Sleep & stress10 min
Warm Sesame Oil Before Sleep
A little warm sesame oil rubbed along the back and the soles is a bedtime habit. The oil must stay out of the eyes. It does not promise sleep.
Warm sesame oil on the back and soles
Warm sesame oil on the back and the soles is a slow external habit before bed. One teaspoon is plenty. The oil should feel lukewarm on the wrist before it touches the skin. It is massage, not a drink, and not an eye remedy.
Oils stay out of the eyes. Wash your hands before you touch your face. Skip broken skin. If pain, numbness, or a rash is the real problem, oil is not the care for that.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- A small steel bowl to warm the oil
- A clean cloth to wipe extra oil from the hands
How to prepare
- Warm the sesame oil until a drop feels lukewarm on the wrist, not hot.
- Rub it along the back and the soles, then wash your hands so the oil stays out of the eyes.
How to use
- Use a teaspoon once before sleep.
- Keep the rub on the back and soles only.
- Do not let sesame oil get into the eyes.
Helpful habits
- Warm the bowl over hot water rather than leaving oil on a high flame.
- Old clothes or a cloth under the feet keep the bed from staining.
Precautions
- Keep sesame oil out of the eyes.
- Do not use hot oil, and do not use it on broken or irritated skin.
- This rub does not promise sleep and does not replace care for pain or lasting sleeplessness.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the sesame oil go?
- On the back and the soles only, before sleep. Keep it out of the eyes.
How warm should the oil be?
- Lukewarm on the wrist. Hot oil can burn.
Can oil in the eyes help sleep?
- No. Oils stay out of the eyes. This habit is only a back and sole rub.
