Create Your Own Sweet-Smelling Massage Oil
Discover how to make your own nourishing sweet-smelling massage oil for a spa-like experience at home. Perfect for relaxation or therapeutic purposes, this guide is ideal for beginners looking to enhance their massage experience without spending a fortune.
Having massages from time to time can be a luxurious experience that not everyone could afford getting it from a spa or travelling all the way to a popular destinations like Bali or Thailand. Sometimes its just being uncomfortable around strange people and having to undress and lie there butt naked on top of a massage table, for some it can be so daunting.
DIY Massage Oils
Though you can make your own basic massage oils at home and use them during massages. It can be a hand, feet or even full body massage. If you have a partner, massaging them can create a unique experience and increasing bonding in your relationship due to power of touch.
Benefits of Massages
There are many beneficial reasons to indulge in massages from time to time, it could be once a week, bi-weekly or a month. You can always plan as part of self-care routine to pamper yourself with simple pleasures that cost almost nothing even for those with tight schedules. These are benefits of massages
Reduce muscle spasms and tension: If you like working out then make a room for massages too. Your body muscles can tense up if are not having regular warm ups, relaxation periods and massages.
Reduce stress and anxiety: Due to our hectic life schedules, bad news we get bombarded with online and other circumstances, we can find ourselves in state of restlessness that can be harmful to our overall health. Having massages can reduce its risks but also lower cortisol hormone that make us be in a state of fight or flight.
Improve joints and overall body flexibility: If most of the time you sit due to requirements at your work place or just listening to lectures your joints may become rigid and become easily prone to injury, a nice massage now and then can reduce such risks.
Increase recovery to injury: A physician or specialist may sometimes prescribe massages as part of treatment for illnesses or injuries.
As part of massage therapy, plant oils and essential oils are usually used for various reasons at massages for things such as
Lubricate the skin and therefore reduce friction on the skin
Sometimes massage oils may be used for their therapeutic benefits to the individual who's being massage
Massage oils can help to nourish and moisturize the skin deeply due to intense but yet gentle rubbing which give them ample time to seep through the skin compare to regular application
Massage oils increase relaxation and set you in a good mood
Join me to make this sweet-smelling massage oil that will leave your skin smelling nice and well nourished in body and mind!
Selecting Ingredients
Argan oil: In this massage oil, argan oil is going to be beneficial for your skin too. Argan oil has essential fatty acids that can help to nourish your skin. Its anti-inflammatory and non-comedogenic properties ensures that you don't get a breakout after massage.
Grapeseed oil: This is another lightweight carrier oil that can be easily absorbed by skin. This oil is filled with anti-oxidants, fatty acids and vitamins such as D and E as well as polyphenols. Grapeseed oil is not non-greasy even after using it in your massage oil.
Olive oil: This carrier oil is an excellent emollient than can penetrate stratum corneum of the skin. It is also part of this massaging oil formulation that can be helpful to make sure your body feel relaxed without feeling greasy.
Hemp seed oil: This is another ingredient, a carrier oil filled with omega-6 fatty acids that has anti-inflammatory properties. It can support muscle relaxation when applied as a massage oil.
Squalane: It contains omega-9 fatty acids that can help to soothe and calm your body. It a powerful emollient and anti-oxidant that can be absorbed by the skin easily when rubbed as part of your massage oil without leaving oily residue behind on your skin.
Lauryl laurate: is a low point melting wax that is going to create a slip feel when gliding your hands on the body with this massage oil. It also enhances penetration of other carrier oils to the skin without having greasy feel on the skin.
Vitamin E oil: This is another ingredient which is very powerful due to its anti-oxidant properties. It can fight off free radicals on the skin, repair your skin and act as good preservative to your massage oil preventing other oils from going rancid.
Essential oil blends: Find a sweet smelling essential oil blend can be difficult starting from scratch. Instead use vanilla extract and ylang ylang essential oil in this formulation. Though you can substitute and experiment with oils such as lavender essential oil and spearmint essential oil. Essential oils can be very therapeutic and help set the mood during massage sessions.
Ingredients
⅗ teaspoon of argan oil
2¾ tablespoons of grapeseed oil
3¼ tablespoons of olive oil
⅖ teaspoon of hemp seed oil
1 teaspoon of squalane
⅓ teaspoon of lauryl laurate
20 drops of Vitamin E oil
40 to 60 drops of essential oil blend
This formulation is going to be fairly easy one since all the ingredients are oil-based. Now you'll need tools to make your massage oil such as measuring spoons, one mixing bowl a food processor or a wooden spoon if you've gotta some powerful hands to get things blended and your designated bottle for storing massage oil. If you'll require other tools feel free to add them on the list.
Instructions
As already touch on it this recipe will hardly take more than five minutes to be completed and ready for use. Let's get started!
Gather all the ingredients together; from argan oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil, hemp seed oil, squalane and lauryl laurate.
Take a mixing bowl and thoroughly blend in all the oils with the lauryl laurate till uniformly combined.
Now add Vitamin E oil and mix well again.
Then add your essential blend of ylang ylang and vanilla essential oils, drop by drop and continue mixing till you get homogenous mixture. At this time your nose would have sensed the sweet scent of the massage oil.
Lastly, store your massage oil in your sterilized and well sanitized bottle. Keep it in a cool and dry place away from sunlight.
How to Use Massage Oils
Prepare the place that you want to have the massage session. Choose a well-ventilated space with enough fresh air. Avoid claustrophobic, poorly ventilated spaces and those with less privacy.
Arrange for a table or massage mat, cover it with oil proof sheet and put a pillow and cover it too.
Make sure you have taken shower and your skin is clean for the 'blank canvas' start.
Lie on your stomach on top of the table or massage mat and let a person who is willing and you can trust, preferably your partner to start massaging your body.
Let the one, apply the massage oil on your body and slowly start to glide on your skin with gentle repetitive strokes.
All the time their hands have to be in contact with your skin while massaging body parts. When you feel knots give them more time in kneading and massaging them.
Always communicate how you feel, feed back is very essential during this whole process to allow for a better experience.
Avoid massaging the spine or bones, the whole point of massages it to deal with and only muscles and not otherwise to avoid injury.
Take a shower if necessary. Ta-da! Relaxed.
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Hello, my dear gorgeous! Welcome to my blog and learn with me as you walk in your skincare journey. I'm skincare enthusiast and a student. I like sharing my passion of beauty and skincare with the world. I like blogging, reading and binge watching YouTube vlogs and Netflix during my leisure time.
