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Recipes using
Essential Oils
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| Pre Menstrual Tension |
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Approxiamately 40% of women suffer from PMS, with the use of
these oils, symptoms could be relieved all together, it is important to get the
right blend that suits you, but some good examples are listed below that have
proven successful for other women in the past.
Good PMS oils include
Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Rose Maroc, Fennel, Clary Sage, Geranium, Bergamot,
Nutmeg, Grapefruit, Jasmine, Chamomile Blue and Chamomile Roman.
Try some of
these ideas by massaging in to your abdomen, lower back and hips, or by adding
7-9 drops of the blend into your bath water once
full.
Violent/Aggressive
Blend together 30ml Almond
Oil, 10 drops each of Palmarosa, Bergamot and Geranium
oil.
Weeping/Depression
Blend together 30ml Almond
Oil, 9 drops Rose Maroc oil, 12 drops Cary Sage oil and 9 drops Bergamot
oil.
Irritable/Disaggreeable
Blend together 30ml
Almond Oil, 10 drops Nutmeg oil, 5 drops Geranium oil and 15 drops Bergamot
oil.
Apathetic/Tired/Listless
Blend together 30ml
Almond Oil, 10 drops Clary Sage oil, 18 drops Grapefruit oil and 2 drops
Chamomile Roman. |
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| Dysmenorrhoea (Painful Periods) |
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Painful period range from
a dull ache to violent cramping pains that cause you to double up. These fall
into two categories congestive dysmenorrhoea starts a few days before your
period is due and the pain can cover the whole abdominal area, whilst Spasmodic
dysmenorrhoea which send spasms of pain in the pelvis and lower back.
Which
ever you suffer avoid constipation at all times, colonic irrigation is one
option to consider if this is a problem.
Cogestive
Dysmenorrhoea
Blend together 30ml Almond oil, 10 drops Chamomile
Romanoil, 5 drops Clary Sage oil and 15 drops of Thyme. Use as a massage oil
rubbing over the abdomen and lower back area plus shoulders, do this daily
throughout your whole period.
In addition choose one of the following
oils to add to two baths during your period spread two days apart, (you can
have a normal bath between the oil baths) add 4 drops of just one of the
following oils or make a mixture to the equivelent of 4 drops:
Geranium,
Neroli, Palmarosa and Clary Sage.
Spasmodic
Dysmenorrhoea
Blend together 30ml Almond oil, 5 drops Lavender oil,
10 drops Peppermint oil, 10 drops Nutmeg oil and 5 drops Cypress oil.
Use as
a massage oil rubbing over the abdomen and lower back area plus shoulders, do
this daily throughout your whole period.
In addition choose one of the
following oils to add to two baths during your period spread two days apart,
(you can have a normal bath between the oil baths) add 4 drops of just one of
the following oils or make a mixture to the equivelent of 4 drops:
Geranium,
Neroli, Palmarosa and Clary Sage. |
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| Menorrhagia (Heavy Periods) |
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If you suffer from heavy
bleeding, or clotting then you should see a doctor before attempting to self
treat, once it has been established that there is no under lying cause and that
you simply suffer from menorrhagia then you can try the following
treatments.
Bath
Blend together in a bottle equal
amounts of Geranium oil and Lemon oil, add 7-9 drops to your daily
bath.
Massage oil
Blend together 30ml Almond oil, 10
drops each of Chamomile Roman, Geranium and Lemon oil, massage over your
abdomen and lower back daily. |
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| Amenorrhoea (Loss of Periods) |
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Sometimes Periods stop for
what appears to be no reason, usually stress related though affected by
physical and emotion upset. Usually once the stress has lifted the periods
return but oils can help to speed this process up, of course the usual reason
for missing periods is pregnancy and this should first be eliminated as being
the cause.
Abdominal Massage
Blend together 30ml Almond
oil, 4 drops Yarrow oil, 15 drops Chamomile Roman and 11 drops Geranium,
massage over the abdomen and lower back everyday for at least 2
weeks.
Bath Treatment
Add 6-8 drops of either Clary
Sage Geranium or Fennel to a bath of hot water and a bowl of cold
water.
Lower yourself in to each alternately staying in the hot for 10
minutes at a time and the cold 5 minutes at a time, in total 45 minutes for the
entire treatment. |
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| Menopause |
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The menopause is
approached with dread by some women, it holds symptoms that some women find
very difficult to deal with, the advantage is of course that there are no more
monthly periods, bringing with them PMS and contraception is no longer a
problem, you can make love without the fear of pregnancy and the inconvenience
of that time of the month is forgotten.
For the symptoms of menopause you
can help yourself with the remedies suggested below, and don't forget it won't
last forever it is simply your body adjusting to it's new hormonal
balance.
Hot Flushes
Blend together 30ml Almond oil,
10 drops Clary Sage, 11 drops Geranium oil and 7 drops Lemon oil.
Massage
all over the body.
Alternatively blend 100 drops Clary Sage oil, 110
drops Geranium oil and 70 drops of Lemon oil in a small bottle, shake well, add
5 drops of this to every bath
Day and Night Sweats
Blend
together 30ml Almond oil, 10 drops Grapefruit oil, 10 drops Lime oil, 5 drops
Clary Sage oil and 5 drops of Thyme oil. Massage over the whole
body.
Alternatively blend 100 drops Grapefruit oil, 100 drops Lime oil,
50 drops Clary Sage oil and 50 drops of Thyme oil in a small bottle, shake
well, add 5 drops to every bath.
Water
Retention/Bloating
Blend together 30ml Almond oil, 5 drops Fennel
oil, 5 drops Juniper oil, 15 drops Lemon oil and 5 drops Peppermint oil.
Massage over the abdomen and lower back daily.
Alternatively blend 50
drops Fennel oil, 50 drops Juniper oil, 150 drops Lemon oil and 50 drops
Peppermint oil in a small bottle and use 5 drops in your bath daily.
Circulatory Problems
Blend together 30ml Almond oil, 10 drops
Geranium oil, 5 drops peppermint oil, 10 drops Rose Maroc oil and 5 drops
Patchouli oil. Massage daily, always in the direction of the heart, if it is
the legs then massage up from feet to thighs, the arms massage from fingers to
shoulders ect.
Alternatively blend 100 drops Geranium oil, 50 drops
peppermint oil, 100 drops Rose Maroc oil and 50 drops Patchouli oil into a
small bottle and shake well, add 5 drops of this blend to your daily
bath. |
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