Hot Flashes Anyone?

A common question I get is, “Are their oils that can be helpful for hot flashes?”

What is a hot flash? The Mayo Clinic states it this way:

“Sudden feeling of warmth, usually most intense over the face, neck, and chest, and profuse sweating, commonly due to menopause.”

Generally it is assumed that hot flashes are caused by changing of hormone levels around the time a woman experiences menopause. Researchers tend to point the cause to being lower estrogen levels that cause a reaction from the hypothalamus (your body thermostat).

The hypothalamus works to regulate appetite, weight and body temperature. It is constantly working to help us stay in balance internally.

You are probably saying, Okay Gav, what oils do research show can be helpful for hot flashes and where do I apply them? Let’s talk areas of application first and then oils that can be helpful:

Application

Aromatically
Inhale the oil you choose to use slowly before applying topically as inhalation of the oil can reach the hypothalamus as one inhales for approximately 30 seconds.

Topically
1-2 drops with fractionated coconut oil to the neck and shoulders.
1-2 drops with fractionated coconut oil to the lower abdomen.
1-2 drops with fractionated coconut oil to the lower back motioning or pulling the oil down towards the bottom of your spine.
1-2 drops on the bottom of each foot at night if it is a relaxing oil (The three essentail oils below in general would be relaxing or sedative like oils).

Essential Oils

Pure Embrace (A Girl’s Best Friend Blend)

This oil was built to help relieve cycling difficulties as well as support proper hormone levels. The oils in this blend worth mentioning would be Clary Sage, Geranium, Bergamot, Neroli, and Lavender.
This blend supports three body systems: Endocrine, Limbic and Reproductive.
Some bodies will prefer a single oil over a blend so I am including the single oils below.

Vetiver Roll-on – helps to support both estrogen and progesterone levels.

Clary Sage – helps to balance an overabundance and/or lessening of estrogen.

Each of the oils mentioned can be helpful for hot flashes. Part of the reason we put Vetiver into a roll on was it is so thick to work with as raw oil, but so good for menopausal challenges. So, we diluted it to make it flow better and have already received great feedback from customers touting its benefits.

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Please do not use essential oils if you suffer from seizures.

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