Properties and use of lavender essential oil
On the human body lavender oil affects three levels: emotional, physical, and mental. If you put a couple of drops of oil on the pillow before going to bed, then a healthy, strong and calm sleep is assured to you. In addition, the oil improves blood circulation and restores tissues, relieves cramps and inflammation.
This essential oil reduces blood pressure. With rheumatism it is useful to make hot baths using lavender oil. They will help relieve pain, remove toxins from the body. With spasmodic stomach pain, make a warm compress, adding a couple of drops of lavender oil. It will relieve pain, normalize the work of the liver, contribute to overcoming the upset stomach, ulcers, diarrhea, worms.
Essential oil is effective for pain in the genitourinary system. Rinse with lavender oil. Oil also removes pain in cystitis, menstrual cycle. The properties of lavender oil help to disinfect and protect from infection of the wound.
Lavender oil is indispensable for measles, whooping cough, and angina. Has antiseptic and burns. If you are burned, immediately apply 2-3 drops of lavender oil to the affected area. Oil will warn or, at the extreme, ease the swelling. If oil is applied with a slight degree of burn, burn blisters are not formed. In addition to thermal burns, oil can also be used for sunburn. It removes redness, heals wounds. To get rid of the vaginal fungus, women should take a bath with the addition of water drops of lavender oil.
The aroma of lavender is so saturated that it helps with sore throat, cough and bronchial asthma. The use of oil during or after irradiation allows you to avoid or significantly reduce their negative impact. Lavender oil helps to normalize the work of the sebaceous glands, getting rid of acne, dandruff, depriving. The smell of lavender is not tolerated by many insects: moth, fleas, ants.
Oil can also be used to treat gangrene. For this, the following composition is made: take the St. John's wort oil and lavender oil, mix and apply to the dead skin areas. After regular application, the skin texture is restored and new cells grow.
If you mix lavender oil with lemon or bergamot oils, this will be an excellent remedy for relieving inflammation and itching with mosquito bites. Lavender is widely used in the fight against herpes. Lavender restores the structure of the hair, eliminates dandruff and strengthens the hair. Lavender oil is suitable for the care of tired skin.
In folk cosmetology and medicine, there are many recipes with the addition of essential oil of lavender. Here are just a few of them.
At dizzinesses and pains do or make a compress. Stir a couple drops of lavender oil with 2 drops of lemon and geranium oil and one drop of mint oil.
For insomnia, the following formulations are recommended:
- Mix 3 drops of juniper oil, 2 drops of jasmine and orange oil and one drop of rosemary and lavender oil.
- Mix 2 drops of pine and chamomile oil with 3 drops of lavender oil.
In overwork, take a bath with the following mixtures:
- Mix two drops of rosemary, lavender, lemon and geranium oils. Add to the bath.
- Mix 3 drops of orange oil, two drops of melissa, lavender and rosemary oil, one drop of pine and thyme oil.
You can prepare a cleansing air mixture: add 4 drops of lavender oil, 2 drops of lemon oil, one drop of geranium and sage oil to the aroma lamp.
For colds, it is recommended to do inhalation. With the flu, and also runny nose, do the following inhalation. In boiling water, add two drops of fir, chamomile and lavender oil. Cover your head with a towel and inhale deeply. When coughing or bronchitis helps another inhalation. Add in the boiling water 3 drops of pine oil and two drops of anise, lavender, eucalyptus, thyme oils.
With lavender oil it is useful to use baths. Useful substances contained in the oil penetrate deeply into the skin and show healing effects. Before using the bath, it is recommended to rinse well under the shower, since after bath it is not recommended to wash off the body with useful substances. These substances will be absorbed by the skin after the adoption of water procedures. After taking a bath, gently rub the body with a towel.
In case of exciting, stressful situations, take a bath with the following composition of essential oils: 3 drops of geranium oil and two drops of juniper and lavender oil.
With hives, take a bath (15 minutes) with the addition of 3 drops of lavender oil and 5 drops of camomile oil.
Compresses with lavender oil are very effective in all sorts of diseases.
When fever is recommended, make a cold compress with a few drops of oils of eucalyptus, mint, lavender and lemon.
With colic, make a cold compress with the following composition. Mix 3 drops of camomile oil with 2 drops of mint and lavender oil.
When stretching, prepare a compress of 5 drops of tea tree oil, 3 drops of juniper, lavender and rosemary oil and 2 drops of peppermint oil.
With skin crevices, compress with 4 drops of lavender oil, 3 drops of chamomile oil, 2 drops of geranium oil, one drop of lemon oil.
When stomatitis, make a mixture of the following components: four drops of fennel, lavender and chamomile oil, 2 drops of thyme oil, one drop of lemon oil. Add 75 ml of water and rinse the mixture with the mixture several times a day.