Can you use essential oils for period cramps? Can you depend on their results to help you effectively? Or is it just another of the remedies for period cramps that won’t help you and your cramps during your period will continue?
First of all, you should know that essential oils have been used for menstrual cramps for decades. And that’s successfully.
The big question is what essential oil is good for menstrual cramps?
The smaller questions are what are the best essential oils to use and should you use Doterra oil or Young Living Oils? Is fish oil and hemp oil considered an essential oil? What about coconut oil, sage oil or oil of oregano?
Whether you are getting cramps a week before your period or during your period, you should give them a try. Below are some different essential oil recipes to use to start the process:
7 Essential Oil Recipes for Menstrual Cramps
1. Peppermint Oil Blend
Ingredients
- 5 drops peppermint essential oil
- 2 drops clary sage essential oil
- 2 drops lemon essential oil
- 3 ounces massage oil, preferably almond oil
Instructions
Mix all ingredients together. Then rub on your abdomen when you have period cramps.
2. Clary Sage Peppermint Lavender Blend
Ingredients
- 4 drops clary sage essential oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
- 1 drop vetiver essential oil
Instructions
Mix the essential oils and then add to your aromatizer. Infuse the air with the pleasant aromas.
3. Marjoram Oil Peppermint Bath Oil
Ingredients
- 2 drops marjoram essential oil
- 3 drops peppermint essential oil
- Full bathtub of hot water
Instructions
Draw the bathwater. Add the essential oils. Get into the tub. Relax.
4. Lavender Massage Oil
Ingredients
- 5 drops lavender essential oil
- 4 ounces andiroba oil
- 2 ounces copaiba oil
Instructions
Mix the essential oils into the andiroba and copaiba oils. Shake to mix. Use for massage on the abdomen when you have cramps. Works well for muscle cramps as well.
5. Cypress Peppermint Massage Oil
Ingredients
- 3 drops cypress essential oil
- 3 drops peppermint essential oil
- 2 ounces grapefruit seed oil
- 3 ounces almond oil
Instructions
Mix the grapefruit seed oil with the almond oil. This will be your base oil. Then add the drops of cypress and peppermint essential oils. Mix by shaking. Then use liberally during a massage.
6. Vetiver Citrus Woodsy Bath Oil
Ingredients
- 2 drops vetiver essential oil
- 2 drops lemon essential oil
- 1 drops tangerine essential oil
- 1 drops sandalwood essential oil
- 1 drops cypress essential oil
Instructions
To a hot bath you have already drawn, add the essential oils. Add rose petals to the bath as well and then get into the tub. Light the candles and relax, letting your imagination go wild.
7. Lemon Lavender Essential Oil Cream
Ingredients
- 4 drops lemon essential oil
- 6 drops lavender essential oil
- 4 ounces shea butter
- 1 ounce jojoba oil
Instructions
Mix the shea butter with the jojoba oil in a small bowl. Add the lemon and lavender essential oils to the cream mixture. Mix again. Place in a jar and use copious amounts the next time you have cramps.
Using essential oils can be fast relief solutions for eliminating your menstrual cramps.
For long term strategies, consider addressing your diet and nutritional needs. Starting with a Period Vitamin may be one of the best ways to go. It’s a supplement that is only taken once daily and contains the vitamins, minerals and herbs your body craves while it’s on menstrual time. What many women have noticed is that it doesn’t take long for the period vitamin to start erasing PMS symptoms. A large percentage of women get relief after one month of taking the supplement while a smaller percentage needs two months. However, this doesn’t mean that they can or should stop taking the supplement when they get the relief. The body still needs the nutrients to support your periods.
Check out our ebook on menstrual cramps. It will fill in all the gaps of your knowledge.
