QUICK SUMMARY
The best essential oils for bruises are helichrysum, cypress, and lavender, which provide powerful anti-inflammatory benefits to promote rapid skin healing. For maximum effectiveness, these oils should be diluted into arnica oil, a therapeutic carrier that helps reduce pain and swelling immediately upon application.
The 3 primary essential oils for your bruise-healing roll-on are:
- Helichrysum: Often called the “fountain of youth” for its superior ability to support tissue repair.
- Cypress: A biblical healing oil valued for its ability to support the body’s natural recovery process.
- Lavender: Calming to the skin and highly effective at preventing further inflammation.
Whether it’s a minor bump from daily activity or a major bruise that takes weeks to fade, this roll-on remedy is a must-have for your natural first aid kit. By combining these 3 essential oils with the anti-inflammatory power of arnica, you can significantly shorten your recovery time and soothe discomfort naturally.
Bumps and bruises can be minor and fixed with mama’s kisses, or they can be major wounds that take weeks to heal. Either way, you’re going to love this roll-on remedy made from essential oils for bruises. Make it ahead and put it in your first aid kit to have at the ready!
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Essential Oils for Bruises
Bumps and bruises happen, especially if you live an active, healthy lifestyle. When our kids fall, or Sabrina or I bump our shins on the furniture, we reach for the arnica oil. This helps almost immediately with the pain and swelling from inflammation. You wouldn’t want to use it on an open wound, however, because arnica should only be applied to unbroken skin.
If it seems like more than a minor glancing blow that is going to need a little extra help, there are essential oils for bruising that can help. We love to promote healing with helichrysum – the so-called “fountain of youth” oil. Cypress is one of the healing oils of the Bible, for good reason.
The anti-inflammatory benefits are perfect for healing. And, of course, lavender is calming and also helps to prevent inflammation.
Bruise Healing Roll-On
Quantity
Ingredients
- 2 drops helichrysum essential oil
- 2 drops cypress essential oil
- 2 drops lavender essential oil
- Arnica OR Calendula-infused carrier oil
Supplies
Instructions
- Add essential oils to roller bottle, then top off with the arnica infused carrier oil. Insert roller ball, close cap, and turn back and forth gently to combine.
- Roll gently on the bruise for relief.
