Essential Oils
First thing first, essential oils are amazing! There are a lot of people who discredit them and say they don’t work, but they do.
Essential oils are something I was really looking into before the Race, but just didn’t get to. However, a teammate has brought along the essentials (haha), and they are so beneficial.
Below I want to say just some ways in how to use essential oils and I really hope this helps you to potentially try them for yourself.
Good Night Sleep: mix two drops of lavender and 2 drops of orange on your palm and then apply behind your ears and on your wrists.
Migraine/Headache Relief: combine a few drops of lavender oil and peppermint oil and rub onto your temples.
Energize your Workout: Inhale peppermint oil before a workout to reduce fatigue.
Reduce Cough or Sinusitis: Eucalyptus oil is known for its powerful ability to fight coughs and open airways. Add a few drops into steaming hot water or diffuser. Inhale to help clear nasal passage.
Reduce Fever: Add 1-3 drops of eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender to a cool cloth and sponge the body.
Relieve Motion Sickness: Use peppermint, lavender and ginger oil and apply them directly behind your ears and onto your wrists.
Relieve/Heal Sunburns: Mix lavender oil with aloe vera and apply to the burned area (I’ve done this multiple times throughout the race when I’ve been burned. The next day I wake up with no sunburn).
Arthritis Relief: Mix 2 drops of wintergreen, cypress, and lemongrass into an unscented lotion. Massage into affected areas.
Soothe Bug Bites: Lavender oil is amazing with bug bites and stings
Improve Digestion: Take ginger oil, peppermint oil and fennel essential oil to support digestion and healing leaky gut. You can do this by placing a drop of each into the empty capsules or mixing it with water and drinking the water.
Head Lice Cure: Mix 3 drops of thyme, lavender and eucalyptus oil with unscented oil and apply to scalp. Cover head with a shower cap and leave on for 30 minutes. Shampoo out.
Bronchitis and Asthma Remedy: Make a homemade vapor rub by combining eucalyptus, peppermint and coconut oil. Rub on Chest and neck.
Treat Bruises: Use essential oils as a hot compress to treat bruises or other wounds. Add 5 drops of lavender and 5 drops of frankincense to 4 oz hot water and soak. Apply to affected area.
Improve Concentration: Inhale bergamot, grapefruit or peppermint oil to increase concentration during the day.
Treat Poison Oak/Ivy: Mix 3 drops of peppermint oil with unscented oil and apply to affected areas.
Sore Feet Soak: Add 10 drops of peppermint oil with a tablespoon of Epsom salt and add to a foot-bath with warm water
Lose Weight: Combine grapefruit oil, ginger oil and cinnamon oil and take as supplement 3x daily to support metabolism.
Reduce Teeth Grinding: Massage 1-3 drops of lavender on the bottom of the beet and behind ears before bed.
Boost Immune System: Mix 1 drop of oregano oil with 4 drops of carrier oil and rub on the bottom of your feet before flying on a plane.
Anti-Cold: Mix 2 drops Rosemary, eucalyptus and clove together and apply to neck and wrists.
Kick a Cold Fast: Take 3 drops of oregano oil and frankincense 3x daily for 1 week.
Achy Muscle Rub: Mix eucalyptus, wintergreen and cypress with an unscented lotion or coconut oil and apply to muscles.
Eczema and Psoriasis Cream: Apply a mixture of lavender essential oil with shea butter.
Improve circulation: Add 8-10 drops of grapefruit essential oil in warm bathwater.
Improve Allergies: Rub frankincense and lavender on your palms and inhale deeply to relieve itchy eyes and throat.
Curb Food Cravings: Inhale peppermint oil and cinnamon oil to reduce your appetite and balance blood sugar.
Reduce Back and Neck Pain: Combine peppermint oil, cypress oil, ginger oil, cayenne pepper and coconut oil for a homemade pain relieving remedy.
I hope these will be helpful for you, especially if essential oils have interested you but you didn’t know how to get started.
Till Next Time,
Kara Faber
