How to Use Cinnamon Oil as Arthritis Compress
If you have painful joints from arthritis then you'll want to read this how-to for using cinnamon oil to help relieve pain. While you shouldn't use alternative healing methods without discussing them with your health care provider, cinnamon oil is a great way to help reduce the pain of arthritis. Use this handy step by step guide to learn how to use cinnamon oil as therapeutic alternative healing option for arthritis.
Instructions
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Take a clean towel and get it wet but not saturated. No water should be dripping from the towel. If you need to, wring the towel to get the excess water out of it before going to step 2.
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Place the towel in the microwave for a few seconds to heat it up to make a cinnamon oil arthritis compress. You don't want it so hot that it's scalding.
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Fold the towel into fourths. Place one drop of cinnamon oil on each fourth of the towel. You should have a nice aroma in the room after placing the cinnamon oil on the cloth.
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Place the cloth back in the microwave, after applying the cinnamon oil, for about 10 seconds.
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Remove the towel and make sure it's not too hot. Lay the cinnamon oil hot compress on your joint area affected by the arthritis.
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Tips & Warnings
Make certain to breathe in the aroma of the cinnamon oil while using it as a compress for arthritis.
If your skin is sensitive to cinnamon oil, you can place a regular towel under the one that has the cinnamon oil drops on it.
