The many healing properties of lavender make it an all-purpose medicine for your home's first-aid kit. Lavender is not only a gentle sedative but it also is an effective antibacterial agent. For this reason, it can be used to treat a variety of ills such as aches, burns, infections, colic
and stress.
Here are a few ways to put your lavender oil to work.
Muscle ache
Dilute 10 drops lavender oil with 2 tablespoons water and gently rub it into the affected area.
Sunburn relief
Mix 10 drops lavender oil into 4 ounces of water in a spray bottle. Lightly spray the sunburn and let dry.
Insomnia
Mix 10 drops of lavender oil to 4 ounces of water into a spray bottle, lightly spray your pillow and let dry. Or fill a muslin bag with lavender flowers and sew shut. Place sachet in your pillowcase.
Minor skin irritations
Mix 3 drops of lavender oil with 1 quart of distilled water and dab on affected area daily.
Minor ear infections
Saturate a cotton ball with olive oil and add 5 drops of lavender oil to it. Place cotton ball in your outer part of your ear.
Stomachaches, cramps, and colic
Mix 30 drops of lavender oil, 10 drops of chamomile oil and 3 1/2 ounces of olive oil into a bottle. Shake Well. Massage mixture gently onto the stomach and abdomen for 10-15 minutes in a circular motion. When done wait 15 minutes and apply a hot washcloth, or low-heat heating pad to belly for about half an hour.
Relieve menstrual cramps
Run a warm bath and add 2 drops of German chamomile oil and 2 drops of lavender oil. Relax in the bath for about a half an hour.
Dry hair and/or dandruff
Mix 4-5 drops of clary sage oil with 5 drops of lavender oil and add to 2 tablespoons of shampoo. Massage into your scalp and let it soak in for a short time. Rinse out. Do this twice a week.
Here are a few ways to put your lavender oil to work.
Muscle ache
Dilute 10 drops lavender oil with 2 tablespoons water and gently rub it into the affected area.
Sunburn relief
Mix 10 drops lavender oil into 4 ounces of water in a spray bottle. Lightly spray the sunburn and let dry.
Insomnia
Mix 10 drops of lavender oil to 4 ounces of water into a spray bottle, lightly spray your pillow and let dry. Or fill a muslin bag with lavender flowers and sew shut. Place sachet in your pillowcase.
Minor skin irritations
Mix 3 drops of lavender oil with 1 quart of distilled water and dab on affected area daily.
Minor ear infections
Saturate a cotton ball with olive oil and add 5 drops of lavender oil to it. Place cotton ball in your outer part of your ear.
Stomachaches, cramps, and colic
Mix 30 drops of lavender oil, 10 drops of chamomile oil and 3 1/2 ounces of olive oil into a bottle. Shake Well. Massage mixture gently onto the stomach and abdomen for 10-15 minutes in a circular motion. When done wait 15 minutes and apply a hot washcloth, or low-heat heating pad to belly for about half an hour.
Relieve menstrual cramps
Run a warm bath and add 2 drops of German chamomile oil and 2 drops of lavender oil. Relax in the bath for about a half an hour.
Dry hair and/or dandruff
Mix 4-5 drops of clary sage oil with 5 drops of lavender oil and add to 2 tablespoons of shampoo. Massage into your scalp and let it soak in for a short time. Rinse out. Do this twice a week.
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