Top 3 Essential Oils to Help You Fight Muscle Pain

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Nikoleta P
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Pushing yourself hard at the gym usually comes to haunt you in the form of muscle pain. The road to recovery is longer than any of us would like, but essential oils can get you there in the blink of an eye. Here are three that will help ease muscle pain, tension, and swelling.

Lavender Oil

Lavender is one of the most calming herbs out there and it will do wonders with your muscle pain. In addition to having anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, it can also ease swelling and improve blood circulation. You can rub it in directly or add a couple of drops into your bathtub after a workout.

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LAVENDER!!!! Gentle, soft, comforting, relaxing, and all about making us at home. This is the Swiss Army knife of oils, good for anything! . For centuries lavender has been used for sleep. It has been put into pillows and mattresses, wrapped up with clothes, added to handkerchiefs (hello, diffuser) and used in aromatherapy for relaxation. It has been added to all kinds of tonics and potions for skin and smelling salts for fragile ladies whose corsets were tied a little too tight. . Unfortunately, over the years, many "lavender" scented items became filled with synthetics and fillers which actually irritated our airways and lost all of their benefits. People even started giving lavender a bad reputation as being unsafe because of all the synthetic, chemical-laden products that had been used bearing its name. There is more lavender oil sold than grown in the world which doesn't really add up right. But, hooray!, Young Living began growing and distilling its own lavender to ensure a high quality oil, making sure that we had the real thing again. . Today we use our Young Living Lavender Oil in many similar ways. In our lotions, bath products, sleep roll-ons, diffusers, and on our precious babies. It is a gentle oil with a calming effect on everything from our respiratory systems, to our skin, to our emotions. . . Application: . . – Add to diffuser for calming and sleep – Apply to palms and inhale deeply when upset or tense – Add to skincare recipes or directly to soothe skin – Apply to sinus areas to soothe the respiratory system, especially with seasonal changes – Rub on tiny feet for comfort – Drop under the tongue or add a drop to food or drink for immediate calming of the respiratory system. Why do you love lavender?

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Peppermint Oil

Peppermint is a great option for reducing muscle pain thanks to its cooling effect. It will soothe your sore and tired muscles while reducing pain, pressure, and tension at the same time. In addition to decreasing muscle spasms, it can also help you work the pain of a headache away.

Rosemary Oil

If you’re looking for an essential oil that will help you get rid of inflammation, rosemary is the way to go. It contains an anti-inflammatory agent carnosol, which also has an anti-carcinogenic effect.

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