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Essential Oils: anything to see here? (1 Viewer)

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Wife wants to buy a bunch of oils which are apparently supposed to address stress, headaches, muscle soreness, etc (she went to an "essential oil party" last night). She tossed out things like lavender, lemon, peppermint, oregano, etc. For me she wants to get whatever oil it is which help with muscle knots (I get these bad).

I know nothing about this stuff. Educate me.

 
Be very careful with these things. I stayed at a buddy's house and he had them in his guest room on his beautiful wood dresser. Before I went to bed, I must have knocked over the little round container with all of the sticks in it. When I woke up the next morning, I saw the spill. When I went to clean it up, it had eaten through the finish of his furniture. The spot was huge.

And I've heard other people with similar stories. They are open top and top heavy, so it doesn't take much to knock them over.

 
Wife wants to buy a bunch of oils which are apparently supposed to address stress, headaches, muscle soreness, etc (she went to an "essential oil party" last night). She tossed out things like lavender, lemon, peppermint, oregano, etc. For me she wants to get whatever oil it is which help with muscle knots (I get these bad).

I know nothing about this stuff. Educate me.
Do you mean muscle cramps? Like when your sleeping your calf will suddenly cramp up?

 
I doubt the oils do anything directly, but the massaging and scents might.

Get your wife to massage the knots with her new oil. This can only lead to good things.

 
Some of them seem to do some good, but the majority do nothing and the ones that do work aren't worth the money she'll end up pouring into these. And she will.

 
Wife wants to buy a bunch of oils which are apparently supposed to address stress, headaches, muscle soreness, etc (she went to an "essential oil party" last night). She tossed out things like lavender, lemon, peppermint, oregano, etc. For me she wants to get whatever oil it is which help with muscle knots (I get these bad).

I know nothing about this stuff. Educate me.
Do you mean muscle cramps? Like when your sleeping your calf will suddenly cramp up?
Needs to drink more water.

 
Wife wants to buy a bunch of oils which are apparently supposed to address stress, headaches, muscle soreness, etc (she went to an "essential oil party" last night). She tossed out things like lavender, lemon, peppermint, oregano, etc. For me she wants to get whatever oil it is which help with muscle knots (I get these bad).

I know nothing about this stuff. Educate me.
Do you mean muscle cramps? Like when your sleeping your calf will suddenly cramp up?
No. As in stress + crossfit creates tightened muscle knots in my back so bad that they can get uncomfortable. I usually have to use a foam roller a couple of times a day or have the wife massage them out.

 
I knew exactly what the OP was going to say before even clicking on this thread. :lmao:

Woz> I like to think of it much like Tupperware parties, Arbonne and designer kids' clothing trunk shows. It's a way for stay-at-home wives/moms to stay/feel busy and hopefully make a little money. I think, though, the large majority just end up spending a lot of money and then moving on (*cough* Mrs. Frosty *cough*)

 
Be very careful with these things. I stayed at a buddy's house and he had them in his guest room on his beautiful wood dresser. Before I went to bed, I must have knocked over the little round container with all of the sticks in it. When I woke up the next morning, I saw the spill. When I went to clean it up, it had eaten through the finish of his furniture. The spot was huge.

And I've heard other people with similar stories. They are open top and top heavy, so it doesn't take much to knock them over.
This happened at my house to what was my brand new desk. Wife bought this crap and put it on the desk in my office. The kid, who was about 2 at the time, thought it was a toy, started playing with it, and dumped it.

Still mutter something under by breath each time I notice it.

That was 12 years ago and I still

 
Be very careful with these things. I stayed at a buddy's house and he had them in his guest room on his beautiful wood dresser. Before I went to bed, I must have knocked over the little round container with all of the sticks in it. When I woke up the next morning, I saw the spill. When I went to clean it up, it had eaten through the finish of his furniture. The spot was huge.

And I've heard other people with similar stories. They are open top and top heavy, so it doesn't take much to knock them over.
This happened at my house to what was my brand new desk. Wife bought this crap and put it on the desk in my office. The kid, who was about 2 at the time, thought it was a toy, started playing with it, and dumped it.

Still mutter something under by breath each time I notice it.

That was 12 years ago and I still
Holy crap. I think LD just had a heart attack and died while typing this post.

RIP, GB. You will be greatly missed. :(

 
I knew exactly what the OP was going to say before even clicking on this thread. :lmao:

Woz> I like to think of it much like Tupperware parties, Arbonne and designer kids' clothing trunk shows. It's a way for stay-at-home wives/moms to stay/feel busy and hopefully make a little money. I think, though, the large majority just end up spending a lot of money and then moving on (*cough* Mrs. Frosty *cough*)
We've moved on to crocheting now, although that does at least make a little tiny bit of money.

