Lovely Lemon! How to use lemon oil to brighten your day

Lemon oil is fresh, light, cool and dry. 

In traditional chinese medicine lemon is known for its ability to clear heat, dampness and phlegm from out of balance earth element of spleen and stomach. An imbalance of earth element is related to worry, overthinking and general mental tension

• Home use - Lemons detoxifying effect can be utilised in the home to clean surfaces, materials and the air. 
  • Add lemon oil to your diffuser to clear the air
  • Put a drop in your laundry to add extra clean and beautiful aroma
  • add to a spray bottle with water to clean surfaces

 

• Personal use
  • Head colds - for yellow and green phlegm, lemon helps to clear the congestion, apply to bottoms of feet, inhale or add to water, its especially great in warm water with fresh lemon and ginger
  • Lymphatic flow - helping to move stuck energy and encourage liver flow/function. Add lemon oil to a carrier oil such as sweet almond or coconut and apply to the skin, its especially great to apply after body brushing and know to help improve cellulite 
  • Relaxation - calm the mind and stay focused at the same time by adding lemon to a diffuser, inhale the refreshing aroma and imagine yourself in a beautiful terrace garden in Italy in the sunshine!
  • Immunity - feeling a bit off? apply lemon to soles of feet, in carrier oil around neck

** Caution - Lemon is phytotoxic and reacts with sunlight please avoid direct skin exposure to sunlight for 24 hours after application