AROMATHERAPY - COLD COMPRESSES

COLD COMPRESSES FOR : HEADACHES, SPRAINS, INFLAMMATION, TO REDUCE FEVER, BURNS, BLISTERED SORE FEET, RASHES, SWOLLEN BUMPS, CHICKEN POX, SUNBURN OR A HANGOVER.

BEST METHOD:

This is an ideal way to use essential oils to help soothe inflammation or reduce fever. Follow the same procedure for hot poultices but place the oils in 100 ml (20fl.oz/1 pt) of cold water with six ice cubes in a bowl.

BEST OILS:

Headaches - basil, chamomile, rose, violet

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Sprains - basil, camphor, citronella, marjoram

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Inflammation - clary sage

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Fever - bargamot, tea-tree

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Swollen  bumps - rose, laurel

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Burns, sunburn - patchouli, chamomile,

lavender, geranium, marigold

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Blistered sore feet - birch, lavender, geranium, tea-tree

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Rashes - cedarwood, chamomile, geranium,

marigold, violet, yarrow

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Measles, Chicken Pox - bergamot, eucalyptus

chamomile, marigold, lavender, tea-tree

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Hangover - rose, geranium, neroli