| Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) has a sweet and | | | | on your feet for the calming effect. Within 20 minutes |
| floral scent that is not only pleasant to smell, it has | | | | it will be present in every cell in your body! If you |
| many important therapeutic qualities for your health. | | | | don’t want it on your body, you can put a few |
| You have to make sure you are buying a pure, | | | | drops on your pillow next to your nose. |
| medicinal-grade lavender, or you will be getting | | | | LAVENDER OIL FOR SKIN PROBLEMS |
| additives that don’t have any benefits other than | | | | To stop the itching and swelling of a bee sting, put a |
| the scent. One sure way to make sure you are getting | | | | drop of lavender oil on the sting directly. It will start |
| a high-quality lavender essential oil is to check the back | | | | feeling better immediately. You can put lavender oil on |
| of the bottle – if it has a caloric value then it is safe | | | | a cut to help assist in stopping bleeding. Lavender oil |
| to ingest, and therefore pure. Many of the oils on the | | | | can assist with chapped or sunburned lips, scar tissue, |
| market in health food stores do not have the caloric | | | | cold sores, sunburns, open wounds, dandruff, and |
| value, and you can’t ingest it. | | | | rashes. |
| LAVENDER OIL FOR RELAXATION | | | | Lavender oil can decrease the pain of minor burns, if |
| My favorite way to enjoy lavender oil and its benefits | | | | you apply 2-4 drops of the oil to the affected area. |
| is by diffusing it into the air. Investing in a diffuser has | | | | Do you have eczema or dermatitis? You know how |
| many benefits, as the lavender oil is suspended in the | | | | difficult it is to rid yourself of unsightly eczema… use |
| air in your home and is absorbed through your nose | | | | your lavender oil! Use a V-6 vegetable mixing oil with a |
| directly to your brain and cells. It will help you relax and | | | | few drops of the lavender oil and apply directly to the |
| sleep deeply. | | | | eczema. |
| If you don’t own a diffuser, you can rub lavender oil | | | | |