How to Mix Essential Oils for Healing

Essential oils are the "essence" of a plant distilled into an oil-like form. A steam or water distillation process concentrates the liquids inside a plant into potent essential oils. Essential oils can be highly beneficial to human health emotionally and physically. While essential oils are often used in aromatherapy, the inherent healing properties of essential oils can be beneficial when applied to the skin. Mixtures of essential oil can relieve menstrual cramps, headaches and stress.

Things You'll Need

• Carrier oil (such as grapeseed or almond oil)
• Trauma oil
• Epsom salt
• Cypress essential oil
• Peppermint essential oil
• Lavender essential oil
• Grapefruit essential oil
• Jasmine essential oil
• Ylang ylang essential oil
• Dark glass bottles
• Glass jar
• Small bowls

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Instructions

Essential Oils for Healing Menstrual Cramps

• 1

  In a small, dark bottle or container, pour in 1 ounce carrier oil.

• 2

  Add 15 drops peppermint oil, 5 drops of lavender oil and 10 drops of cypress oil.

• 3

  Gently rub a small amount of the mixture onto the abdominal area to relieve menstrual cramps. You can store the rest of the solution for later use.

Essential Oils for Healing Headaches

• 4

  In a small bowl, pour in 1 teaspoon of trauma oil, which is an essential oil blend made from calendula flowers, olive oil, Saint John's Wart flowers and arnica. You can buy trauma oil anywhere essential oils are available.

• 5

  Add one drop of peppermint oil and mix in with the trauma oil.

• 6

  Rub the mixture on the back of your neck to relieve headaches.

Essential Oils for Stress Relief

• 7

  In a glass jar, add 3 cups of epsom salt.

• 8

  Add 45 drops of grapefruit oil, 15 drops of jasmine oil and 15 drops of ylang ylang oil into the epsom salt and stir well.

• 9

  Add half a cup to a full cup of the bath salts to your bath to relieve stress, and store the rest in the glass jar.