Lemon essential oils are anti-infectious, antibacterial (especially with spores), antiseptic, antiviral. It can function as a disinfectant and has vitamin P-like action for improving microcirculation, promoting white blood cell formation and improving immune function. It has also been widely used in skin care to cleanse skin and reduce wrinkles. It helps brighten pale, dull complexions and remove dead skin cells. Although Lemon essential oils have a ton of physical benefits, they have house hold functional benefits as well.
Physical benefits of lemon essential oil:
Stress: Lemon oil is calming in nature and therefore helps in removing mental fatigue, exhaustion, anxiety, nervousness and nervous tension. It has to ability to refresh the mind by creating a positive mind-frame and removing negative emotions. It is also believed that inhaling lemon oil helps in increasing concentration and alertness. It can therefore be used as a room freshener in offices to increase the efficiency of the employees.
- Insomnia: Usage of lemon oil ensures good sleep and helps those suffering from insomnia.
- Immune System: Lemon oil has high vitamin content and therefore it helps in increasing the immunity of the body. It further stimulated White Blood Cells and thus increases your ability to fight diseases. Lemon oil also improves the circulation in the body.
- Fever: Lemon oil is effective against infectious diseases such as fever, malaria and typhoid.
- Stomach Disorders: Since lemon oil is carminative, it is used in treating various stomach problems including indigestion, stomach upsets, cramps, etc.
- Skin Care: Lemon oil is a good remedy for the increasing the luster of dull skin. It is astringent and detoxifying in nature, and rejuvenates dull skin. Its antiseptic properties help in treating pimples and various skin disorders. Lemon is also recommended for oily skin.
- To Relax and Calm Nerves:
Open the bottle of lemon essential oil and put it close to your nose, but don’t touch it to your skin. Take a deep breath an slowly smell the wonderful fragrance. Take several deep breaths, put the bottle down and breathe normally for a few seconds, then pick up the bottle and smell slowly again. Visualize the lemon cleansing away stress and worry like the sun brightens the day. Repeat for a total of three times – or more if you like. - As an Antioxidant:
Lemon essential oil consists of 68 percent d-limonene, a powerful antioxidant. - Corns, Calluses, Bunions:
Rub lemon essential oil on your corns, calluses or bunions in the morning and in the evening for soothing relief and softening of skin. - Hair Care: Lemon oil is also effective as a hair tonic. Many people use lemon oil to get strong, healthy and shinning hair. Lemon oil is also used for removing dandruff from head.
- Over Weight: Lemon juice is very helpful in reducing weight.
- Tiredness: Lemon oil is refreshing and stimulating and increase the circulating. It is helpful in removing mental as well as physical tiredness.
- Asthma: It is believed that lemon is also useful for treating asthma.
- Balancing pH:
Lemon essential oil provides a pleasant way to help balance your pH. The pH of lemon is just about perfect for the human body. So if your body tends to run too acid, drinking a few drops of lemon oil in water two to three times a day is a healthy practice. This is especially good when doing the Lemon Master Cleanse.
Practical benefits of lemon essential oil:
As a Room Freshener:
Lemon essential oil’s refreshing, purifying, citrus scent is super revitalizing and uplifting. Mix about 10 to 20 drops with water and spritz your room for a delightfully fresh ambience and cleaner air.
- If you like lemon scented laundry, put a few drops on a small cloth and throw in the dryer, or put a few drops in your final rinse cycle or hand wash.
- To Flavor Water:
A couple of drops added to water not only transform your glass into a refreshing beverage, but it’s a lot safer than squeezing the lemon wedge that came on the side of your glass! More about that here… - To Quick-Purify Water:
If you’re in an area where the water is suspect, add two drops of lemon oil to a glass of water and stir. Let it sit a couple of minutes, the pollutants will come to the top. Skim them off with a spoon or place a clean napkin or paper towel over the top of the water and let them absorb into the napkin. - As a Great-Smelling Natural Cleanser:
To get your whole kitchen smelling lemon fresh, put 10-15 drop of lemon oil in 2 cups of water and wash the counters down. Use lemon oil to rub off stubborn stains on dishes. Put a couple of drops in the final rinse of the dishwasher for lemon-fresh dishes! - To Flavor Tea:
No lemon wedges around for tea? Add a couple drops of lemon oil to your tea and sip away… Adding a drop or two of peppermint essential oil with the lemon creates a fantastic, naturally flavore tea that is delicious and refreshing hot or cold.
Caution: If you put lemon essential oil on your skin, avoid direct sunlight or UV rays for up to 12 hours after applying. Citrus essential oils react with sunlight and can cause discoloration of the skin when exposed to light for up to 12 hours. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid using on infants and very small children. Do not use near fire, flame, heat or sparks.
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