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Aromatherapy Ointment for Varicose Veins
30g unperfumed skin cream (available from pharmacies)
1 teaspoon calendula tincture
1 teaspoon hypericum tincture
5 drops frankincense (or cypress) essential oil
Put the skin cream into a little glass pot. Add the tinctures and essential oil and stir until
thoroughly mixed. Apply two or three times daily
Ease Varicose Veins Discomfort with Aromatherapy Oils
Combining hydrotherapy with therapeutic essential oils can effectively relieve the
uncomfortable symptoms of varicose veins. Alternating hot and cold footbaths, compresses,
and gentle massage help to relieve pain and aching and improve circulation, while cold
compresses help to relieve inflammation and swelling. The following essential oils are
especially useful for treating varicose veins.
Cypress has astringent and vein-tightening properties and stimulates circulation. It also
helps to relieve fluid retention. Cypress has a spicy, pinelike fragrance.
Frankincense has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties, helps to tighten veins, and
stimulates skin healing. It has a rich, warm, balsamic fragrance.
Yarrow contains azulene, a powerful natural anti-inflammatory that gives the essential oil a
dark-blue color. The astringent properties of yarrow also help to tighten varicose veins. It
has a fresh, herbaceous, pungent fragrance.
Varicose-Vein Aromatherapy Massage oil Recipes
4 ounces almond oil
20 drops cypress essential oil
10 drops frankincense essential oil
10 drops yarrow essential oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
Combine oils in a dark-glass bottle and shake thoroughly to mix. Store in a cool, dark place.
Shake well before using. To use as a massage Oil, apply approximately 1 teaspoon of oil to
each leg with long, gentle strokes, always working from the foot up the leg in the direction
of the heart.
Aromatherapy Soothing Lotion for Varicose Veins
4 ounces distilled witch hazel
10 drops cypress essential oil
10 drops frankincense essential oil
Combine essential oils with witch hazel in a dark-glass bottle. Shake well. Apply to legs as
often as desired. For additional pain-relieving effects, store the lotion in the refrigerator and
apply cold to the legs.
Aromatherapy Foot-bath for Varicose Veins
Alternating hot and cold footbaths are excellent for both preventing the development of
varicose veins and easing the pain and discomfort of existing ones. You'll need two plastic
basins large enough to hold your feet. Fill one basin with water as hot as you can tolerate,
and fill the other with cold water to which you have added a few ice cubes. Add five drops
of cypress essential oil to the basin of hot water, sit in a comfortable chair, and slowly
immerse your feet in the water. Leave your feet in the hot water for three minutes, and
then immediately plunge your feet into the basin of cold water for one minute. Alternate
back and forth between the hot and cold water three to five times, ending with the cold
water. Finish by patting your feet dry and massaging your legs with the aromatherapy
varicose-vein massage oil.
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