ESSENTIAL OILS,

 

ESSENTIAL OILS

Several essential oils can be helpful for relaxing muscle stiffness in your body and neck. Here are some popular options:

 Pain Relief and Anti-inflammatory:

Lavender حُزام (Huzam): Known for its calming and relaxing properties, lavender oil can also help reduce muscle pain and inflammation.

Peppermint:This invigorating oil has a cooling effect and can help ease muscle tension and soreness.

Clary Sage (clary بابا پلانٹ): This oil can be particularly helpful for relieving muscle spasms and tension.

Roman Chamomile (گل بابونہ): Similar to lavender, Roman chamomile oil offers calming and pain-relieving properties for muscles.

Improved Circulation and Warming Effects:

Rosemary (اکلیل کوہستانی): This oil can help improve circulation and may be beneficial for stiff muscles that feel achy.

Black Pepper: Black pepper oil provides a warming sensation and can help ease muscle discomfort. (Use with caution due to its potency, dilute well)

How to Use Essential Oils for Muscle Stiffness:

Dilution is key: Essential oils are highly concentrated and can irritate the skin if used undiluted. Always dilute them with a carrier oil like almond oil, grapeseed oil, or jojoba oil before applying them topically. A common ratio is 3-5 drops of essential oil per 1 tablespoon of carrier oil.

Massage: Combine diluted essential oils with a carrier oil and massage it gently into the affected areas.

Diffuser: Add a few drops of essential oil to a diffuser with water to create a calming and therapeutic aroma.

Bath: Diluted essential oils can be added to a warm bath for a relaxing soak.

Safety Precautions:

Consult a doctor before using essential oils if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have any underlying health conditions.

Do a patch test: Apply a small amount of diluted essential oil to your inner forearm and wait 24 hours to check for any allergic reaction.

• Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.
• Keep essential oils out of reach of children and pets.

Additional Tips:

Stay hydrated: Dehydration can contribute to muscle stiffness. Make sure you're drinking plenty of water throughout the day.

Stretching: Regular stretching can help improve flexibility and reduce muscle tension.

Warm compress: Apply a warm compress to the affected area to increase blood flow and promote relaxation.

By using essential oils safely and in combination with other strategies, you can find relief from muscle stiffness and tension.

Lavender: حُزام (Huzam)                                          

Benefits:

Research suggests that it may be useful for treating anxiety, insomnia, depression, and restlessness. Some studies suggest that consuming lavender as a tea can help digestive issues such as vomiting, nausea, intestinal gas, upset stomach, and abdominal swelling.

What is lavender good for?

Aromatherapists use lavender in inhalation therapy to treat headaches, nervous disorders, and exhaustion. Herbalists treat skin ailments, such as fungal infections (like candidiasis), wounds, eczema, and acne, with lavender oil. It is also used in a healing bath for joint and muscle pain.

Does lavender have skin benefits?

Lavender oil has many uses for treating the skin. It naturally reduces inflammation, lessens pain, and cleans the surface of the skin. You can use lavender oil on your face, legs, and hands. If you experience any side effects from using the oil, such as a skin rash, stop use and talk with a doctor.

You can dilute lavender essential oil with a carrier oil, such as jojoba or coconut oil. You should mix the essential oil and carrier oil in equal parts.

Be sparing. Only add about five drops per ounce of product to be safe. Next, use hair product as directed. Another option: Add two to three drops directly to a dollop of hair product in your palm before applying.

The more natural ingredients and carrier oils, the better.

Caution:

Make sure not to apply too much oil to scalp or products. Too much essential oil can irritate the skin. To avoid this, always use with a carrier oil when using plain oils.

If, despite using carrier oils, you get a rash, hives, or dermatitis, stop use immediately. It may be a sign that you’re allergic to lavender. Many people are.

Never ingest plain essential oils or get them in your eyes. If you accidentally get them in your eyes, wash your eyes out immediately with cool water.

Be cautious using or inhaling lavender if you take nervous system sedatives or depressants. There are known interactions with these medications that may exaggerate sleepiness or drowsiness. Other interactions are unknown.

Other than these considerations, using diluted lavender essential oil topically is perfectly safe.

Roman chamomile (گل بابونہ)                                  

Benefits:

Roman chamomile is a plant. The flowerheads are used to make medicine. Roman chamomile is used for various digestive disorders including indigestion, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and intestinal gas (flatulence) due to mental stress. Women use it for morning sickness and painful menstrual periods. It is also used for pain and swelling of the lining of the nose and mouth, sinus pain (sinusitis), and joint (rheumatic) disorders.

In foods and beverages, the essential oil and extract are used as flavor components.

In manufacturing, the volatile oil of Roman chamomile is used as a fragrance in soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes; and to flavor cigarette tobacco. The extract is also used in cosmetics and soaps. Teas have been used as a hair tint and conditioner, and to treat parasitic worm infections.

SIDE EFFECTS

Roman chamomile seems safe for most people when taken by mouth as medicine and in foods. In large amounts, it can cause vomiting. It can also cause an allergic reaction in people sensitive to ragweed, marigolds, daisies, or similar herbs.

The essential oil of Roman chamomile also seems to be safe when inhaled or applied to the skin.

Avoid using Roman chamomile if you are pregnant.

It's also best to avoid Roman chamomile if you are breast-feeding. Not enough is known about how it might affect the nursing infant.