Haley Jensen: Lavender essential oil is one of the most versatile,
the most powerful, and the most popular essential oils.
So, what does it do and how do you use it?
Because I’m sure that you’ve heard of it before.
Lavender is very calming and it’s very relaxing.
Its aroma can also help fight occasional nervous tension.
So it just has many calming and many balancing
properties to the mind, to the body, to the spirit.
And it really just helps clear and clarify your mind.
So in addition to those balancing properties,
to those relaxing properties, it’s also great for your skin
and it’s great for your hair.
So it’s great to apply to your skin after a day
in the sun or after you’ve been outdoors.
It’s great to help cleans and soothe minor skin irritations.
It’s also really good to help reduce the appearance of blemishes,
it can support and enhance a youthful complexion,
support aging skin, as well as cleanse your skin and cleanse your hair.
So there are so many ways to use it in your daily life.
I go through so much Lavender essential oil
and I know you will, too, you just have to learn how to use it.
When in doubt, you can always use Lavender essential oil.
So try using Lavender before bedtime,
this is a staple, a Lavender staple.
You can diffuse it before bedtime just to create
that calming relaxing environment.
Spas do that.
If you notice when you walk into a spa
it’s very calming and it’s very relaxing,
that’s usually because they’re diffusing
or using some type of Lavender aroma,
or Lavender scent in their environment, in their space.
So try using Lavender before you go to bedtime.
I always use it in my little boy’s room, when he’s going
to sleep when he was a baby, I would always diffuse Lavender
essential oil for those relaxing calming properties.
You can also try adding a couple drops to your bath.
So if you’re unwinding and taking a bath at the end of the day,
try adding a couple drops of Lavender essential oil.
Your pores are more open when you’re in a warm bath,
so it’s a good way to really get the most out
of that Lavender essential oil when you
put a couple drops in the bathtub.
You can also add it to your children’s bathtubs, too, it’s a great way to use it.
You can apply a Lavender oil to the bottoms of your feet.
You can also use it in a massage.
You can add it to different types of skincare products,
so whatever facial lotion you’re using at nighttime
or in the morning time try adding a couple drops of Lavender to it.
You can also add a couple of drops of Lavender
to your shampoo or conditioners to help cleanse,
to help soothe, and help support the appearance
of healthy-looking hair and healthy-looking skin.
I love adding a drop of Lavender to my mascara.
So I’ll just put one or two drops in my mascara tube,
swirl around the brush and then I’ll apply it to my eyelashes.
I also will apply it -- I’ll also add a couple drops
of Lavender essential oil to my eyebrow serum.
So I will mix castor oil with just a couple drops
of Lavender and a couple drops of cedar wood
and I will apply it to my eyebrows at night, or the ends of my hair, too.
It’s a great hair mask, a great hair mixture.
You’re really combining the benefits of castor oil
with Lavender essential oil, it’s a great way to use it.
You could really just -- it’s really a staple in your car,
in your diaper bag, in your purses, because of its versatility.
When you're not sure what to use,
or which oil will work best, Lavender’s always a go-to
because it’s powerful and it’s very gentle,
so it’s a great oil to use on children.
We also have Lavender Vitality essential oil.
Now, Lavender Vitality oil is the same pure essential oil
as Lavender essential oil, it is just labeled specifically
for internal use, and it has that little white label on it.
So Lavender Vitality, you can add a couple drops
of Lavender Vitality to a veggie capsule,
add a couple drops to your drinks to help
freshen up your drink, make it taste better.
You can also bake with it.
So some of the benefits of Lavender Vitality
are that it has a slightly sweet floral taste,
of course, but it also helps improve sleep quality
for occasional sleeplessness, it supports general wellness,
it contains cleansing and antioxidant properties,
and it can help ease occasional nervous tension.
So, before bedtime, if you’re making a tea,
like a chamomile tea, try adding a couple drops of Lavender Vitality.
You can also add a couple drops of
Lavender Vitality to your jams or your jellies.
You can add it to lemonade for Lavender lemonade.
Or maybe your homemade ice creams.
Really, the options are endless, just make sure you use a little bit.
Essential oils go a really long way when you bake with them,
so just get a little toothpick, put a little –
swipe it around in the Lavender oil,
then mix it in your dish, and then you can slowly add more
and more to whatever type of Lavender taste that you prefer.
So comment below all the ways that you love to use Lavender.
We know there are so many ways, these are just a few
of the ways that I love using Lavender
and that we love using Lavender here at Young Living Corporate.