Aromatherapy Muscle Pain Recipes
Home remedy pain relief blends for muscle tightness, stiffness and inflammation
Use these aromatherapy muscle pain recipes to help reduce inflammation,
ease pain and relax tight muscles. Not to mention cheering you up!
Natural pain relief remedies made with essential oils ease muscle pain and stiffness in two ways:
... Reduce inflammation (the cause of pain and swelling.)
... Sedate your nervous system and muscles, which helps ease pain sensation,
muscular tension, cramps and muscle spasms.
Click here for a detailed look at how aromatherapy works.
Best Essential Oils for Muscle Pain, Stiffness and Tightness
Basil, benzoin, cedarwood, chamomile, cinnamon, clary sage, coriander, cypress, eucalyptus, ginger, jasmine, juniper, lavender, marjoram,
palmarosa, pepper, peppermint, rose, rosemary, thyme, vetiver, ylang ylang
Aromatherapy Muscle Pain Recipes: Bath Salts
Aromatherapy Bath Salts are a great natural muscle pain remedy.
Epsom Salt is especially good because its mineral content reduces muscle pain and inflammation,
helps muscles and nerves to function properly, and sedates the nervous system.
If you don't have any aromatherapy bath salts on hand, simply dissolve two cups of Epsom Salt into your hot bathwater and then add one of the following essential oil combinations:
Relaxing: 2 drops lavender, 1 drop benzoin, 1 drop marjoram essential oil
Good for stress-related pain.
Energizing: 2 drops eucalyptus, 1 drop palmarosa, 1 drop peppermint
Good for pain and stuffiness due to colds.
Warming: 2 drops benzoin, 1 drop chamomile, 1 drop pepper
Good for stress-related pain where you just can't warm up.
Spicy: 2 drops coriander, 1 drop ginger, 1 drop jasmine or ylang ylang
Good for pain and nausea due to illness.
Swish the water round a little to disperse the oils and then slide in. Click here for tips on
how to take a perfect aromatherapy bath.
Where to Buy Essential Oils
My favorite supplier for essential oils is
Mountain Rose Herbs. Their quality is excellent and very reasonably priced, and I like their staff.
Here's some quick links to the essential oils and other stuff you'll need for the home remedy pain relief blends above...
Marjoram
Palmarosa
Pepper
Peppermint
Ylang Ylang
Epsom Salt
Glass Jars
Note: You should wait until the initial inflammation has subsided before soaking in a hot bath.
Aromatherapy Muscle Pain Recipes:
Arnica Cream
Arnica cream is an excellent muscle pain remedy because, in addition to reducing pain and inflammation, it also speeds healing.
You can amplify its effect by adding essential oils.
Here's how: Squeeze a large dollop of cream into the palm of your hand. Pour 2 drops Lavender and 1 drop Marjoram essential oil onto the cream.
Smoosh them together just a little, then rub the whole lot into your sore muscles. Do this three or four times a day.
Caution: Do not apply arnica to broken skin.
Massage for Pain
You can use massage to 'spot treat' sore joints or muscles (such as knees or hands) by gently
rubbing a therapeutic massage oil into the affected area. (Try rubbing it into your lower abdomen if you have period cramps.)
You can also use it as a whole body massage oil for all-over aches and pains,
such as when you have the flu or you've over-worked your muscles.
Either way, you'll find that not only is your pain eased but your mental and emotional state will be calmed and balanced as well,
which makes it easier to cope with pain generally. So even if you're still a bit sore, you'll feel better anyway!
Herbal Remedies for Pain
In addition to using aromatherapy muscle pain recipes, you can also help relieve aches and pains using homeopathic and herbal supplements.
Native Remedies carries some good
herbal remedies for pain.
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InflammaGo: homeopathic remedy temporarily relieves joint and muscle pain, inflammation and stiffness.
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Headache Soothe: homeopathic remedy temporarily relieves acute symptoms of headaches.
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JointEase Plus: for arthritis and fibromyalgia.
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SciatiGon: learn about sciatica symptoms and natural sciatica relief.
More Home Remedy Pain Relief Recipes
Click on the links for more aromatherapy muscle pain recipes... they're naturally healing!
Headaches can be the result of tension, response to changing barometric pressure, even viruses. Click here for some
headache pain remedies you can make at home.
Lavender Bath Oil
Eucalyptus Epsom Salt Bath
Therapeutic Massage Oil
Lavender Massage Oil
Aromatherapy Remedies
Go to Aromatherapy Recipes Homepage from Aromatherapy Muscle Pain Recipes
Additional Resources
Of course, you can use more than just aromatherapy muscle pain recipes to help ease your aches, pains and stiffness.
In fact, aromatherapy often works best when used together with other healthy choices such as gentle excercise and herbal remedies for pain.
Here's a few extra resources to help you along the way to a pain-free life...
Backache Relief
A comprehensive look at back pain, along with a wide range of alternative options.
Natural Pain Relief Guide
Aimed mainly at chronic pain sufferers, this site provides natural treatments and simple lifestyle measures to achieve pain management without drugs.
Native Remedies
An excellent supplier for proven, effective and 100% safe homeopathic and herbal remedies.
Still Looking?
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Simply type in the word "lavender" (without the quotes) and hit Search.
Every page on this website that includes the word Lavender will pop up.
Poke through them and decide which aromatherapy recipe you want to try.
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