Several essential oils in this Home Basic Care Kit can ease headaches but as these arise from a variety of causes, look under the appropriate heading.

GENERAL HEADACHES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON
Massage around the temples and the base of the skull, along the hairline, with 1 neat drop of the following combination of oils with 1 drop of vegetable oil.

Lavender 3 drops + Peppermint 1 drop

Or use lavender or peppermint ton their own

GASTRIC HEADACHE
This is often caused by eating the wrong foods. Mix 1 drop of peppermint with a teaspoon of honey dissolved in a glass of water, and sip.

Make the following combination of oils :

Rosemary 1 drop + Peppermint 2 drops + Lavender 1 drop

Use one drop of the combined oils to massage the back of the neck. Either inhale 1 drop on a tissue or use 3 drops in a steam inhalation.

NERVOUS HEADACHE : Follow the treatment as for GENERAL HEADACHE but use these essential oils :

Lavender 3 drops + Chamomile 1 drop – Combine and use 1 drop.

Also massage over the solar plexus [ upper abdomen ] in a clockwise direction using the following :

Geranium 1 drop + Lemon 2 drops + Lavender 3 drops – Diluted in 1 teaaaspoon of vegetable oil.

SINUS HEADACHE : See Sinusitis

TENSION HEADACHE : As for NERVOUS HEADACHE