Learn the different ways on how to use lavender essential oil safely and smartly!
What is Lavender Essential Oil?
Lavender essential oil is one of my all time FAVORITE essential oils. It’s long list of benefits for health, beauty and more make it a must-have for your essential oil collection, especially for beginners!
Essential oils are powerful, healing substances. They have been used since the beginning of time. In the Western world, essential oils have only recently come into the limelight but they have taken the markets by a storm!
Lavender essential oil is extracted via steam distillation of lavender flowers. The flower’s gentle, powdery and herbal scent has long been recognized as a powerful remedy in the field of aromatherapy.
The Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil
If you are on this page, you probably already know that lavender is best used for treating insomnia! Its soothing scent dispels worries and induces peaceful, calm sleep.
But did you know lavender has a wide array of other benefits too? Here’s a small sampler of what lavender essential oil can do for you:
- Reduces inflammation
- Excellent treatment for burns
- Treats acne, pimples and blackheads
- Prevents dandruff
- Promotes hair growth
- Reduces oxidative stress
- Promotes youthful, supple skin
- Helps in controlling diabetes
- Acts as a non-toxic air freshener
- Plumps up the lips in lip treatments
- Boosts immune system
- Treats sun damage
- Reduces dark circles around the eyes
- Reduces anxiety and nervousness
- Helps students in exam stress
- Promotes easy birth and gentle labor
- Soothes fussiness in babies
- Calms pets
- And so much more!
How to Use Lavender Essential Oil
When it comes to using lavender essential oil, the possibilities are endless! Just make sure you exercise caution when handling essential oils. Keep away from the reach of children and pets.
Lavender is one of those essential oils that you can use without dilution, but still, make sure you dilute it especially if you have sensitive skin.
Here are some of the ways you can use lavender essential oil:
- Direct inhalation: This is as simple as taking a whiff of lavender oil straight out of the bottle! If you need to go out and about, and can’t carry around your precious essential oil bottle, then pour a few drops of lavender essential oil onto a handkerchief and inhale as and when needed.
- Diffusion: Invest in a good quality diffuser and see how wonderful your life becomes. Diffusers blast tiny molecules of the essential oil into the atmosphere, making it easy absorbed into the blood stream via the lungs. Pour in 5 – 10 drops of lavender oil into your diffuser 1 hour before bed for peaceful, undisturbed sleep.
- Relaxing baths: Once a week, soak in a tub filled with warm water, 1 cup of Epsom salts, 20 drops of lavender essential oil and ½ cup of colloidal oatmeal. This relaxing bath will help you unwind, soothe your muscles and help your body detox, too!
Other Ways to Use Lavender Essential Oil
Some other ways to use lavender oil include:
- Foot soaks
- Spot treatments for acne and pimples
- Face masks
- Facial creams
- Hair oils
- Hair masks
- Body lotions
- And more!
Where to Get Lavender Essential Oil
Remember, when purchasing essential oils, ensure to buy only 100% pure high quality oils. One brand I personally recommend and love is Plant Therapy’s Pure Lavender Oil (scientific name: Lavandula angustifolia). It’s organic, pure, unadulterated lavender oil!
Before using essential oils, please read Caution & Safety when Using Essential Oils
What are your favorite ways to use lavender essential oil?
