Lemon Essential oil – Citrus limon

Don´t you just love the zesty, fresh, energizing smell of lemons?!?

Maybe because that’s exactly how it makes you feel when you take in the aroma? 

Lemons will uplift your mood, re-energize you, make you feel fresh, and stay healthier!

 

So where does the lemon originally come from?

Here in the south of Spain, we have lemon trees everywhere you look. 

They are so common you’d have thought that the lemon originated here – BUT NO!

Lemons came from India originally and was first brought to Italy and later got distributed to the rest of the Mediterranean, in particular Spain and Portugal. This was in the 5th Century. Columbus took some seeds to America as well, and hence the important production in California.

 

A great daily routine

Do you drink warm lemon water first thing in the morning?

If NOT – it is time you started! In India, it is common practice and as the fruit originated from there, they must be onto something…

Having warm lemon water first thing in the morning helps to alkalines your body. 

This is of crucial benefit to your health when we consider that most of us live in an over-acidic body due to our eating habits of meat, dairy, and sugar. 

Stress also takes its toll, and we all have a bit too much of that to deal with, don’t we? Balance is very important here.

The friend who first told me about this trick many years ago swears by it, and so do I now! She says that the moment she stops having lemon in the morning, she gets receptive to colds or starts feeling unwell.

And it gives you a welcome shot of energy in the morning to boost!

Why lemons are so good for you?

Too much acidity in the body will encourage pain through symptoms of inflammation, gout, rheumatism, arthritis, etc. 

When the body has too much uric acid and can’t get rid of it, it leads to little crystals forming, which cause pain and inflammation in the joints.

Lemons have some very important properties, one of which is to help the body against infection. It has the ability to stimulate the body’s own defense system and it’s a powerful bactericide. It also has anti-viral properties, so it is a great oil to diffuse at home, especially given the current situation.

 

The main systems lemons help are the digestive, immune, and respiratory systems. 

You can use it for anything from bronchitis, to reducing a temperature, kick-starting the digestive system, helping to reduce your weight, calming gastric acidity, and help your liver and pancreas with its tonic actions. 

Impressive, huh?

 

Can you use lemons for your beauty and skincare?

 Using lemon essential oil on the skin is a fabulous way to keep it looking youthful!

The Goddess of youth, Juventas, symbolized lemons, and its oil for beauty. 

The oil is useful for brightening dull and discolored skin, especially on the neck, and can have some effect on freckles too.

 

Due to its astringent properties, it can help teenagers with acne and greasy skin, and its antiseptic properties will help spots and boils.

The lemon essential oil can be used neat on the skin to remove warts, verrucae, and corns. Mixing it with apple cider vinegar has been known to work effectively, just remember to be persistent and constant.

 

As we get older the walls of our arteries can start thinking and hardening and lemon essential oil can be used as a preventative here. It has also been known to be helpful in cases of high blood pressure and has a tonic effect on the circulatory system.

 

Using lemon in mouthwash is also a good gum tonic and a good treatment for mouth ulcers and gingivitis. After a visit to the dentist, bleeding gums will subside using lemon juice, by just keeping it in your mouth as long as possible.

 

Aromatically lemon essential oil promotes health, healing, physical energy, and purification and with its invigorating fragrance, it will enhance your day! 

There are many other uses for lemon and its oil and if you have any questions regarding its use, just drop me a message.

OH! Let me not forget… It’s great for kitchen grease too and fantastic at removing anything sticky!! LOL (More on this in a future post, so don’t forget to subscribe/follow me)

 

Health and Happiness