For athletes, competitive drive to win can be vicious. Beyond the satisfaction of personal attainment, athletes recurrently chase dreams of winning a medal or procuring a spot in a professional team. In such an environment, the usage of performance enhancing essential oils has become progressively common. Anti bacterial soaps with essential oils, creams and shampoos contain wonderful healing properties and are used by athletes to ameliorate their performance. Athletes are at peril for developing skin infections so essential oils can be used in a number of ways for treatment of a variety of skin and health issues. About 2 million athletes make use of essential oils for reducing sore muscles and over 1.5 million use them for curing foot related skin problems.
Here is the infographic by DefenseSoap, explaining the interesting facts about essential oil:
Here is how performance of an athlete can be enhanced by using the right essential oil:
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Energy and mood enhancement
Inhale peppermint oil before and during workout to thrust your mood and increase energy.
Peppermint essential oil is also ideal for gas, digestion and nausea.
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Enhance muscle tone
Lavender, cypress,Rosemary essential oils are used prior to exercise to enhance muscle tone and minimize soreness.
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Relieve stress
Essential oils containing Lavender, being a wonderful stress reliever is helpful for pre-race night sleep.
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Relief from Feet infection
Athletes are the worst sufferers of feet infection. Antibacterial soaps with essential oils like Lavender and rosemary are capable of eliminating odor and skin infection.