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The healing touch. How to do your own therapeutic massage oil with essential oils
We are connected with the world through our senses, speaking more scientific, our nervous system. It reacts on stimulation. The skin is a big organ of contact with the outer world, and its the most exposed one. Its where we exchange information and perceive the world in many ways.
We feel the air, the temperature, if we are in water or outside, if its humid or dry. We also purify through our skin by sweating out toxins, the lymphatic system uses our skin to get the trash out. Treating the skin and stimulating the nervous system that runs through it has many health benefits.
It increases blood circulation and cleanses the body, the skin absorbes nutrients delivered by the massage oil and strenghtens and boosts the nerve fibers that are connected as well to the hair follicles and regulate oil secretion and hair grows as well as it maintains the skin elastic, strong and adaptable. The nervous system all over the body relaxes and creates wellbeing in the entire organism.
By going deeper into the tissues also our muscles benefit a lot from massage, muscle cramps can be releaved as well as all type of tensions,curing temporal as well as chronic muscle contractions. Especially muscle contractions in the upper back, neck and scalp can cause headaches that can be relieved by massage with oils mixed with essential oils.
Depending on what you want to treat essential oils are blended into the so calles carrier oil. As carrier oils can be used all kind of oils, higher quality, virgin oils from coconut, olive, almond and sunflower as well as jojoba oil or shea butter depending on your preferences and local availability.General rule is 2 ounces of carrier oil for 25 to 30 drops of essential oils.
Now explore.
We feel the air, the temperature, if we are in water or outside, if its humid or dry. We also purify through our skin by sweating out toxins, the lymphatic system uses our skin to get the trash out. Treating the skin and stimulating the nervous system that runs through it has many health benefits.
It increases blood circulation and cleanses the body, the skin absorbes nutrients delivered by the massage oil and strenghtens and boosts the nerve fibers that are connected as well to the hair follicles and regulate oil secretion and hair grows as well as it maintains the skin elastic, strong and adaptable. The nervous system all over the body relaxes and creates wellbeing in the entire organism.
By going deeper into the tissues also our muscles benefit a lot from massage, muscle cramps can be releaved as well as all type of tensions,curing temporal as well as chronic muscle contractions. Especially muscle contractions in the upper back, neck and scalp can cause headaches that can be relieved by massage with oils mixed with essential oils.
Depending on what you want to treat essential oils are blended into the so calles carrier oil. As carrier oils can be used all kind of oils, higher quality, virgin oils from coconut, olive, almond and sunflower as well as jojoba oil or shea butter depending on your preferences and local availability.General rule is 2 ounces of carrier oil for 25 to 30 drops of essential oils.
Now explore.
List of essential oils great for massage
Note: do not feel limited to the listed oils. Make your experience.
Only make shure not to use certain oils before going outside . Some oils are photosensitive and may leaf marks on your skin.
Lavender essential oil
Sandalwood essential oil
Ylang Ylang essential oil
Rose essential oil
Jasmine essential oil
Rosemary essential oil
Frankincense essential oil
Peppermint essential oil
Clary sage essential oil
Eucalyptus essential oil
Make your experience
DIY recipe for relaxing massage oil
- 2 ounces of carrier oil
- 10 drops of Lavender essential oil
- 5 drops of Rosemary essential oil
- 5 drops of ylang ylang essential oil
- 5 drops of sandalwood essential oil