There is a “central” oil to stop snoring, according to the pharmacist.
Sleeping as a couple is not always easy… even more so when one of the partners snores to the point of preventing their other half from sleeping peacefully. There are several anti-snoring solutions such as raising your pillow, cleaning your nose with sea water before going to sleep, avoiding sleeping in a room with air that is too dry, sleeping on your side or not drinking alcohol. Despite all this, sometimes snoring persists, not necessarily every day but enough to put your nerves to the test.
In this case, we can try essential oils. It is an inexpensive solution, within reach and which has the advantage of being pleasant to use. But which essential oil should you choose? “Snoring is a multi-causal physiological phenomenon, so we won’t know how to act with just one essential oil.” warns Cécile Adant, pharmacist and aromatherapy specialist for Pranarom. To combat snoring, you should instead focus on synergies with such as “central essential oil, that of eucalyptus radiata” continues our interlocutor. “It is an essential oil that has the advantage of being mucoregulatory, so it will act on the state of the mucus of the entire respiratory system. The state of the mucus promotes the good state of the mucous membranes, therefore a nose that is neither too dry nor too obstructed.” explains the pharmacist. Eucalyptus radiata essential oil also has anti-inflammatory properties “which will combat the swelling and inflammation of the mucous membranes that can cause snoring.”
In the anti-snoring synergy proposed by Cécila Adant, we also find peppermint essential oil “fresh and invigorating”essential oil of antispasmodic noble chamomile (against nasal spasms when snoring), essential oil of Atlas cedar “which promotes the circulatory side” and star anise “for the bronchodilator and antispasmodic effect”. To prepare this synergy, it is not complicated:
- mix 1 ml of eucalyptus radiata (1 ml = 30 drops), 1 ml of peppermint, 0.5 ml of noble chamomile, 1 ml of star anise and 0.5 ml of Atlas cedar in a 5 ml bottle,
- take 2 drops and mix in a teaspoon of vegetable oil (olive for example)
- to swallow before sleeping
Please note, this synergy is contraindicated for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, people with asthma and epilepsy.