Oiling Your Belly Button
What happens if you put oil in your Belly Button? What are its benefits? What is the right way of oiling the navel and who should avoid it?
Importance of Belly Button in our body
Some people believe that navel is just a scar that was left behind after cutting the umbilical cord.
People question how can oiling the Belly Button benefit other organs? Well, if you see a tailor very smartly oils that section of the sewing machine where more than two parts intersect, and navel is the only point in the body where 72,000 subtle energy channels merge.
So if you oil the Belly Button, you will receive the benefits from head to toe.
Ayurveda calls the belly button a Sadyopranhar marma point, which is why even a small strike directly on your belly button can prove to be fatal.
Just as only nourishing the roots of a plant flourishes all its parts. The navel is the root of your body since inception, when you were in your mother’s womb, and it continues to be the epicentre of your body.
Maharishi Patanjali says that Navel is the door to all the secrets of this body. This is why in Ayurveda, different oils for different problems were put in navel.
Benefits of oiling the Belly Button
Now, let’s talk about the five amazing benefits of oiling the navel, which modern science has yet to figure out.
Belly Button oiling benefits for Skin
Before lip balms and body lotions captured the cosmetic market, our ancestors knew a little secret that if one puts a few drops of mustard oil in the Belly Button, the problem of chapped lips and dry skin vanishes, never being the root of our body.
When oiled, it lubricates the deepest layers of the skin.
If someone regularly does Belly Button oiling, not only he won’t experience chapped lips, but also the lips will turn soft and pinkish.
No wonder this anti-aging secret has been well passed on since generations. To get that glowing skin from within, use vitamin E-rich sweet almond oil.
In fact, according to Ayurveda, just two drops of neem oil put in Belly Button can put skin problems like pimples, rashes and itching to rest.
Belly Button oiling benefits for Digestion
40% of the total blood in the body is in the abdominal area alone.
Belly Button oiling circulates it, which means that if you suffer from gas or bloated stomach, start oiling the Belly Button with sesame oil for acidity and IBS, coconut oil is recommended.
Interestingly, the organ that is stimulated directly when you press your belly button is your small intestine, which is also why navel oiling acts like a medicine and constipation. Castor oil is hands down the best oil in this regard.
Belly Button oiling benefits for Brain
Do you know that 95% of the feel good hormone called serotonin is produced in your navel region? I am sure you would have noticed how after hearing a bad news, you almost instantly feel a discomfort in your belly area.
Even the latest stem cell research acknowledges that the brain gut connection is strong, which is also why navel is called your second brain.
Basically, if you want a natural dose of that feel good hormone, start oiling your belly button using this cow ghee or Brahmi oil.
It stimulates the enteric nervous system, which is why problems like anxiety, mood swings, and depressive tendencies begin to mellow down.
Belly Button oiling benefits for Body Pain
if menstrual cramps trouble you or you experience chronic pain in any part of the body, oiling the navel with mustard oil will greatly help you relieve tension and inflammation.
Belly button oiling also helps in other lower body problems like urinary disorders, endometriosis, and even increases sexual strength.
When We Get Benefits
Now that we know oiling the Belly Button has benefits, let us see how and when should we do it so that we get maximum benefits?
The most practical time for belly button oiling is in the morning. After taking bath, simply take a few drops of the oil and using your ring finger, apply it inside your navel in a circular motion.
Gently massage the area around the navel and you are good to go. Another time for navel oiling is just before going to sleep at night.
You can keep a dropper bottle near your bed, lie down and put in a couple of drops, massage gently and sleep well.
Cotton Belly Button connection
I am sure you would have noticed a small cotton inside your navel. How did it get there?
Well, it simply the cotton fibre sucked by your Belly Button from your waist. How often we see it happening anywhere else? Almost never.
This is a proof of your navel sucking capability due to its this strong absorption quality.
Belly Button Oiling for Daily Problems
Different herbal paste, concoctions and oils have been used for different health problems in Ayurveda for eye related issues like weak eyesight and dry eyes.
Sweet almond oil is used as it is exceptionally high in retinol, vitamin E, and K that soothes the inner walls of the eyes, giving the much needed lubrication.
Having low sperm count use desi cow ghee for navel oiling, which has been scientifically proven to fight the reactive oxygen species that damage sperms.
If you are suffering from hair fall or you want to grow your hair faster, oiling your navel with castor oil will greatly help you.
If you wish to boost your sex power, pure sesame oil being high in zinc is the right choice.
For problems like sinus, asthma and obesity, heating oil like mustard will be most beneficial. Just make sure that the oil used for navel oiling is pure without any fillers or artificial fragrance.
When should you avoid oiling the Belly Button?
Now keep in mind that there are certain times when navel oiling should be avoided
first, if you have a hernia.
Second, if you are someone suffering from serious stomach ulcers,
thirdly, if you are pregnant for all others, navel oiling is not only safe but is highly beneficial.
Still, if you are sceptical about it, give it a try and oil your navel continuously for 21 days.
Ayurveda scriptures assure that 15 seconds spent on this simple thing will surprise you in more ways than you thought.
Just like you brush your teeth, make navel oiling a part of your daily routine, and it will certainly help you in many ways.