Blending Oils

Roll On bottles of blended oils

I don't know how much you know about essential oils and how to use them.  I didn't start researching them until a little over a year ago.  Before that I was very skeptical of the whole subject.  However since then I have seen how well they work.

All of the supplies at the ready.

In this particular case, I am making a batch of my blend for headaches.  I have found them to be very helpful.  This particular blend has changed over the past several months.  I started with a basic recipe and have since tweeked it to make it more effective for me personally.  Since every person is different, essential oils will not have exactly the same effect on every body.  Some oils will work better for one person than another.

All of the essential oils

I always start with clean implements of course.  I use a separate glass dropper for each essential oil so that I don't accidentally mix them.  Since I need this blend to be easy to apply, I mix it in roller bottles for ease of use.    I start always with the essential oils, before adding a carrier oil to fill the bottle the remainder of the way.

This recipe consists of the following:
60 drops Lavender essential oil
30 drops Peppermint essential oil
20 drops Frankincense essential oil
20 drops of Sweet Birch essential oil
10 drops Wintergreen essential oil
15 drops Clary Sage essential oil
Sweet Almond oil to fill 1/3 oz bottle

Lavender oil - analgesic, soothing, calming, sedative, very safe
Peppermint oil - cooling, analgesic, refreshing, can irritate some migraine sufferers
Frankincense oil - Calming, traditionally used for meditation
Sweet Birch oil - analgesic, cooling, smells like wintergreen, can be sensitizing
Wintergreen oil - analgesic, cooling, not for use by  pregnant women or those taking aspirin
Clary Sage oil - analgesic, hormone regulator, not for use by pregnant woman
Since the wintergreen scent is so strong that is mostly what this blend smells like..

Clary sage is a new addition to this blend.  Since my migraines are partially hormone triggered I thought this might be helpful.   I have suffered from migraines since I got pregnant with my first child almost 13 years ago.  Since then I have tried several medications including several preventatives.  I have not liked the side effects of any of the prescriptions.  In addition I am trying to live more naturally.  This is a great addition to my arsenal for pain.

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