Essential Oils for Muscle Pain – a Recipe to Use After your Workout

Name: Essential Oils for Muscle Pain – a Recipe to Use After your Workout
Total time: 2 min
Ingredients: 4 drops Rosemary essential oil; 2 drops Eucalyptus essential oil; 2 drops Black Pepper essential oil; 1 drop Lemongrass essential oil; 9.5 ml Carrier oil of your choice

Recipe Categories - Roller Ball; Pain

By Jane Henderson

Use this essential oil recipe for muscle pain after exercise.

Ingredients

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The dilution of this recipe is 4.5%. This dilution is suitable for chronic conditions like aches and pains.

	4 drops Rosemary
	2 drops Eucalyptus
	2 drops Black Pepper
	1 drops Lemongrass
	9.5 ml Carrier oil of your choice

Warnings - Do not apply Rosemary oil on or near the face of infants or young children. Rosemary oil is best avoided during pregancy. Do not apply Eucalyptus Globulus or Eucalptus Radiata to, or near, the face of infants or young children. (Eucalyptus Dives is generally considered safe for children). Lemongrass oil is best avoided during pregancy and has possible drug interactions. Lemongrass oil is best avoided by babies and young children.

Ingredients

4 drops Rosemary
2 drops Eucalyptus
2 drops Black Pepper
1 drops Lemongrass
9.5 drops Carrier oil of your choice

Instructions

Add the essential oils to a 10 ml roller bottle. Fill the rest of the bottle with carrier oil, leaving a small gap at the top. Replace the roller and lid and shake to blend.

Massage into your muscles as soon as possible after your workout, then repeat several times a day until the soreness has gone. This is a great recipe for preventing or reducing delayed onset muscle soreness.

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