How to make an herbal pillow?
For you or whoever you like, it's worth making a herbal pillow
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The herbal pillow is a great alternative to help you relax during sleep, travel or during times of abdominal discomfort, such as cramps in babies or menstrual cramps in women. As the name implies, this accessory combines the benefits of relaxing herbs with the comfort of a pillow. Learn how to do it and enjoy!
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Necessary materials:
- Organic cotton fabric
- Cotton balls for filling
- a button
- Essencial oils
- Soothing Herbs
If you don't already have a small cotton pillowcase for your pillow, you can sew your own. To do this, cut the fabric into two square (or rectangular) pieces of the same size. Sew one edge to the other, leaving just one seamless edge to fill with the herb stuffing.
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Set aside a handful of dry soothing herbs such as chamomile, lavender, rose, fennel and lemongrass to fill the pillowcase along with the cotton balls. To increase the aromatic potential of your herbal pillow, get one or more essential oils from the same calming herbs you used to fill the pillow.
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Apply five drops of essential oil to their respective dried herbs, fill the pillow with cotton and herbs and, finally, make a small hole (the ideal size to hold the button) and sew the button on the edge that was left unsewn, so that the pillow stuffing can be changed from time to time.
Ready! You can place your herbal pillow beside you (or inside your regular pillow) at bedtime or to calm yourself down while traveling; another tip is to heat up in the microwave to place the pillow in the belly region during menstrual periods when you have cramps or to put it on the baby's tummy and relax the baby's cramps.
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Try to keep your herbal pillow in an airtight bag. This way, it will keep its aromatic properties for a longer time. Also, open the Herbal Pillow Button from time to time and change herbs or apply more drops of essential oils.
