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Aromatherapy Compress for Bruises
600ml ice-cold water
3 drops sweet marjoram essential oil
3 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
Put the water into a bowl, then add the essential oils and swish around to disperse the oil.
Soak a piece of clean, folded cotton fabric in the aromatic water, wring out and place over
the bruised area. Leave in place until the fabric warms to body temperature. Reapply
several times more, until pain is reduced.
Aromatherapy Ointment for Bruises
25g unperfumed skin cream (available from pharmacies)
5ml calendula tincture
2 drops helichrysum essential oil
2 drops Roman chamomile essential oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
Put the unperfumed skin cream into a little glass pot, then add the tincture and essential
oils and stir until thoroughly mixed. Apply two or three times daily
Aromatherapy Recipe for Bruising Around the Eyes
For bruising around the eye, never apply essential oils; should any seep into the eyes, it
may cause further pain and irritation. Instead, use an eye pad soaked in ice cold witch
hazel for about 15 minutes, and then apply this healing gel.
20ml aloe vera gel
10 drops of calendula tincture
Put the aloe vera gel into a sterilized glass pot, add the calendula tincture and stir until
thoroughly mixed.
Apply three times a day Pat a little of the gel around the eye area, but away from the eye
itself.
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