PEPPERMINT Essential Oil
Relieve Muscle Pain
Menthol, one of the main compounds in peppermint, has significant anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and painkilling effects. Studies have shown it can help reduce muscle soreness and lower inflammation, while also raising your pain threshold (4).
To use: Combine 1/4 cup coconut oil with 5 drops of peppermint oil, then rub on sore muscles.
Soothe Joint Pain
The anti-inflammatory and painkilling effects of menthol in peppermint can also be used to relieve joint pain when applied topically (5).
To use: Add 2 drops of peppermint oil to a small dollop of olive or coconut oil, rub together in your hands, then rub on sore joints.
Camphor White Essential Oil
Relieve Muscle Pain - Soothe Joint Pain
Other uses
Scientific research is limited for some of the purported uses for camphor and the evidence is largely anecdotal. Camphor oil may also be used to treat:
- hair loss
- acne
- warts
- earaches
- cold sores
- hemorrhoids
- heart disease symptoms
- poor blood circulation
- flatulence
- anxiety
- depression
- muscle spasms
- low libido
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