Lemon | Essential Oils 101

Last week I started an introduction to Essential Oils and then shared how to use them  along with some safety tips! Today, I am sharing the first oil with you and we will pick up the pace for next week. I will be sharing an oil post along with my other regular scheduled posts daily! Today I am sharing LEMON! If you are a Lemon lover, please share your favorite Lemon EO tip in the comments section or email them to me and I'll add them here!

• Lemon retails for $14.80 (15ml) and includes the naturally occurring constituent limonene. Research that!
• Lemon is a dietary supplement that enhances the flavor of foods and water. 
• A key ingredient in many popular products, including Thieves, Ningxia Red and Inner Defense. 

10 Amazing Uses for Lemon Oil

1. Laundry – If you, like me, accidentally leave your laundry sitting in the washer too long, just add a few drops of lemon EO and it will refresh them for a great smell.
2. Boost Your Hand Soap – Regular soap isn’t doing the trick? No worries, just add a couple drops of lemon EO with your soap and get rid of tough to remove grime and oils
3. Natural Cleaner – Want to steer away from alcohol and bleach to disinfect your counter tops and clean your moldy shower? Add 40 drops lemon oil and 20 drops tea tree oil to a 16-oz spray bottle fill with pure water (and a little bit of white vinegar) for a traditional cleaning favorite.
4. Teeth Whitener – Mix lemon essential oil, baking soda and coconut oil and rub on your teeth for 2 minutes and then rinse for natural teeth whitener.
5. Face-wash –   You can mix lemon oil with baking soda and honey for a natural face wash. 
6. Wood and Silver Polish – A lemon oil-soaked cloth will also help spruce up your tarnished silver and jewelry!  Lemon oil for wood cleaning is also great.
7. Goo-Be-Gone – Un-stick the sticky goo your kids leave behind with stickers and gum with lemon oil.
8. Support your metabolism – Putting 2 drops of lemon oil in your water 3x daily can support metabolism.



• TIP: Mix Lemon with a couple of drops of Lavender and Peppermint and inhale or diffuse. It smells amazing and your head will feel so clear! 

9. Improves Mood – Diffusing lemon essential oil in the air can lift mood!
10. Immune Support – Lemon oil can support lymphatic drainage (every heard of putting lemon in your tea?), mix it with coconut oil and rub it on your neck. 

It is important to know that Young Living essential oils do not cure, prevent or treat any disease or illness.  God designed our bodies to heal themselves; this is the purpose of our immune system.  However, when our bodies are not functioning at their optimal performance, it has been our experience that essential oils can give our bodies some extra support in a natural way without harmful side effects.  Anything that is shared is based on our personal experience by using Young Living oils and products.  It is not intended to diagnose or cure any medical condition.