20 Best Essential Oils For Headaches (2023 Updated)

I get a lot of headaches and already had a few other essential oils that I would diffuse or mix with a carrier oil and apply topically when I have a headache or neck and shoulder tension. I read about this oil blend and it seemed like I would like the scent and the cost wasn’t bad.

I am on my 2nd bottle now. This will be one that won’t let myself run out of. It has a nice cooling effect when applied topically with a carrier, it smells nice and not overwhelming and I even like to diffuse it when I don’t have a headache for a relaxing scent.

I have even used it for sore muscles and it is helpful. If you are on the fence, just get it. If you like the first few scents listed as ingredients you will definitely like this one.

I got this roll-on for my father-in-law’s sciatica pain. He said it “didn’t touch the pain,” so I asked for it back for my husband to use. It sat in my fridge for a few weeks. Then one day I spent several hours scraping the popcorn ceiling off my entire bottom floor ceiling.

That night my wrist, arm, shoulder, and back ACHED so badly. I could barely hold anything with my dominant hand. I rubbed the oil on all my hurting parts and was dismayed that I didn’t have instant relief.

A couple hours later I got out of bed and realized that while I still hurt it did seem to be better overall, so I rubbed it on again, hoping for more relief. The next day I was shocked that I was barely sore at all! What I had to remember is that plants don’t work instantaneously.

They take a little time. Yesterday I fell off the second to the last step on my stairs in the dark, landing on my knee. I limped to the fridge and immediately swiped some Rapid Relief on my knee. I was fine for the rest of the day! Glad to have this synergy in my arsenal.

This blend, nerve support, and pain ease are some of my most used RMO oils, although I’ve used quite a few and love them all. This brand clearly focuses on quality and I can tell a difference between RMO and other cheaper brands- especially for topical use.

I Love their unique blends so much, you can somehow tell they were created thoughtfully and I like that I can count on the safety and efficiency of the oils. The BEST part of this company though is their CUSTOMER SERVICE- Sam was so quick to help and nice and he helped me work through a shipping issue even though it was not the company’s fault.

I’ll keep supporting this brand and their products because they’ve earned it! Having trust in this brand is a peace of mind in itself. I recommend their oils to anyone who’s interested.

For the last few years, I have suffered from migraines due to stress, hormone fluctuation and more. At first I was speculative and wasn’t sure this would actually work, but where Excedrine and my trusty heating pad failed me, this relieved my discomfort and relaxed my muscles.

We recently moved, and my husband and I both had cramps in shoulder muscles that lead to headaches too, and this has been a life saver! I have this in a roller bottle and put it at the base of my skull and now my neck and on my temples for quick migraine relief.

After the move, we also rubbed this into our shoulder muscles and upper back for muscle relief. It worked so well! I also tried the shampoo recipe and soaked in a bath while it sat in my hair. I think I came out of that bath more relaxed than I have been in awhile.

This is certainly an oil I will keep within arms reach!.

This is a soft and well balanced scent. I was worried about geranium dominating the smell cuz I’m not a fan of it and I wasn’t sure if it’d be overly minty followed by a sharp woodsy smell that finishes with a punch of floral overwhelm.

Not at all! When you first smell it, you’re introduced with a soft spearmint that’s slightly diff, almost woodsy. The mint smell is noticeable but the other scents give it a dimension that you pick up on.

It’s relaxing and soothing. I highly recommend it! Even if you’re picky like me, their return process is easy and even when they didn’t receive what I returned, they refunded me cuz they saw that it was in transit and should’ve arrived.

They didn’t blame me for USPS’s glitch. Order yours today!.

I have been suffering with almost Daily migraines for the last two years following a trauma head injury. I have been on almost every migraine medication with little relief, until I came across this little Beauty on Facebook.

Initially I was extremely sceptical yet the reality of it is what do I have too lose?? I ordered the roll-on initially it arrived in 8 days to Australia which I was truly amazed by within itself! Then started using it 2-3 times a day.

Placing a bit on my temples and on my radial pulses(wrists) after 3-4 days I realised I hadn’t had a migraine not even a headache I was totally blown away. Now I honestly have 10 bottles in the different sizes as well as 5roll-ons.

I always have one in every handbag, locker at work always a roll-on in my pocket. I use it in my diffusers at home I have it in the diffuser in the car, on my lava bead bracelets. Honestly this oil has done wonders! My friends now all use it as well.

