Headaches and me are old friends. We’ve been on and off my whole adult life. Some years we are tighter than others. In the past several years, my headaches seem to only hit hard around my cycle. Hormonal headaches suck! This is one “friend” I don’t want to have.
My go-to headache pain medicine used to be Tylenol or Advil. I would alternate taking one and then the other. Some days it wouldn’t even touch the pain. Those headaches were likely migraines. Thankfully, they only hit a few times a year – knock on wood! Since late last year, I’ve changed my routine and instead of first reaching for analgesics to relieve the pain, I instead turn to natural pain relief – essential oils. At first, I doubted they would work. I was skeptical, but also willing to try it out and see if it made a difference.
To my surprise, I discovered essentials did help and, in fact, took the pain away altogether for some of my headaches. It was a light bulb kind of moment. I thought wow these things really do work! You have to see it for yourself to believe it and I saw them work for me.
I started experimenting with blending oils and the first DIY item I made was this Headache Helper Roll-On. It is super easy to make and will last you a long time!
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You’ll need some Fractionated Coconut Oil, Lavender Essential Oil, Peppermint Essential Oil, Frankincense Essential Oil, a 10 ml roller bottle and a dropper. I also bought labels from Staples to identify what is in the bottle.
Fractionated Coconut Oil is a carrier oil for diluting the potency of essential oils. It goes on light and easily absorbs into the skin. I have sensitive skin and it doesn’t bother me to use topically. It’s very light in colour and looks almost clear when you add it to your roller bottle. It doesn’t smell and won’t stain your clothes. I’ve been using it to make most of my essential oil roll-on treatments!
I find these three essential oils very helpful for headaches: Lavender, Peppermint and Frankincense. Lavender is very soothing and promotes relaxation by helping to relieve tension. Peppermint has a cooling sensation which I find numbs the pain or at least take the edge off it. Frankincense is good for inflammation and helps relieve stress.
Add your essential oils to your roller bottle. Then fill up the roller bottle with fractionated coconut oil. I used a dropper to add in the oil so I wouldn’t spill it. The essential oils come out slowly a drop at a time so you can just tip the bottle over the opening and count your drops as they go in. Put the roller ball back in and add the cap. Give it a few shakes and you are done!
Every time you feel a headache coming on, apply your Headache Helper where it hurts. For me, it’s normally above my eyebrows and at the base of the neck. I notice it starts to numb the pain almost right away. For mild headaches, I’ll only need to apply it once and I’ll be good for the rest of the day. For more severe headaches, I have to apply it a few times a day to take the edge off the pain. Those hormonal headaches are tough to tackle! It does help and allows me at least have a little bit of a productive day.
You might also like: How to use essential oils to clean your home.
How do you treat your headaches?
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DIY Headache Helper Roll-on
Ingredients
- 10 ml fractionated coconut oil
- 10 drops peppermint
- 6 drops lavender
- 5 drops frankincense
Instructions
- Add essential oils to the roller bottle.
- Fill the bottle up with fractionated coconut oil.
- Shake.
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Jackie says
Is this recipe safe for kids as well? Or, would this be too strong?
Stacie says
To be cautious, I’m going to say no. I’ve never used it on my kids. I think it might be too strong for them.
Leah says
Hi Stacie
My question is where do you get your roller bottle stickers? Please
Stacie says
I found them at Staples, but any office supply store should have labels.
Norashikin says
Hi stacie how many drops you put coconut oil
Stacie says
I put the essential oils in first and then add enough coconut oil to fill the 10ml bottle.
Ginette says
Hi Stacie, I love your post thank you it certainly will help me.
For begginning sorry for my English, i’m a french person and i try very a lot
i know your label is from staples, but can you tell me which font or type of lettre you use for it. What is you computer prgramm. i love making those things, it’s very pretty.
Laura says
Do you have a template for the label
Stacie says
No, I don’t sorry! It was a template that came with the pack of labels I bought at Staples.
Ernestine says
Hi Stacie! I found your website yesterday and I’m so in love with it! I love your recipe for the headache reliever, I suffer from headaches for many different reasons and could really benefit from this blend. I would like to make and share it with family and friends. How would I make it into a bigger batch?
Thanks so much for taking the time to read and reply. I’m looking forward to hearing from you. God Bless!
Stacie Vaughan says
Hi Ernestine,
I’m so happy you found my site! Yes, you can easily double or triple the recipe if you need to.
Ernestine says
Thanks for replying back! I’m sorry I know this might sound silly so basically I would multiply everything by how many 10 ml bottles I would need right? Or would you mind giving me an example if I wanted
to do 10 of the 10 ml bottles? Thanks so much in advance! God bless!
Ernestine says
Thanks for replying back! I’m sorry I know this might sound silly so basically I would multiply everything by how many 10 ml bottles I would need right? Or would you mind giving me an example if I wanted
to do 10 of the 10 ml bottles? Thanks so much in advance! God bless!
Ernestine says
Hi again Stacie!
I forgot to mention in my earlier message how would I multiply the amount I will need for the coconut oil?
Stacie Vaughan says
So if you want to make 10 roller bottles, you’ll need 100ml in total of the coconut oil, 100 drops of peppermint, 60 drops of lavender and 50 drops of frankencense.
I would do them all individually though to keep it simple. Add your 10 drops of peppermint, 6 drops of lavender and 5 drops of frankencense to each roller bottle. Then fill it up with the fractionated coconut oil. Repeat this process for however many bottles you make.
Ernestine says
This really helps! Thanks for this information ☺️ God bless!