I believe everyone experiences the pain associated with sore muscles from time to time, whether it’s an injury or just a strenuous workout. Muscles can hurt after a day of work out, especially if you aren’t exercising on a regular basis and then really go for it.

We use to let “the time” to cure the pain slowly. But, actually essential oils are wonderfully healing when used to treat pain such as muscle aches, strains, backaches and headaches. There are many simple, easy-to-make aromatherapy treatment recipes that you can create at home to combat the everyday stress of life and ease your aches and pains along the way. We can use simple essential oils for aromatherapy to reduce the swelling, pain and promotes faster healing.  The sooner it is applied, the better.

Essential oils which suitable for the purpose including chamomile, ginger, jasmine, lavender, marjoram, cypress, rosemary.

Cramp Relief Oil Recipe
* 12 drops lavender oil
* 6 drops marjoram oil
* 4 drops chamomile oil
* 4 drops ginger oil
* 2 ounces of your favourate carrier oil or vegetable oil

Combine ingredients. Apply throughout the day as often as needed over the cramping area. This formula is also excellent for the lower back pain that sometimes accompanies menstrual cramps.

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Aromatherapy using diffuser is one of the simple way to combat stress. Just by inhaling the aroma of essential oils can help you relax and calm your mind. Or just drop a few drops of the essential oils mixture to a cotton ball and place it in your room or office to help relaxation. Alternatively, aroma lamp will be suitable too.

Here are some essential oils recipes which could help relaxation.

Anti Stress Synergy

4 parts Lavender Essential OIl

2 parts Bergamot Essential Oil

1 part Ylang ylang Essential Oil

Deep Relaxation Blend

6 parts Lavender Essential Oil

2 parts Marjoram Essential Oil

1 part Mandarin Essential Oils

Lavender Field

6 parts Lavender Essential Oils

1 part Sandalwood Essential Oils

Do you suffer from poor circulation too? Poor circulation problems are quite common in middle-aged and elderly folk, it is when the circulatory system cannot properly do its jobs and there are inadequate blood flow to entire parts of the body.

Immediate treatment should be taken, because poor circulation could be the roots of many serious diseases including high blood pressure, heart attack, infection to abnormal blood clotting, hypertension, stroke, varicose veins, kidney damage and many more.

Aromatherapy is one of the various natural remedies for improving circulatory system. Here are the Aromatherapy recipes for poor circulation.

Diffuser for Poor Circulation

3 parts Cypress essential oil

3 parts Lemon essential oil

2 parts Bergamot essential oil

1 part Ginger essential oil

1 part Geranium essential oil

Mix all the essential oils in an amber glass bottle. Electric diffuser often come with a bottle that fit onto the machine, use one if you have. You may put several drops of the blend in aroma lamp, potpourri burner or humidifier. You may prepare larger amount using teaspoon measurements.

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Bathing is grounding and reconnects your body and mind, especially if you add sensual oils. Always add the oil after the bath is full otherwise the fragrance disperses.

It is important that you prepare your self and relax before your love making. A sensual bath with proper sensual essential oils will be able to help to set your mood for it.

Here is the sensual bath recipe.

1 drop Rosemary
1 drop Patchouli
2 drops Bergamot
2 drops Orange

Massage is a great way to relax and recharge. Massage using essential oils give extra sooth relief to sore muscer, if add sensual essential oils in your massage oils will help you get in touch with your sensual side.

Sensual massage oil recipe

Add two cups of extra virgin olive oil to a sterilized jar filled with 1/2 to 1 cup of your choice of aromatic flowers, spices, or herbs.

Good choices to use for sensual massage are

* Rose
* Jasmine
* Lavender
* Chamomile
* Vanilla

Aromatherapy Essential Oils Improve memory and concentration, this has been proven. By selecting proper essential oils, it helps us to ease our mind, relax, concentrate and recall information.

Scent will trigger and recall our memory of a special event or memory. A particular cologne might make you suddenly think of you ex-boyfriend when you smell the same scent of the cologne he use before. The oatmeal cookie’s smell might remind you of your mother.

The below blend can help enhance concentration and memory recall.

5 parts Lemon Essential Oils

3 parts Basil essential Oils

2 parts Rosemary Essential Oils

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