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Lemons for Health and Beauty

Lemons for Health and Beauty

Lemon oil is an amazingly versatile ally for healing and beauty–used in hospitals to calm frightened or depressed patients and boosting the immune system by stimulating the production of white and red blood cells. It increases concentration (many Japanese banks use it to reduce worker error) and neutralizes unpleasant odors. And that’s just the beginning.

Find out how lemon oil may be used to improve your mood, soften scar tissue, strengthen fingernails, reduce oiliness in skin and hair, alleviate joint pain, and much, much more, here:

Please use only pure lemon essential oil, available online or at your local natural foods store, for the following:

To freshen air and reduce unpleasant odors: place 2-3 drops in a diffuser.

For joint pain: Add 2-3 drops to 1 ounce of carrier oil and massage on affected area. Or add 8-10 drops to a bath.

To boost the immune system: Use 2-3 drops in a diffuser or steam inhalation as a tonic after an illness. Continue use for 2-3 days.

For corns or warts, apply full-strength directly to the affected area with a cotton swab. Be careful to avoid applying to surrounding area.

To alleviate emotional distress, confusion, fatigue, PMS, and stress, use 2-3 drops in a diffuser, or 8-10 drops in a bath.

To toughen fingernails, mix 2-3 drops in 1 ounce of almond oil and massage into cuticles and fingernails regularly.

For oily hair, mix 2-3 drops with unscented shampoo.

For oily skin, mix 2-3 drops of oil in 1 ounce of water. Mix well, place on cotton ball, and apply to skin as a toner.

To soften scar tissue, mix 2-3 drops in 1 ounce of carrier oil and massage onto scar regularly.

Read more: Beauty, Skin Care

Adapted from Aromatherapy for Everyone, by P.J. Pierson and Mary Shipley (Vital Health Publishing, 2004). Copyright (c) 2004 by P.J. Pierson and Mary Shipley. Reprinted by permission of Vital Health Publishing.
Adapted from Aromatherapy for Everyone, by P.J. Pierson and Mary Shipley (Vital Health Publishing, 2004).

Annie B. Bond

Annie is a renowned expert in non-toxic and green living. Named one of the top 20 environmental leaders by Body and Soul Magazine, Annie has authored four books, including "Home Enlightenment" (Rodale Press, 2005) and "Better Basics for the Home" (Three Rivers Press, 1999).

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4:26AM PST on Feb 10, 2011

Thanks for the article.

10:13AM PST on Dec 16, 2010

I never knew lemons could do all that. Good to know. Thanks.

8:11PM PST on Feb 22, 2010

That's very interesting.

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