Benefits of Aromatherapy Chilblains Treatment

These are painful tender appearing on the hands or on the foot. These are confined to a small area with an ability of soreness of the skin. This disorder of the skin happens in winter and usually in cold oriented regions where temperature drops to extreme. It is not a major problem and can be cured by some medication and natural therapies.

To know and to be sure one can look for symptoms such as itching on the extremities of the body such as toes, nose, fingers, and ears that become red. Swelling, burning sensation, and lot of pain can follow if not taken care off.

The main cause of this would be poor circulation in the body usually caused by revelation to cold and very much seen in old people cause of their poor circulation. Generally said it is an abnormal reaction to blood, so should take care when going out in cold, wear proper clothing to avoid too much exposure to cold. In addition, damp living conditions can also form a place for this disorder. Other factors can be dietary, people who suffer from anemia, or it can be hereditary.

Aromatherapy works great with skin disorders and chilblains can be vanished with the magic of essential oils.

Black Pepper essential oil has proven excellent results, use this oil as a foot bath, mix this oil to some luke warm water and soak your feet for some time. Other way out could be mix this oil to a light base cream and directly use it on the affected area.

Essential oils which can be used are Chamomile, Lavender and Black Pepper. These can be used simply bathing with water containing 10 drops of oil and soaking for 15 minutes or massaging the infected areas on a regular basis with essential oils diluted with carrier oils or lanolin and aroma free skin cream.