With final exams coming up here at Hawthorne High School, students are getting more stressed out: the studying, trying to remember everything, (and let’s not forget) extracurricular activities as well. But what if there was a solution to this problem?

Studies have shown that Rosemary can improve memory. It increases alertness and improves long-term memory. Apparently when you take a whiff of rosemary, volatile molecules stimulate the olfactory nerve in your nose and are absorbed into the bloodstream. From there, memory-enhancing components of the essential oil travel via the bloodstream to the brain, where they act on memory systems.

According to the BBC News, ‘A study found that pupils working in a room with the aroma of rosemary, in the form of an essential oil, achieved 5% to 7% better results in memory tests.’ Rosemary has been associated with memory, for years.

It is said to improve your memory up to 75%. The oil’s main use is to focus on neurological functions, helping the brain in many ways. It helps improve concentration, which is good for studying. Putting three drops of the oil into an aroma diffuser, allows the aroma to fill the air, making it easier to focus and to study.