A good night’s sleep is crucial to your long-term health, not to mention your ability to function day-to-day. That’s why people will go to such great lengths to get a good night’s sleep ever night. And that’s why people rely on sleeping pills or other artificial aids get to sleep. But do you really want to be taking all those drugs to sleep? Wouldn’t it be better if there were a natural sleep aid you could use instead?

Fortunately, there are natural sleep aids which make it possible for people to get a good night’s sleep. A few years ago, research published in the journal Chronobiology International reported that lavender essential oil, can act as a gentle sedative, which makes it easier for you to get to sleep and helps you to sleep deeper. The results of the study showed that the people who inhaled the scent of lavender::

• Increased the amount of time they were in a deep sleep
• Spent less time in REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep
• Felt more vigorous the following morning

In other words, people who used lavender when they went to bed got a better night’s sleep and felt better the next day. These results are similar to those found a few years earlier, where people inhaled jasmine as they slept, making the combination of lavender and jasmine doubly promising as safe, all natural sleep help without having to resort to potentially harmful or habit-causing sleeping pills.

While there are many ways you could bring the scents of lavender and jasmine to your bedroom, one easy approach is to apply an oil containing them before you go to bed. Simply applying a few drops of oil to your chest or shoulders would allow you to inhale the wonderful scents throughout the night, giving you the natural sleep help you need without any fuss or bother.

You’re not likely to find certified-organic natural sleep help (with or without jasmine and lavender) at a chain pharmacy. One great option is to try Nature’s Inventory Natural Sleep Aid, a certified organic, vegan Wellness Oil that combines jasmine and lavender and other soothing natural oils to give you a deep, relaxing night’s sleep without prescription drugs.