57: Essential Oils for Sciatic Pain, 3 Methods of Use and a DIY Massage Recipe

Aromatic Wisdom™ Podcast with Liz Fulcher

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What you will hear in Episode 57:

• What is Sciatica Nerve Pain?
• About the Sciatic Nerve
• The Symptoms of Sciatic Nerve Pain
• What Causes Sciatica?
• Who is most at Risk of developing Sciatic Nerve Pain?
• How Aromatherapy can help Resolve Sciatica
• Essential Oils to Consider for Sciatica Relief and an explanation of why those particular essential oils help
• 3 Methods of Application to consider that can offer Sciatica Relief
• Smell my Life: Liz has a flare-up of Rosacea and shares her go-to essential oil remedy.

Resources and Links

• Article: Stretches for Sciatica
• Youtube: Works Fast! Sciatic Pain Relief and Exercises
• Product: Bodymate Hip Brace for Sciatica Relief
• Sciatic Pain Part 2: Patreon Bonus Episode for October 2022 Carriers and Hydrosols for Sciatic Pain (to be published on Sun 10/23/2022)
• IJPHA.com is the trade journal where my Rosacea article was published
• Blog Post about Palmarosa with reference to my Case Study about Rosacea.

Liz's Sciatic DIY Pain Massage Recipe (3% dilution)
Listen here: to learn more about dilution
Read here: to learn more about dilution
Ingredients:

• 4 drops of Black Pepper Essential Oil (Piper nigrum)
• 3 drops of Spike Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula latifolia)
• 3 drops of Clove Bud Essential Oil (Syzygium aromaticum; synonym: Eugenia cariophylata)
• 3 drops of Ginger Essential Oil (Zingiber officiale)
• 2 drops of German Chamomile Essential Oil (Matricaria chamomilla)
• 1 fl oz/30 mL of Trauma Oil
• 1 fl oz/30 ml PET plastic flip top bottle

Directions:

• Add the essential oils to the flip-top bottle
• Add the Trauma oil
• Close the cap and shake gently to completely blend the essential oils into the Trauma oil
• Massage into the side affected by sciatica including lower back, buttock and down the leg.
• Apply to the affected area as needed.

Listen here: About Trauma Oil

Safety: I recommend a small patch test to ensure there is no skin sensitivity and avoid using on broken skin when using Trauma Oil. Can be used on children over the age of 10.

Be Happy. Be Well.
Liz xo

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