Have Sore Muscles???? Make your own blends with Essential Oils

While I am at work I have a clear view of both the front door of our office and the back door which leads to our parking lot. I see each person come in and out. At the beginning of this week I was watching one of my co-workers limp around the office, I finally asked them if they were doing okay and what was wrong.... They told me they had pulled a muscle that past weekend rock climbing or something along those lines. I always have some blend of essential oils in my desk for those stressful days where normal Advil doesn't help.

This particular blend in my desk was from Young Living- Deep Relief. This is great to help relax your muscles, helps reduce inflammation among with other things. (If you want a recommendation on which sites for the best essential oils let me know) I grabbed my blend out of my desk and headed to the other side of the building to their office. I told them to rub several drops onto the inflamed area several times a day. I let them know I would be making another mixture for them that night that was more powerful than what I had just given them. They thanked me and left work shortly after that.

Day 2:
That next morning I had placed a one-of-a-kind blend of oils with a homemade label on their desk so they would see it when they came in later. I was making copies for a project and they came back to thank me. They had already started noticing a difference with walking and that the inflamed area wasn't hurting as bad and the muscles were starting to calm down.

Day 3:
They walked into my office and said "WOW!!!! That blend you made for me was some POWERFUL stuff! I put it on my skin and rubbed it into my muscles and I felt the oils going into my skin, muscles and working it's magic. I woke up this morning feeling so much better. Those oils really work." They were already walking with an almost normal stride. Significant improvement from 3 days of helping them.

When making a blend of oils for sore, torn, bruised, or stressed muscles....... remember you want the oils to effectively do it's job while also smelling good to you. When I was in massage school in 2005 I had purchased a Essential Oils Desk Reference by Essential Science Publishing (Jun 2000). This was my best purchase I could have ever made and I have made several of the blends or created my own blends depending on the problem for myself or others.

Instructions

Choose as many essential oils as you would like.

Single Oils:                                                                       

Wintergreen                                                                                 Black Pepper

Peppermint                                                                                  Helichrysum

Ginger                                                                                           Balsam Fir

Vetiver                                                                                           Cypress

Lavender                                                                                       Myrrh

Lemon                                                                                           Rosemary

I added a large amount of one essential oil I wanted as a base then added a several drops of each one listed to create my one-of a kind blend for my co-worker. I added the essential oils to a 15ml Amber glass bottle with a dropper. Then I decided to add a little Almond oil to fill the rest of the bottle making it easier to rub into the skin.

 Once you have added all your ingredients add a few drops for a skin patch test. Some oils may cause irritation if used on the skin, either at all or in too high a concentration.

If you feel that an oil is too powerful either add a little more oil of your choice..... either Almond, Jojoba, or Apricot oil to help dilute it a bit or add your favorite essential oil out of the bunch. Once complete place the cap on and give it a little shake to mix the essential oils with the oil you have chosen. Enjoy!

Websites for Essential oils:
http://mountainroseherb.com/
http://www.rockymountainoils.com/