Aromatherapy for Muscle Tension and Headaches

If you suffer from tension headaches, you know they often come with aching muscles.

I want to share a recipe that uses Aromatherapy for muscle tension and headache relief at the same time.

This recipe is really convenient because it's made in an Aromatherapy inhaler. Most of the time when I'm using Aromatherapy for muscle tension, I'll make a blend you can apply topically. It's so soothing to massage sore muscles with a therapeutic body butter or oil. But you're not always in a place where you can spend time massaging yourself (or someone else) with a blend. 

An inhaler is easy to use at any time, any place. It's the size of a lip balm tube, and it fits right in your pocket or bag.

One reason this inhaler recipe can be so helpful is that the oils have components that are useful for easing tension and pain. Inhaling the essential oils also calms your nervous system, increasing circulation and encouraging your muscles (including the muscles in your neck and scalp) to relax.

Muscle Tension and Headache Inhaler

Get muscle tension and headache relief at the same time!

Essential Oils

• 8 drops Rosemary Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis ct. camphor)

• 3 drops Black Spruce Oil (Picea mariana)

• 3 drops Lavender Oil (Lavandula angustifolia)

• 1 drop Peppermint Oil (Mentha x piperita)

Equipment

• One blank inhaler with a cotton or polyester wick/li>

Directions

• Slide the wick into the inhaler.

• Drop the essential oils right onto the wick.

• Snap the plastic bottom into place.

Have you ever made an Aromatherapy inhaler?

If not, you can see me make one in a YouTube video by clicking here.

An inhaler consists of a little plastic sleeve with a polyester or cotton insert. The cotton absorbs the essential oils. A bottom piece snaps in place to keep the sleeve closed, and then there's a lid that closes the whole thing up.

Good news! Aromatics International carries inhalers with organic cotton. You can buy them here.

I like to use my inhalers at the first signs of a tension headache or sore muscles. Several times an hour, I press the inhaler to my nostril, pinch the other nostril closed, and breathe deeply. I love it when several hours pass, and I realize the pain has never set in!

Enjoy!