Lavender

Lavender Benefits

Lavender oil is an essential oil derived from the lavender plant. It can be taken orally, applied to the skin, and breathed in through aromatherapy.  Lavender oil offers several potential benefits for your skin, including reduced inflammation and improved wound healing. Lavender oil can benefit the skin in numerous ways. It has the ability to lessen acne, help even skin tone, and reduce wrinkles. It can even be used to treat other things, such as improving hair health and digestion.

Lavender oil works to kill bacteria, and this can prevent and heal acne breakouts. It unclogs pores and reduces inflammation when you put it on your skin.  To use lavender oil for acne, dilute it in coconut oil or another carrier oil and apply it to your skin after washing your face.  You can also use lavender oil as a facial toner by mixing 2 drops of lavender oil with 1 teaspoon of witch hazel. Soak a cotton ball in the blend and then gently rub it over your face.  For a particularly stubborn pimple, argan oil can help reduce inflammation. Mix 1 drop of lavender oil with 1 drop of argan oil and put it directly onto a pimple twice a day.

Lavender oil soothes eczema and dry skin.  Eczema can show up anywhere on your body.  Since lavender has antifungal properties and reduces inflammation, it can help keep eczema at bay.  Lavender oil can also be used to treat psoriasis. The lavender oil helps cleanse your skin and lessen redness and irritation.

Blotchy skin?  Lavender oil can aid in evening skin tone since it reduces inflammation. It can reduce discoloration, including dark spots. Lavender oil helps lessen blotchiness and redness. If you have hyperpigmentation on your skin, lavender oil may be able to help with that as well.

Lavender oil can help combat face wrinkles.

Lavender oil helps soothe and treat sunburn, burns, and inflammation.

Lavender oil may help speed up the wound-healing process  for cuts, scrapes, or other wounds.

Researchers found that lavender oil promotes the healing of skin tissue. 

Lavender oil does double duty for repelling insects bites. It acts as an insect repellent, and it helps to relieve itch and irritation from insect bites by warding off bacteria and reducing inflammation. It also naturally helps relieve pain.  Lavender oil also works well for treating poison ivy.

Lavender oil has many uses for treating the skin. It naturally reduces inflammation, lessens pain, and cleans the surface of the skin. You can use lavender oil on your face, legs, and hands. 

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