Benefits of Lavender Oil
The General and Health Benefits of Lavender Oil
Lavender is called Lavare in Latin due to its aroma, which fills a room spread with lavender oil with a clean aroma. Lavare means to wash in Latin. Lavender essential oil is extracted mostly from the flowers of the plant due to their fragrance, through steam distillation. Lavender Oil is the highest-grade oil available. There are many benefits of lavender oil, which include both general, and health benefits.
The general benefits of lavender oil include:
- Due to its aroma lavender oil has been traditionally used in making perfumes.
- The oil is very useful in aromatherapy and many aromatic preparations are made using lavender oil.
- Lavender oil is used in various forms including aromatherapy oil, gels, infusion, lotion, and soaps.
- Lavender oil provides a sense of tranquility and relaxation to most people. It is also sensuous.
- It gives you joy and is great in the romance dept.
The health benefits of lavender oil include:
- The health benefits of lavender oil include its ability to remove nervous tension, relieve pain, enhance blood circulation, disinfect scalp and skin and treat respiratory problems.
- Lavender oil or either its blossoms may be used as aromatherapy, where the aroma is beneficial for headaches as it is calming and relaxing.
- Lavender oil is used in skin care due to its antiseptic and antifungal properties. It is soothing for skin problems and is used to treat various skin disorders such as acne, wrinkles, psoriasis, and other inflammations. It is used for itchy skin, hand care, cracked skin, bruises, shock injuries, acne scars, blisters, abscesses, sunburns, wounds, and burns. Lavender oil is added to chamomile to treat eczema.
- Lavender oil is also useful in hair care as it can be very effective on lice and lice eggs or nits. It is effective for oily hair as it regulates sebum production.
- One of the health benefits of lavender oil includes digestion as it increases the mobility of the intestine. The oil also stimulates the production of gastric juices and bile and thus aids in treating indigestion, stomach pain, colic, flatulence, vomiting and diarrhea.
- This oil is also good for improving blood circulation. It lowers blood pressure and is used for hypertension.
- It helps to improve our immune system. It is found that regular use of lavender essential oil provides resistance to diseases.
- It induces sleep and hence is often recommended for those with insomnia.
- Lavender oil is a great pain reliever. It helps to relieve the pains caused by sore muscles, tense muscles, muscular aches, rheumatism, sprains, backache and lumbago. Massage with lavender oil provides relief from pain in the joints.
- Lavender oil is extensively used for various respiratory disorders including throat infections, flu, cough, cold, asthma, sinus congestion, bronchitis, whooping cough, laryngitis, and tonsillitis. It is either used in the form of vapor or applied on the skin of neck, chest and back. It is also added in many vaporizers and inhalers used for cold and coughs.
- Lavender oil is used as a disinfectant and insect repellant.
- Lavender oil has a calming effect, which helps in treating migraines, headaches, anxiety, depression, nervous tension and emotional stress. Its refreshing aroma removes nervous exhaustion and restlessness and increases mental activity.
- This oil is good for urinary disorders as it stimulates urine production. It helps in restoring hormonal balance and reduces inflammation of the urinary bladder and any associated cramps.
- Lavender oil is used for relaxing, calming and balancing. And due to its relaxing and calming effect it is used to remove emotional stress.
Lavender oil blends very well with many other essential oils which include clary sage, cedar wood, pine, geranium, and nutmeg. Lavender oil should not be used by a person having diabetes and by a pregnant woman. Those having a sensitive skin should also stay away from this oil as it may cause some reactions.
