Make Your Own: Pain Relief Cream
Discover the art of crafting your own DIY pain relief balm – a natural and effective solution that not only soothes aches and discomfort but also promotes a healthier planet and skin.
Creating your own non-toxic, eco-friendly balm brings a plethora of benefits, from knowing exactly what goes into your product to reducing waste and eliminating typical side effects of orally administered painkillers and suspicious chemical-containing ointments.
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Pain Relief Balm
Ingredients for 50 ml:
18 ml coconut oil
9 ml calendula vegetable oil
9 ml arnica or St. John's Wort vegetable oil
6 g of beeswax
For a formula with 15% essential oil (EO) (total 7.5 ml):
13 drops peppermint EO
20 drops wintergreen EO
20 drops frankincense EO
20 drops cajeput EO
14 drops lemon eucalyptus EO
20 drops clove EO
20 drops rosemary EO
20 drops pine EO
20 drops lavender super EO
20 drops juniper EO
In a saucepan, measure and pour the oils along with the beeswax. Heat over low heat just until everything mixes well and the beeswax melts. Let it cool slightly.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, measure each essential oil and mix them together. Add the vegetable oils to the essential oil mixture. Mix well and pour the preparation into a glass container (preferably recycled) for proper storage.
And there you have it, your balm is ready.
Propriétés des ingrédients according to international studies:
Coconut oil: antioxidant, protective
Calendula vegetable oil: anti-itch, soothing, and regenerating
Arnica and calendula vegetable oils: anti-inflammatory, healing, analgesic
Peppermint essential oil: anaesthetic and analgesic
Wintergreen essential oil: powerful soothing, anti-inflammatory, perfect for joint and muscle problems
Frankincense essential oil: eases tension
Cajeput essential oil: venous decongestant, analgesic, invigorating
Lemon eucalyptus essential oil: anti-rheumatic, antispasmodic, analgesic
Clove essential oil: pain reliever, powerful analgesic
Camphor rosemary essential oil: neuromuscular action, general tonic, muscle relaxant
Scots pine essential oil: rubefacient, lymphatic decongestant, cortisone-like
Lavandin essential oil: muscle relaxant, powerful antispasmodic
Common juniper essential oil: general stimulant, anti-rheumatic
Beeswax: film-forming, stabilizing, texturizing