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Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil.

Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil. 

Lavender flowers have many different uses from potpourri, home decor, and crafting while Lavender Essential Oil has may benefits and uses as well it can be added to laundry detergent, household cleaning products, soaps, perfumes, and many other body care products. 


According to wellnessmama.com : Lavender is known for it’s scent but also for its antibacterial, antimicrobial, expectorant, stress-relieving, antiseptic and analgesic properties.

Below is a list of reasons to use Lavender Oil

1. Insomnia - To help induce sleep put 3 or 4 drops of Lavender Oil on your pillow. 

2. Aching Muscles - Apply Epsom Salt and a few drops of Lavender Oil  to a bath and soak away the tension.

3. Acne - Lavender is one of the most valuable oils for the treatment of acne, according to aromatherapists. Add a few drops of lavender oil to a plain cream sold by chemists and use as a moisturizer or cleanser.

4. Stress and Anxiety - Keep a spray of lavender mist to spritz throughout the day or rub some on your temples.

5. Sunburn - Spray pure Lavender Oil onto the skin.
 
6. Menstrual Cramps - Massage a few drops of Lavender Oil onto your lower belly.

7. Fatigue - Add 5 drops of lavender oil to a hot foot bath and relax while your feet soak in it.

8. Cuts - Apply Lavender Oil to sooth pain and prevent bacterial infection and aid scar-free healing.
 

9. Minor Burns - After cooling the area gently stroke on Lavender Oil.

10. Earaches - Warm a bottle of lavender oil in hot water for a minute or two, then gently massage a few drops into the skin around the ears and throat.




As you can see there are many great uses for Lavender Oil and this is just a few of them. Essential oils are interesting with all of the different healing properties and uses they have. Here at the spa we carry a wide variety of Jurlique Pure Essential Oils, Lavender being one of them.



You can purchase this product by going to our online store, or by stopping into our Organic Boutique at 21 W. Gutierrez St. 


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