fast FACTS
ORIGIN
Asia and Europe
EXTRACTION
Pressed
MAY HELP WITH
Depression
Digestion
Fatigue
Fluid retention
Liver support
Skin congestion
fast FACTS
ORIGIN
Asia and Europe
EXTRACTION
Pressed
MAY HELP WITH
Depression
Digestion
Fatigue
Fluid retention
Liver support
Skin congestion
Lemon can brighten up a baked good or freshen a weeknight dinner, and it can also lift your mood and stimulate your digestive system. Your skin enjoys it as well. This versatile fruit’s essential oil is a wonderful addition to your collection.
The common source of lemon is Italy, although lemon trees actually originated in another country known for its vivid flavors—India. Lemons are picked fresh and their rinds pressed to create this cheerful essential oil.
Lemon may give you a boost in both mood and energy.
Lemon oil’s clean, fresh citrus aroma may conjure up thoughts of disinfectant sprays, rather than a lemon grove. The pressed peel produces an oil of a slight green color.
Adding lemon to your essential oil tool kit may help you:
• Perk up. Sunny-scented citrus oils such as lemon lift the mood and energy.
• Ease digestive troubles. Inhaling or applying lemon oil may stimulate digestion, helping you maintain a healthy weight and a healthy appetite.
• Protect your skin. Lemon clears acne and congested skin, and it will brighten the complexion.
• Stay healthy. Lemon oil is the best for liver support, helping the detoxification process and preventing many issues related to poor liver function, such as inflammation, skin health, and fatigue.
Fresh First Aid
Like a natural styptic powder, lemon oil can curtail bleeding from nosebleeds and minor wounds. Soak a bit of gauze in a mixture of lemon oil and carrier oil such as coconut oil, and apply it directly to the bleed.
To help lift your mood and treat your ailments, you can incorporate lemon oil into:
• Massage oils. Smooth diluted lemon oil onto your stomach to help stimulate digestion and relieve fluid retention.
• Compresses. Add lemon oil to a hot compress and apply it to varicose veins and other areas to support circulation.
• Diffusers or inhalers. Take a few deep breaths of lemon oil whenever you need to lift your spirits, or diffuse it to disinfect a room.
• Balms and salves. Add naturally antiseptic lemon oil to treatments for warts and stings.
Add lemon oil to a hot compress and apply it to varicose veins.
A Clean Scent
There’s a reason so many disinfectant sprays smell like lemon (more accurately, the lemon-scented compound)—this antiseptic citrus fruit is antiviral and helps ward off sickness. Add it to a diffuser or homemade cleansers to keep your home healthy during cold and flu season.
Some blending combinations for lemon oil include: bergamot, chamomile, cinnamon, eucalyptus, fennel, fir, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, lime, orange, rosemary, sandalwood, and ylang-ylang.
Keep these tips in mind when using and storing lemon oil:
• Use it soon. Lemon oil has a shorter shelf life than most oils, especially when it’s not stored properly. It’s best when used within 12 to 18 months of its purchase date.
• Avoid the sun. Lemon is potentially phototoxic, so avoid direct exposure to sunlight for up to 18 hours after using it.