Our Moon Cycle and Postnatal Massages include essential oils applied to the abdomen with specific strokes. After much research, we’ve carefully chosen the oils in our Moon 1 and Moon 2 essential oil blends so that you can choose what suits you when you’re in for a treatment.

Each essential oil has proven benefits for menstruation and uterine healing as sited in the articles, abstracts and white papers below at the bottom of this post.

MOON 2: 

Chamomile

Wound healing properties, including ulcers and sores

Anti-inflammatory

Improves digestion, especially post c-section

Improves mood - anti-depressant and anxiolytic

Rose

Pain relieving 

Improves mood - anti-depressant and anxiolytic

Antibacterial

Anti-inflammatory and deeply nourishing for the skin

Tangerine

Improves mood - anti-depressant and anxiolytic

Detoxifying

Treats insomnia

Anti-Microbial

MOON 1:

Clove

Potently anti-inflammatory

Increases blood circulation and oxygenation

Speeds up wound healing 

Antimicrobial and antiseptic

Cinnamon

Antibacterial and anti fungal

Increases blood circulation and oxygenation

Reduces blood pressure

Anti-Inflammatory

Chamomile

Wound healing properties, including ulcers and sores

Anti-inflammatory

Improves digestion, especially post c-section

Improves mood - anti-depressant and anxiolytic

Rose

Pain relieving 

Improves mood - anti-depressant and anxiolytic

Antibacterial

Anti-inflammatory and deeply nourishing for the skin

Resources:

Anti-inflammatory activity of clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) essential oil in human dermal fibroblasts

The effects of clinical aromatherapy for anxiety and depression in the high risk postpartum woman - a pilot study

Medicinal properties of ‘true’ cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review

In vivo Antibacterial and Wound Healing Activities of Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)

Effect of Topical Chamomile Oil on Postoperative Bowel Activity after Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Relaxing effect of rose oil on humans

Comparing the Effects of Aromatherapy With Rose Oils and Warm Foot Bath on Anxiety in the First Stage of Labor in Nulliparous Women

Evaluation of the effect of aromatherapy with Rosa damascena Mill. on postoperative pain intensity 

The effect of self-aromatherapy massage of the abdomen on the primary dysmenorrhoea

Effect of German chamomile oil application on alleviating atopic dermatitis-like immune alterations in mice

Effects of Tangerine Essential Oil on Brain Waves, Moods, and Sleep Onset Latency

Essential oil components of orange peels and antimicrobial activity

Effect of aromatherapy massage by orange essential oil on post-cesarean anxiety: a randomized clinical trial

The Effect of Aromatherapy Abdominal Massage on Alleviating Menstrual Pain in Nursing Students: A Prospective Randomized Cross-Over Study

Investigating the Effect of Rose Essential Oil in Patients with Primary Dysmenorrhea