to help me focus while I was doing some research into compiling all the information I wanted for our upcoming podcast of oil profiles and looking at some of our chemistry lessons that we're kind of tweaking and rerecording and things like that. So I've actually been using a lot of Rosemary, but vetiver is definitely near and dear to my heart as well. Have you used any, I guess, what is your top oil that you used this week, Rachael?
Rachael: This week, I had a bunch of shoulder pain and neck pain, and so I was using some of, it was a blend, I don't remember exactly what's in it, but I know there's black pepper, kabiba, frankincense, and I think something else, but I have it written down, but I don't remember specifically. It helps.
Nikki: And this is why we write down things also and label.
Rachael: Yes, it is labeled and it is written down, the percentages and the drops and all that kind of stuff. I just don't remember at the moment. Awesome.
Nikki: So yeah, this week, like I mentioned, we are diving into vetiver, which is where our podcast name comes from as well, which I absolutely love. The botanical name for vetiver is Vetiveria zizanoides. Again, don't mind the pronunciation. And it's often harvested from northern India.
Rachael: And then it comes from the roots, right?
Nikki: Yes. Looking at your picture, you've got a bit more of the roots versus mine.
Rachael: Yeah, so yeah, we do have pictures if you're watching on YouTube, you can see us if you're on the podcast, listening, then, you know, you can't, but it's just grass, vetiver vibes, vetiver, not vibes, vetiver is grass. But the actual essential oil comes from the roots underneath the ground. So yeah, it's, it's a very Like if you're smelling it, it does definitely smell like roots and dirt and that. And I don't mind the smell of it. I actually don't like, I know I always say I hate vetiver, but it's not that I hate vetiver. I actually like the scent of it and stuff. It is something that makes me just feel really woozy. Like it works so well. I think I'm sure I've said this before, but it works like so well for like calming that it just makes me like feel like I'm like out of it and loopy. I don't like that. I'm not a big drinker. I don't use other things to make myself feel different. So vetiver kind of makes me feel a little bit like that.
Nikki: No, see, for me, it's that grounding that I do love. It reminds me of childhood, of mulch, of rolling around in dirt, which I absolutely, absolutely adore and love. I do like that part of it, for sure, for sure.
Rachael: But yeah, there's other grounding ones I would I personally will go to, but vetiver, I do understand is a great oil for a lot of people.
Nikki: It's definitely that kind of in your face dirt smell where if you're not into it, that's when I typically will say like a cedar wood instead, but vetiver is like that. Bam, in your face, here's like someone just threw dirt at you. That's how I like to describe it.
Rachael: Yeah, for sure. And yeah, I love that. I love, you know, just sitting in the, I love sitting in grass, like, you know, in the summer, in the summer months when it's all warm. you know, having a picnic or just sun tanning or anything like that. I love just sitting and like feeling the grass and the ground underneath me. Yeah. So, yeah.
Nikki: Yeah. And the chemical aspects of vetiver, it's actually one of the most complex oils when you're looking at the chemical constituents. And I remember for clinical course, because we dive deep into the chemical constituents of every oil, like there, there's a lot of them. It took two pages. to do our chemical constituents and we have a wheel that breaks them all up also by colors and things like that. And it's actually two pages pretty much for this one, whereas all the other ones are like half a page type things. So it's definitely one of the most complex oils when it comes to the chemical constituents. And it's mostly high in sesquiterpenol alcohols. And so what this means is that it's calming, soothing, especially for the nervous system, endocrine system, and emotions. And then it can be antispasmodic. Very sedative, as we were hinting to earlier. That's what I was saying.
Rachael: Very sedative. I literally remember using it once, like one drop, and just like passing out, like falling asleep on the couch. And yeah. It can definitely work for a lot of people.
Nikki: Very, very sedative. Yeah. anti-inflammatory and anxiolytic activity is really high with it too which is again why like that rounding anxiolytic is really something to help with that with anxiety just like the name says so that part's really really nice yeah so it has some physical benefits of course so it can help with dry coughs sleep like we were talking about definitely helps with sleep hormone balancing and mature skin so mature skin
Rachael: How would you describe how that would be helping mature skin?
Nikki: Just helping with like small wrinkles, uh, you know, that, you know, as you think about getting older though. Yes, I know. As we get older, our skin, um, it just becomes drier. You start to see fine lines, things like that. So it's really just beneficial for mature skin in that retrospect. And emotionally, it can bring a lot of clarity. Again, that calming and tranquility, it's known for being in that calming aspect, just like it does for physical, emotional as well, bringing that equilibrium to our emotions, just helping us, right, that grounding, coming back to that balanced state is what's going to be really, really great, which is why it's used a lot also for I heard a lot of people and actually we've had guests on before talking about how they always add it to their blends because they're ADHD and things like that because it just brings them back into that balanced state emotionally too.
