Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender essential oil is one of the most used essential oils in aromatherapy.  Known for its remarkable skin healing abilities, its lovely soothing aroma, and its sleep inducing action, it is certainly a must in any natural medicine cabinet. Lavender oil is useful in many applications like burns, wounds, rashes, stings, bug bites as it has natural anti-inflammatory properties. Use it in lotions or oil blends and massage onto areas prone to muscle tightness for soothing pain relief. The natural compounds found in organic lavender reduce stress-related tension, feelings of distress, anguish or angst. It is ideal to use after a long strenuous day to de-stress and decompress. Try adding a drop of lavender oil to a hot bath to ease the nerves and promote relaxation or add a few drops in the diffuser for a sweet, floral aroma that spreads peace and joy! Lavender oil is also anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, and can be used to resolve athlete's foot when combined with tea tree oil.  Another gr