Healing and Remedial or Restorative Blends


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Healing is an essential part for the contination of our human existence. Body functions, organs occassionally suffer from physiological injuries/wounds or sometimes inflammations. 

Where healing is desired, the oil blends should be introduced topically on the skin. This is normally done by rubbing into your skin using your fingertips, palm or a dab (soft cotton bulb or cloth); foot baths or gentle massages. Pure aromatherapy and sniffing of oils imparts benefits as well.

As we age, our bodies begin to experience poorer blood circulation, cramps and hormonal imbalances. These cause sleeplessness, high and low blood pressure, memory loss and poor breathing patterns, nervous and dermal disfunctions, etc.

Our older persons (or older citizens) require alternative ways to improve quality of life. They tend to be limited from the ways younger people can achieve therapy, such as work outs and rigorous exercises. Essential Oils for Healing are very useful in this regard.

Restorative therapy is an essential application of remedial healing conducted by physical therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapy, and therapeutic exercise. It is now possible for you to apply the therapy using essential oil blends at home.

The role of pure essential oils in restorative therapies is to impart the antitussive, anti inflammatory, astrigent, wound healing, vasorelaxant, antinociceptive, antiseborrheic, antispasmodic & analgesic benefit in therapy.

Lower Back Pain

  • Lavender – 6 drops
  • Rosemary – 6 drops
  • Ginger – 6 drops
  • Lemongrass – 6 drops
  • Peppermint – 6 drops
  • Eucalyptus – 6 drops
  • Chamomile – 6 drops
  • Carrier Oil – 30ml (6 teaspoons) – Grapeseed or other

Massage over the area with fingertips

Muscle aches

  • Lavender – 4 drops 
  • Rosemary – 4 drops 
  • Ginger – 2 drops 
  • Carrier Oil – 4ml (4 teaspoons) – Olive Oil or other

Massage over area with fingertips

Headaches and Migraines

  • Peppermint – 20 drops
  • Marjoram – 20 drops
  • Eucalyptus – 20 drops
  • Lavender – 20 drops
  • Lemon eucalyptus – 10 drops
  • Rosemary – 5 drops
  • Basil – 5 drops

Carrier oil 60mls of virgin  olive oil. Massage (hands, neck, shoulders, feet and pressure points)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome  (IBS) relief

  • Basil – 3 drops
  •  Marjoram – 3 drops
  • Rosemary – 3 drops 
  • Carrier Oil – 5ml (5 teaspoon2) – Jojoba oil or olive oil

Massaged over the abdomen with fingertips

Athletes foot (odor and fungal)

  • Clove – 40 drops
  • Tea tree – 20 drops
  • Thyme (or Rosemary) – 20 drops
  • Lemongrass – 20 drops

Add 130g or ¼ cup sea salts in a hot water footbath

Neck stiffness

  • Lavender – 2 drops
  • Peppermint – 2 drops
  • Carrier Oil – 1ml (1 teaspoon) 

Massage over area with fingertips

Insect Repellent (spray)

  • Palmarosa 40 drops
  • Lemongrass – 20 drops
  • Tea tree – 10 drops
  • Rosemary – 10 drops
  • Lavender – 10 drops
  • Peppermint10 drops;

Aloe Vera oil – 100ml as a carrier oil in spray bottle. Recommended as alternative to synthetic chemical based insecticidal sprays

Nausea and Motion sickness

  • Peppermint – 60 drops
  • Ginger – 20 drops 
  • Lemongrass – 20 drops

Blend in 5ml bottle. Use in an inhaler tube or sniff from a soaked soft cloth. No carrier oil required

Constipation relief

  • Basil – 10 drops
  • Cypress – 20 drops
  • Oregano – 20 drops
  • Sweet Marjoram – 20 drops
  • Black Pepper – 10 drops
  • Peppermint – 20 drops

Use 20 drops for hot compress or tub bath. 

No carrier oil required 

Arthritis pain relief

  • Cypress – 20 drops
  • Sweet Marjoram – 20 drops
  • Jasmine – 20 drops
  • Peppermint – 20 drops
  • Black Pepper – 10 drops
  • Ginger – 10 drops

Blend with 60ml of Ovacado or Oilve oil. Dab directly on skin