Rachael: Yeah, that makes sense. And there's, I know a couple of people who use it for ADHD for sure. And it's funny because there's one person I know that wears it as almost like their cologne. Um, and so like I'm around them a fair bit and every once in a while I'm just like, Oh, Oh, it's better. And sometimes I have to sit on the other side of the room from him, not because I like the scent of it, but I also, if it's me, I'm at work, I need to not be sleeping.
Nikki: So you need to stay awake and alert when you are working.
Rachael: I need to stay awake, whereas he's trying to become alert. So it's funny that way, too. It has different benefits for different people. So, spiritually, subtle aromatherapy. So, no shock, it supports the root because it's coming from the roots and you're grounding the sacral, the solar plexus, throat, and crown chakra. So, it really does help you, like, you know, from the bottoms to the top. Yeah, absolutely. Very grounding. If you need to be brought back down to earth, reconnect with the ground. Definitely, that's a good oil to grab.
Nikki: Looking at Ayurvedic perspective of it, it really helps balance the Kapha dosha. If Pitta or Veda are in excess, then it can help cool them down also, which is really, really nice. And then looking at traditional Chinese medicine, it's known to help cool excess heat with the fire element, and it helps balance the earth element. So those are always nice to have when we're looking at those elements, if something's out of balance, then Vedabra will be really great for that.
Rachael: The good thing is with vetiver is there's no known safety concerns. It is definitely known to be a very generally safe oil. Obviously, you still want to use it in a safe way for diluting and such, but it is generally, it doesn't have any big flags that you need to be aware of.
Nikki: which is nice. And then fun facts. And I mean, I know we kind of mentioned this earlier, but it's actually known as the oil of tranquility. Again, coming to that calmness, tranquil. So it's, there's a lot of different books. It's often mentioned of tranquility known as the oil of tranquility, which is just nice.
Rachael: Another fun fact, it takes approximately two and a half to three kilograms or five and a half to 6.6 pounds of dried vetiver root plant material to make 15 milliliters of essential oil. So, you know, it's a lot that still goes into that one little bottle.
Nikki: Absolutely. And we actually created an affirmation for this oil as well, which I'll share. So if this is an oil that you are drawn to as you inhale it, you can say the following affirmation. I am grounded, calm and balanced. I embrace clarity and tranquility as I find my center.
Rachael: I like that one. That's just a good affirmation just if you need to be grounded as well. I think I might write that one down.
Nikki: Yeah, just that. Take a deep breath. Inhale your vetiver. I am grounded, calm, and balanced. I embrace clarity and tranquility as I find my center.
Rachael: Yeah, I like that one a lot. So as we said before, we're going to do a card poll. So I have the Aromatherapy Insight cards today that Jennifer Jeffries created with Karen Osborne illustrating. So I'm just going to shuffle them a little bit. And then we are going to find a card that is going to be for us for today. So let's see. Getting out of our heads. Pine. So another ground in oil for today. So pine. Beautiful. Yes. There we go. So pine is for self-worth. It's time to stop rescuing others and rescue yourself. Be strong but flexible, managing the knocks in life, living your own life and letting others live their own journey. Protect your boundaries, be true to you, treating yourself with honor and respect. Let go of negative experiences and move forward to a place where you feel fantastic about yourself. Remember, you cannot rescue others, they need to do it for themselves. Allowing them to grow their way allows you to grow. Physical benefits, pine eases colds, flu, coughs, sinus congestion. It's also an analgesic. It's a top note. It helps you with your chakra third eye. And the color vibration is indigo. So once again, it's the pictures of a beautiful brunette woman kind of hugging herself in a pine bose at the bottom. So it's gorgeous. Yeah. It is. Nice.
Nikki: It's a great one.
Rachael: Mm-hmm.
Nikki: Now I'm curious if I can find vetiver.
Rachael: Yeah, right?
Nikki: I know, we should actually look to see what the cards. I know, I was like, hmm. Maybe some weeks we'll kind of just look at the card and share it.
Rachael: Oh, here, I did find it, so I'm going to show it. It's a woman who's asleep on the ground in the grass with a vetiver. You want me to read it? I don't know, should I read it? Oh, cool. Yeah, sure, why not?
Nikki: Why not? Always nice.
Rachael: Why not? Okay, this one is Centered. It's time for you to ground your spiritual energy into physical planes of existence. For the perfectionist, who is doing everything but doing nothing, a head full of ideas and not being grounded means you cannot manifest the changes you are looking for in your life. Vetiver recharges your emotional and physical energies and supports you through life. Vetiver is physically relaxing, reducing stress, and promoting grounding. It's a base note, chakra, your base, your roots. and color vibration is red.
Nikki: Nice.
Rachael: Awesome.
Nikki: Well, this is the information about Vetiver for today. Stay tuned for our next episode where we will dive into another oil profile. Thank you for tuning in to this week's episode of Vetiver Vibes. Have a great day, everyone. Bye. Bye.
Rachael: Thank you for spending your time with us here at Vetiver Vibes. This episode was brought to you by Essentria a leading online aromatherapy school. Don't forget to check out some of our free resources at www.schoolofessentia.com.
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