Fa-ti-gués: we all are at different times of the year, after a period of intense physical exertion, “charrette” at work or an illness that has exhausted the body. Rest generally makes it possible to overcome this temporary state. But this year, with the long weeks of confinement, the absence of physical activity, the impossibility of distracting ourselves by going to the cinema or to the show, we enter the winter solstice being even more tired than at the beginning. ‘habit.
If this fatigue persists, despite good nights of recovery, a visit to the doctor is recommended. In the meantime, various essential oils with stimulating properties can help the body overcome this drop in diet.
In case of mental fatigue
In case of psychic or intellectual fatigue, mix in a 30 ml bottle:
- 2 ml of saro essential oil
- 2 ml of palmarosa EO
- 1 ml of essential oil of kaffir lime zest
- 1 ml of Ho wood HE
- 1 ml EO of coriander seeds
- 1 ml of basil EO
Complete with sweet almond oil. Apply 8 to 10 drops of the synergy to the plexus, the inside of the wrists and the arch of the foot, twice a day.
For a boost
In a 30 ml bottle, mix: 2 ml of copah tree EO, 2 ml of black spruce EO, 2 ml of katrafay EO, 1 ml of juniper EO, 1 ml of fir EO balsam, 1 ml of clove bud HE. Complete with apricot kernel vegetable oil. Apply 8 to 10 drops in massage on the lumbar and lower back, twice a day for 7 days. Avoid during pregnancy.
A revitalizing bath
Pour 10 drops of black spruce or maritime pine EO in a neutral dispersing agent (or a neutral shower gel), mix then pour into the bath. Namely: dispersing agents (Disper®, Solubol®) make it possible to add essential oils to water-based preparations: herbal tea, broth, foot bath or bath. Simply dilute the essential oils in 4 to 5 times their volume of dispersing product then add the mixture to the water.
2 other express solutions
- Against physical fatigue, dilute 2 drops of black spruce EO in 2 drops of vegetable oil and rub the adrenals (above the kidneys) and spine.
- In case of intellectual fatigue, we opt for peppermint, at the rate of 2 drops of HE in 2 drops of vegetable oil to apply on the occiput, at the back of the skull. Orally: 1 drop of HE on a neutral tablet or 1 spoonful of honey to let melt under the tongue. (Not before 7 years or during pregnancy or breastfeeding).
The advice in +
For a stimulating atmosphere, pour 2 to 3 drops of HE from cinnamon of Ceylon bark, physical and psychic stimulant, of peppermint or of maritime pine according to his preferences.
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