Lavender is probably one of the most widely known essential oils available. Everyone is familiar with the fragrance and probably have some sort of scent memory associated with it, but Lavender is more than just a lovely aroma to scent your linens with and keep insects away.
This amazing oil is one of the few oils gentle enough that it can be used on the skin undiluted. It has antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and cell regenerative properties and it balances the skin making it a great oil to use for dry, oily, acne, aging and sensitive skins, on burns, insect bites, eczema, and dermatitis. It can even help minimize or prevent scarring.
Lavender also soothes the mind, helping with insomnia, nervous tension, exhaustion, depression and stress and vertigo. It has a balancing, calming and cheering effect and can even help with migraines.
But did you know, that lavender can help with asthma , bronchitis, sinusitis, coughs and nausea?
This floral oils helps to relax and ease breathing. Use it in a diffuser during cold and flu season to fight bacteria and the spread of illness. Use it diluted in a vegetable oil to apply to muscle pain, neuralgia, sciatica or cramps. Add a small amount to a bath before retiring and you will sleep like a baby.
Everyone should have a bottle of this oil in their medicine cabinet for emergency burns, wounds healing, bites and stings.
Everyone should have a bottle of this oil in their medicine cabinet for emergency burns, wounds healing, bites and stings.
