BOTANICALS: PERSONAL PROJECT

ANXIETY RETHOUGHT

A personal project exploring the way aromatherapy can help anxiety and panic disorder. Inspired by early scientific drawings and studies by botanists.

I’ve personally struggled with anxiety, and think aromatherapy is essential to my daily routine. Although, becoming a designer, I notice there aren’t many brands that specifically make scents targeting an audience with anxiety. Aromatherapy explores the way certain scents, such as: Ylang Ylang, Rose, Bergamot, and Lavender, and how they improve mood and mental health. It’s a holistic way of therapy and improving mood without intrusive or addictive medication.

This is an ongoing project determining which scents are most impactful to myself as well as designing packaging to match. The illustrative packaging references back to the time when botanical drawings were being created for medical purposes and aromatherapy/ essential oils were first introduced in that practice.

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