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Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan
I highly recommend CBD oils as an alternative for pain management. CBD Oil is NOT pot or Marijuana.
I also recommend being very careful where you buy it, there are a lot of scams and not so "pure" oils available.
This is a link to one of the most positively reviewed companies in the business. Not the least expensive, but very high quality.
Young Living |
I personally would never recommend Young Living. They are primarily an essential oil company that has been sued several times and warned a few times as well by the FDA. They're also an MLM, which isn't bad in and of itself, but combined with the warnings of recommending that people INGEST essential oils (which is illegal to recommend)...
Their oils are mediocre, but insanely overpriced. They also don't include the source or process, which is super important if you're actually into aromatherapy. Example:
1/2 ounce lemon oil $15.79.
You can get lemon oil with the source country and process method listed at Walmart for $4.99
And 1/2 ounce at Oregon's Liberty Natural (a wholesaler, importer, packaging plant, and lavender growing farm) for $2.75, from citrus growers right here citrus-loving California. Organic lemon oil sells for $4.53 for a half ounce.
They are considered a bane to the industry, not a boon. They are one of two of the main companies that give aromatherapy a bad name.
If you want an aromatherapeutic treatment (not cure) for pain in your back, pinched nerves, you want a vasodilator. Commercial over the counter products would be Ben Gay, Icy Hot, Tiger Balm.
If you want to make your own and not spend a fortune, you'll make a massage oil.
Cut some rosemary leaves off one long stem, and break them off into a half-cup of olive oil. Add 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper seeds. If you have access to FRESH eucalyptus leaves, grab a palmful and rip them (don't cut them - you need to release the oils) into the oil. If you have access to freshly-removed white birch bark, break that up into small crumbs and toss that in there too.
Cover and let it sit on the counter, away from direct sunlight, for a couple of days.
Then strain it into a new container using cheesecloth as the strainer.
Now you can either use that by the dropful on the affected area, or mix it in to a 4-ounce container of body lotion (to yield 6 ounces total). Keep away from open orifices, wounds, pets, babies, and people with epilepsy.