Use any of these essential oils for chicken pox as a natural remedy!
What is Chicken Pox?
Chicken pox is also known as varicella. It is a disease that is highly contagious and caused by initial infection by the varicella zoster virus. Chicken pox is characterized by a skin rash that forms round itchy red blisters that eventually scab over. Chicken pox blisters usually appear on the face, chest, back and then spreads to the rest of the body.
Other symptoms of chicken pox include headaches, fever and tiredness. Chicken pox is an airborne disease and easily spreads to other people through coughs or sneezes or direct contact with blisters of an infected person. Chicken pox can spread 1 or 2 days before the rash appears until after the lesions crust over.
Chicken pox only affects a person once in their lifetime and even if it any re-infections of the virus occur, it doesn’t usually show any symptoms. The disease is common in children. It can also affect adults and when it does, it’s more severe than when it affects children.
How do Essential Oils Help Chicken Pox
Essential oils have powerful therapeutic properties. Some of them include anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-itch, antimicrobial, antibacterial, fever-reducing, skin soothing, immune system boosting and so much more.
For chicken pox, essential oils can help boost immunity, relieve itching, help chicken pox scab over, numb headaches and reduce fever, among others.
Below are the best essential oils for chicken pox:
Top 7 Essential Oils for Chicken Pox
1. Eucalyptus Essential Oil
2. Tea Tree Essential Oil
3. Lavender Essential Oil
4. Chamomile Essential Oil
5. Peppermint Essential Oil
6. Lavender Essential Oil
7. Bergamot Essential Oil
How to Use Essential Oils for Chicken Pox
The following are ways to use essential oils for panic attacks:
1. Diffusing
Get a high quality diffuser and diffuse 6 drops of any of the essential oil(s) above for an hour every day. Diffuse bergamot for boosting mood and increasing energy, lavender for soothing the mind and promoting sleep and peppermint for relieving headaches.
2. Baking Soda Past for Chicken Pox Blisters
This relieves itching and enables the chicken pox blisters to dry up and scab over faster.
What you need
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 2 drops tea tree oil
- 1 drop peppermint oil
- Water
- Bowl
Directions
- Mix 1 tbsp of baking soda with just a little water to create a rough paste.
- Apply the paste onto chicken pox blisters and let it dry up. Gently rinse off after two hours.
- Repeat thrice a day.
3. Epsom Salt Baths
What you need
- 1 cup Epsom salts
- 7 drops chamomile oil
- 7 drops lavender oil
Directions
- Mix up the chamomile oil and lavender oil in 1 cup of Epsom salts.
- Disperse the mixture into a warm bath.
- Take this bath before bed for peaceful sleep and relieving itching.
4. Oatmeal Baths
What you need
- 1 – 2 cups of colloidal oatmeal
- 7 drops tea tree oil
- 7 drops lavender oil
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
Directions
- Mix the essential oils in the coconut oil and add it to a warm bath. Next add 1-2 cups of colloidal oatmeal and stir it into the bath.
- Soak for 15 minutes to soothe chicken pox blisters and reduce inflammation.
5. Astringent to Dry Blisters and Prevent Scarring
This astringent is especially useful for later stages of chicken pox to speed up healing and prevent or reduce scarring.
What you need
- 2 oz witch hazel
- 2 oz distilled water
- 6 drops tea tree oil
- 10 drops chamomile oil
- 10 drops lavender oil
- 10 drops bergamot oil
- 4 oz spray bottle
Directions
- Combine ingredients in a spray bottle and spray onto chicken pox.
- Do not expose the sprayed skin to the sun 12 hours after application because bergamot is photosensitive. If you can’t do this, then replace bergamot with 5 drops of eucalyptus oil.
Other Ways to Use Essential Oils for Chicken Pox
- For fevers – Fill a bowl with cold water then add a mixture of 1 drop of peppermint oil in 1 tsp aloe vera gel. Soak a washcloth in the water, wring it out and dab the forehead, chest and back of the affected person.
- For headaches – Add 3 drops peppermint oil and 3 drops eucalyptus oil in 1 tbsp of coconut oil. Massage this creamy mixture onto the temples, back of neck and shoulders. If it’s a child, reduce the number of essential oils to 2 drops eucalyptus essential oil and 1 drop peppermint essential oil.
Caution
- Before using any of the above recipes, please do patch tests to make sure there won’t be any negative/allergic reactions on the skin.
- Keep essential oils away from children and pets.
- Please first read Essential Oils for Children before using any essential oil on them.
- Do not use essential oils for babies under 3 months.
- Chicken pox can be severe for many children. Please be responsible and visit a medical professional.
- If you’re new to essential oils, please first read Caution & Safety when Using Essential Oils
