No pain, no gain! Beauties, we know many of you vowed to get back into shape in 2012. If you haven’t worked out in ages, your muscles will ache as your body re-acclimates to daily exercise. There are plenty of easy methods to relieve cramps, soreness, and that next-day ouch you feel. Ice and ibuprofen (i.e. Nurofen) will help calm inflammation and a bath with Epsom salts will increase bloodflow and promote healing. But one of the best ways to get instant relief is to massage a warming product on the area that hurts. The naturally calming ingredients penetrate deep down to help loosen balled up muscles and prevent them from tightening up overnight. I rounded up a few of our favorite au naturel soothers to make your fitness transition a little easier.
BAR:
Lush Sore Labours Massage Bar
This massage bar includes cardamom oil and jasmine oil, which warms and relaxes stiff muscles. Apply immediately after your post-workout shower for relief from soreness. Bonus: The bar is made up of ultra-hydrating cocoa butter and shea butter so your skin will be soft too!
CREAM:
Ole Henriksen Muscle Comfort Lotion
Similar to the cult-classic Kathleen Lewis Stiff and Sore Muscle Massage Cream, this lotion is packed with a splendid blend of cramp-relieving ingredients that numb trouble spots. The cream includes peppermint, which spurs circulation, lavender oil, which heals, and seaweed extract which reduces fluid build up—especially around the ankles!
OIL:
Biologique Recherche Body Huile Jambes Lourdes
Legs feeling heavy? Take a load off! Put some pep back in your step with this luxe French oil . The mix includes cypress, camphor, sage, mint and rosemary essential oils, which invigorate your limbs and rev up micro-circulation.
You could also book in for a massage into your local Salon if you really wanted to treat yourself ❤
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