Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender essential oil is the most used essential oil in the world today, but the benefits of lavender were discovered over 2,500 years ago. Lavender oil is extracted mostly from the flowers of the lavender plant, primarily from steam distillation. Due to its powerful antioxidant, antimicrobial, sedative, calming, and antidepressive properties, lavender oil benefits abound and has been been used both cosmetically and therapeutically for centuries.

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• Induces sleep: To improve your quality of sleep, diffuse lavender oil in your bedroom before or during sleep. Also, you can rub 3–5 drops directly on your neck, chest and temples.​

• Relieves stress and anxiety: Use it on your skin by rubbing a few drops of the oil into your palms and then inhaling it, drawing the scent through your nose and up into the amygdala gland of the brain to immediately calm your mind. You can also rub a couple of drops onto your wrist temples or feet to help calm the body. For a full-body calming effect, put a few drops in a warm bath.
• Treats acne: To use it on your skin to treat acne, make a facial toner.
• Treats respiratory disorders: By applying the oil to your chest, neck or back, it can help alleviate the symptoms of respiratory problems.
• Relieves pain: You can simply massage the oil into the affected area, or if you have sensitive skin, mix a few drops of lavender oil into some coconut oil and then rub it in.
• Alleviate headaches: Combine two drops each of lavender oil with peppermint oil and rubbing the mixture into the back of the neck and the temples.​

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