A beeswax-set cooling salve you can make in 15 minutes: peppermint and eucalyptus for the cold, rosemary and lavender for the rest of the Deep Blue feel, a Biofreeze-strength option with menthol crystals for the strongest cold, and a lidocaine + menthol version that copies Biofreeze UltraFlex Plus for numbing one nagging spot. Real dilutions, named oils, no mystery fragrance.
A reader’s map to the BodyType.com newsletter archive: what’s in a typical issue, how to filter 150+ back issues by year, body type, or essential oil, a type-by-type index of which issues feature each of the 25 body types, and our picks for the food and nutrition articles worth starting with.
Massage first, menthol second. Here’s a make-it-yourself sore-muscle kit — an everyday recovery massage oil, a stronger spot rub, and an anti-inflammatory drink — that usually beats a premium tube on cost and beats plain coconut oil on real relief. Named oils, safe dilutions, no mystery ‘fragrance.’
Healthy hair starts at the scalp. Here’s Bare to Hair Oil: a make-it-yourself blend of four nourishing carrier oils and a few stimulating essential oils — including rosemary, which held its own against minoxidil in a head-to-head trial — that you massage in and let work.
In Carolyn Mein’s 25 Body Type System, the Intestinal type grows by experience — and when that growth gets stuck, it tends to show up on the body. Here’s the type explained in plain terms, plus a make-it-yourself Daily Joy Blend — bergamot, ylang ylang, geranium, and sunny citrus — you wear over the thymus as a two-minute lift.
Your liver works the night shift. Here’s the whole evening ritual — a DIY body oil you can mix at home, our eight-herb Liver Breaker formula, and the gut support that pairs with both — with the reasoning behind every ingredient.