Botanical Name : Citrus limonum

Family Name: Rutaceae

Common Name: Lemon

Part used for Oil : Rind?

Goes Well With: Olive, Coconut, Eucalyptus

Uses & Benefits

Used for treating cuts, burns, boils, and wounds. This oil treats greasy hair and skin.

Heath benefits:

Lemon oil provides relief from mental nervous tension, anxiety, fatigue ,nervousness, and dizziness.

It tightens the pores, brightens the skin, and removes dead cells.

Lemon oil is a gift for people suffering insomnia. The oil ensures a sound sleep.

The oil is very helpful to the the circulatory system as it increases blood circulation, reduces blood pressure, and removes blood clots.

Highly effective in fever, and cold, in relieving asthma, bronchitis, nosebleeds, and throat infections.

Lemon oil is enriched  with vitamin c content that helps in stimulating the white blood cells.

 Improves the overall body functioning by detoxifying it.

Soothes and relieves headaches, migraines, rheumatism, mouth ulcers, insect bites, herpes, and cold sores.

Helps in treating acne and blemishes because of its antibacterial properties.

Inhaling lemon oil improves concentration, refreshes the mind, and increases alertness.

When blended with other massage oils, the oil benefits the digestive system, obesity, overweight, and acts a general tonic.

Along with diluted warm water, it is good to use as a mouth wash.

The oil is useful in treating acidity, indigestion, cramps and stomach upsets.

It also treats greasy hair and skin and nourishes nails.

The oil is used for voice loss, depression, stress, and fatigue in vapour therapy.

Assorted benefits:

For homemade cleaning products and polishes.

Products consisting of lemon oil remove stains and unpleasant odor.

 Often used on countertops furniture's, floors, and carpet.

Used in making soaps and face washes personal care and skin care products due to its antiseptic nature.

For room fresheners' perfumes, and in many scented candles.

In creams and lotions to treat congested skin.