What is a Peri-Rinse?
Midwives Blend of Peri-Rinse Drops are all-natural. Several infused oils, plus select essential oils, are blended into an almond oil base. Peri-drops are potent and multi-use, and most often added postpartum to a peri bottle after birth. Moreover, it’s a luxe way to rinse, soothe and heal the perineal area. Also, it has a pleasant fresh scent for your tender parts.
Next, it takes only one dropper full (1ml) from this potent blend. Simply add to a peri-bottle of warm water and tilt to mix. Using this spray mix can help cleanse during rinse, soothe swollen tissue and abrasions. In addition, drops can be combined with a healing sitz bath, or used as a post-menstrual rinse.
Do it Yourself Peri-Rinse
You can gather supplies to prepare your own do it yourself (DIY) peri-spray mix. All you will need is a dropper bottle, and your choice of oils. Also, it’s helpful to use a small stainless steel funnel to help fill your bottle and avoid oil spill cleanup. It’s rather simple, after filling 3/4 way, leave room for your essential oil mix. Finally, once the oils are added -you cap your bottle, and tilt to mix. Now you have your own custom peri-blend.
Your Choice Blend of Oils:
Postpartum Peri Bottle Use
- Almond oil is used as a base oil, it’s anti-inflammatory, and helps reduce scaring.
- Calendula oil is anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, and has antibacterial properties. This can make it useful while healing.
- St. Johns Wort oil is used to soothe skin, improving elasticity, and hydration to help decrease the appearance of scars.
- Apricot oil is antiseptic, antibacterial, and has antioxidant effects.
- Emu oil is rejuvenate treatment of skin conditions, such as with skin wounds. It possesses significant anti-inflammatory properties.
- Arnica oil can be helpful for sore muscles, and bruising. It contains helenalin, an anti-inflammatory ingredient. However, caution with use -as it can be an irritant. It should be diluted, patch tested, or avoided altogether. It should not be used on an open wound.
Essential Oil Options:
- Lavender is a disinfectant for skin, relieves irritation and improves blood circulation, and promotes faster healing time.
- Cypress helps restore skin’s hydration, soothes irritated inflamed skin and accelerant of the healing process.
- Frankincense contains anti-inflammatory properties, can help with pain, and has antioxidants that promote healing.
- Roman chamomile helps to soothe irritated skin, redness inflammation & itching.
- Immortelle helps to heal scars, bruises, and assist the skin’s natural regeneration process.
- Helichrysum is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial skin helper, and natural hemorrhoid soother.
Research for Yourself
Lastly, research is important to keep up on the safety of using essential oils. The following is a study in favor of using essential oils postpartum, specific to perineal area healing.
In addition, contact your care provider for research findings or professional recommendation. Next, start out with a good book for reference, such as: The Essential Life (Several Editions). Furthermore, you will know which essential oils to avoid, and which are considered safe for your postpartum body.
DISCLAIMER: All Holistic Methods post are not meant to treat an illness or disease. If you have concerns consult your doctor before application of any plant, oil matter, essential oil or other listed ingredient, or ideas. If you have skin sensitivities it’s best to test an area before full exposure, or skip all natural modalities in care. External use only -do not ingest.