Before I used essential oils, I really didn't know much about them. I thought they were for hippies who didn't believe in medicine. But essential oils have so many amazing uses. Once you try some, you will be hooked for life.
They are a great sleep aid, especially lavender essential oil. For my babies, just put one drop of lavender essential oils on their feet before bed and the scent soothes them right to sleep. This also works with grown ups!
Lavender oil also works great on bug bites and bee stings. Just one drop can reduce swelling and stop itching. Living on a farm, this has been a life saver!
I've also noticed when I am wearing lavender essential oils, its a natural bug deterrent. The mosquitoes stay far away from me, even when I'm at the lake!
Lavender oil also works great on minor burns to help sooth the pain. It can even help stop the bleeding with minor cuts as well. Working on a farm, these uses come in handy all of the time!
A drop of lavender oil behind your ears can help fade nausea or motion sickness. We have pregnant moms who visit us at the farmers markets all the time telling us our lavender essential oil is their life saver.
It helps with dry or chapped skin, cold sores, dandruff, hay fever. I could go on and on about all the amazing uses, but I really recommend you try it for yourself. You'll be amazed at what you've been missing.
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One thing I often see people doing when they purchase lavender bundles from us is turning them into lavender wreaths like the one pictured below. Its a very fun (and fragrant) project. If you don't want to put together your own, we are happy to assemble the wreaths for you and sell them as a whole. Just call us via the number on our website to get your hands on one. We can even do custom sizes. www.lavenderapple.com
Love this idea for "tub tea" from Martha Stewart HERE
Here's a fun cottage-like way to display your lavender bundles, in a cute burlap wrap.
Makes and Takes are always on point with their ideas. Love the idea of using our Lavender Essential Oil in a DIY infuser.
And finally, using lavender buds and our essential oils to make a calming before bed play idea for your kids with lavender play dough. The directions from Kid Spot can be found HERE.
There are so many great creative things we see people doing with our products. Most of all we just love seeing people relax with them. But if you're feeling creative, hope these ideas inspire you as much as they did us.
If you use essential oils at all in your daily life, you are probably pretty familiar with all of the standard uses for lavender essential oils. Its wonderful for relaxing and relieving stress. Well today I wanted to highlight a few of my favorite less known uses for lavender essential oils.
Did you know you can use lavender essential oil as a mattress refresher? Simply mix about a third of a cup of baking soda with 3 drops of lavender apple essential oil. Then sprinkle the mixture over your mattress. Let this sit for about 30 minutes, then simply vacuum it up with the nozzle of your vacuum. I've noticed my son sleeps so much more soundly when I do this because the lavender smell is left on his mattress and helps soothe him to sleep. Heavens, I probably sleep better too!
The other unique way you can use lavender essential oil is for your hair! Many essential oils are only good for certain types of hair, but luckily lavender oil works on all hair types. Its great for preventing breakage, soothing a dry scalp, and even has soothing properties for dry hair.
The last one I want to talk about is using lavender oil to help with nose bleeds. Any moms of toddlers know that these can occasionally spring up. Simply blot a tissue with lavender oil and place it in the nostril. It may sound a little odd, but it certainly works.
Well there are a few of the lesser widely known uses for lavender essential oils. There are just so many ways to use this powerful elixir. I'd love to hear how you use yours. And if you're running low, you can always order more online here: http://lavenderapple.com
Did you know you can use lavender essential oil as a mattress refresher? Simply mix about a third of a cup of baking soda with 3 drops of lavender apple essential oil. Then sprinkle the mixture over your mattress. Let this sit for about 30 minutes, then simply vacuum it up with the nozzle of your vacuum. I've noticed my son sleeps so much more soundly when I do this because the lavender smell is left on his mattress and helps soothe him to sleep. Heavens, I probably sleep better too!
The other unique way you can use lavender essential oil is for your hair! Many essential oils are only good for certain types of hair, but luckily lavender oil works on all hair types. Its great for preventing breakage, soothing a dry scalp, and even has soothing properties for dry hair.
