(relaxing music)
- Hi, I'm Andrea Butje
from Aromahead Institute.
And I wanna show you in
this video how to make
a great oil for massaging into anywhere
that feels achy, or sore, tired.
It's called a tired, achy massage oil.
So it's great for joints,
it's great for muscles.
And it's made in a base of Trauma oil.
And Trauma oil is a combination
of herbally-infused oils.
It's made from Arnica flowers,
and St John's Wort flowers
and Calendula flowers.
And the effect of it, even all on its own
without the essential oils, is that it is
great for reducing swelling
and great for pain.
Great for reducing pain.
So, I'm gonna put an ounce
of it into a glass bottle.
I have a nice, blue glass bottle.
I love these blue glass bottles.
And so I'm gonna pour it into a beaker,
just 'cause it's easier to pour
from the beaker into the glass bottle,
but you could pour right
from here if you wanted to.
But also, I just wanted you
to see this beautiful color,
because it's such a rich
amber color, the oil itself.
Okay, so I'm just gonna
open this up, and put,
Fill it up and that'll
be an ounce or 30 mls.
And even all on its
own, if you didn't wanna
add any essential oil
into here for any reason.
Like for example, if
you were using this with
a little kid, a really little kid
and you didn't wanna use any essential oil
or if you were using it with someone
who just doesn't like scent
or is very sensitive to oils,
you could use the Trauma
oil all on its own.
It's amazing.
But we're gonna add
essential oil to this blend.
So I have four oils here that
are gonna go in the blend.
We're gonna start with Black
Spruce, and we're gonna
add eight drops of Black
Spruce, into the bottle.
And the Black Spruce, it's
so great for circulation.
Okay, great, and for reducing pain,
and for inflammation, so
it's just a perfect oil
to add in, it smells
great, very grounding,
very emotionally calming and settling,
which is so helpful if
you're feeling hurt or sore.
And then we're gonna add
Lavender, five drops of Lavender.
And Lavender continues to
be one of my favorite oils
for pain and inflammation
and for just simply
calming down a irritated situation.
Increasing circulation, all of that.
So we'll put five drops of Lavender in,
Great, that smells so good together.
The Black Spruce and the
Lavender are beautiful.
That grounded, foresty smell
along with the floral smell
of the Lavender is very pretty together.
And then we're gonna add in Peppermint.
And that is gonna add
a boost to your blend.
I'm putting three drops in.
And Peppermint is just amazing for pain.
It's one of my favorites, it's strong,
so you don't need a lot, and it's gonna
add this real zest to the blend.
So just three drops, get
it going, oop, there it is.
There's one drop just wanting to come out.
One, two, three, okay great.
Alright, and now you know the Peppermint
makes it smell like it's
good for your muscles, right?
'Cause there's Peppermint
in so many muscle rubs?
And, it just adds this
kind of layer to the aroma,
and then of course, it adds
a great therapeutic benefit.
Reducing swelling, reducing pain.
And then we're gonna
lemon, two drops of lemon.
And, wow the lemon smells so refreshing.
It's wonderful.
And that's gonna help, two drops,
add some cooling to the blend,
so with most inflammation and
soreness there is frequently
some kind of puffiness or swelling,
so that's gonna help cool the area down.
And it's, just putting the
cap on, and nice and tight,
and then I'm just gonna give
it a little mix like this.
And then, it's perfect.
And so I'll use it topically,
and you can use this,
you know, over a large area,
if your whole leg is sore,
your whole arm is sore,
but I tend to use it,
maybe on one area that's really sore.
'Cause it's concentrated
and it works really well.
So, I hope you enjoy it.
