Nurture Headworks Cream

Nurture Headworks is a useful tool for the Autumn and winter seasons helping with head colds and muscular tension in the neck and shoulders. Apply this refreshing cream to the temples, forehead and back of the neck to ease head tension. 

Grapefruit Essential Oil

Grapefruit is uplifting and helps with depression and head tension.

Grapefruits, like oranges, limes and lemons is a water-packed citrus fruit that soothes a headache by delivering healthy hydration to the brain and body. Grapefruit also contains a small amount of magnesium, another headache helper, as well as vitamin C to keep away colds and therefore, sinus headaches. Inhaling the fragrance of grapefruit oil directly from the bottle relieves stress and headaches.

Diffused grapefruit essential oil contains limonene that invokes a sense of clarity and helps to alleviate the mood and can also help decrease cortisol, a hormone released in response to stress. 

Rosemary Essential Oil 

Rosemary is useful for relieving tension, arthritis and rheumatism. 

A versatile essential oil. It is analgesic (pain-relieving) , antibacterial and antifungal, anti-inflammatory (reduces inflammation or swelling), antispasmodic (relieves muscle tension and spasms), decongestant (helps diminish blockage), diuretic (stimulates the secretion of urine), mucolytic (Mucus clearing), and neurotonic (a tonic for the mind). It is most often employed for treating arthritis, rheumatism, fluid retention and cellulite, persistent coughs, asthma, sinusitis, fatigue, hysteria and loss of memory.

Rosemary has a light, uplifting and refreshing blend of notes from the monoterpenes, ketones and oxides comprising of this. The oil is known to stimulate the respiratory system and alert the mind. Rosemary was considered as a sacred plant and a symbol of regeneration by the ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians who used it around graves to bring peace to the dead and give comfort to the living (Sellar, 1992).

Also, rosemary is used as an antidepressant and mental stimulant to ‘clear the mind’, which is supported by a small trial showing that aroma of rosemary oil significantly increased alertness and quality of memory as well as contentedness in a small group of healthy adults (Moss et al., 2003).

“Preliminary evidence suggest that rosemary oil may help reduce tissue inflammation that can lead to swelling, pain and stiffness. It may do so by stemming the migration of white blood cells to injured tissues to release inflammatory chemicals” 
Rosemary oil may help increase circulation by expanding the blood vessels, thereby warming the blood so that can reach the body parts like fingers and toes. (McCulloch, 2018)

Peppermint Essential Oil

Peppermint has a wide range of therapeutic uses and is a versatile essential oil. Some of these properties are analgesic (pain-relieving), anti-inflammatory (reduces inflammation or swelling), anti-migraine (helps with migraines), antispasmodic (relieves muscle tension and spasms), antiviral, carminative (calming to the body and mind), digestive, expectorant (thins and loosens mucus), mucolytic (Mucus clearing), neurotonic (a tonic for the mind) and uterotonic (giving tone for the uterus). It is used for migraine, neuralgia, bronchitis, sinusitis, colic, herpes, indigestion, nausea, colitis, IBS, irregular periods, apathy and nervous conditions.

Peppermint has sharp and sweet refreshing notes mainly consisting of alcohols and ketones which provide a refreshing, uplifting and elevating feel that awakens the senses to start the day.

Peppermint essential oil is reportedly a central nervous system stimulant that is supported by animal studies showing an increase in activity of mice upon inhalation of peppermint essential oil compared to no aromas (Dobetsberger and Buchbauer, 2011).

Also, peppermint’s central nervous system stimulating effect on humans was investigated in a study of 44 healthy volunteers. A concealed essential oil diffuser was used to deliver the essential oil via inhalation, and several cognitive parameters were measured compared to a control of no aromas of essential oils. The data showed significant increased alertness reported by volunteers using a mood scale were found compared to controls, as well as a significant increase in memory function (Moss et al., 2008). A small trial also reported that peppermint odour acted as a central nervous system stimulant; significantly increasing alertness, motivation, performance and decreasing fatigue and frustration in a simulated driving test (Raudenbush et al., 2009).