Poor blood circulation can become a real ordeal, accentuated by the arrival of sunny days and plane travel. Far from being inevitable, it is possible to relieve its unpleasant and unsightly effects but also to reduce the causes naturally thanks to essential oils.
Symptoms and causes
Feeling of heaviness in the legs, tingling/tingling , muscle cramps , increased volume in the ankles? You probably suffer from circulation problems. The causes can be multiple: from genetics to ingested toxins (food, alcohol, stress, pollution, medications, bacteria, viruses, etc.). Women also seem to be more affected than men, with an increased risk due to pregnancy. Jobs that require prolonged standing, but also excess weight and heat can be aggravating factors.
How to cure it ?
Some basic rules
- Walk or cycle regularly;
- Eat a balanced diet, favoring antioxidant foods that protect the walls of the veins;
- Drink enough water and draining herbal tea;
- Prefer cold showers to hot baths which prevent good venous return;
- Do not wear clothes that are too tight for the same reasons, but instead wear compression stockings which prevent the veins from dilating by exerting pressure on the legs;
- Sleep with your feet elevated;
- Massage your legs to restart circulation, preferably with appropriate essential oils.
What Essential Oils?
Known for their properties to help heavy legs
- Wild Mint for its refreshing, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, phlebotonic and lymphotonic effects;
- Juniper also anti-inflammatory, analgesic, phlebotonic and lymphotonic, it is also decongestant and anti-hematoma.
- The analgesic and decongestant Palmarosa ;
- Niaouli for its phlebotonic, lymphotonic and decongestant properties;
- Lemon Eucalyptus analgesic and anti-inflammatory;
- Immortelle analgesic, anti-hematoma, decongestant and anti-inflammatory;
- Lemongrass analgesic and anti-inflammatory;
- And finally the Katafray which combines all the aforementioned virtues with more or less force.
A circulation cure in 3 actions:
For those who prefer to buy targeted finished products, Pranarôm laboratories have developed Circularom, a cure in 3 steps:
Light legs body spray
An organic spray to relieve symptoms and refresh without drying out by combining the effects of 8 essential oils but also horse chestnut bud macerate, Aloe vera and Coconut extract.
Light leg cream gel
A gel to soothe the feeling of heavy and tired legs, veinotonic, to massage in the evening as a basic treatment.
Strong light legs capsules
Essential Oil capsules to treat the problem from the inside. They complete the treatment and reinforce the action of the Circularom gel and spray, it is the ideal complement.
The spray and gel can be used by pregnant women from the 6th month of pregnancy.
This is obviously advice that does not exempt you from a visit to the doctor if the problems persist or even increase.
