Soothe These 7 Everyday Aches & Pains Without Reaching for Pills

Minor aches and pains of the everyday variety are pretty much unavoidable. We all have to deal with them, but we also have a lot of options to choose from when it comes to finding relief. I personally don’t have anything against popping a couple of ibuprofen, but I know that taking too many pain relievers isn’t good for you. According to WebMD, it can lead to stomach, kidney, or liver problems!

That’s why I’ve switched to gentler options for the everyday stuff. Below are seven of the aches and pains I deal with most often, and the natural way I handle each one.

Most of my fixes are essential oil roll-ons that I carry in my shop. If you’ve never used one, a roll-on is a little glass bottle of essential oils that have already been diluted in a carrier oil, with a rollerball on top. There’s nothing to measure or mix, and nothing to swallow. You just roll it onto your skin wherever it’s needed.

7 Everyday Aches & Pains You Can Soothe With Essential Oil Roll-Ons

1. Sore Muscles & Achy Joints

A stiff neck, a cranky knee, the soreness that creeps in after a long day of yard work. For aches like these, I reach for Restore. Wintergreen, camphor, and peppermint give it a cooling, tingly feel on sore spots, and blue chamomile helps calm inflammation.

My son Erik has rheumatoid arthritis, and during his worst flare-up this past spring, he used Restore every day, sometimes more than once, just to get through meetings, stay on his feet, and sleep at night. He’s doing much better now, but he still keeps one at his desk and one on his nightstand.

In his words, “It gives me peace of mind knowing I have something that works—and that I can trust it to help me keep moving forward.”

2. Headaches

When a headache strikes, it throws your whole day off track. Complete Relief is a gentle, herbaceous blend for head and neck tension, and a quick swipe across my temples usually takes the edge off.

Amanda G. says, “I use this before bed every night and it’s helped drastically with my migraines and headaches!”

Complete Relief is sold out right now, but it will be back in a few weeks. You can sign up for a restock notification in my shop so you’ll know as soon as it’s back.

In the meantime, Restore works beautifully on tension and sinus headaches, too.

3. Upset Stomach

Whether it’s an indulgent meal that didn’t sit well or stress playing havoc with your digestion, stomach trouble always seems to show up at the worst moment. Tum Ease is what I use for that. It’s built around ginger and sweet fennel, two oils with a long history of settling upset stomachs. I keep one in my purse for car trips, because it works on motion sickness, too.

Rae S. wrote, “I have been very pleased with Tum Ease! It helped my upset stomach very quickly, and no pills were involved!”

4. Heartburn

That slow, burning pressure in your chest after a rich dinner, or the sour taste that shows up the moment you lie down, becomes more common as we get older. Antacids help, but they don’t agree with everyone, and the relief doesn’t always last.

Tum Ease is my gentler answer here, too. I use it at the first twinge after dinner.

Sheree S. uses it a little differently: “I used to get occasional heartburn at night. Now I just roll it on before bed, and no heartburn!! AMAZING PRODUCT!!”

5. Trouble Sleeping

Tossing and turning at bedtime, or wide awake at 3 AM with your brain racing? I lived that struggle for decades, and sleeping pills always left me foggy the next morning. These days I use two roll-ons instead.

Slumber is a calming blend of lavender, cedarwood, and vetiver that I roll onto the bottoms of my feet right before I crawl into bed.

And when it’s a racing mind rather than a tense body keeping me up, I add a swipe of Calm Mind on my wrists. It’s a citrusy blend for quieting anxious thoughts.

I keep both in my nightstand because an extra swipe helps me drift back off after a middle-of-the-night bathroom trip. Carolyn said this about Slumber: “With this one, I have no problem falling asleep. And more importantly, falling back to sleep after my nightly bathroom trip is also easy. Highly recommend it.”

6. Scratchy Throat & Stuffy Nose

At the first sign of a scratchy throat or a stuffy head, I grab Defend. It’s a spicy blend of cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, and peppermint, and several of those oils have been studied for their antiviral activity. Whenever something’s going around, I roll it onto the back of my neck a couple of times a day.

Barb wrote, “This is my go-to product when I feel like I’m getting a sore throat. Before I go to bed, I roll it on my neck and behind my ears. The next morning, no more sore throat. It works for me. I never want to be without!!”

7. Bug Bites & Bee Stings

Nothing spoils an evening around my backyard fire pit like mosquitoes. Defend helps here, too. Clove and cinnamon are among the most effective essential oils researchers have tested against mosquitoes, and Defend has both. So I roll it on before I head outside.

Even so, one usually sneaks through, and for the itchy bite it leaves behind, I go back to Restore. The same cooling wintergreen and peppermint that soothe sore muscles are wonderfully comforting on a bite or a sting.

Christine H. wrote, “It’s also great on bee stings. Stops the stinging/itching immediately. I always keep several on hand to share.”

Keep Natural Relief Within Reach

Every roll-on is backed by my 100% money-back guarantee. If you’re not completely satisfied for any reason, just reach out within 90 days for a full refund, no questions asked. So there’s absolutely no risk in trying them out!