5. Reduces Pain and Inflammation
With pain, there is usually inflammation, and with inflammation, there is usually a pain. The two unpleasant symptoms come hand in hand with each other at the site of infection, intrusion, or injury. A runner who sprains their ankle, a child stung by a bee or an elderly person with a sore throat.
None of these people may jump to eucalyptus essential oil as a solution to their ailment, however, it could be a very effective treatment method when applied correctly. For the runner, a tightly wrapped hot towel, that has been soaked in eucalyptus-infused boiling water could serve to bring about a reduction in swelling. For the child stung by a bee, a few drops of eucalyptus oil directly onto the site of the sting could ease the pain and soreness.
Finally, the elderly person struggling with a sore throat might find that a reduction in the swollen tissues of the throat occurs when the eucalyptus oil is inhaled as part of a steamy mixture.