33 Uses for Lemon Essential Oil

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~~Health and Wellness~~

• Help fight off kidney stones every time you eat, drink or take lemon oil in capsules.
• Use a drop of lemon oil to help balance oil glands, this fights off oily skin and acne.
• Add 2-3 drops of lemon oil to a glass of water to help your body gently detox.
• Add a couple drops of lemon oil into a spray bottle of water and use on your hair for natural highlights.
• Add a couple drops of lemon oil to a warm glass of water to help calm a sore throat, calm a cough and even fight a fever. Lemon oil helps to fight bacteria and well as viruses.
• Help fight off heartburn by simply adding 1-2 drops to a small glass of water and drinking it.
• Improve your mental clarity by diffusing  lemon oil into the air.
• Rub a drop of lemon oil onto your hands and enjoy the smell for a quick pick me up!
• Improve your complexion by adding a drop of lemon oil to your facial cleanser. It helps to promote a healthier skin tone while removing dead skin cells.
• You can combine lemon oil with lavender to help lift your mood, these oils have been shown to work together as a natural anti-depressant.
• 2 drops of lemon oil into a half a glass of water can be gargled to get rid of bad breath odors.
• Help get rid of cold sores by applying a drop of lemon oil to the area.
• Get softer feet, a few drops of lemon oil massaged regularly onto dry feet will help to soften them.
• Apply to bug bites for itch relief!

~~Cleaning~~

• Did you let your laundry sit to long?? Add a drop or two to a rinse cycle and remove the odor of forget.
• Clean lightly tarnished silver with a couple drops on a rag.
• Remove scuff marks with a drop of lemon oil.
• Make those dishes sparkle, just add a drop to your dishwasher soap container.
• Apply a couple drops to a microfiber cloth to clean your phones screen(make sure you don’t have a plastic protector on though!
• A couple drops on a cotton ball placed into your vacuum bag will help refresh the air as you clean.
• Add a couple drops to the water in your steam cleaner or wet floor mop to help freshen and disinfect your floor.
• Use 1-2 drops of lemon oil to remove gum, grease, oil, glue, and crayon from most surfaces. Including hair and clothing.
• Sterilize your counter tops by adding 2-3 drop of lemon oil to a spray bottle of water.
• Add a couple drops of lemon oil to baking soda, let sit in a seal container for a couple days. It can then be used as a carpet fresher. Sprinkle on, let it sit 20 minutes then just vacuum away.
• Soak your dish rag or sponge over night in a bowl of water with 2 drops of lemon oil to disinfect.
• Kill aphids on contact with a couple drops of lemon oil in a spray bottle of water.
• Help preserve leather with a few drops of oil on a cloth.

~~Food and Drink~~

• Add flavor to sweet treats with just a couple drops.
• Make homemade lemonade, mix 2 drops of lemon oil with 2 tablespoons of honey and 2 cups of water.
• Add a little lemon to your iced tea.
• Use on seafood or veggies to add a little flavor. 8 drops of lemon oil will replace the zest of 1 lemon.
• Keep fruit from browning by adding lemon oil to water and rinsing cut fruit, rinsing fresh fruit will also lengthen shelf life.
• Use a 1-2 drops of lemon oil to help soften butter, great for use on fish and veggies.

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