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

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 b