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Crick in your neck? This Essential Oil Stiff Neck Rub can help ease the tension and restore your range of motion. Have you ever had such a stiff neck that you couldn’t turn your head? Couldn’t put on your sweater? Couldn’t do a backbend? Okay, I can’t really do a backbend even when my neck is NOT stiff! Having a stiff neck is painful, inconvenient . . . and unsafe. For example, you could injure yourself further by twisting your neck too hard, or you might not be able to turn to see what’s behind you when you’re backing out of a parking spot. This is an essential oil stiff neck rub that I created for Aromahead’s YouTube channel. It’s been very popular there and gotten a lot of positive feedback, so I’m sharing it for you here on our blog, too. […]

How Juniper Left the Family Business and Created a Great Body Butter for Pain Relief […]

Calm Inflammation (short and long term) by using Essential Oil for Joint Pain Juniper essential oil knew from the time it was young that it didn’t want to go into the family business. Its family had created handmade furniture for generations. But Juniper noticed that a lot of its family members developed joint point due to all that woodworking . . . So Juniper learned a different skill set—massage and Aromatherapy! It learned to make pain relief gels, oils, and butters to ease inflamed joints. I dreamed up that story for the Juniper essential oil profile in my book, The Heart of Aromatherapy. It’s a great way to remember some of Juniper’s talents! […]

I understand that being in pain can make us feel distracted from the things that matter to us—and even impatient. So let’s get right to the information and recipe! I want to tell you about how 3 essential oils are good for pain, why they work, and how to use them. Ginger essential oil (Zingiber officinale) Most people think of using Ginger essential oil for digestion, but it is an amazing essential oil for pain relief! Ginger’s warm, spicy touch helps calm inflammation and bring circulation to areas where it’s applied. I especially love it for places that feel chilly and swollen. […]