All About Lemon Essential Oil!
Lemon essential oil has a pale yellow color. It's cold pressed from the peel of a yellow oval fruit, a lemon. Lemons grow on the, Citrus limonium, a small evergreen tree native to Asia. The exact origin of lemons are presumed to first grow in China, India and northern Burma. They're now grown throughout the Mediterranean, Australia, South America and parts of the USA, (California and Florida). 
Lemons have a distinctive, fresh, invigorating, scent with a sour taste. There are many benefits of lemon oil with a variety of uses!
BENEFITS OF LEMON OIL Anti-biotic, Anti-depressant, Anti-septic, Astringent, Anti-bacterial, Anti-viral, Anti-fungal, Insecticidal, Supports Concentration and Ability to Memorize, Stimulates Immune System, Strengthens Brittle Fingernails, Cleanses Oily Hair, Has Anti-aging Properties, Helps Reduce Cellulite, Reduces Water Retention, Increases Mineral Absorption COMMON LEMON OIL USES Household Cleaning, Drinks, Foods, Pharmaceuticals, Fever, Colds, Skin Conditions ( acne, oily skin, fine lines, wrinkles, minor cuts, insect bites, corns), Arthritis, Aromatherapy, Cosmetics, Skin Care Products, (soaps, lotions, creams, scrubs, body oils), Hair Care Products, (shampoo, conditioner).
HOMEMADE SKIN CARE/HAIR CARE Lemon essential oil is used for making homemade soap and homemade lotion. Although, with most cold pressed citrus oils the lemon scent does not always stay well in cold process soap. It's complimentary scents including: citrus oils, chamomile, eucalyptus, benzoin, elemi, fennel, geranium, juniper, lavender, neroli, oakmoss, rose, sandalwood and ylang ylang, can be used in homemade soap recipes and homemade lotion recipes. Use lemon essential oil for making a homemade shampoo for oily hair. Homemade shampoo or hair tonic can help improve hair and poor scalp conditions. Get rid of dandruff now!
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A homemade shampoo, made with lemon verbena essential oil or lemongrass oil and goat milk cleanses oily hair, gets rid of dandruff and itchy scalp conditions. It protects against build-up, improving poor scalp conditions. It's a nice homemade shampoo, especially, for oily hair.
A homemade lotion, made with lemon verbena essential oil or lemmongrass oil and goat milk helps oily skin conditions. This homemade lotion would have a balance of astringent and moisturizing properties. Lemon essential oil helps to reduce cellulite.
AROMATHERAPY Lemon oil has an invigorating fresh and vibrant scent. It's uplifting therapeutic properties invigorate the body, mind and spirit. It provides aromatherapy benefits! Combined with other complimentary essential oil scents, it can relieve muscle tension, depression, stress, anxiety and more! Do not ingest this oil without the supervision of a professional therapist. If you're pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical condition, be sure to consult your physician first before using aromatherapy.
* CAUTIONS OF USING LEMON OIL * Due to immune stimulating properties, lemon essential oil should not be used, topically, on people having an autoimmune disease. Avoid using lemon essential oil during pregnancy. Lemon oil may cause photosensitivity. This is an enhanced skin reaction due to ultraviolet radiation, (sunlight). Lemon essential oil is safe to use but use simple precautions. For example, if you apply lotion to your skin, with lemon essential oil, avoid sunlight. If you take a bath, with lemon oil, take it at night instead of the morning to avoid daytime sunlight to skin. Essential oils contain bioactive ingredients. This means they contain natural chemicals that interact with biological systems. They're potent chemicals and should be used with care! Never use large amounts of essential oils externally, or internally. Never use them straight. They must always be diluted in carrier oil, or soap, lotion, or other buffering agent. Finally, never use without knowing what their bioactive compounds are known to do.
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