 
:scared:

I have a spray made by a family friend made of essential oils and an alcohol base for muscle and joint pain.... strong scent of cinnamon/clove...

gotta tell you, works better than any muscle cream Ive ever used.... tiger balm, lakota etc. dont even come close.

 
I don't know anything about "essential oils," but I recently discovered an oil that is essential to me now. I've been using Moroccan oil on my hair the past couple months while growing it out a bit. That stuff is magical. I generally have very thick, coarse, and unmanageable hair, but the Moroccan oil makes your hair so soft, shiny, and controllable. I always thought I was doomed to have an Afro if I grew my hair out, but now I'm rocking some soft, luscious locks. I use it on my beard as well.

 
Idiot Woz, don't listen to everyone in here. Dump a lot of money into this to make the wife happy.

 
Update: package arrived over the weekend. Wife got the full set. Don't want to know what that cost.

 
I knew exactly what the OP was going to say before even clicking on this thread. :lmao:

Woz> I like to think of it much like Tupperware parties, Arbonne and designer kids' clothing trunk shows. It's a way for stay-at-home wives/moms to stay/feel busy and hopefully make a little money. I think, though, the large majority just end up spending a lot of money and then moving on (*cough* Mrs. Frosty *cough*)
:confused: does woz's wife stay home?

 
I knew exactly what the OP was going to say before even clicking on this thread. :lmao:

Woz> I like to think of it much like Tupperware parties, Arbonne and designer kids' clothing trunk shows. It's a way for stay-at-home wives/moms to stay/feel busy and hopefully make a little money. I think, though, the large majority just end up spending a lot of money and then moving on (*cough* Mrs. Frosty *cough*)
:confused: does woz's wife stay home?
No. The essentials oils are just all the rage amongst her co-workers. I think they had one of those Frosty parties and one of their houses.

 
Woz, Frosty or anyone else - update on this? My wife just got in to this and I'm her personal guinea pig right now. Is my #### going to shrivel up and fall off?

I told her I'd support this if she got the one that increases the female libido and it actually works. I figure I only have hundreds to lose.

 
Wife wants to buy a bunch of oils which are apparently supposed to address stress, headaches, muscle soreness, etc (she went to an "essential oil party" last night). She tossed out things like lavender, lemon, peppermint, oregano, etc. For me she wants to get whatever oil it is which help with muscle knots (I get these bad).

I know nothing about this stuff. Educate me.
If they were essential, you'd already know about them.

 
Woz, Frosty or anyone else - update on this? My wife just got in to this and I'm her personal guinea pig right now. Is my #### going to shrivel up and fall off?

I told her I'd support this if she got the one that increases the female libido and it actually works. I figure I only have hundreds to lose.
Mine are sitting on some shelf somewhere. The "breathe" seems to work okay (basically like Vics Vapo Rub), the blue feels good on sore muscles (basically like icy hot) and the lavender at least makes me think I'm tired. :shrug:

 
Woz, Frosty or anyone else - update on this? My wife just got in to this and I'm her personal guinea pig right now. Is my #### going to shrivel up and fall off?

I told her I'd support this if she got the one that increases the female libido and it actually works. I figure I only have hundreds to lose.
Some of them seem to have some effect, but not remotely worth what you're paying for them.

 
Woz, Frosty or anyone else - update on this? My wife just got in to this and I'm her personal guinea pig right now. Is my #### going to shrivel up and fall off?

I told her I'd support this if she got the one that increases the female libido and it actually works. I figure I only have hundreds to lose.
Some of them seem to have some effect, but not remotely worth what you're paying for them.
This about sums it up.

 
My wife went to one of these parties a few weeks ago and her package arrived in the mail on Friday night. She can't stop ####### talking about the damn stuff, has some type of vapor thing going off in our bedroom and is rubbing the crap on my kid's feet. I'm pretty sure I heard her mention a friend is dropping about $150 a week on this stuff as they are all doing some type of daily oil shots? I wasn't really paying attention as I was thinking about my fantasy team but the $150/week made me nervous. For those that have been down this road, how much money am I going to end up spending on this stuff and for how long? Additionally, is there any real science to this stuff?

 
My wife went to one of these parties a few weeks ago and her package arrived in the mail on Friday night. She can't stop ####### talking about the damn stuff, has some type of vapor thing going off in our bedroom and is rubbing the crap on my kid's feet. I'm pretty sure I heard her mention a friend is dropping about $150 a week on this stuff as they are all doing some type of daily oil shots? I wasn't really paying attention as I was thinking about my fantasy team but the $150/week made me nervous. For those that have been down this road, how much money am I going to end up spending on this stuff and for how long? Additionally, is there any real science to this stuff?
I try not to even ask. I hate this kind of ####, but my wife has been suffering for a long time from migraine headaches, and she's only been able to get so far with conventional medicine.

If this stuff helps at all, whether it be placebo effect or not, then I'm fine with it.

 

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