DIY Aromatherapy Body Butter for Pain Relief

3 min to read
Andrea Butje
05/13/2019

Did you know that juniper berry essential oil is great for pain relief?

When experiencing sore and achy joints, make an Aromatherapy body butter for pain relief!

Juniper Berry eases joint pain, releasing tension from sore muscles, and even soothing all-over body aches that can set in during a cold or the flu.

In this blog post, you will learn to create a great body butter for pain relief. This recipe with Juniper Berry is inspired by my book, The Heart of Aromatherapy.

This body butter for pain relief recipe comes right from the book. It's made with natural butters and conifer essential oils to help calm inflammation, release tension, and support immunity . . . PERFECT for when you've got joint or muscle pain and want to feel better all over!

I designed this body butter for pain relief when you have a cold or flu . . . but it's good for so much more! Try it for sore muscles or joint pain. It can help to calm inflammation, support your immune system, and get your energy circulating so you feel more vital and present.

My Body Feels Better All Over Butter

Apply when you've got joint or muscle pain and want to feel better all over!

Ingredients
  • 1 oz (28 g) Beeswax (Cera flava)

  • 2 oz (56 g) Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao)

  • 2 oz (56 g) Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera)

  • 32 drops Juniper Oil (Juniperus communis)

  • 32 drops Piñon Pine Oil (Pinus edulis

  • 27 drops Black Spruce Oil (Picea mariana))

  • 17 drops Hemlock Oil (Tsuga canadensis)

Equipment
  • Four 2 oz (60 ml) glass jars

  • Several small bowls (to measure your ingredients)

  • Kitchen scale

  • Glass stirring rod (or a stainless steel spoon)

  • Pyrex measuring cup

  • A cooking pot that can hold the Pyrex

Directions
  • Set up the "Stovetop Melting Method" by placing a Pyrex measuring cup in a soup pot that's ¼ full of gently boiling water.

  • Put the beeswax in the Pyrex and melt.

  • Add the cocoa butter and melt.

  • Add the coconut oil and jojoba and melt, stirring gently.

  • Remove the blend from the heat and add the essential oils, stirring gently.

  • Pour your body butter for pain relief into your glass jars. It will continue to firm up over the next 24 hours.

Get creative and make it your own!

You can actually use the base of this body butter as a carrier for many different essential oil blends. (That means just blend the beeswax, jojoba, cocoa butter, and coconut oil—that's what I mean by the "base.")

Add vetiver essential oil to it for bedtime body butter, or use sweet orange for a delicious-smelling, energizing body butter.

If you liked learning about Juniper essential oil you're going to LOVE The Heart of Aromatherapy

It includes 40 essential oil profiles done in a story-telling style, which are also full of information. The book also has over 100 recipes and stories about my visits to distillers and farmers. I would be honored if you'd add The Heart of Aromatherapy to your Aromatherapy library!

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