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Relaxing, pain-relieving, healing. Benzoin essential oil has a sweet, cinnamon-vanilla scent that calms your nerves and relaxes your muscles. It's excellent for easing chest congestion (also asthma, bronchitis and coughs) - ideal for sleep-inducing cold remedies.
Antidepressant and Cordial: Benzoin oil raises spirit and uplifts mood. That is why it was and still is widely used in religious ceremonies in many parts of the world. This is used in incense sticks and other such substances which, when burnt, gives out smoke with the characteristic aroma of Benzoin oil.