Back To Basic With Lemon

by Laureetta Williams Pet Expert

Essential oils come in many different types that it can be overwhelming even for season users. You could be up to your neck in the different types of oils and what they do that you feel lost. However, certain ones are the basics that you can always go back to. You can think of it as a restart and Lemon is the best one to go back to. A lemon essential oil can be seen as one the basics, right next to Lavender, when it comes to essential oils. But why is that? What makes it so popular? Well, let’s find out.

What Does It Do?

Lemon essential oil is seen as a natural remedy to help with multiple issues. This oil is extracted from the peels of lemons that are distilled using a cold-press process. The cold press rotates the peel while pricking it to release and capture the oil that the peel releases. There are many benefits to adding this essential oil to your lifestyle. It can be applied to your skin or you can inhale it after you have diffused into the air. However, you would need to check out the instruction for the later to make sure that you get it just right. Besides using it on your skin you can also use it to clean your house.

It is said to be able to improve your mood and in this way help with depression as well as anxiety. The smell of lemon can help you feel calm. Not only is it said to help decrease depression (keep in mind we are not saying that it will cure it) it can also help with morning sickness symptoms of nausea. Other beneficial side effects are to decrease exhaustion, reduces inflammation and it may be able to kill viruses and bacteria.

Why Lemon Is Good For Cleaning

Lemon essential oil can be used as a cleaning product since it is natural. It can also be used to clean every area of your house from your wooden floors (to get the smell out) to shinning up your windows. It can take off crust in the microwave and inside the stove which is never an easy task. Plus, you can use it to deodorize your drain. Staying the kitchen you can also clean your cheese grater as well as use a few drops to freshen up your refrigerator. If you want to polish your furniture lemon can do the trick, as well as act as an air freshener and chase the bug away. Plus you can use it to create a cleaner and sanitizer. The three ingredients are:

· 2 cups of water

· 1 cup hydrogen peroxide

· 15-2o drops of lemon essential oil or (1/2 cup of lemon juice)

Ending Off

Lemon essential oils are the basics, and they offer many ways to make your well-being better. And also give your home a boost in cleanliness and quality. Many online sites offer these products such as rootsessential.com that you can check out.