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Showing posts with label lemon essential oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lemon essential oil. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Lemon Oil


http://smithfamilyresources.com/products/lemonoil

Lemon Essential Oil is
antibacterial, antimicrobial and antiseptic!


Lemon essential oil is commonly known as a cleanser, but it has an amazingly wide variety of applications.  Here are some ideas to try in your own home.

  • Add lemon oil to drinking water to help reduce acidity in the body.  This can ease the symptoms of gout and rheumatism by helping to cleanse uric acid from the body.

  • Add lemon oil and a bit of stevia to water to make a refreshing lemonade.

  • Add lemon oil to your diffuser.  Diffused into the air, lemon oil has been shown to improve alertness, memory and productivity. 

  • For coughs, colds , and throat or mouth infections, add a few drops of lemon oil to a glass of water and gargle.

  • Apply lemon oil topically to cold sores to help ease the pain and promote healing.

  • Add a few drops of lemon oil to a bath to add in easing symptoms of anxiety and depression. 

  • To make a clean-smelling disinfectant spray, add 3-5 drops to water in a spray bottle.

  • Apply a few drops of lemon oil to remove gum stuck in hair or to get rid of gummy residue on glass.

  • Add a few drops of lemon oil to shampoo to clean greasy hair.

  • Apply lemon oil topically to cellulite or varicose veins.  Lemon oil promotes circulation.

  • Use lemon essential oil in your own homemade glass cleaner and wood cleaner.  Click here for recipes.

  • To reduce static electricity in your laundry, put 3-5 drops of lemon oil on a small rag and toss it in with the load in the dryer.

  • Have you found lemon oil to be helpful in your home?
    Do you have any recipes or suggestions to share?

    Thursday, April 11, 2013

    Homemade Soft Scrub

    Soft Scrub ~ My favorite homemade cleaning product thus far!
    Here's my recipe for
    Homemade Soft Scrub
     
    1 c. baking soda
    1/4 c. liquid castile soap
    5 drops lemon essential oil
    1/4 c. water
     
    Combine all ingredients to make a thick liquid paste.  Pour into a squirt bottle.
    (The bottle I used is a periwash spray bottle.) 
    For cleaning:  Apply to sponge or directly to surface and wipe with damp cloth or sponge.
    Rinse with water.
     
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    Thursday, July 26, 2012

    PMS Relief

    For relief of PMS symptoms, try this essential oil recipe from Stephanie Tallent of Beeyoutiful.  Prepare 1/3 cup of a carrier oil (sweet almond or jojoba--or in a pinch, olive or coconut).  Add the following oils to the carrier oil:
    • geranium oil, 20 drops
    • chamomile oil, 10 drops
    • peppermint oil, 5 drops
    • lemon oil, 5 drops
    • lavender oil, 5 drops
    Watch this video to see Stephanie prepare the blend...
    Note:  Other video selections will pop up at the end of this one.  We have no control over which video selections are included by youtube.
    Please be aware that these are not Smith Family Resources' recommendations.  Thank you!

    Click here to order Beeyoutiful essential oils.