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For those who have to deal with headaches as part of their ongoing lives, who may suffer every day, would it not be better to use a natural means to curb those headaches?
Learning how to cure a headache with aromatherapy has become one of the most natural and popular methods today. This art of using essential oils has been practiced for thousands of years and uses specific recipes for different ailments.
The essential oils that are claimed to be particularly helpful for headaches are lavender, peppermint,http://www.aafp.org/afp/20070401/1027.html<ref> sandalwood and eucalyptus, and there are various methods in which they can be used.
Tips
- If combining more that one essential oil together, make sure you have the specific recipe for your requirement
- Use a spritz bottle to spray an infusion into the air around you
- Jajoba oil is a good, light carrier oil for aromatherapy massage
- If you are going to try these natural methods, research carefully on how much you should use
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Aromatherapy Essential Oils : How to Use Aromatherapy for Headaches
Here "Sunday with Natural Sunday", discusses two of the methods used in applying aromatherapy to curb a headache. She first describes how to mix a spritz with water and essential oils and how and where to use them.
She then goes on to explain how essential oils can be mixed with a base oil and used as a topical application on the neck, shoulders, temples and forehead to help with easing the pain of a headache.
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Introduction
The four main essential oils associated with headache relief are lavender, peppermint, sandalwood and eucalyptus.The various methods of utilizing these oils include: Simply putting a couple of drops in a diffuser for about 20 minutes and resting, perhaps adding around eight drops of your chosen oil to your bathwater and relaxing or making a spritz by mixing 12 drops with a pint of water and spraying into the air around you.
You can also mix essential oils with a carrier oil and apply them topically to various tense spots. This method is described below.
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Gathering Your Equipment
To make a massage oil for your neck, shoulders, temples and forehead you will need the following:- Small screw top glass jar, approx 1oz or larger
- 6 - 12 drops of your chosen essential oil
- 1 oz of grapeseed or jojoba oil as the carrier oil
How to Use Your Massage Oil
Prior to relaxing in a quiet room, you may wish to spritz a little water, containing the same essential oil, into the air of the room you are going to use.After shaking the oil bottle, place a few drops of the mixed massage oil onto your fingers and apply to tense areas around your head. This can include the shoulders, neck, temples and forehead.
Massage the affected areas in small, slow circles. When you have done this, just sit or lie back and relax for at least 20 minutes. You will probably find your headache will be gone in this time.
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