Essential oils have a lot of benefits, especially for those who are seeking the power of nature. A lot of people also have embraced the deep rejuvenating and healing power of essential oils that are now backed by science, for benefits ranging from improved lung function, digestive benefits, relief from headaches, to more mental clarity and focus. It is good for people who have dedicated their lives to the sport or even the professional one.
The benefits of Essential Oil help them to reach their peak potential while not bothering to worry about the chemical effects of the booster they use.
Some of the benefits of the essential oils used by sports-persons include:
- It has an invigorating scent that provides a soothing and aromatic experience during body massages
- Supports long term balance and restoration
- Ideal for deep tissue massages
- Free from counter-irritants and other side-effect ridden ingredients
- Supports the natural intelligence and healing wisdom of the body
There are some Essential Oils that are popular and used by well-known Athletes around the world.-
Tea Tree Oil
Tea Tree oil comes from the leaves of the tea tree, commonly found in Australia. It is known to have antibacterial and antifungal properties. Tea Tree oil is effective at reducing itching, scaling, swelling, and burning caused by the athlete’s foot when applied twice a day.
Tea Tree oil is also a popular choice for treating acne because of its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. It’s thought to calm redness, swelling, and inflammation. It may even help to prevent and reduce acne scars, leaving you with smooth, clear skin.
Peppermint Oil
Athletes need robust lung function because when they are engaged in a sports activity, the lungs need to work harder to make more oxygen available to the body as muscles are on overdrive. The study published by the Journal of International Society of Sports Nutrition showed that there was a correlation between the use of peppermint oil among male athletes and improvement in athletic performance and better lung function.
The use of peppermint oil is also known to help relieve indigestion and gas, reduce nausea, relieve headaches, improve mental focus, and reduce pains and aches in the body.
Lavender Oil
Not taking out the time to provide decent rest to your body after practices or games can take a toll on the body and cause premature burnouts. So a deeply relaxing massage with essential oils like lavender oil can go a long way to deepen this quality of rest, right before going to sleep.
Lavender oil helps you sleep better, heals wounds quickly as it helps speed up recovery, is mild and good for most people including people who have known allergies. It is known to treat anxiety (including performance anxiety), depression, insomnia, skin problems, and allergies.
Helichrysum Oil
This essential oil is not as widely known but it comes with a wide range of healing and rejuvenating benefits for the body and mind for sportsmen and women and athletes. For people into professional sports, a single day of allergic reactions or cold and flu can hamper practice and pull them down on the leaderboard.
Helichrysum are known to be effective in reducing allergies, fighting infections, reducing inflammations due to their anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. It also helps with digestive issues like bloating, constipation, improper digestion, or acidity.
Blue Chamomile Oil
Chamomile is one of the Essential Oils whose many benefit come backed by science including helping deal with digestive issues like indigestion, nausea or gastric issues, healing injuries and wounds, reducing inflammation, pain-relieving properties and improving the quality of sleep.
It is also a powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory, which can be very helpful in reducing redness from Rosacea, broken capillaries, and inflamed skin. It is known for improving dryness, as well as relieving dark, puffy circles under the eyes.