Hubby and 13yo son even takes a roll-on each to work and school! I could not recommend this amazing blend enough and the icing of it all apart from actual helping with my uncontrollably migraines it smells AMAZING! Love love love my migraine Care oils xx.

So I have always suffered from headaches and chronic migraines. 30 years give or take. I was on Fiorcet for about 6 months because of them being so frequent, that now, as a result of that medication, I have a permanent case of Tinnitus.

For those of you that don’t know what that is, if you have ever had something REALLY loud go off in your ear, that ringing you hear after, that’s temporary Tinnitus, for me, I hear it all the time. Most of the time, I’ve gotten so used to it, I don’t hear it unless it’s really quiet, that said, there are many things that will make the ringing more intense; caffeine, salt, and NSAIDS.

which means what? It means if I have a headache I generally have to suffer from a headache or trade a headache for miserable annoying ringing =(. Last week I had a really bad migraine and my roommate found me curled up in a ball on the couch with all the windows open and its 25 degrees out.

She let me use her Migraine Care, well forced me, since I’m a brat when I don’t feel good. We put some in my diffuser necklace, on my temples and at the nape of my neck. I laid there for about 20 minutes and my headache was completely gone.

I was completely shocked. This stuff is a Godsend for me. I cannot wait for my order to get here!.

Love the roll-on Migraine Care I recently purchased. I had been using the Migraine Care on my diffuser bracelet for several months. I suffer from migraines on a daily basis. I occasionally mixed the Migraine Care with a carrier oil to use on my temples.

I finally purchased the roll-on while on sale and it is so handy and convenient to carry with me no matter where I am when I feel a migraine starting to creep its way into my day. The smell is wonderful and even helps open the sinuses for those sinus headaches which trigger migraines.

Thank you for making a high quality natural easy to use product that works! The online ordering and quick shipping made the customer service process all seemless. Thanks again.

This is a great oil for helping severe headaches. This was a reorder as I was so pleased with the oil. Keep up the good work! Many thanks. Bye-Graine is a wonderful product! I have been using it for several years for my serious headaches.

It is easy to apply, and within just a few minutes my headaches are relieved. I never go anywhere without my little bottle of Bye-Graine in my pocket.

The roll on bottles are easily applied, seemed to be carefully made and packaged beautifully and secure. When I feel an anxiety attack coming on, this helps me to control my breathing and calms me. This seller seems to truly care about customers because the products really work, seemed to be carefully made, and consistently work each time-high quality- I have ordered all kinds of roll on oils and these are THE best I have found! I’m a lifelong customer!.

Bought this to help my son with night terrors. Seems to help. Helps him settle down and relax before bed. Diluted and mixed perfectly, not to strong.

I was really looking forward to this product but was a little disappointed with it. I really didn’t find that it was effective for my headache. I had to roll it out around a few times for the actual oil to come out and when it did, there was hardly any scent.

I bought a different brand years ago which was just peppermint and it worked wonderfully so I was hoping that this replacement would be better having the different oils. I’m not sure that I would purchase this again considering that it is a bit pricey.

I love the addition of Lemon and Lime in this blend. It’s very different to other headache blends I’ve tried but it’s a good different, a nice change. Nothing usually shifts my headaches but this blend has definitely reduced the severity so I’m curious to see how it continues to work over time.

Gives me relief from headaches, smells nice and easy application. I have shopped in myer since i can remember, my mother and my grandmother also shopped with myer, so it is in the generations.

Good scent which helps since want it for H/A use. Wish it hadn’t arrived leaky-all was in tact in bubble pouch tho it somehow leaked. Not as much left in bottle now. Shipping time was ok- will probably stick w/Amazon or local for future essential oils purchases.

Ran the roller ball over my temples and as I always have with products like this. The oil ran into the corner of my eyes. This should not happen when you use as little as I did. Also found that the grade of the oil did nothing for me.

Waste of my money in my opinion.

This smells good, and the first few times I used it my mild headaches seemed to go away, but they returned a few hours later incrementally worse, until my head ached unrelentingly, not responding to medication or any home remedies.

I can’t say that it had anything to do with this essential oil, but the oil didn’t seem to help much after those first mild headaches.

