Sirona Nutrition Organic Lemon Essential Oil*

Lemon essential oil can be diluted and applied topically to your skin, as well as diffused into the air and inhaled. It may help fight exhaustion, helps with depression, clears your skin, kills harmful viruses and bacteria, and reduce inflammation. You may have noticed that when you use lemon-scented products for cleaning your home, you feel more relaxed or uplifted and in a better mood afterward. There are promising indicators that diffusing lemon essential oil has an effect on alleviating some symptoms of anxiety and depression. Lemon essential oil was found to decrease the levels of nausea and vomiting significantly. Lemon oil is one of several essential oils that can kill harmful bacteria that can grow on your skin. It was shown to be effective against strains of bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli. This makes a good choice for topically cleaning small wounds. It also has protective properties, such as antioxidants, that may brighten and preserve your skin tone. Lemon essential oil is sometimes used in aromatherapy as a natural analgesic. The anti-stress and antidepressant effects of this oil may have something to do with how it helps our bodies interpret our pain without panicking. If you have a cold or are experiencing a sore throat, lemon essential oil is a good home remedy to try. The calming properties of lemon oil can help relax both your mind and the muscles in your throat. Lemon essential oil perks up your mood, but it also may work to boost your brainpower. Aromatherapy with essential oils such as lemon could improve the cognitive function of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Lemon oil is used for a variety of skin conditions including acne. Lemon essential oil can kill bacteria that may get trapped in pores and cause breakouts. It can also clarify your skin, gently exfoliating dead skin cells that so often become trapped in hair follicle and pores. Lemon essential oil is packed with antimicrobial properties, it might not surprise you to learn that this oil might belong in your first aid kit. It promotes faster healing of tissue. You can cleanse the area of a small cut or scrape with diluted lemon oil to sanitize it, discourage infection, and possibly help the wound heal more quickly. Lemon essential oil has powerful anti-fungal properties for treating certain skin overgrowths. It may be effective against fungi that cause athlete’s foot, thrush, and yeast infections when applied topically.