Many menopausal women suffer from hot flashes whether mild and infrequent or severe and frequent. In this article, you’ll discover how to use essential oils for hot flashes with 2 effective skin cooling and soothing recipes!
What are Hot Flashes?
Also known as hot flushes, hot flashes are a form of flushing due to reduced levels of estradiol, which is an estrogen sex hormone. Hot flashes are symptoms of various different causes but the most common cause is fluctuating hormone levels, that are experienced by women under-going menopause and perimenopause.
Symptoms of menopause include feeling of intense heat, rapid heartbeat, sweating, feeling of fainting, flushing and a burning sensation, among others. Hot flashes usually last from 2 to 30 minutes when they occur. Hot flashes may first affect the face, back of neck and chest then slowly spread throughout the whole body.
How Do Essential Oils Help Hot Flashes?
Essential oils are truly amazing extracts from Nature. Extracted from aromatic botanicals, they are made up of numerous chemical compounds including terpenes, ketones, ethanols and others that make them powerful medicinal and therapeutic substances. Hot flashes involve symptoms that essential oils can help reduce and treat naturally.
Below is a list of how essential oils help hot flashes:
- Cooling down the body
- Regulating hormones
- Promoting peaceful sleep
- Reduce inflammation
- Soothe rosacea
Top 10 Essential Oils for Hot Flashes
1. Peppermint (where to get it)
2. Eucalyptus (where to get it)
3. Lavender (where to get it)
4. Vetiver (where to get it)
5. Chamomile (where to get it)
6. Clary Sage (where to get it)
7. Geranium (where to get it)
8. Cedarwood (where to get it)
9. Rose (where to get it)
10. Spearmint (where to get it)
2 Essential Oil Recipes for Hot Flashes
If you’re new to essential oil, please first read: Caution & Safety when Using Essential Oils
1. Cooling Face and Body Mist
What you need
- 1 cup of distilled water (where to get it)
- 1 tsp aloe vera gel (where to get it)
- 5 drops peppermint oil (where to get it)
- 5 drops lavender oil (where to get it)
- 8 oz amber glass spray bottle (where to get it)
Method
- Add the ingredients into the glass spray bottle and shake well to combine.
- Spritz on your face, neck, back of neck and other places to cool down your body.
2. Soothing Gel
What you need
- 2 tbsp pure aloe vera gel (where to get it)
- 3 drops eucalyptus oil (where to get it)
- 3 drops rose oil (where to get it)
- 3 drops chamomile (where to get it)
- 1 oz amber glass jar (where to get it)
Method
- Whisk the essential oils into the pure aloe vera gel then store it in an amber glass jar (amber protects the aloe gel from light degradation).
- To use, dip clean fingers into the jar and apply on all hot and flushed areas of your body for immediate soothing and cooling relief!
