The Benefits of Lavender Essential Oil

• Lavender essential oil calms the nervous system with its natural sedative properties. It helps to address insomnia and promotes better, more restful sleep. Place a few drops of oil on your pillow, in an essential oil diffuser or dilute it into a carrier oil and rub it onto the soles of your feet before bed.

• The aroma of lavender essential oil enhances feelings of positivity. Diffuse it or add a few drops to a bath to ease stress and anxiety.

• Lavender essential oil heals and nourishes the skin. Diluted into a carrier oil and applied topically, it can soothe acne, oily skin, razor burns, insect bites, minor wounds and sunburn. Its antimicrobial properties can help alleviate athlete's foot, chickenpox, dermatitis, eczema, and sores.

• The potent antioxidant compounds in our lavender essential oil boost skin health and appearance. You can dilute and massage it onto the skin to minimise fine lines, scars, bruises and stretch marks.

• Lavender essential oil has pain-killing and anti-inflammatory properties. It's superb for soothing painful joints and muscles and alleviating rheumatism, sprains, aches and pains.

• In addition, lavender essential oil soothes the digestive system when inhaled or gently applied to the abdomen. It can also be used to alleviate nausea, indigestion and flatulence.

• You can also inhale lavender essential oil or apply it (diluted) to the temples, forehead and neck  to soothe headaches and migraines.