OSEA Vagus Nerve Travel Set – 3-Piece Wellness Spa Gift Set for Men & Women, Essential Oil, Bath Oil & Pillow Mist, Aromatherapy for Stress Relief, Relaxation & Sleep

Luxurious & relaxing
Makes travel feel luxurious and relaxing

I Wish I Loved the Scent of OSEA’s Vagus Nerve Set
Vagus, baby, Vagus!! I’ve been reading quite a bit about the Vagus Nerve lately, but had zero clue it was pronounced “Vegas.” 🪄I’m always on the lookout for ways to destress, relax, and find a sense of calm. When I saw that OSEA, one of my favorite clean beauty brands, had a travel set dedicated to the Vagus Nerve, I knew I had to give it a try. Here are my thoughts on the three products included:**Vagus Nerve Pillow Mist**🧴 I adore the look and feel of the glass bottle. It’s a beauty!💦 The spray comes out as a light mist with a whisper of scent. For a few nights, I generously sprayed my pillows and comforter, but never got that “I am so happy to be sniffing this air right now” feeling. Most of the time, I was wondering where the scent had drifted off to.**Vagus Nerve Oil…The Rollerball**🆒 The cooling feel of the rollerball as it glides along the sides of my neck is soothing.💁🏻‍♀️ TIP: Be mindful, as a little oil goes a long way. I swipe my thumbs and fingers along the rollerball to control the amount of oil used.😁 The oil moisturizes my neck while the massage helps ease tension. Sometimes I massage one side of my neck at a time, at other times, simultaneously.👃🏻 My only quibble is the scent – an essential oil blend of chamomile, juniper berry, lavender, lemon tea tree, and Moroccan rosemary. I found it aggressively woodsy when too much oil was used. When I applied with my fingertips, my nose had a better “sense of calm.”**Vagus Nerve Bath Oil**🛀🏻 If I thought the rollerball’s scent was strong, the bath oil said, “*Wait until you get a load of me*!” It’s way too much for a bath, so I have opted to use it as a foot soak instead. It’s soothing, calming, and moisturizing.Overall, I was disappointed by the set, mostly due to the inconsistency of the scent I experienced. I’m a believer in aromatherapy, but when my mind is too focused on “do I like this scent?”, it’s a sign it’s not the right fit for me. ⭐⭐⭐

Lovely moments of calm
I love Osea products. Both the products and the packaging are so high-quality, it’s clear how much thought and care are put into creating and producing them.I really love the pillow mist. Lavender is the primary scent though it also contains lime, juniper, and rosemary. I personally love the smell of lavender, so I really found the scent calming. I feel like the lavender is the top note and then lime is the after-scent. I don’t know the right term for that, and I don’t know how it is achieved. But it’s sort of like drinking wine or eating quality salsa or hot sauce. There are layers that come in at different times. Ultimately, I feel like it’s the lavender that comes in first, the lime that lingers, and I didn’t get the sense of rosemary (which I also love) or juniper. I believe rosemary is a natural preservative, so perhaps that’s its purpose moreso than scent.It says to spray generously, but it has a pretty strong aroma, so I’d say to go light the first time around to see what you prefer. And I’d recommend starting with the sheets not your pillowcase.The vagus nerve oil is a blend of olive, jojoba, citrus, juniper, lavender, and rosemary. It has a light woodsy scent but not overwhelmingly so. It smells more like a blend of scents rather than the aroma coming in as layers like the pillow mist. If I had to isolate one smell, I feel like it would be lemon balm. The ingredients list doesn’t mention that specifically (it says citrus), but I used to live in a house where we had lemon balm growing in the yard, and that’s the scent it brings to mind when I smell it after it’s on my skin.I don’t take baths, so I really can’t assess the bath oil for how it is intended to be used. I think I’m going to use it in a foot bath, but I haven’t done that yet. And this too has a very pleasant aroma though very different than each of the other two.Honestly, while I really enjoy aromatherapy and love that I’m in a stage of life where I can explore it more, I haven’t done it much in many years as a busy working mother & ultimately long-term aging parent caregiver. So I’m not sure if there is an intention behind making each product have a unique scent or if the various ingredients are performing functions specific to their use and scents are a reflection of the functionality of the ingredients. I expected them to all smell the same like a perfume set, but it’s not a pro or a con that they don’t as all of them are very pleasant and calming as intended.While I didn’t do this in my own life because quite honestly I wasn’t raised in a household that gave you permission to have one moment of self-care. So it was something that I only realized once I was in my 40s. But I can see now that a big advantage of aromatherapy is that it takes a single minute to do and can be done at any moment throughout your day at work or at home, so I’d recommend this set either for yourself or as a gift.I love the quality of each product and the glass bottles they are packaged in. I’m using mine at home, but if you did want to take them as you travel, they are easy to repackage back in their individual boxes and then back into the main box. It would make a really great gift especially in these days of higher stress and need for more moments of calm.