BENEFITS OF LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL

Lavender oil is one of the most popular essential oils because of its variety of uses and healing properties. People have used lavender oil to treat headaches, stress, tension, burns, pain, infections, wounds, and high blood pressure – benefits are many.

Mothers have even been known to use lavender scented lotions and soaps on children to help them relax and sleep longer at night.

If you’re intrigued by all of the things that this wonder oil can do, keep reading to find out more about lavender oil, benefits of using and its healing abilities.

The Basics

Lavender oil is taken from the flowers of lavender plants through steam distillation. Because lavender flowers are so fragrant, they have been used in potpourri and perfumes for many years. The oil found in lavender flowers is great for aromatherapy, and can be found in aromatherapy lotions, soaps, gels, infusions, and oils.

Lavender oil is mostly known as a middle note (takes a while to establish a scent), but is often used with other essential oils like pine, clary, geranium, nutmeg, cedar wood and sage, which also allows it to be used as a base (very fragrant, long-lasting) or top note (very fragrant, short-lived). The word lavender is taken from the Latin word “lavera”, which translates into “to wash”. The Romans were known for using lavender oil while bathing, and it has been said that they introduced it to England, where it became very popular.

Appearance

If you’ve never seen lavender oil, it’s clear in appearance, and feels like water to the touch. As far as the smell goes, there are no worries here because lavender oil has a nice floral smell.

Healing Properties

Muscle pain reliever

Lavender oil has a lot of pain relieving properties for your muscles. Any pain caused by tense muscles, backaches, sprains, sore muscles, rheumatism, joints, and muscular aches can be remedied by getting regular massages and/or baths with lavender oil.

Relaxation/Headache remedy

Essential lavender oil has a calming effect on the nervous system, which makes it perfect for soothing the nerves and relaxing the mind. Many people have also found that lavender oil is the best way to ease pain from migraines and headaches without seeing a doctor or ingesting pain relievers.

Depression treatment

Lavender essential oil can also be used to help treat anxiety and depression. The gentle scent will lower emotional stress, nervous tension, exhaustion, and restlessness, and increase your mind’s productivity. You can also use lavender oil to treat discomfort caused by trembling, shock, vertigo, premenstrual syndrome, delusions, panic attacks, and epilepsy.

Digestion problems

Lavender essential oil can be used to treat minor digestive problems such as colic, gas, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, stomachaches, and it aids the intestines’ functions. For small children, rub lavender oil on their tummy and lower back every hour, then wait for the symptoms to fade.

Sleep aid

If a person is having trouble sleeping or suffers from insomnia, using lavender essential oil before bed is recommended because the aroma will allow the mind to relax, and will help you fall asleep. Experts also say to put lavender into pillows to ensure a restful night, or use a drop of lavender oil on the corner of your pillow to begin relaxing.

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