Lavender to the rescue!
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Lavender to the rescue!
You can use herbal essential oils to manage stress during your daily commute. To melt stress away on your drive home, nothing beats Lavender scent. Put a drop of two of Lavender essential oil on a tissue or napkin and leave it in the sun on the dashboard of your vehicle. The heat will diffuse the Lavender fragrance and help you unwind on the way home.
Two drops of Lavender essential mixed with Ten drops of olive or soy oil make a Stress relieving massage oil. If you're going to do your own massaging, work on your feet, beginning with the toes, then work up your legs. Massage your hands, beginning with the finger tips. This may not match a professional massage, but gently working the oil into the surface of your skin will get the relief to you in these ways:
1. Through the Lavender scent
2. Through the stimulation of gently rubbing your skin. This will stimulate circulation and lymphatic action. It will allow negative stress to flow out of your body and mind.
3. The oils have an opportunity to be absorbed and be available to your system which is considered a valuable application of the oils by many practitioners of aromatherapy
Essential oils are recommended for external use only.
Treat yourself to some Lavender scented incense. I made a quick incense burner from a dab of modeling clay and a wide base glass candleholder from the discount store. I have also put sand into a small clay pot or a coffee mug and had a safe quick incense burner. If you use a clay pot with a hole in the bottom for plant drainage, put a little bit of tape over the hole to keep the sand from running out.
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