My friend sent me this product, because I get headaches. It’s a great headache cure for on the go. Roll on migraine stick. The product has a pleasant smell The ingredients are therapeutic grade peppermint, spearmint, and lavender essential oils is based in a fractionated coconut oil.

I am so thankful and grateful for my friend who sent me this product that cures my headache. I highly recommend this product.

I have been getting daily headaches that lead to migraines ever since November. My neurologist has had a hard time finding any medications to help me and often times I don’t get any relief which caused me to take matters into my own hands and do some research.

I get extremely tender and painful temples during a migraine with a very sore and painful neck. helps give me a little relief. The peppermint is soothing and not over bearing or too strong. Bonus: it’s vegan and cruelty free.

Does it cure migraines? No. Does it help breathe through and eliminate some of the pain? YES! I am on Botox and Aimovig and this migraine stick is my go to when a migraine starts to pop through. Sometimes they go away and sometimes they don’t, but it is less painful.

I take it with me everywhere and put on my temples and the end of my nose.

I am so happy I dribbled upon this product! I have migraines and suffer from daily headaches and this has been truly life saving! It has helped tremendously when used consistently throughout the day! I roll along the hairline on the back on my head and on my temples.

I bought this to help me with my headaches. The oil inside is of excellent grade and has helped relieve my headache. The only reason why I gave it a 3-star is because the roll-on ball is a little too small so too much oil comes out you have to be very careful when you are rolling it on otherwise you’ll have oil everywhere.

I am a long-time migraine sufferer. I needed to stop taking ibuprofen for little headaches and full-blown migraines. I’m not convinced yet that this is going to stop a migraine fully. Possibly because I’m scared to go through it with just the spray.

I’ve never had a migraine where I haven’t taken medicine. And I had one two nights ago and I had the aura in my eye before the headaches started and I had been using the spray and it works great on everyday headaches but I was worried with a full-blown migraine that it might not work so I popped four Ibuprofen before the headache actually hit and I went straight to bed because it happened at night.

I usually put a wet rag on my head with an eye mask and that seems to help just being dark. And the fact that I was going to bed helped a lot anyway. So if I do get another migraine which seems to be frequent right now then I’m going to try and see if just the spray will knock it out on its own.

I’ve just never had a migraine where I didn’t take an over-the-counter medicine like ibuprofen. And quite frankly the pain is so bad I’m almost scared to not take it and go through it without it. I’m also changing my diet I am reading Josh turknett book migraine Miracles and I highly recommend you guys go read it.

He talks about a gluten-free sugar-free ancestral diet. So pretty much eating Whole Foods and not processed foods and not a lot of whole wheat and wheat grain and gluten. And I don’t know if that’s what’s been causing my headaches, I know stress is a big one and hormonal changes and I think that’s what brought this one on because I’m days away from my period so I’m pretty sure that’s what brought this one on and I haven’t been eating extremely well.

There’s been some gluten in my diet so that might be part of it. But I’m willing to give the spray a chance because guys it does work great on everyday headaches I spray it on the back of my neck and my forehead and it works so well.

Highly recommend this product if you’re looking for relief.

I’ve only had the spray for a few days but I’ve had a migraine every day this week and with just a few drops or a single spray that I distributed on my temples and the back of my neck, I got instant relief !!!!!! Considering the dozens of other remedies I’ve tried, including acupuncture, chiropractor, extra strength OTC medications, heat, ice, meditating, fasting, detoxing, diet changes, exercise, yoga, etc etc etc this product might just be a miracle.

The smell is strong but not unpleasant (just be careful around sensitive people) but I wouldn’t care if this smelled like garbage. Going to test it out for a few more weeks and see if it helps during all parts of my cycle (hormonal migraines) and will update.

So far I’m endlessly grateful 🙏🙏.

I’m not sure what I expected with this product. I’ve been prescribed numerous migraine treatment and pain management regimens. Done physical therapy and exercise therapies. Tried diet and suppliment related suggestions.

Neck hammocks, ice packs, heating. But nothing seemed to last. I didn’t really have high hopes for this. I swear by this stuff. I’ve gone from 1 bottle of excedrin migraine a month to still having half a bottle remaining after buying a bottle last October when I purchased this.

