Hot flushes:
These can diminish drastically with a few simple changes to your daily diet. Avoid coffee, sugar, processed foods and alcohol. These tend to act as triggers as well as worsening the intensity. Remember to increase your water intake too, and add an electrolyte if necessary as you will lose vital body salts through excessive sweating.
Top essential oils for calming hot flushes:
- Clary Sage: Oestrogenic effects. Effective for reducing hot flushes. Due to its oestrogenic properties it is not suitable for people whom have/had oestrogen-induced cancers or are pregnant.
- Cypress: Cooling properties
- Peppermint: Cooling and effective for increasing circulation
- Geranium: Hormone balancing. Stimulates the pancreas, therefore, can help with blood sugar imbalances and diabetes.
- Basil: Helpful for reducing hot flushes.
Recipes:
Bath blend: 6-8 drops
- 10ml carrier oil
- 2 drops of Bergamot essential oil
- 2 drops Clary Sage essential oil
- 2 drops Roman Chamomile essential oil
Dilute essential oils in carrier oil and add to bathwater. Relax!
Body blend:
- 100ml unscented white body lotion
- 15 drops Clary Sage essential oil
- 10 drops Bergamot essential oil
- 10 drops Roman Chamomile essential oil
Blend essential oils into body lotion. Apply to skin x1-2 daily.
Alternative body blend recipe:
- 100ml unscented white body lotion
- 15 drops Clary Sage essential oil
- 10 drops Lavender essential oil
- 10 drops Geranium essential oil
Cooling rollerball blend:
- 10ml rose carrier oil
- 3 drops Clary Sage essential oil
- 3 drops Peppermint essential oil
Add oils to rollerball bottle and shake well. Apply to pulse points, temples, soles of feet whenever you feel a hot flush coming on.
Alternative Cooling Rollerball Blend:
- 10ml carrier oil
- 3 drops Basil essential oil
- 3 drops Peppermint essential oil
Essential oil cooling spray:
- 10ml spray bottle fill with 5ml water
- 5ml carrier oil
- 2 drops Peppermint essential oil
- 1 drop Clary Sage essential oil
- 1 drop Lavender essential oil
Add all oils to spray bottle and shake well. Use as a refreshing spray whenever you feel a hot flush coming on.
Hydrolats:
- Use facial sprays of peppermint hydrolat as and when necessary to cool down.
- Dilute 200mls rose hydrolat into 1 litre of water and drink throughout the day.
DISCLAIMER:
Essential oils are not safe for everyone, and should only be prescribed by a qualified and insured aromatherapist following a full consultation and patch testing. If you have any concerns or are on medication, then you should consult your medical practitioner prior to use.