The last one I want to talk about is using lavender oil to help with nose bleeds. Any moms of toddlers know that these can occasionally spring up. Simply blot a tissue with lavender oil and place it in the nostril. It may sound a little odd, but it certainly works.
Well there are a few of the lesser widely known uses for lavender essential oils. There are just so many ways to use this powerful elixir. I'd love to hear how you use yours. And if you're running low, you can always order more online here: http://lavenderapple.com
Lavender is well known for its many healing properties, we see its benefits almost daily in our lives. Did you also know it is recommended by most natural practitioners to calm, soothe and relax the mind and body? That's why you so often see and smell lavender when you go to the spa. Well here at the Lavender Apple we want you to be able to relax just as well at home! That is why Peggy designed these wonderful lavender massage oils. They smell just as heavenly as you'd imagine.
We have three types of massage oil. Our lavender massage oil is a calming blend that restores essential moisture balance to skin and helps calm the mind. Our lavender rosemary also has the same relaxing properties of the lavender oil, just with the added essence of rosemary oil. And our lavender amore oil is perfect for those who want a more intimate or romantic massage.
All of our massage oils are known for their soothing and balancing fragrances. Easily absorbed lavender oil delivers essential fatty acids and nourishing moisture to your skin to keep healthy and hydrated. Your skin is smooth and soft, your body calm and relaxed.
Once you have had a massage with our oil, you will note it's regenerative and tonifying qualities, good for dry, damaged skin. Smooth and lightweight, it revitalizes dry, delicate, and even sensitive skin types.
It's so wonderful to treat yourself to a massage, but its even better when you use products that enhance how you feel during and after that massage. You can purchase your own Lavender Apple Massage Oils HERE
There are so many different types of essential oils out there these days. If you are new user of essential oils, you may wonder what types of oils you should invest in. Surprisingly, when I ask essential oil users, if you could only use one essential oil ever again, which one would you choose? Their answer is consistently Lavender oil! It is the most versatile of all the oil options.
Lavender essential oil is most commonly known for its relaxing effects on the body. You've most likely had it used on you during a massage. You've probably smelt it permeating the spa. Therapeutic grade lavender oil is actually highly regarded for the skin as well. You can use it to clean cuts and bruises, and calm skin irritations. The fragrance is relaxing, calming, and can bring balance. You will feel it both physically and emotionally. I've heard people say that carrying around a bottle of lavender essential oil is like carrying you own personal first aid kit, perfume, and pick-me-up all in one!
Here are some of our favorite Lavender Essential Oil uses:
1. Calming agent and Sleep Aid
Rub 2-3 drops of lavender oil in your cupped palms and inhale the sent deeply. Then rub a drop onto your pillow and drift into a relaxed dreamland. You could also do this technique in crowded areas like planes or shopping malls.
2. Bug bitesPut a single drop of Lavender oil on an insect bite. You should see an immediate reduce in swelling. This will also help to stop the itching.
3. Burn ointmentFor minor burns you can use 1-2 drops of lavender oil to decrease pain. It should also reduce swelling, redness, and pain.
4. EczemaYou can mix a few drops of Lavender oil with coconut oil and use it topically on eczema and dermatitis.
5. Nausea and motion sicknessMy pregnant friends swear by this. To alleviate nausea symptoms, place a drop of Lavender oil on the end of your tongue, around your belly button, or behind the ears. It should clear up any motion sickness the same way.
6. DandruffYou can add a few drops of lavender oil to your conditioner. When you rub it on your scalp it will help to eliminate dandruff.
7. Chapped or sunburned lips
Rub a drop of lavender oil on chapped or sunburned lips and the moisture of the oil will help cure the dryness.
These are just my top 7 favorite practical ways to use lavender oil. There are so so many more! When I have more time I will sit down and get you a bigger list. But this should start you on the right path!
You can order our organic farm grown lavender HERE
Enjoy!