Lavender Oil Use

It is one of the few essential oils which can be applied directly to the skin and can be used safely on minor burns with very effective results. When acne is angry and red, lavender can help to take away the angry look by soothing and calming the skin.

This beautiful flowering shrub is a native to the Mediterranean region although it is now grown all over the world. Lavender oil use is one of the most versatile and widely used aromatherapy oils used today.

The name lavender maybe comes from the Latin Lavare, meaning “to wash”, the ancient Romans loved to wash but also valued the plant for its medicinal benefits.

Lavender is anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, sedative and calming.

• Very effective in treating scalds and burns, by helping to heal and prevent scarring.
• A natural antibiotic and anti-fungal, used for skin infectins and acne.
• It has anti-inflammatory actions in exzema, rheumatism, bruises, sprains and dermatitis.
• It calms and sedates in cases of insomnia, anxiety and shock.
• Lavender has some pain killing activity in arthritis and muscle pain.

Lavender Milk Bath

• 1 cup of milk
• 5 drops of lavender essential oil

Pour the milk into the bath while the taps are still running, add the drops of lavender and mix water with your hand before soaking in your lavender milk bath.

Lavender Steam

Perhaps one of the best benefits using lavender on the skin taking the angry red appearance away from unwanted acne and blemishes as it has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial properties.

You need a clean bowl

• A few drops of essential lavender oil
• Hot water
• A towel

Cleanse your face before steam. Place a few drops of essential lavender oil into a bowl of very hot water. Sit with your head over the bowl and under the towel for 10 minutes. As well as being beneficial to your skin this steam treatment is wonderfully relaxing.

Lavender Oil Use- Lotion for Oily Skin

This lotion has a very light, almost liquid texture which suits oily skin better than a rich cream.

• 1tbsp emulsifying ointment
• 1tbsp almond oil
• 125ml purified water
• 1/2 tsp borax
• 1tsp witch hazel
• 1tsp lavender water or 3-4 drops pure lavender essential oil.

Put the emulsifying ointment and almond oil in one bowl and the water and borax in a second one. Stand both bowls over separate pans of simmering water and stir until the oils have melted and the borax has dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the witch hazel to the bowl of water, then pour this mixture into the oil, stirring as you do so. Finally, mixing the lavender water or essential oils, and heat gently, at intervals, until the mixture has cooled and thickened. Transfer into a clean jar and use within 2-3 months.

More Lavender Oil Use

Cooling Bath If you want to keep a suntan, don't soak in a piping hot bath - it only encourages the outer layer of skin to soften, flake or peel. Opt instead for this lukewarm bath which will calm the skin.

• Two 5ml diluted lavender oil
• 2 drops pure lavender essential oil
• 1 drop pure camomile essential oil

Add the oils to a bath filled with lukewarm water.