Travel sickness is the set of disorders that a passenger in a moving vehicle can contract: nausea, dizziness, tinnitus, headaches, etc. Whether by car, boat or more rarely by plane, these problems are particularly annoying and make for bad times. Motion sickness particularly affects children, but some adults are also susceptible. This problem would come from a contradiction between the auditory information, which announces a movement (we hear the car driving) and the visual information which announces image stability (looking inside the passenger compartment).
This article was updated on 07/02/2023The quick reflex: Peppermint
Reserved for ages 6+.
- By way oral, ingest 1 drop of pure Peppermint essential oil under the tongue.
- When inhaled, breathe directly from the bottle, as soon as necessary.
More details : how to use Peppermint correctly?
Complete synergy for adults
The mixture
For more pleasant trips, take your empty bottle and add:
- 40 drops of essential oil Mpeppered enthe
- 20 drops of essential oil Cardamom
- 20 drops of essential oil Petit grain bigarade
Cap (click!), homogenize then label your bottle. Your synergy is ready!
How to use
Ingest 2 drops of the mixture on a small piece of bread or a neutral tablet, repeat as needed, no more than 6 times during the day.
Authorized users
YES. Adults, adolescents, children over 6 years old.
NO. Pregnant and breastfeeding women, children under 6 years old.
Special precautions
- Seek medical advice before use for people with asthma and epilepsy.
- An essential oil is estrogen-like.
- This synergy should not be used in cases of gallstones or lithiasis, inflammation of the gallbladder, serious liver disorders, hypertension and during significant cardiovascular problems.
These precautions apply under the application and dosage conditions cited above. If in doubt, ask your question on our forum and consult your doctor.
Complete synergy for children and pregnant women
The mixture for children and pregnant women
To help your child cope better with transport, take your empty bottle and add:
- 40 drops of essential oil Lemon
- 20 drops of essential oil Cardamom
- 20 drops of essential oil Petit grain bigarade
Cap (click!), homogenize then label your bottle. Your synergy is ready to be used!
How to use
Ingest 1 drop of the mixture on a neutral tablet or on a piece of bread, as soon as you feel nausea, maximum three times a day.
Authorized users
YES. Pregnant women over 3 months, breastfeeding women, children over 3 years old.
NO. Pregnant women under 3 months, children under 3 years old.
Generally, remember that essential oils are PROHIBITED in the first 3 months of pregnancy. More details : essential oils for children and essential oils for pregnant and breastfeeding women
Special precautions
- Seek medical advice before use for people with asthma and epilepsy.
- This synergy is contraindicated in cases of gallstones.
These precautions apply under the application and dosage conditions cited above. If in doubt, ask your question on our forum and consult your doctor.
Why these essential oils?
Peppermint: anti-nausea by nature
L'peppermint essential oil is THE anti-nausea reference for essential oils; it is composed of between 30 and 55% menthol, a very good antispasmodic. This component suppresses digestive and intestinal spasms acting on the contractions of the small intestine and thus prevents the appearance of stomach cramps and nausea.
Menthone, a ketone, promotes the secretion of bile by the liver and its evacuation into the intestine; it therefore encourages digestion and will avoid nausea resulting from a heavy meal before using the vehicle. Finally, Peppermint essential oil will give you fresh breath which will make you forget the heat, one of the key factors in transport problems.
Cardamom against abdominal spasms
To avoid feeling sick, the digestive system must function properly. L'cardamom essential oil specializes in digestive disorders and notably promotes the expulsion of intestinal gas.
This essential oil will also help you regain your appetite (often lost during transport problems); in fact, we must not forget that traveling on a completely empty stomach influences nausea.
Terpenyl acetate, a terpene ester, acts on the nervous system and limits the process of triggering spasms: it competes with the molecules responsible for the contraction of smooth muscles and therefore makes it possible to suppress or calm muscle spasms. The associated abdominal pain will disappear.
Petit Grain Bigarade reduces stress
Stress is not innocent in transport-related disorders: it accentuates them. Linalool, a monoterpene alcohol, providesessential oil of Petit Grain Bigarade nervous rebalancing properties. Indeed, linalool increases dopamine levels and thus helps calm excitability. On the other hand, this component has a sedative effect on the autonomic nervous system by acting on different neurotransmitters. Finally, it regulates mood.
Linalyl acetate is a member of the monoterpene ester family. These molecules also have calming and relaxing properties. In addition, they have interesting antispasmodic properties which will combine with the menthol of Peppermint essential oil and another ester, terpenyl acetate, to limit the digestive discomfort felt.
Lemon against nausea
L'lemon essential oil perfectly replaces that of Peppermint, the most famous anti-nausea but contraindicated for children under 6 years old and pregnant women. This Lemon essential oil contains limonene, a terpene which acts on gastric motility and which therefore gives it interesting anti-nausea properties.
Like the essential oil of Peppermint, that of Lemon promotes the secretion of bile by the liver then its evacuation into the intestine, which encourages the phenomenon of digestion and limits disorders due to transport.
In addition, lemon tastes good and brings freshness to this synergy which will therefore be appreciated by children.
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Bibliography
Work : de la Charie, T. (2019). Treat yourself with essential oils. Why and how does it work? Editions du Rocher.
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About these tips
This aromatherapy article was written by Théophane de la Charie, author of the book “Treat yourself with essential oils”, accompanied by a multidisciplinary team made up of pharmacists, biochemists and agronomists.
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