4 Simple home remedies for better sleep at night

Sleep is necessary after a hard day's work. From tasking the brain to driving/jumping buses dashing in and out of meetings and all tell on the body and its deserving to let the body rest, reset and re-energize itself again to prepare for the next day.

It's called beauty sleep because it tells on the whole body if you are lacking or getting enough sleep. If you don't have a case of chronic insomnia or a medical condition that needs serious medical attention, you want to try these simple remedies:

1. Take A Lemon Bath

For a night bath pour few drops of lemon juice in your bath water. Lemon fragrance invokes sleep, you can as well add few drops of lavender, jasmine or other calming essential oil to your bath water. note to use very mild fragrance only as they help bring on sleep whereas strong smell keeps our nerve alert making deep sleep near impossible.

2. Camphor and Coconut Oil

Mix a pinch of camphor with coconut oil and massage on your scalp in circular motion for about half an hour. Massaging, combing and brushing increase blood circulation and supply adequate oxygen to the brain, here Camphor oil massage before going to sleep may bring a good night sleep.

Camphor alone

Camphor has a power to make you sleepy. simply sprinkle little amount of camphor powder inside your room for that camphor fragrance. It helps to bring on deep sleep.

3. Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera has an intense cooling effect. Slit aloe Vera and extract the gel. Mash and apply it on your scalp. Regular use of aloe Vera on your scalp keeps our nerve under control and helps to get a deep sleep. Use this as often as you can.

4. Milk, Honey And Nutmeg Mix

Drink a cup of warm milk mixing with a table spoon honey before going to bed, you can also mix a teaspoon of nutmeg powder in a glass of milk and drink before going to bed. This bring on sleep naturally.

Additional Information

Top10Remedies, Mayo Clinic