Lemon pure essential oil can be used to:
Lemon essential oil is extracted from the peel of fresh lemons using a
“cold-pressing” process that pricks and rotates the peel as oil is
released. With its bright and joyful aroma, Lemon essential oil benefits
skin and hair as much as its aroma enhances your environment. The
essential oil can be diluted and applied topically to your skin, as well
as diffused into the air and inhaled for further health benefits.
Did you know: If you apply undiluted lemon essential
oil onto many kinds of warts regularly, remembering to surround the
good skin with a ‘barrier’ (such as coconut oil or neural gel), the wart
will drop off after a while.
Some of the benefits of lemon essential oils include the following:
- Helps reduce anxiety and depression symptoms: You
may have noticed when using lemon-scented products to clean your home,
you feel more relaxed and in a better mood afterward. A 2006 study
conducted by PubMed showed that lemon essential oil was a powerful
calming and mood-improving agent during stress test experiments. The
same study concluded that lemon essential oil was more effective at
relieving stress than other essential oils such as lavender and rose.
When diffused, Lemon oil provides an uplifting environment that promotes
a positive mood. Owing to the chemical makeup of the oil, it has been
shown to help improve mood with an energizing and invigorating aroma. If
you want to diffuse lemon oil, use three to four drops in an essential
oil diffuser of your choice.
- Can ease morning sickness symptoms: Nausea and
vomiting are two of the most common symptoms experienced in early
pregnancy. There may be reason to believe that lemon essential oil can
relieve (or at least decrease) the severity of these symptoms. In a 2014
study, 100 pregnant women were exposed to aromatherapy with lemon
essential oil. The results concluded that the oil helped decrease the
levels of nausea and vomiting significantly amongst these women. Not
only will it help with morning sickness, it will leave a lemon-fresh
scent around the house.
- Natural skin exfoliator: When incorporated into
your skincare routine, Lemon oil can help give your complexion a
refreshed, healthy-looking glow. To make your own homemade exfoliate
scrub, combine 4 – 5 drops of Lemon essential oil into a small amount of
oatmeal and water. As you apply the Lemon oatmeal scrub to your skin,
you will feel the cleansing and refreshing properties of Lemon oil
working to exfoliate and clean your skin.
- Natural furniture maintenance aid: The cleansing
and preserving qualities of Lemon make it the ideal oil for maintaining
your furniture. Whether your furniture could use a good wipe-down or a
brand-new shine, there are several uses for Lemon essential oil when it
comes to cleaning and preserving furniture. By adding a few drops of
Lemon essential oil to olive oil, you can create your own non-toxic
furniture polish at home. Lemon essential oil leaves a clean shine,
prevents fine wood finishes from drying out, and can replace lost
moisture in antique woods as it penetrates worn finishes. It is
recommended to apply the polish in an inconspicuous spot first before
applying it to the entire piece, to see if the surface reacts
accordingly to the polish.
- Removes grease from your hands with ease: If you
like working on machinery such as your bike or your car, or projects in
general within the garage, you know the frustration of trying to get
black grease off your hands. No matter how hard you scrub with soap,
there always seems to be a greasy residue left behind. Give your soap a
little extra boost in cleaning power by adding a few drops of Lemon
essential oil to your soap mixture, and give your hands a good scrub.
- Helps restore tarnished metals and jewellery: Lemon
oil is a great remedy for alleviating the early stages of tarnish on
silver and other metals. No need to throw out jewellery, silverware, or
other household items that have started to tarnish—just put a couple
drops of Lemon essential oil on a cotton ball, and rub on the tarnished
area to bring back the natural beauty of your metals.
Blends well with: Chamomile, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, peppermint, sandalwood, and ylang ylang.
