TRADITIONAL USES
Lemon has traditionally been used to help cool and purify the body.
BOTANICAL NAME
Citrus limon
AROMA + BLENDING
Lemon essential oil has a light, fresh, citrus scent and blends well with Lavender, Neroli, Ylang Ylang, Rose, Sandalwood, Sacred Frankincense, Chamomile, Onycha, Fennel, Geranium, Eucalyptus, Juniper, Elemi and other citrus oils.
KEY QUALITIES
Sunshine in a Bottle
Refreshing, mental stimulant, cephalic, purifying, reviving, strengthening, soothing.
BODY SYSTEMS
Lemon essential oil helps to support the following body systems:
- Respiratory (sore throat, catarrh, asthma, bronchitis, upper respiratory conditions)
- Immune (cold sores, infections, fever, stagnant lymph)
- Digestive (constipation, liver and kidney congestion, excess acidity, poor pancreatic function)
- Cardiovascular (high blood pressure, poor circulation)
- Musculoskeletal (arthritis, gout, rheumatism)
- Integumentary (acne, boils, oily skin, corns, cellulite, insect bites, scars, broken capillaries)
- Reproductive (PMS)
- Nervous (neuralgia, headaches)
MOOD + EMOTIONS
Lemon essential oil has been used to bring clarity of thought and relief from mental exhaustion. Lemon helps to allay feelings of bitterness, apathy, fear, apprehension and negativity.
SPIRITUAL CONNECTIONS
Lemon essential oil enhances feelings of happiness, vitality, positivity and motivation. Use it to bring more awareness, stability, focus and laughter into your life.
PRECAUTIONS
Photosensitive. Do not use on skin before exposing to direct sunlight or sun beds.
RECIPES USING LEMON ESSENTIAL OIL
SHRINKING FOOT BATH
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Epsom Salt
- 3 tsp Sea Salt
- 2 drops Lemon essential oil
- 1 drop Cypress essential oil
- 1 drop Juniper essential oil
- Mix the essential oils into the bath salts.
- Add the aromatic salts to a basin or tub of cold to tepid water and stir with your hands.
- Sit comfortably in a chair, allowing your feet to soak for at least 15 minutes.
- Dry your feet and lie down for a further 15 minutes with feet elevated above heart level.
MASSAGE OIL FOR CIRCULATION
- 2 tbl vegetable carrier oil
- 12 drops Cypress essential oil
- 6 drops Rosemary essential oil
- 4 drops Lemon essential oil
- 3 drops Nutmeg essential oil
- Add the essential oils to an amber glass dropper bottle.
- Pour in the carrier oil and shake gently to mix.
- Label your bottle.
- Apply to the legs and back area with firm upward stroke movements, always towards the heart.
GET UP AND DANCE DIFFUSER BLEND
- 2 drops Grapefruit
- 2 drops Lemon
- 2 drops Geranium
Add essential oils to your favourite ultrasonic diffuser and sit back and enjoy the therapeutic qualities of this beautiful blend. Use to increase positivity and remember how to be playful.
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