Lavender } scent, relax and in awe

Lavender } the scent, relaxing herbal benefit and in awe of it's beauty

Benefits of LAVENDER:

IMMUNE:

• Anti-bacterial, anti-septic, commonly used for skin eruptions, rashes, cuts, bruises and injuries.

• A calming addition to immune formulas in the winter months.

• Effective de-contestant, anti-nauseant and to calm headache/migraine when added into a aromatherapy diffuser.

MOOD:

• Calming and peaceful.

• A favourite scent to raise mood and relax the senses.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY:

• Essential oil is used in natural beauty mixes to reduce redness and puffiness. To use: after cleansing and moisturizing apply 2 drops of essential oil on the pads of the finger and pat onto the face, neck and shoulders.

• Effective in relieving pressure in inflamed joints when applied with a carrier oil. To use: mix into a carrier oil such as shea, coconut, olive and apply/massage into the inflamed area. Use a warm bath or hot water bottle to increase the absorption.

• Soothes inflamed intestines when taken in tea.

DIGESTION:

• Added to digestive formulas to calm the system and reduce inflammation that may be occurring from irritants (such as food allergies/intolerance that are being consumed anyways or unknowingly).

HEART:

• Relaxes blood pressure, especially when paired with other flowers like chamomile, skullcap and rose.

BUG REPELLANT:

• A natural bug repellant, everyone always thinks citronella, but lavender and lemongrass are more powerful!!! The only disadvantage to lavender is it ATTRACTS bees. So a bug replellant in the day is best to contain lavender but not as the most dominant essential oil.

How to use LAVENDER:

• Applied directly (often recommended to dilute with an oil-based cream or balm) on cut, scrape, bruise, pimple, injury or diluted on a rash (to disinfect/anti-inflammatory).

• Diffused into room for peace, calm, depression, sinus infection, sniffles, congestion, allergies, headache and migraine.

• Taken in tea to calm the digestive system, muscles, mind and to sooth sickness.

• In addition to other herbs (such a lemon balm, skull cap, chamomile) to calm the circulatory system, blood pressure.

• Diluted into a mist for bug repellant, however I don't tend to use lavender in our NIH BUG SPRAY because it attracts wasps and bees, and I often use the bug spray in the day in my garden.

Thank you for reading,

Samantha

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