Uses for essential lavender oil

Touted for it's relaxing effect and pleasant clean aroma, lavender oil has a few extra tricks up its sleeves...

Allergies:  Diffusing some lavender oil can help to relieve the symptoms of annoying seasonal allergies.  Rubbing the oil on your chest, the back of your neck, and in between your eyes can also help relieve allergies and sinusitis.

Heal cuts:  Lavender oil has some antiseptic qualities which make it suitable for applying to minor cuts and scrapes to beat back pathogens which interfere with regular healing.  In fact, lavender oil was used on world war one battlefields with good results.

Dandruff:  It is believed that massaging several drops of lavender into the scalp will help to beat back dandruff.

Bug bites:  If you happen to meet the business end of a bee or fire ant, rub some of this essential oil on the bite or sting to help speed healing and relieve the pain.  Lavender oil can also bring some instant relief to mosquito bites.

Headaches:  The essential oil of lavender is believed to also help to naturally relieve headaches.  It is recommended that you rub some of the oil on your temples at the onset to chase away the annoying head pains.

Dry or chapped hands:  Are you one of those people who's knuckles seem to split every time winter comes around?  Rub some lavender oil on your hands to seal in the moisture and also sooth pain and prevent infection.

Eczema and dermatitis:  Applying lavender essential oils to patches of irritated skin resulting from these skin conditions is a great way to naturally heal skin.  

Insect repellent:  We may love the smell of lavender, but most bugs don't.  Dab some lavender oil on cotton balls and place them strategically in your linen closets to keep away moths.  Lavender has also long been used to keep scorpions from entering houses.

Sun burn:  For best results, mix some lavender oil with water and apple cider vinegar and spray over the areas of skin that have been overexposed to the sun to help relieve inflammation and the hot feeling.  Adding aloe vera to the equation may be advisable as well.

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Why you should have peppermint oil

The best thing about peppermint goes way beyond candy.

The truth is that peppermint has been valued as a natural healer for a long time.  People enjoy the refreshing flavor and aroma and often use it to freshen breath and add some zing to their hot tea.  Surprisingly, there are a score of health benefits that come with peppermint and the best way to heal using this herb is to obtain the essential oils from the plant.  You may be surprised to know that peppermint can be used topically for pain and relieves stress.  Just apply the oil where you are sore and enjoy a nice hot bath or shower after applying the oil to melt away the stress and pain.  Do you have an upset stomach?  Get a cup of warm water to tea and add a few drops of peppermint oil to it and drink.  Peppermint oil is also thought to cure indigestion and helps ease stomach and bowel spasms.  Peppermint oil has a antiseptic effect and can also be used for skin problems like pimples.  You can even use also use peppermint oil to remove lice and dandruff by massaging some into the scalp while also enjoying the wonderful cooling effects.  You can naturally cure headaches too using peppermint oil.  Apply some oil to your wrist or a cloth and inhale the fumes from the oil to help make the headache disappear.  Sinus problems can be helped greatly by doing this or by boiling some water with some peppermint oil.  Respiratory problems such as bronchitis, asthma, and sinusitis can also be treated using peppermint oil.  In addition to its healing properties, peppermint oil is rich in nutrients as well.  Vitamin C, vitamin A, calcium, copper, manganese, potassium, iron, magnesium can be found in peppermint oil and it even contains omega 3 essential fatty acids.  If you develop a taste for peppermint oil or work it into your lifestyle, you will not be disappointed, but refreshed and healthy!

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