Aromatherapy / Essential Oils: Clove
Clove essential oil is a very aromatic, invigorating and mentally stimulating essence. Cloves have been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda and Ancient Chinese medicine and is widely know as a natural anaesthetic which makes it helpful aromatherapy blends intended to relieve pain and muscle soreness.
Cloves contains eugenol which is the most powerful germicidal in the herbal kingdom and also has caryophyllene which is a strong natural antimicrobial. The combined potency of these two compounds makes clove one of the most effective natural remedies at cleansing the skin and ridding the body of unwanted microscopic parasites and bacteria.
Because this essential oil poses a higher risk of causing irritation to the skin it's always applied in small doses and diluted with a carrier such as grapeseed oil. For all deep tissue and sport massage therapies I combine clove oil with the soothing/cooling benefit of peppermint essential oil to relieve pain and invigorate the muscles to aid in their recovery after treatment.
