23 Amazing Uses for Lavender Oil
- Calming – Lavender is most known for its calming effects apply a few drop in the palms of your hands and inhale deeply for help relaxing. You can also apply some to your wrists and feet to help calm your body.
- Aching Muscles – Add Epsom salts and a few drops of lavender oil to a warm bath can help ease aching muscles.
- Sleep Aid – Apply a couple of drops in your hands then smooth on your pillow if you are having trouble sleeping. This can help you get to sleep by relaxing your body.
- Acne – Using a few drops of your plain cream or moisturizer can help get rid of acne and help keep it under control.
- Bee sting or Bug Bite – Apply a drop of Lavender Oil mixed in a carrier oil to a bug bite can stop itching and help reduce swelling.
- An Earache – Warm the lavender oil in hot water for a few minutes then apply a few drops of lavender oil into a few drops of a carrier oil (coconut oil, olive oil,) and apply behind the ear and throat.
- Minor Burn – 2-3 drops of Lavender oil in a carrier on a minor burn can help reduce pain.
- Eczema – Add a few drops of lavender oil to a carrier oil and apply onto the dry and itchy skin.
- Cuts and Scraps – A drop of lavender oil on cuts and scrapes can help stop bleeding, clean the wounds and kill bacteria.
- Fatigue – Add five drops of lavender oil mixed with Epsom salt or Himalayan salt to a hot foot bath and soak your feet while relaxing. This can help stimulate the systems of your body and give you a boost.
- Nausea and Motion Sickness – Inhaling is a first step and behind the ears may relieve nausea and motion sickness.
- Fevers – Add one drop of lavender oil mixed with a teaspoon of Himalayan salt to a tepid bowl of water and sponge bath with it taking care not to get a chill. This can help with a fever.
- Stop a bleeding nose – Put a drop of lavender oil with a teaspoon of coconut oil, mix together and then apply to the inside of each nostril and tilt head back
- A headache – Soaking a piece of cloth in icy water and sprinkling a few drops of lavender oil mixed with a tsp of Himalayan salt on it then try applying to your forehead, it can help with headaches.
- Heal Dry or Chapped Skin – Apply a drop of lavender oil in a carrier oil on dry or chapped skin to heal your skin.
- Chapped Lips – Same as above, apply a drop of lavender oil in a carrier oil on them. You can also make this
- Menstrual Cramps – You can try massage a few drops of lavender oil in a carrier oil into your lower abdomen and then trying a hot compress on the area.
- Hay Fever – Placing a drop of Lavender oil between your palms and inhaling deeply can relieve symptoms of hay fever
- Bug Repellent – Moths, Midges and Mosquitos are known to hate the smell of lavender. You can help prevent bites by getting a spray bottle of water and adding a few drops of lavender and one drop of plain dish soap to break the tension of the water to it and shaking it up then spraying yourself.
- Dandruff – Rubbing a few drop of lavender oil and carrier oil into the scalp can help relieve dandruff.
- Cold Sores – Placing a drop of lavender oil in a carrier oil on a cold sore can help shorten healing times.
- Scars – Try applying some oil on the scar tissue, it can help promote healing and reduce the appearance of scars.
- Wrinkles – For the same reason above lavender oil can help diminish wrinkles.
Just a note you should always dilute the oil in a carrier oil like using Essential 7 oils organic sunflower oil.