Headaches? Not with these 4 essential oils for headaches

Headache No More: Fun DIY Aromatherapy with Four Amazing Essential Oils!

Does the word "headache" make you grimace? If you're all too familiar with those unpleasant pounding sensations, then this blog post is for you! Let's explore the world of essential oils and learn how Frankincense, Lemon, Black Spruce, and Hemlock work together to help melt your headaches away.

First, let's take a quick peek at these four essential oil superheroes:

• Frankincense: Not just for wise men, Frankincense creates a peaceful, meditative space that welcomes tranquility and relaxation.

• Lemon: Bright and cheerful, Lemon essential oil not only uplifts your mood but also calms inflammation, a common headache culprit.

• Black Spruce and Hemlock: These forest fragrances help us relax and clear stagnant energy, letting you breathe deep and calm.

Together, these oils make up a fantastic, relaxing headache remedy in the form of an aroma inhaler. Each one is unique but shares key therapeutic properties, such as calming inflammation, releasing muscle tension, and promoting deep, restorative breathing.

Let's make a Happy Head Aroma Inhaler!

Ingredients:

• 6 drops Frankincense Oil (Boswellia carterii)

• 3 drops Lemon Oil (Citrus limon)

• 4 drops Black Spruce Oil (Picea mariana)

• 2 drops Hemlock Oil (Tsuga canadensis)

Equipment:

• Blank inhaler with a cotton or polyester wick

Instructions:

1. Slide the wick into the inhaler.

2. Drop the essential oils right onto the wick.

3. Snap the plastic bottom into place.

It's a super simple process! Check out the below fun and easy-to-follow YouTube video where I walk you through making your own inhaler. But don't worry, I'll describe it below the video:

An inhaler consists of a cotton wick that absorbs the essential oil, a plastic sleeve to hold the cotton, and a cap to keep everything in place. Simply drop your oils onto the cotton, slide it into the sleeve, and cap it. Just like that, you've made your own Aromatherapy inhaler! It's about the size of a lip balm tube, making it super portable.

So how do these essential oils ease your headache?

The majority of headaches stem from muscle tension in and around the head, particularly the muscles of the scalp and face. This inhaler aids in relaxing muscle tension, calming inflammation, and encouraging deep breathing. The more you breathe deeply and steadily, the more your body can relax. It also soothes your nervous system, swapping tense energy for peaceful, uplifted feelings.

Using essential oils for stress-induced headaches can be particularly beneficial. Stress can start a cycle leading to a headache, with pain triggering more stress and thus more headache. Our inhaler aims to calm both the physical and emotional aspects of that cycle.

This inhaler also smells amazing—the Hemlock and Black Spruce provide a foresty backdrop, while the Lemon and Frankincense add bright and balsamic notes. So next time a headache threatens your day, reach for your Happy Head Aroma Inhaler and breathe in some bliss!