Research shows that certain essential oils can impact your reaction time and accuracy when it comes to cognitive performance.
“Many of these byproducts are known or suspected to be an issue in indoor environments because they are irritants and/or have health impacts, although many have not really been studied yet,” Siegel adds.
From an olfactory perspective, it’s possible that the pleasantness of an aroma influences mood, which then affects cognition, says Mark Moss, head of the Department of Psychology at Northumbria University and one of the authors in the 2009 and 2012 studies. However, he leans towards a more pharmacological explanation: Active compounds that are inhaled and absorbed into the bloodThe makeup and the levels of active compounds present in essential oils may vary the cognitive impact, Moss adds.
Aside from the compounds, essential oil diffusers affect indoor air quality . The oils themselves can cause particle and gas emissions, depending on the oil, says Siegel. The diffuser also emits particles based on the kind of water that was used, he adds.Essential oils have different levels of cognitive impact, and their effects tend to be minimal, says Moss. That said, if you are concerned about using essential oil diffusers, then you should avoid using them altogether, he adds.
The cognitive impacts are also not necessarily bad or good, and further research is needed, says Siegel. However, he suggests that people refrain from using essential oil diffusers. They are still“I would be lying if I said that our state of knowledge is definitive, but even a reasonably conservative application of the precautionary principle suggests that essential diffuser emissions are definitely not good for us and potentially bad for us,” says Siegel.
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