Finding Relief With Essential Oils

For the past few months I’ve been educating myself about the healing properties of essential oils. I usually turn to books when I want to learn something new and I found Dr. Scott Johnson’s Surviving When Modern Medicine Fails and Valerie Worwood’s The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy (neither of which are affiliated with a specific brand of essential oil) very helpful.

Book learning was a good start, but I also needed to experience the power of essential oils for myself. A friend and former co-worker generously sent me a sampling of Young Living essential oils to try. She also, knowing of the chronic back pain issues I’ve been dealing with for years, sent a cream made with an assortment of essential oils blended together with a coconut oil carrier. I choose to avoid the use of prescribed medicine for this problem unless absolutely necessary so I jumped at the chance to try a natural approach of managing the pain.

I apply this cream a few times a day when I experience a flare up and have found it eases my discomfort measurably. Gerry, impressed with my results, started using it on sore and aching muscles and tendons after some strenuous hikes he’s been enjoying and found it eased his pain too. We’re convinced of its real–and natural–benefits.

Here’s some information about the essential oils in this pain cream.

Valor – a blend of the following oils

Spruce (Black Spruce, Picea mariana) – Antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, and indicated to relieve muscle soreness and tightness and strengthen the immune system.

Blue Tansy (Tanacetum annum) – Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and reduces body’s response to irritation and injury

Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) – Muscle relaxing, cell regenerative, and strengthens the immune system and soothes inflamed skin conditions.

 

 

 

Panaway – a blend of the following oils

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) – Anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic. Methyl salicylate, the principal constituent of this oil, is in many liniments and ointments used for musculoskeletal problems.

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) – Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and has long been used to relieve dental pain.

Helichrysum – Antispasmodic, anesthetic, and anti-inflammatory.

Peppermint – Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, energizing and indicated as a digestive stimulant, for migraine relief and other applications.

 

 

 

Lemongrass (Cymbopagon flexuosus)

Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, regenerative, and supportive of healthy joint and tendon function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peppermint

Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, energizing and indicated as a digestive stimulant, for migraine relief and other applications.

 

 

 

 

 

I was so impressed with this cream, and the other oils I sampled, that I chose to sign up as a wholesale member with Young Living. This allows me to purchase oils at a 24% discount off of the retail price and provided an opportunity for me to purchase a starter kit containing eleven different oils, a diffuser, and an assortment of other goodies.

I’ve been using essential oils for things like headaches, indigestion, mood uplifting, and even green cleaning my home. I love that they can give us more control over our individual health issues and general well-being in a natural way.

I’ve created a page with more information about using essential oils and how you can try Young Living essential oils yourself. Please feel welcome to contact me if you have specific questions about Young Living, how I’m finding benefit, or essential oils in general. I’m still learning, but I’m excited about what I’m learning and experiencing, and would be pleased to share this goodness with you. I’ll also be sharing, from time to time, some of the other ways we are incorporating essential oils into our life, and the benefits we’re finding by using them.

Disclaimer: Please note that I am not a doctor and I do not have any medical training. I’m just a woman who has found the use of essential oils beneficial.