Aromatherapy Headache Home Remedies
Simple aromatherapy recipes for making tension and migraine headache remedies to ease pain without drugs
Aromatherapy headache home remedies can be very helpful - especially for those nasty tension headaches you get from
clenching your jaw or hunching your shoulders on stressful days.
It makes sense to use aromatherapy and herbal headache remedies because essential oils work on two levels.
1. The emotional level: The scent gives you a quick hit of sensory pleasure -
a calming, happy escape from the moment.
2. The physical level: The essential oils are absorbed into your body, where they
rebalance your nervous system and relax your muscles.
Click here to learn more about how aromatherapy affects your mind and body.
Best Essential Oils for Headache
Basil, chamomile, eucalyptus, jasmine, lavender, melissa, peppermint, rosemary
Headache Home Remedies: Fast Fix
Here's one of the easiest headache home remedies ever: Put 3 drops lavender and/or 2 drops peppermint
essential oils onto a folded up tissue.
Take three long, slow, deep breaths of the aroma.
Take a short break, then take three more deep breaths. Do this up to three times.
Keep the tissue nearby so that any passing breeze wafts the scent up to you.
This is a good emergency trick because you can carry the bottle of undiluted essential oil in your bag or keep it in your desk.
And, at the very least, your space will smell good!
Lavender Headache Balm Recipe
Try rubbing this headache natural remedy into your temples and the back of your neck to soothe tension and ease pain.
(By the way, you can also use this recipe as a lip balm AND as a salve for cuts, burns, bruises and bug bites - it has lots of applications.)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Shea Butter
- 1 tablespoon Beeswax, grated
- 1 tablespoon Grapeseed oil
- 1/4 teaspoon (or 1 capsule) Vitamin E
- 10 drops Lavender OR peppermint essential oil
Directions
- Place the shea butter, beeswax and grapeseed oil in the top part of a double boiler, warming slowly over a low heat until they're melted.
- Remove from heat and add the essential oil and vitamin E.
- Pour into a dark glass or PET plastic jar. Store in a cool, dark place.
Note: Increasing the beeswax will make the headache balm more solid, while increasing the oil will make it softer.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that lavender is the only answer for tension-related problems.
I sometimes find that lavender makes my headache worse, whereas bergamot or
frankincense works to relieve the pain and tension.
If your headaches are stress related, try some of these
aromatherapy stress recipes.
Headache Home Remedies: Try a Hot Footbath
Some headaches are caused by too much blood in the head.
Dilating the blood vessels in the feet and legs stimulates circulation, relieving congestion in other parts of the body (such as your head.)
Here's how to give yourself a pain relieving aromatherapy footbath:
- Boil a kettle full of water to refill your footbath as it cools.
- Fill a large, deep basin two thirds full of hot water.
- Add 1 drop lavender, 1 drop peppermint or rosemary
and one drop ginger or black pepper essential oils. Swoosh the water around a little to disperse the oils.
- Sit on a chair and put your feet into the basin, making sure the water covers your ankles.
As the water cools, add the water from the kettle as needed to keep the fottbath hot.
- Slip on some cozy socks and relax for 30 minutes.
Handy Hint: Add some small round stones or glass beads to the footbath and rub your feet over them as you
soak to give yourself a gentle foot massage - extra-soothing!
Migraine Headache Remedies
Aromatherapy migraine headache remedies can also sometimes be helpful for easing migraine pain, nausea and other symptoms.
I say 'sometimes' because I found that what worked one day didn't always work the next, and I had to catch it early enough to be effective.
That said, I definitely recommend trying these migraine headache remedies - any port in a storm, right?
By the way, these suggestions will also help with sinus and tension headaches, not just migraines.
Ginger or perppermint may stop or ease both migraine pain and nausea.
I sometimes find that if I drink a cup of ginger tea at the first sign of a migraine, I can prevent it from developing into a full-blown attack.
Alternatively, try any massage oil recipe containing ginger or peppermint essential oil, such as
Therapeutic Pain Relief Massage Oil or
Eucalyptus Body & Bath Oil.
For self-massage, rub a little of the massage oil on your stomach, the back of your neck and in small circles on your temples (Do NOT get it in your eyes!)
Also massage it into any other part of you that feels tight or tense.
Or try rubbing some Peppermint Lotion
into your temples, the back of your neck and behind your ears for a cooling, pain relieving natural headache remedy.
Herbal Headache Remedies
In addition to using aromatherapy headache home remedies, you can also help ease symptoms by using herbal headache remedies.
Native Remedies carries some very helpful
homeopathic and herbal headache remedies..
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Headache Soothe: A homeopathic headache remedy that temporarily relieves acute symptoms.
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MiGone Plus: for headache and migraine relief.
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MindSoothe: Promotes balanced mood, emotional health and feelings of well-being to help prevent headaches.
What Next?
Here's a few more easy aromatherapy recipes you can use to make your own headache home remedies that will ease tension, relieve pain and improve your mood. Feel better!
Eucalyptus Epsom Salt Bath
Tension Tamer Bath Salts
Lavender Body & Bath Oil
Lavender Massage Oil
Pain Relief Massage Oil
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