Lavender seems to have found it’s way into a lot of my conversations this week. From headaches to burns to sleep aids, I’ve found myself sharing why lavender essential oil should be a staple in everyone’s household. Jamie gave a Five Uses For post on Lavender last month. I want to follow it up with a few recipes and practical applications for life and love.
Here’s a practical application – I burned my thumb earlier in the month. In the kitchen, whipping up dinner and I lifted the lid off of a pot and the steam that rose scaled my knuckle. If you’ve ever damaged the skin across a knuckle or knew you know that is a hard area to have heal without scarring because it’s always bending and flexing and doesn’t get a chance to properly heal(hence why we all have various scars on our knees from our childhood years). Well, when I initially burned it, I immediately rubbed a couple drops of lavender essential oil directly on it for two reasons: one – it hurt terribly and lavender is an excellent pain reliever for bites and burns; two – because lavender also promotes healthy skin growth and I did not want an ugly scar on my hand. Over the next two weeks, it darkened, hardened then finally peeled. The new skin that finally resulted appears completely normal. To look at my hand, you would never know I’d burned it.
I offer you a recipe for a spa at home experience - Blend the following ingredients in a resealable container for a simple, relaxing, skin softening bath experience
1 cup dead sea salts
1/3 cup lavender buds
1/3 cup of powdered milk
Sprinkle into bath tub as desired. Lounge in the tub with your favorite book, glass of wine, candle or any combination for a luxurious experience. Be sure to incorporate your favorite lavender scented bath products.
Keep this all purpose Lavender infused oil handy
1 oz jojoba/olive/sweet almond oil
20 drops lavender essential oil
Mix and store in a plastic bottle with a dropper or nozzle top. Keep this oil blend on hand to apply directly to your skin when you need to unwind and a bath or diffuser simply isn’t available to enjoy the scent from. Perfect for relaxing before bedtime, calming from a stressful work situation, or managing a migrane. Can also be applied to scalp to help treat hair loss and promote hair growth.
Can you see yourself in any of these experiences? Have you used lavender for any other real life solutions?
As almost all of you know, our very gracious and beautiful Tyrika is now a married woman. I have been reflecting on this over the weekend and am beyond ecstatic for her, her husband and their families.
Tyrika, you are genuinely beautiful and full of love, so it makes absolute sense that your life would follow suit. I wish nothing but all the best blessings for you and your family at this incredibly special time!
I thought it only fitting, under the circumstances and for Valentine’s day, to give everyone some uses for aromatherapy to encourage a loving mood The essential oils most commonly used for romance are:
Rose
Jasmine
Neroli
Clary Sage
Cypress
Sandalwood
Cedarwood
Ylang Ylang
Clove
Black Pepper
Veviter
As usual, there are plenty of ways to utilize these essential oils. Incense, diffusers, bath oil and in lotions are always great. To increase desire, candles and a massage oil would be ideal…
Mainelement:Love fragrances that would be great to rub on before a date would be; Strawberries and Champagne, Wedded Bliss, and Blue Rose for the ladies, and Insatiable and Seductive for the gentlemen. Most of these fragrances come in le’amour body butter, body wash AND body oil. They are truly fabulous and made with the utmost care.
You could also try the skin care recipes Tyrika has posted, to make sure your significant other finds your skin inviting and touchable.
Now that you have your Valentine’s day aromatherapy arsenal stocked and your skin will be silky-smooth, you are ready to celebrate in style…
Tyrika, we love you and await your return! Congratulations, lady!
The scent of lavender is widely recognized by people around the world as a sweet floral present in many perfumes and bath products to aid in relaxation. Not as commonly known are its other characteristics that make lavender essential oil a must have around the house for anyone interested in aromatherapy and/or the healing powers of natural herbs.
Fragrances – When lavender is included in a perfume or other fragrance product, it is most often the top or middle note. It has a very pleasant (to many) but strong fragrance, that is not easily overpowered.
Aromatherapy – Lavender is known to have a soothing and calming effect on people who are exposed to it. It promotes balance and healing and can help with depression and anxiety. For this reason, lavender is a popular scent for bath products, candles, incense, and air fresheners, as well as a plethora of other products designed for aromatherapy.
Pain Relief – There are a few types of pain that lavender can help alleviate. When combined with massage oils or lotions and rubbed on it can help with rheumatism and other joint and muscle pains. A few drops added to the bath or diffuser can also help clear up headaches and migraines.
Skin Care – Lavender essential oil added to lotions, oils, ointments, and baths. It can be a powerful skin care tool due to its antiseptic and antimicrobial properties. Not only can lavender help combat oily skin and acne, but it has also been known to help athlete’s foot, scars, stretch marks, burns and insect bites.
Respiratory Ailments – Lavender is also a known decongestant, and as such helps with asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory problems such as allergies. Diffusers and vaporizers can be helpful in getting the essential oil into the air, or it can be added to a hot bath or pot full of boiling water.
Lavender essential oil can be such an invaluable answer to everyday aches, complaints, and illnesses, it is no wonder it is so widely used around the world. I’m sure if everyone was aware of the effects it can have on the body other than relaxation, it would be considered a household staple by all. To many of you, I know that it probably already is. I hope this post has given you a few more ways to use lavender essential oil for the benefit of you and your family.
Happy Friday everyone! I know Jamie and I have both been MIA this week. For that I do apologize. We’ve both been around, just scattered amoung a few other projects. Lot sto hget done between now and Thanksgiving. So since we haven’t given you any great reads from our own mouth, I decided to share with you all some of the best blog posts that everyone else has been working on this week. I present to you the top five posts that I’ve Loved this week (you know I had to work Love in there somewhere LOL)
You’ll notice the Essential U Blog makes more than one appearance – I can’t live without Kayla and her insight. She’s an industry “mother” as I like to think of her and I would not be able to bring you the quality gifts and favors that I do without her and a few other “mothers”.
Enjoy the posts and Jamie and I will be back next week.
I ran into this article yesterday evening and upon reading the heading ‘Aromatherapy For Travel’ I thought not only is this a great subject in general but I immediately related to it because Ive been traveling every weekend this month. As I began to get into the article, I read something that gravely concerned me. The author recommends a variety of occasions to ingest certain essential oils as a remedy. Her suggestion to ingest the oils was not what started me as we quite often take essential oils into our bodies without our realization. It was the lack of a very key piece of information that should’ve been along side her otherwise excellent recommendations.
Ingesting essential oils can help with many ailments, from dealing with the common cold (eucalyptus), to soothing an upset stomach (peppermint), to taming bad breath (tea tree). However, please read the labels of said essential oils. The essential oil needs to be of FDA quality. It should be an oil that is GRAS (generally regarded as safe for ingestion) and very specifically state the FDA Supplemental Facts on it. You should not attempt to ingest essential oils that are not labeled as such. This is the key factor missing in the article above and it is imperative that piece of information be taken into consideration when considering taking your essential oil usage from external to internal.
For more information on safely ingesting essential oils, please read this article and this one
The essential oils most commonly used for romance are:
