Many people suffer from headaches and migraines, and these conditions can be more than troublesome or aggravating. These conditions often become debilitating. Tension headaches and sinus headaches can be extremely painful and significantly diminish a person?s quality of life. Migraines, when severe, can completely put an individual?s life on hold. Migraine symptoms such as nausea, light sensitivity, and a relentless headache can seriously, negatively impact an individual?s professional and personal life. If you are a headache or migraine sufferer, you may want to consider a natural treatment remedy such as peppermint oil.
If over-the-counter or prescription medications are currently being used to treat headaches and migraines, you may be exposing yourself to harmful chemicals. The chemicals in these medications can cause future health problems. Aromatherapy oils, such as peppermint, can naturally provide headache and migraine relief without potentially harmful long-term effects.
Peppermint oil can be massaged into the forehead, back of jaws, and temples, and users will experience a cooling sensation on contact. Within 30 minutes, individuals should feel relief from their headache or migraine. Everyone?s sensitivity levels are different, but it can be slightly irritating to the skin and it is recommended to use this oil on a patch of skin first to test for any adverse reactions. If no adverse reactions occur, the oil should be safe to use topically for the effective treatment of headaches and migraines.
Some people can be sensitized to topical use of peppermint oil, showing a slight rash from frequently using the straight oil undiluted. If you find that topical use of the oil helps the headache or migraine, but causes a slight skin irritation, then you can still use the oil diluted in a carrier oil like jojoba or olive oil to keep the skin protected.
It must be emphasized, that for reasons we still do not fully understand, peppermint oil does not always work for relieving headaches and migraines. It is thought that personal body chemistry is a large part of the equation, which certainly makes sense. A larger consideration, however, may be that the quality of the peppermint oil is not very good. Peppermint oils produced in countries like India and China where they are distilled predominantly to obtain high quantities of menthol compounds are generally not pleasant to smell, so it?s important to obtain a high-quality aromatherapy-grade peppermint oil from a reputable company that specializes in therapeutic essential oils and has selected a peppermint oil that is appropriate.
Michael D. Thompson, an organic perfumer and accredited Master Herbalist, is the founder and director of Florapathics, LLC which manufactures all-natural, organically-derived personal care products that are infused with pure essential oils for aromatherapy.
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Source: http://medicaltips.biz/2011/09/13/peppermint-oil-for-headaches-and-migraines/
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