Tense neck? Sore muscles? We'll show you how to make your own chili ointment. This warming cream is a great home remedy for sore muscles!
Anyone who sits in an office for hours on end knows the problem well: tension in the shoulder and neck area. Everything pinches and twinges, you feel uncomfortable and, in the worst case, you have really severe pain.
But amateur athletes are also well acquainted with muscle tension. Anyone who was over-motivated the day before will feel it the next day. The muscle soreness can often accompany us for several days.
In both cases, there is a simple solution: heat for the affected areas.
If you don't want to sit in the office or in front of the sofa with a blanket or cherry pit pillow, I have a great solution: make your own chili ointment.
And also for all those who want to make it with the Cultivation of chili plants have overdone it and now can not save themselves from chili peppers, warming cream is a good option for recovery.
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How does a warming ointment work?
The principle of action of any heat ointment is similar. The pungent components of chili peppers (capsaicin) provide passive warming of the muscles. This improves the blood supply to the muscles, which provides pleasant relief. Every person feels the warmth of heat ointments differently.
Ready-made products are often very aggressive and cause an unpleasant burning sensation on the skin. If you want to make a chili ointment yourself, you can vary the spiciness. It is perfectly normal that the skin turns red and tingles after application.
Warming ointments help with sore muscles, back pain, strains and joint pain. Caution: Never apply them if you have skin injuries. It burns terribly.
If you suffer from tension on a regular basis, seek advice from a therapeutic masseur. Likewise you can Fascia yoga help with thisto loosen up the muscles and fasciae, which relieves tension.
What ingredients do I need for a homemade chili ointment?
Instead of buying a chili-based ointment, you can easily make it yourself. Today I will show you a recipe with detailed step-by-step instructions for a pleasantly warming chili ointment that does not burn.
All you need are 4 ingredients and a little time. The instructions are quickly implemented and the cream is filled into jars. It is worth preparing the ointment in larger quantities and distribute it among friends. After all, there is almost no one who does not have tension.
Let's take a quick look at the ingredient list. I'll tell you a few secret tricks about it and how to substitute ingredients if you don't have them on hand.
Chili
Whether fresh or dried, it does not matter. Dried chilies are 10x lighter because the water has been removed from them. However, this does not change the spiciness, which is and remains stored in the chilies.
As a general rule, 10 grams of fresh chili peppers equals 1 gram of dried peppers.
Particularly much heat is in the placenta - the bright orange part of the chili, on which the seeds hang in the pod. Therefore, the assumption is widespread that the seeds are the hottest part of the pod, but this happens only indirectly, in that they have contact with the placenta.
I recommend you use the chilies whole. If the cream becomes too spicy, you can always mix it later with Almond oil* stretch. Which leads us to the next ingredient.
The hotter the chilies, the more intense the cream. With chili peppers the ointment becomes medium hot. If you use cayenne, you get a hot cream. And if you go for habaneros when making your own chili ointment, you'll be very hot.
It is difficult to name the whole exact amount of chilies. Basically, make spicier is always possible.
Almond oil
This vegetable oil is not only used when you make a warming ointment. It is the basis of pretty much every natural cosmetic and for a good reason. Almond oil* is suitable for both dry and sensitive skin. It provides the skin with plenty of moisture and is quickly absorbed.
Due to the high proportion of unsaturated fatty acids, it can be absorbed particularly deeply and makes the skin soft and supple. It is therefore the perfect basis to make a chili ointment yourself.
Almond oil* can be replaced with olive oil (note - the color of the cream and the smell will change). Likewise Jojoba oil* good as a replacement.
Peppermint oil
This fragrance oil is said to have some properties that you will benefit from if you have tension. For example, it is considered anti-inflammatory and antibacterial - that's why it is often used to treat pimples.
The oil promotes blood circulation and should always be used in conjunction with a carrier oil. In this case the carrier oil is the Almond oil*. Never apply essential oils directly to the skin!
