Lavender Essential Oil Uses and Benefits

Young Living sent out a newsletter today with some great info on the uses and benefits of Lavender that I just wanted to share with you. They have some great products made from lavender oils as well.

Rediscovering Lavender Lavender Series

Lavender is one essential oil that can be used in every home, and this month it's all about rediscovering its many uses! Young Living's lavender is a more natural alternative to many store-bought products, and once you begin using it around the house you'll wonder how you ever survived without it.

One of the first natural remedies to be reintroduced to Western culture, today lavender is used for everything from calming the mind to soothing irritated skin. Here are a few quick and easy ways to incorporate its benefits into your daily routine:

Relaxation

* Massage lavender into the back of the neck or bottom of the feet for relaxation.
* Add a few drops of lavender to your bath water for a relaxing soak.
* Diffuse lavender before bed to quiet the mind and prepare for sleep.

Skincare

* Soothe minor burns by applying 2–3 drops to the affected area.
* Rub several drops onto the scalp area to help soothe minor irritations.
* Reduce or minimize scar tissue by massaging it on or around affected areas.
* Apply 2–3 drops to relieve itching and soothe skin.

You may have seen other lavender-like products that promise the same benefits as true lavender essential oil. However, these synthetic products merely duplicate the aroma of lavender, and cannot offer the health-enhancing benefits of Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ lavender.

We offer a full line of safe, effective skincare products, each an ideal alternative to the perfume-grade lavender found elsewhere:

* Lavender Volumizing Shampoo
* Lavender Volumizing Conditioner
* Lavender Rosewood Bar Soap
* LavaDerm Cooling Mist
* Lavender Hand & Body Lotion
* Lavender Lip Balm
* Lavender Bath & Shower Gel

Order Young Living's lavender products today and start your path to a more natural life!

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More cool facts about Lavender

Did you know…

* That the benefits of lavender essential oil date all the way back to Ancient Greece?
* That a study at the Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan suggests that, "Lavender aromatherapy has relaxation effects?"
* That lavender has the Latin name lavare, which means "to wash"?
* Young Living grows its own lavender at farms in Utah, Idaho, France, and Ecuador?
* That lavender blends well with other essential oils like cedarwood, clary sage, and geranium?
* That Shakespeare grew lavender in his garden and spoke of it in his writings, including a recipe for a lavender tea in The Winter's Tale?

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Papaya Skin Care

Perk up your skin and eliminate the day’s worries with papaya. It’s beneficial for skin care and repair. You can use papaya to treat or eliminate old dead skin cells, dandruff and other skin disorders and even to reduce the signs of premature aging. The following recipes will show you how.

Acne: Apply a mask using the fleshy side of a green papaya skin on the acne. A papaya diet supports the treatment internally. Apply a mask of pickled grated papaya in vinegar once a week. Dilute papaya vinegar with water in a one to 10 ratio and use it as a skin cleanser. Treat stubborn areas with undiluted papaya vinegar and papaya oil.

Age spots: Place the fleshy side of the skin from a mature green papaya onto the age spots until the spots fade.

Dandruff: Shampoo hair with diluted papaya vinegar mixed with lemon juice and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse the hair with diluted papaya vinegar. Papaya hair shampoos are also available in health food stores.

Skin with enlarged pores: Washings or compresses with diluted papaya vinegar.

Skin, rough: Native Americans rub rough skin with the fleshy side of the skin from a ripe papaya.

Skin, unclear: For deep skin cleansing, apply a papaya mask followed by an application of papaya vinegar weekly, diluted with water in a one to 10 ratio.

Skin, hard: Repeatedly apply squeezed leaves or the fleshy side of the skin from a green fruit. For hard skin on the foot, use papaya vinegar in foot baths.

Sunspots: Apply the fleshy side of the skin from a green fruit to the spots. Also apply papaya vinegar to the spots.

Wrinkles: Old skin cells make wrinkles deeper. Use a papaya powder (sold in health food stores as "Paw-Paw Condiment") face mask to reduce old dead skin cells and to make the skin smoother. Apply the fleshy side of the skin from a green papaya.

In rare cases and with long-term application, highly concentrated papaya could cause sensitivity and skin irritation.

Papaya Vinegar

Cut the fruit (with the skin) into thin slices. Fill two-thirds of a glass jar with the papaya. Pour in apple cider vinegar until the papaya is well covered. Let mature for four weeks. Strain out the papaya and the vinegar is ready to use.

Papaya Oil

Cut the skin or leaves of a papaya into small pieces and place them into a pot (do not use an aluminum pot). Add enough extra-virgin olive oil to cover all the pieces. Simmer the oil for five minutes, then store the oil and plant parts in a cool place. After two days, extract the oil by squeezing the plant parts in a towel.

Skin Cleanser

3 Tbsp (45 mL) pure honey
1/2 tsp (2 mL) extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp (2 mL) wheat germ oil
1 tsp (5 mL) papaya juice

Mix the ingredients together. Wash the skin with warm water. Gently massage the cleanser onto moist skin, then rinse well with water. Apply twice daily.

Skin Toner

2 tsp (10 mL) papaya vinegar
1/4 cup (60 mL) rose water
4 tsp (20 mL) lavender water

Mix the ingredients together. Use twice daily.

Moisturizing Oil

2 Tbsp (30 mL) papaya oil
4 tsp (20 mL) calendula oil
1 tsp (5 mL) almond oil
1 tsp (5 mL) rosehip oil

Mix the ingredients together. Gently massage into the skin twice daily.

Papaya Fruit Mask

1 tsp (5 mL) pure honey
1 egg
1 tsp (5 mL) cream
1 tsp (5 mL) papaya oil

Mix the ingredients together and apply to well-cleansed skin. Leave the mask on for 10 to 15 minutes. Thoroughly rinse the skin with warm water, apply papaya skin toner and then papaya moisturizing oil.

Bathing With Papaya

For these recipes, mix all the ingredients together. Add the oils to the bath water after filling the tub to prevent the essential oils from evaporating.

Relaxing Bath

1/2 (125 mL) papaya vinegar
1 tsp (5 mL) papaya oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops cedarwood essential oil

This is a good anti-stress bath and it nourishes the skin at the same time.

Pain-Relieving Bath

1/2 cup (125 mL) papaya vinegar
1 tsp (5 mL) papaya oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops rosemary essential oil

This bath is also excellent for muscle relaxation.

Refreshing Bath

1/2 cup (125 mL) papaya vinegar
1 tsp (5 mL) papaya oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops orange essential oil

This bath will leave you invigorated and refreshed.

Treat yourself to an exotic fruit facial or papaya bath experience–you’ll
never go back to the drugstore variety!

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Scott OBrien
Natural Healing Scents

How to use Young Living Essential Oils for Natural Healing & Wellness.

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