Rubbing alcohol: use and effects of alcohol

Rubbing alcohol is not only known and popular among athletes. The beneficial effects of alcohol are also valued by older people, as well as in medicine and nursing.

Rubbing alcohol: Effect of alcohol

Rubbing alcohol cools and stimulates the blood circulation.

• The ingredients of the remedy are responsible for this effect. In addition to alcohol, essential oils such as camphor or menthol ensure coolness and good blood circulation.
• Furthermore, rubbing alcohol still contains spruce needle oil or mountain pine oil. These serve as a fragrance, but also have a circulation-promoting effect.
• Rubbing alcohol is applied to the skin and massaged in. It may only be used externally, the remedy is not intended for drinking. The skin must be intact, you should not apply rubbing alcohol to open wounds.
• Especially the alcohol in rubbing alcohol dries out the skin. With regular use, subsequent skin care with a moisturizing cream is important.

Areas of application of the tincture

The remedy can be used in many ways.

• Athletes mostly use the remedy for muscle pain and sore muscles.
• Tensions can be solved quite well with rubbing alcohol, especially in the lower lumbar spine, the remedy has proven itself.
• Rubbing alcohol is also helpful for joint complaints, such as arthrosis.
• The effects of the essential oils can also be used for colds by rubbing a little of the alcohol under the nose.
• Rubbing alcohol is used not only for treatment, but also for the prevention of diseases, so-called prophylaxis, in the care of the sick and the elderly.
• The back is rubbed in to prevent pneumonia. In order to prevent thrombosis in bedriddenness, the calves are smeared with it.

A massage is also beneficial for muscle pain and tension. Therefore, in the next post we will show you how to make massage oil yourself.