The wonderful invigorating aroma of lemon is concentrated in the essential oil of sunny citrus fruit.
It is used not only in home cosmetology, but also in traditional medicine. If the product is high quality, that is, not diluted with vegetable oil, it has unique properties and has beneficial effects on many body systems.
Useful properties of lemon ether
To check the quality of the essential oil, let a drop of the product dry on a white sheet of paper. A natural product that is safe for medicinal and cosmetic purposes dries completely or leaves a yellowish stain on snow-white paper (the same color as the peel of a lemon). A low-quality fake will show itself in bold oily marks.
The most valuable properties of lemon essential oil are:
• antiseptic;
• antiviral;
• antibacterial;
• tonic;
• wound healing;
• choleretic;
• immuno-strengthening.
Having bought a bottle of fragrant product, you can get a universal home medicine cabinet. Lemon ether works great both on the skin and on the mucous membranes. It can be inhaled, applied externally and even ingested.
The use of lemon oil for treatment
Lemon ether is used in the complex treatment of colds. It can be used for inhalation, rinsing, lotions, as well as treating the oral mucosa with periodontal disease and stomatitis.
Lemon essential oil copes with abscesses and herpes, whitens teeth, reduces bleeding gums. Just add a drop of ether to the toothpaste brush.
Bright aroma has a beneficial effect on the psycho-emotional sphere:
• improves mood;
• relieves depressive states;
• relieves fatigue;
• improves attention and ability to concentrate.
The use of lemon essential oil for the symptoms of vegetative-vascular dystonia is recommended. If dizziness, headache, constant fatigue bothers you, if your hands and feet are constantly freezing, and the pressure is low, you can periodically make aromatherapy, adding seven drops of the product to the filled bath with warm water.
The use of lemon essential oil is manifested in its ability to strengthen the vascular walls, thin the blood, that is, to prevent thrombosis and the formation of varicose nodes. If varicose veins already exist, you can apply the product directly to the skin to alleviate the condition. Oil can help against warts, cracks in the heels, eczema, furunculosis, lichen.
Elderly people can use this property of ether to prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques on the walls of blood vessels. For this purpose, the internal use of lemon oil is not prohibited. It is enough to literally drop two drops of aromatic ether into a teaspoon of natural honey and slowly dissolve (before eating). Such a treat will normalize blood pressure and reduce the risk of a sudden heart attack or stroke. Contraindication for lemon essential oil used in this way may be honey intolerance.
The ability of lemon oil to normalize metabolic processes, reduce weight, improve blood composition and generally rejuvenate the body is known. In case of alcohol poisoning or an overdose of caffeine, the aroma of lemon helps to relieve unpleasant sensations. The ether has a choleretic and diuretic property, so it can be used in the treatment regimen of the liver, pancreas, urinary organs.
Indications for the use of essential oil from lemon are such serious diseases as pulmonary tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, pancreatitis, cirrhosis, and catarrh of the upper respiratory tract. However, only the doctor should include the product in the treatment plan.
Using Lemon Essential Oil in Home Cosmetology
The use of lemon essential oil in cosmetology is extremely wide. The product is used for various purposes:
• for whitening the skin, nails and teeth (with regular use, they become paler and freckles disappear);
• to relieve swelling and treatment of herpes;
• to normalize the sebaceous glands with very oily skin;
• for the treatment of comedones and acne.
If you regularly apply lemon ether to rosacea nets, they will become paler and gradually disappear. As a cosmetic additive, the product fights against oily skin, comedones and keratosis. Lemon ether exfoliates perfectly, removing the keratinous layer of the skin, stimulates blood circulation, prolongs the period of activity of collagen fibers.
Hand creams containing lemon essential oil not only whiten your nails, but also strengthen them. To do this, mix two drops of ether with a spoon of almond oil and rub into the cuticle. When applying the product to scars, corns and warts (in its pure form, that is, without diluting it with other oil), the coarse tissue softens, seams and other cosmetic defects disappear over time.
The unique properties of lemon essential oil are used to restore the beauty and health of hair. It is enough to simply drop three or four drops of the product into the shampoo dose, if you need to make the curls shine again or if you want to achieve a gradual natural lightening.
To strengthen the hair follicles and get rid of dandruff, you can mix a tablespoon of castor oil with three drops of lemon ether and rub in a mask into the scalp. Wear a warming cap, rinse off after two hours.
How to use lemon essential oil
The use of lemon essential oil is allowed both undiluted and in the form of inhalations, masks, compresses. How to do it right:
• add four drops of oil to boiling water for hot inhalation or one or two drops to the inhaler;
• eight drops can be added to the aroma lamp to purify and aromatize the air;
• one drop of ether is enough for a dose of cream (mask) for the face;
• to prepare aromatherapy, you must first add lemon oil (10-15 drops) in 3-4 tablespoons of sea salt, honey, milk or cream. The fact is that the product itself does not dissolve in water;
• To relieve inflammation from arthritis, you can mix several tablespoons of clay diluted with water with five drops of lemon ether and apply a compress overnight. Insulate with a film, then warm clothes.
If cellulite worries, you need to mix grape seed oil (three tablespoons) and fifteen drops of lemon essential oil. There will be no harm from such an amount of concentrated product when applied externally to the cellulite area.
Lemon essential oil: harm and contraindications
The benefits of lemon essential oil are beyond doubt. Could there be harm from him? For external use, do not go out into the bright sun after applying the product to the skin. You can get the strongest photo burn.
Contraindication to lemon essential oil is:
• children's age (up to the age of three, babies should not even be introduced to citrus fruits, especially in the concentration of ether);
• allergy to citruses;
• pregnancy;
• bronchial asthma (sharp aromas are contraindicated).
If the skin starts to burn after applying a cosmetic or medicine and lemon ether, this is a normal reaction. In this case, there is no harm from lemon essential oil.
