Lavender
Lemonade
Pure lavender oil is an incredible essential oil to use for
your own health and wellness. It’s among the gentlest of essential oils, but
also one of the most powerful, making it a favorite of households for the
healing properties and uses of lavender essential oil. Lavender oil has a chemically complex structure with over
150 active constituents, which explains its effectiveness at helping with a lot
of health ailments. Lavender oil possesses amazing anti-inflammatory,
anti-fungal, antidepressant, antiseptic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antispasmodic,
analgesic, detoxifier, hypotensive, and sedative properties.
Florida researchers have found that lavender oil benefits include reducing anxiety and lowering pulse rates
in nursing students taking stressful tests. And in hospital settings, lavender
aromatherapy has been demonstrated to decrease pre-surgery distress and to be
more relaxing than massage or merely resting.
Lavender essential oil has medicinal properties as well. It
has been shown to reduce depression,
improve insomnia and ease labor pains. And anecdotal evidence suggests that
lavender oil benefits those with headaches, hangovers, sinus congestion and
pain relief.
“Much prior research on lavender has focused on the
administration of lavender via an olfactory route. The anxiolytic activity of
lavender olfaction has been demonstrated in several small and medium-sized
clinical trials.46-53 The efficacy of aromatherapy of lavender is thought to be
due to the psychological effects of the fragrance combined with physiological
effects of volatile oils in the limbic system.54 These calming effects of
lavender oil and single constituents may be the origin of the traditional use
of lavender. Lavender oil olfaction has been shown to decrease anxiety, as
measured by the Hamilton rating scale,51 and can increase mood scores.
DIY
Lavender Lemonade with Lavender Essential Oil
Ingredients
o 1 cup rawhoney
o 12 cups pure
water
o 1 drop
lavender essential oil
o 6 lemons,
peeled and juiced
o Lavender
sprigs for garnish
Directions
Mix all ingredients together and chill. Add more water or
raw honey if needed.
Other
ways you can use Lavender Oil for Anxiety and Headaches
o Mix 5 to 6
drops of Lavender essential oil to your bath water if you have dry skin.
o Diffuse 10
to 12 drops of Lavender into the air during your workday for natural stress
relief.
o Add 2 drops
of Lavender per ounce of your favorite lightly scented, unrefined organic oil
(like almond oil or olive oil) for a body oil with all the benefits of lavender
for improving your skin, relaxing your mind, warding off insects or helping you
sleep.