What is lavender essential oil used for?

What is lavender essential oil?

LAVENDER essential oil (Lavandula angustifolia) is the most popular of all essential oils, not only for its fragrance, but for its plethora of uses and benefits.

It is one of the best essential oils out there.

It could be mainly used for skin issues like insect bites and stings, burns, acne, dry skin, irritations.

Lavender essential oil may also help relieve anxiety, nervousness, might relieve insomnia, nervous tension, it might even ease anger and frustration.

It has a very clean, pure and soothing scent.

Most people like it very much and in many, it may offer a comforting sense.

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LAVENDER is the most popular of all essential oils, not only for its fragrance, but for its plethora of uses and benefits.

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Lavender Essential Oil Uses & Ideas

For Skin

For cuts and scrapes, apply lavender essential oil to sanitize and it might help stop the bleeding.
Insect bites and stings: apply one drop of lavender essential oil directly on the bite or sting (can be applied with or without a carrier oil). This can help with the swelling, the itch and the discomfort.

Personal testimonial about pure lavender oil uses:

The other day, my son got stung by a bee and the stinger was too deep for me to get out.

I applied one drop of Thieves essential oil (click here to learn more about Thieves essential oil) and I literally watched the stinger get pushed out by the oil right in front of my eyes.

Incredible! Lavender helped soothe the area where he got stung.

For dry or chapped skin, rashes, sunburns, cold sores and similar skin issues, put about 2 oz of coconut oil (or any carrier oil like organic olive oil or avocado oil) and add 5-10 drops of lavender essential oil in. Mix well and apply on areas affected. Apply as often as needed.

For sunburns, if it is too painful to rub coconut oil and lavender, you can also spray it on. Fill up a glass spray bottle with purified water and add 5-10 drops of lavender essential oil. Shake well and spray over burned skin.
For burns, apply lavender essential oil with or without a carrier oil. Coconut oil may also help soothe the burned skin, so I would recommend using it with the carrier oil.
For scars, apply lavender essential oil (with a carrier oil such as coconut oil) on the affected areas.
For dry and flaky scalp, mix in 1 oz of coconut oil with about 5 drops of lavender essential oil. Apply all over scalp and massage. Let it sit for a few minutes. Rinse well and wash with shampoo or neutral soap until it is all out.

What is lavender essential oil good for?

How to use lavender oil for anxiety and how to use lavender oil for sleep

Rub lavender essential oil (mixed in with a carrier oil like coconut oil) on the soles of your feet before bed. It can be applied directly to the skin.
Put in a glass spray bottle with water (3-5 drops per 8oz of water), shake well and spray on yourself and your pillow before bed. Inhale lavender whenever you need to calm down or relax.

For perfume and deodorant, fill up a glass spray bottle (8-16oz) with purified water and add 5-10 drops of lavender essential oil. Shake well and spray over armpits and all over yourself.
For nosebleeds and clogged tear ducts, apply one drop of lavender on the bridge of the nose (be careful to not apply near the eyes). With nosebleeds, also apply ice around the nose area until the bleeding stops.
For sinus inflammation or congestion, it may help to diffuse lavender essential oil or apply a drop on hand, rub hands together, place over face and inhale deep breaths, hold in as long as possible and exhale.

What does lavender essential oil do?

To flavor water, add 1 drop to every 8-16 oz of pure water. Use a jar made out of glass, not plastic. Adding a few mint leaves will taste so good, too. You can also add one drop to lemonade. It tastes amazing!
For laundry, you can either add a cotton ball with a drop or two of lavender essential oil to your dryer to make it smell nice, it may help repel moths and insects or you can put the cotton balls with lavender essential oil in your drawers and closets.
For balance issues and motion sickness, use one drop (with carrier oil or not) around your temples, behind the ears, on the abdominal area and on the tip of your tongue.