27 Incredible Ways to Use Essential Oils for Natural Medicine

1. Migraine headache relief – Try combining a few drops of lavender oil and peppermint oil and apply to temples to help with headaches and migraines.
2. Reduce cough or sinusitis – Eucalyptus oil is known for its powerful ability to fight coughs and open airways. Add a few drops into steaming hot water or diffuser. Inhale to help clear nasal passage.
3. Repair broken bones – To support healing of broken bones apply helichrysum, fir and cypress essential oils.
4. Heal burns – Mix lavender oil with aloe vera to treat burns.
5. Soothe bug bites – Use lavender oil for bug bites and stings.
6. Improve digestion – Take ginger oil, peppermint oil and fennel essential oil to support digestion and healing leaky gut.
7. Bronchitis and asthma remedy – Make a homemade vapor rub by combing eucalyptus, peppermint and coconut oil.  Rub on chest and neck.
8. Treat bruises – Use essential oils as a hot compress to treat bruises or other wounds. Add 5 drops of lavender and 5 drops of frankincense to 4 oz hot water and soak.  Apply to affected area.
9. Improve concentration – Inhale bergamot, grapefruit or peppermint oil to increase concentration during the day.
10. Sore feet soak – add 10 drops of peppermint oil with a tablespoon of Epson salt and add to a foot-bath with warm water.
11. Reduce teeth grinding – Massage 1-3 drops of lavender on the bottom of the feet and behind ears before bed.
12. Relieve PMS – mix 2 drops of sage, basil, and rosemary and apply to a warm, moist hand towel and apply to abdomen.
13. Eczema and psoriasis cream – Treat eczema, psoriasis or red dry skin apply a mixture of lavender essential oil with shea butter.
14. Improve circulation – Add 8-10 drops of grapefruit essential oil in warm bathwater.
15. Relieve hangover symptoms – Add 6 drops each of juniper berry, cedarwood, grapefruit, lavender, rosemary, and lemon oil into a warm bath.
16. Curb food cravings – Inhale peppermint oil and cinnamon oil to reduce your appetite and balance blood sugar.
17. Energize your workout – Inhale peppermint oil before a workout to reduce fatigue.
18. Reduce fever – Add 1-3 drops of eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender to a cool cloth and sponge the body.
19. Relieve motion sickness – Use peppermint, lavender and ginger oil to reduce motion sickness.
20. Arthritis relief – Mix 2 drops of wintergreen, cypress, and lemongrass into an unscented lotion. Massage into affected areas.
21. Treat ringworm – Combine 3 drops of tea tree oil with coconut oil oil and massage over affected area twice per day.
22. Head lice cure – Mix 3 drops of thyme, lavender, and eucalyptus oil with unscented oil and apply to scalp. Cover head with a shower cap and leave on for 30 minutes. Shampoo out.
23. Heal blistered skin – Mix 2 drops of tea tree oil with 2 drops of unscented oil and apply to blistered area up to 5x per day.
24. Soothe a sunburn – Combine lavender or chamomile oil with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and apply to skin with a cotton ball to reduce swelling and pain.
25. Treat poison oak or poison ivy – Mix 3 drops of peppermint oil with unscented oil and apply to affected area.
26. Lose weight – Combine grapefruit oil, ginger oil and cinnamon oil and take as supplement 3x daily to support metabolism.
27. Boost immune system – Mix 1 drop of oregano oil with 4 drops of carrier oil and rub on the bottom of your feet before flying on a plane.
28. Achy muscle rub – Mix eucalyptus, wintergreen and cypress with an unscented lotion or coconut oil and apply to muscles.
29. Reduce morning sickness caused by pregnancy – Add a few drops of wild orange, lemon, or ginger oil to a handkerchief and inhale.
30. Improve allergies – Rub frankincense and lavender on your palms and inhale deeply to relieve itchy eyes and throat.
31. Kick a cold fast – Take 3 drops of oil of oregano and frankincense 3x daily for 1 week.
32. Reduce back and neck pain – Combine peppermint oil, cypress oil, ginger oil, cayenne pepper and coconut oil for a homemade pain relieving muscle rub.

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