Reflexology and Essential Oils for a Face Injury
About two weeks ago I was tilling a small spot in front of my house. At one end of the area there are three stepping stones that lead to the side of my porch and then a large decorative rock. The rock is kind of box shaped and about two and a half feet tall. My tiller is a mantis, so I was tilling backwards. As I came back towards the rock my heel caught on one of the stepping stones and I fell backwards and landed on the top of the rock. As I fell, I put my hand back to catch myself but since I hit on the edge of the rock there was no rock there, so it flipped me over and I landed on very hard asphalt on my nose. I hit so hard that my first thought was that I had smashed my nose all over my face.
As I started to get up, blood started to gush from both sides of my nose. I ran for my bathroom with my hand cupped under my nose. My husband came running and he would ring out one wash cloth while I held another on my nose. When one was covered and filled with blood, we would switch cloths and each time my husband would say, “its not stopping”. By then my head was starting to ache.
It took about 20 minutes to get the bleeding to stop. All the while I was trying to think which oils to use and where to put them because the eye piece of my glasses had cut into the side of my nose and I had road rash down my nose and upper lip. My lip was swelling and didn’t stop until it stuck out about as far as my nose. I kept the cold cloth on my face and reached for the oils.
I couldn’t remember the reflex point to my face and had to look in the book. (For those who don’t remember, its on the top of the big toe… I had spent all my time studying the bottom of the foot)
I layered three oils on my toes and thumbs, peppermint – for the pain, helichrysum – to control the blood and lavender – to heal the tissues. I also rubbed a drop of peppermint on my forehead for the headache, which stopped almost immediately.
I kept thinking that I wouldn’t be able to breathe for a week because my nose was so full of blood.
I continued applying the oils using the french intensive method.
[NOTE FROM LORENE: French Intensive Method – Oils applied every 15 minutes for 1 hour, then every half hour for the next hour, and then every hour following the initial two hours, for as long as you’re awake.)
Just a few minutes after I applied the oils the first time, I felt a large clot go down my throat and I thought, "oh no, its going to start to bleed again", I just held really still at & waited for another gush but there was none and I was able to breathe through my nose.
I knew that the next morning my face and eyes would be black. My head started to ache again but one more drop of peppermint and the headache was permanently gone.
From that time on I had no more pain unless I touched or bumped my face. The sides of my nose did swell up until it was almost flat for about an inch down the bridge of my nose and under my eyes, the nose piece on my glasses was mangled. This happened about 10 in the morning and I continued the oils the rest of the day.
The next morning my nose was still swelled but I had only one small spot under one eye that had a little blue color. Around my eyes was a slight yellowing, as if a bruise was healing. I continued the oils every couple of hours that day. By the end of the day I had a large scab but the swelling was pretty much gone.
The next morning I remembered that I had not put anything on my face and I worried a little about infection.
[NOTE FROM LORENE – Remember, oils are anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral . . .]
I sprayed my face with colloidal silver and continued that twice a day for a couple of days .
The second evening some of the scabs just fell off.
The third day most of the rest of the scab came off and I only had one spot left where the glasses had cut my nose. About this point I noticed all the muscles under my arm were very sore and I had a large bruise on my knee. I put marjoram on the muscles but it took about a week and a half for them to heal. The bruise is just now pretty much gone. I’m sure if I had realized that I had more injuries sooner and applied oils immediately they would have responded much quicker.
I am so amazed at the miracles these oils can do.
I have used oils for many years and have seen some amazing things but have not personally experienced the results of using them on such an injury. (thank goodness) If this had happened to someone else it would not have had such an impact on my faith in using the oils and the power of reflexology.
I did not touch my face with the oils but the speed in their effects was amazing. I know that if I hadn’t used the oils and as quickly, I would still be seeing the effects of the injury.
Education and knowing what to do and having the oils readily available is so important in a emergency.
My thanks to everyone for what you do – Alexandria for her knowledge, wisdom and willingness to share, Holly for her desire to teach others, Lorene for the e-mails and the coordination of everything and Ron for the wisdom and talent in starting and growing a company with integrity, and the true health of everyone in mind.
Thanks all, you will be blessed. JG
To your good health!
Andrea Brothers
Secrets of pH Balancing
http://8475167.myforevergreen.org
An all around therapeutic essential oil enthusiast!
DISCLAIMER: The experience shared herein is that of the writer and is intended for informational purposes only. The statements contained herein have not been evaluated nor approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Any advice and/or product(s) mentioned should not be used to diagnosis, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always consult your healthcare professional if you are currently taking medication, pregnant, trying to get pregnant, nursing, or if your have any other health condition before taking any products mentioned or applying any information contained herein.
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