Amazing Uses of Lemon Essential Oil
Executive summary by Rebecca Noel
In aromatherapy Lemon essential oil has an amazingly wide range of uses. Even a 0.2% solution of Lemon essential oil can kill diphtheria bacteria in 20 minutes and inactivate tuberculosis bacteria. Lemon essential oil is an essential oil with high vibrations, comparable to a high-toned whistle. Brain research concerned with the effects of fragrances has found that Lemon essential oil primarily activates the hippocampus. Diffused Lemon essential oil resulted in 54 percent fewer errors. In other research Lemon essential oil has shown to have antidepressant effects.
Lemon essential oil is an immune stimulant. Lemon essential oil consists of 68 percent d-limonene, a powerful antioxidant. Some Great Therapeutic Uses for Lemon Essential Oil
For colds or throat and mouth infections, gargling with Lemon essential oil (2 drops diluted in half a glass of water) and taking Lemon essential oil orally by adding it to a propolis tincture is helpful.
Lemon essential oil because of its vitamin C content is beneficial for treating anemia.
Lemon essential oil acts as an astringent, an antiseptic, a disinfectant, and a styptic that stops wounds from bleeding. Put a drop of Lemon essential oil on bleeding gums caused by gingivitis or tooth extraction.
Lemon essential oil is a very good stimulant of the body’s own immune system. Rub a drop of Lemon essential oil on a wart morning and night until it disappears. Rub two drops of Lemon essential oil topically to clear athlete’s foot.
Rub several drops of Lemon essential oil on cellulite to improve circulation and help eliminate waste from the cells.
Put a drop of Lemon essential oil on oily skin or acne to balance sebaceous glands (oil glands).
Some Great Household Uses for Lemon Essential Oil
Use 1-2 drops of Lemon essential oil to remove gum, oil, grease spots or crayon.
Add 2-3 drops of Lemon essential oil to water and spray counter tops to sterilize them.
Soak your dishcloth overnight in a bowl of water and a drop of Lemon essential oil to disinfect and kill germs.
Add a drop of Lemon essential oil to your dishwasher before the wash cycle.
Rub a drop of Lemon essential oil on your hands after using a public bathroom.
Use a paper towel soaked with several drops of Lemon essential oil to sanitize bathroom fixtures and toilet seats.
Rub a drop of Lemon essential oil to clean a butcher’s block or other cutting surfaces.
Use 30 drops of Lemon essential oil in the washing machine instead of chlorine bleach.
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