With all the weather changes going on here on the East Coast, most people are feeling like weather barometers. Aches, pains, even headaches are affected by the weather.
Add to that the stress of day to day life and it's a recipe for being just plain miserable!
No one likes feeling like that, so here is one of my easiest recipes guaranteed to relive stress, aches, pains and just generally make you feel good.
Missi's Massage Oil
Ingredients:
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Essential oil
You will also need a second person. Spouses or significant others work best for this.
Take about one cup of olive oil and add a few drops of essential oil. I used a vanilla rose scent I bought from Ebay that I also use for making soaps. Six or seven drops should be enough. (It's really about how much scent you like so it's up to you if you wish to add more or less.)Lightly warm the oil. You can do this in the microwave or on the stove over VERY low heat. Test the oil on your wrist to make sure it's not going to burn you.
Now the super fun part....
Get your partner to rub your muscles down using the warmed oil!
Not only does it make you feel good and relieve those aches and pains, but olive oil has been passed on from generation to generation as an incredible skin care product.
It was a commonly used skin care product by Phoenicians, Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks.
Olive oil has vitamin E and oleic acid. Oleic acid helps to soften the skin, and the vitamin E improves the elasticity of the skin.
Warmed oil provides even more elasticity and works wonders on the skin as a healing agent and, in addition
to stretch marks, it can be used on scars, scar tissue, cuts, scrapes,
and acne scarring.
Now go pamper yourself or someone you love!
P.S
This also is a great romantic gift.
Bottle it up in a decorative bottle, add some lace and a hand written tag with warming instructions and give to that special someone!
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