Warming up massage oil

The Warming Up massage oil is a sports oil that strengthens the muscles, stimulates blood circulation and warms up the muscles. The joints are also relaxed. Ideal as a massage oil before exercise, if you have to perform relatively short, intense efforts. Also suitable for people with muscle and joint complaints that worsen with cold. Warming-up has the following essential oils: wintergreen, cypress, cinnamon, peppermint, rosemary, Scots pine and camphor.

• Wintergreen has the ability to warm up these parts of the body when applied to the skin. This makes this oil extremely suitable for the muscles. They are warmed up so that tension is reduced and pain is soothed. Good for muscle cramps, muscle strains, muscle tears, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, tendonitis, polyarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tennis elbows,…
• Rosemary oil is known for everything that stagnates in body and mind and thus strengthens what needs energy. Rosemary stimulates and warms both the psyche and physically the body tissues and blood circulation, it is stimulating and promotes blood flow, is helpful for (chronic) fatigue complaints. Rosemary has a restorative and detoxifying effect on the liver and gallbladder, just like peppermint.
• Cypress is an essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the needles and branches. Cypress is for the care of oily skin, helps with excessive perspiration and prevents the expansion of varicose veins. In a massage oil, cypress works for muscle cramps, edema (of the legs) and provides support for arthritis. Cypress oil has a stimulating effect on the liver and strengthens the pancreas.
• On the skin, cinnamon oil has a warming effect and stimulates blood circulation. It provides an analgesic and anti-spasmodic effect in the treatment of muscle pains and strains.
• Peppermint is one of the oldest medicinal plants in the world. Peppermint was already used by the Greeks for stomach complaints and urinary tract problems. If someone had a headache, the leaves were placed on the temples and face. The Romans and Egyptians also knew the antispasmodic and warming effect of mint on digestion.

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