The Peppermint oilYou can simply omit the * or replace it with another essential oil. If you want to know more about the Know the effect of fragrance oils check out our contribution.
Beeswax
It ensures that the oily mass becomes an ointment. The more of it you use, the firmer the cream will be. If you want to make a chili ointment without Beeswax* If you want to make it yourself, simply use berry wax or sunflower wax instead.
Replace Beeswax* through:
- 55 % berry wax and 45 % sunflower wax
- 80 % Sunflower wax
As always, there are a myriad of really complicated recipes. But we'll leave that alone for now. Because make chili ointment itself does not necessarily have to be elaborate. It also works with a quick chili cream recipe.
If you want to take specific action against the pain, then you can a massage gun the solution be
You can use it to loosen small and larger muscle areas. The massage shocks penetrate into the deep-lying muscle tissue, where the cause of the tension usually lies. One model that I use myself is the Flow mini mass gun.
These are the best massage guns on the market!
How to make chili ointment yourself
Before we get right to weighing and preparing the ingredients, you'll need to have a few little helpers on hand.
The hotter the chilies, the more intense the cream. In my cream are some with a medium degree of heat. You can also make your own chili ointment with really hot chilies, but medium hot chilies should be enough to start with. Or you simply reduce the amount of chilies.
Tip: If you're done with the homemade chili salve and it's not spicy enough, you can just melt it again and add more heat.
Utensils for homemade chili ointment
- Gloves! Very important! Because chili can cause terrible pain
- Knife and board
- 2 cooking pots
- Tea towel
- Fine sieve
- A small jar for storing the chili ointment
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Du benötigst
- 100 ml Almond oil
- 25 g fresh chillies
- 10 g Beeswax
- 15 Drop Peppermint oil
Anleitung
- Put the oil in a small pot.100 ml almond oil
- Put on gloves and cut the chilies into small rings. If you don't want it so spicy, sort out the inside of the pods, which is where most of the heat is hidden.25 g fresh chilies
- Add the chilies to the oil and heat the mix slowly. However, do not fry the chilies, just let them get warm. Stir constantly so that nothing sizzles.100 ml almond oil, 25 g fresh chilies
- Fill a second pot halfway with water and bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, strain the chilies from the oil. Now add the beeswax to the almond oil. Place the oil-beeswax pot on the second pot with the boiling water.10 g beeswax
- Stir until the wax has dissolved. Add the peppermint oil. Stir it well.15 drops peppermint oil
- Put a few drops of the cream on a plate and see if it sets. If it does, pour it out. If not, add a little beeswax.
Never again neck pain! These exercises work wonders!
Application of homemade chili cream
You can now easily apply the chili pain ointment to the affected areas. Try it on your hand first and see how your skin reacts.
Apply the chili ointment once or twice a day. But be careful: not too much! Chili can irritate our skin. So you should not repeat the application more than 2x a day.
If the skin becomes very red and burns, the homemade chili cream may be too spicy. In such a case, it helps to wipe the cream with a cloth. Water will hardly help, because the Beeswax* ensures that it rolls off.
Caution: Wash hands well after use and do not touch eyes.
Already after the first application of the chili ointment you will feel that the skin area becomes quite warm. The blood circulation is stimulated, so the tensions disappear quickly.
For pregnant women and children homemade chili ointment is not suitable.
Good to know
Home remedies can also have side effects and are not suitable for everyone. Hypersensitivity may occur with chili products.
- When you apply chili ointment, you should not use additional hot water bottles or heat pads.
- Never apply the cream on damaged skin.
- The effectiveness of the ointment depends on the spiciness of the chilies. For whom the cream is not spicy enough, put another pot of oil and chili. Strain the chili pieces, add the mild ointment and then stir in some more wax.
- Overall, chili ointments should not be used more than twice a day for two days in a row. There should be a period of 14 days before a new application - especially with very spicy products you can otherwise damage sensitive nerves.
My conclusion
Make your own chili ointment is not complicated. You can easily do it at home. Beautifully packaged you have a great DIY gift for friends.
Have fun making them!
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