Peppermint and lavender balm for headaches
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One person shared a recipe for creating a soothing headache relief balm at home. The mixture combines coconut oil with peppermint, lavender, and frankincense essential oils.
What you'll need
You'll need all of these.
- Coconut oil as the base
- Peppermint essential oil
- Lavender essential oil
- Frankincense essential oil
- A small clean jar or tin
Good to know
Strong scents soothe some people but can trigger nausea or worsen an attack in others, so test a tiny amount away from your face first. Patch-test for skin irritation and keep it away from your eyes. Peppermint and lavender oils are not advised for young children or during pregnancy without medical advice.
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What the research says
Research is mixed
- Cutaneous application of menthol 10% solution as an abortive treatment of migraine without aura: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossed-over study. (2010)
In a crossover trial involving 35 people and 118 migraine attacks, topical menthol improved two-hour pain outcomes compared with placebo. This supports studying menthol, a peppermint component, but the trial used a menthol solution—not this homemade balm.
- [Effectiveness of Oleum menthae piperitae and paracetamol in therapy of headache of the tension type]. (1996)
A placebo-controlled crossover study of 41 people found that topical peppermint oil reduced tension-type headache intensity within 15 minutes. It tested a peppermint preparation in ethanol, not migraine or a coconut-oil balm.
- Lavender essential oil in the treatment of migraine headache: a placebo-controlled clinical trial. (2012)
In a small trial of 47 people with migraine, inhaled lavender was associated with greater headache-severity reduction than placebo. This is ingredient-level evidence for inhalation, not proof that topical lavender or the complete balm works.
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