Using Essential Lemon Oil for Health
Aromatherapy and the use of essential oils for health continues to grow in popularity. Many people enjoy the freedom of being able to treat simple problems at home without the need of prescription medications that may have their own side effects. Lemon oil has long been used for its health benefits, being prescribed originally for sailors to fight off scurvy and other vitamin deficiencies that occurred on long sea voyages. It is very high in vitamins A, B, and C and has strong antibacterial and antiviral properties. Essential lemon oil is good for cleansing the body and the environment you live in of harmful bacteria and viruses and is often much more cost effective to use for cleaning than similar commercially manufactured cleaning agents – as well as being environmentally friendly.
For health, other than as a preventative for vitamin deficiencies, lemon essential oil is great for increasing concentration. Studies have shown that diffusing lemon oil into the work environment cuts down on mistakes made by over 50%. That’s a huge boost to productivity! Internally lemon oil is wonderful for bowel problems, for lowering high blood pressure, for treating headaches, migraines, and arthritis. Externally it is good when used diluted for skin problems such as acne, treating cuts, and freckles. Lemon oil is also good for brightening up dull looking skin.