I’ve not had to use any of my prescription meds either. I’ve let friends and family try it, all of which have ended up purchasing it. I use it as soon as I get the first signs of a headache or migraine coming on.

I spray it on my neck at the base of my skull and I spray a drop onto the top of the plastic cap and rub into each temple (to make sure all of it gets on my temple and not my fingers). It leaves a slight salty crust if applied to heavy but I just wipe that off after 5 minutes or so.

I’ve also had success spraying it on my pillow before bed and in my car while driving. It has a nice earthy smell that I really like.

I’ve purchased several of these now. I love the NOW brand essential oils. I have a collection of them. I especially like to use them in my diffuser during the cooler months. I love the scent of this one! It’s so refreshing.

I bought this to give my car that fresh scent. however I ended up bringing it inside my home and put a couple of drops in the morning around my home because it’s an uplifting fresh scent. it has orange, Bergamot, grapefruit, lemon, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and vanilla.

It’s the perfect pick me up citrus scent that gets me going in the morning it’s perfect for morning meditation and morning invigoration.

I think Smiles For Miles Uplifting Oil Blend by NOW Essential Oils could be a little stronger. Especially because it’s to be used as an uplifting oil blend. The main essential oils are a variety of citrus oils (orange, grapefruit, lime, lemon, to name a few).

This is listed on NOW’s website: Extraction Method: Orange, Bergamot, Grapefruit and Lemon Oils ? Cold Pressed; Lime, Cinnamon Bark, Nutmeg and Ginger Oils ? Steam Distilled; Natural Vanilla ? CO2 Extracted I’m not sure if the extraction method takes away from the strength, but I really think it could be stronger.

It seems that no matter how much of the blend that I add to my diffuser, it’s extremely mild, although it’s a nice scent.

Since the government banned a lot of poisons, the rodent and insect population has exploded. Insects and rodents have checked out of my house since I’ve been running peppermint essential oil thru a Now diffuser and maintaining bate stations.

We are poison and insecticide free now. These are safer methods than the old ways. By the way, a couple of years ago, I had clove oil injected into the bottom four feet of wood siding and floor beams.

Instant results. I diffuse peppermint oil for insect free maintenance and pleasant aroma.

it’s the most versatile cleaning products I use I go through about four of the 16 oz bottles a year. I use it for at least five different things on a daily basis for cleaning. it’s highly concentrated you don’t need much.

it also works beautifully in a diffuser. it’s wonderful for cleaning toilets dishes laundry more. I put a couple of drops in the tub when I take a bath. if you add a couple of drops to sleep almond oil or avocado oil or whatever.

the combination of the two will moisturize your skin and the peppermint oil will keep it from being greasy. it is wonderful for cutting through any kind of scum whether it’s on the floor on your dishes or on your laundry.

I used some of their other oils to but for me this one’s the best and the safest.

NOW foods essential oils are great quality, and affordable enough to actually use the oils! My mother in law uses the pyramid scheme ones, but I prefer the now brand actually. The only down side is the bottle is too tall for the essential oil box I have.

But even then, I bet they sell it in smaller quantities. I use this peppermint for nausea. You put some on a cotton ball and keep it close to smell it when needed. It’s also helpful for kids who need help focusing.

Finally I found something helpful thing which helped my 7yo old daughter who suffers from sinus and allergy in the morning and evening. I noticed she has started to sleep peacefully without snoring hard because she is having difficulty with smooth breathing with choked nose.

It’s really works wonders in my home. I put 3-4 drops in vaporiser, beside her bed or diffuse around in room. It definitely helps my kids. Thank you Oil Garden team ❤️.

I am a huge insomniac and was trying to find natural ways to help me sleep. I invested in Oil Gardens diffuser and sleep assist essential oil blend. I would turn on 2-3 hours before sleeping and let the room fill with this blend.

What I can say is that it really does work, I was feeling relaxed, and sleepy and actually falling asleep! Amazing product!!.

I have been using the Breathe Easier blend for at least the last 5 years and absolutely love it. So I recently ordered 4 bottles of this at 40% off. So disappointed to rudely discover that you have changed the formula.

Absolutely hate it now and am stuck with 3 more bottles. Wish you had made it more obvious that the formula had changed – eg. with the words “NEW FORMULA” printed on the box and on your website!! Because of this I am now no longer an Oil Garden fan and will be looking around for another brand to support.