Lavender: The Universal Essential Oil

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Lavender has a fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous aroma that is soothing and refreshing. Because it is the most versatile of all essential oils, no home should be without it. Lavender is an adaptogen, and therefore can assist the body when adapting to stress or imbalances. It is a great aid for relaxing and winding down before bedtime, yet has balancing properties that can also boost stamina and energy.

Therapeutic-grade lavender is highly regarded for skin and beauty. It may be used to soothe and cleanse common cuts, bruises, and skin irritations. The French scientist René Gattefossé was among the first to discover these properties when he was severely burned in a laboratory explosion. Lavender may also be used to enhance the flavor of foods.

Lavender is such a universal oil in so many ways. I have 2 or 3 bottles around at all times, and use it for such a variety of things. Read more details about it below, and follow the links to get your own as well. Also included here is a recipe for Lavender Lemonade! Perfect for summer and you would not believe how good it is… (and good for you!)

Perhaps ancient peoples intuitively knew what researchers are finding out about lavender…it calms anxiety and provides natural stress relief. And that’s not all — lavender has a long list of beneficial properties, making it a natural health superstar.

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Lavender and Your Health

Aromatherapists feel that lavender essential oil is the most versatile because of its many properties and considers it one of the best essential oils to have on hand.

“My son had problems for years being able to fall asleep. He would lay there for hours it seemed. He had gotten into the habit of taking something over the counter before bedtime each night. He is 21 yrs old with a mind of his own, and I was really worried. One day, I asked him if I could put Lavender on the bottom of his feet at bedtime and he agreed. He slept like a baby and now he uses it every night. He no longer takes anything else!”

Regina Danley

Lavender has been used for:

• Pain relief

• Headaches – including migraines – and muscle aches and sprains

• Menstrual cramps

• Relaxation and sleep

• Burns

• Acne

• Insect bites, Dry skin, and as a deodorant

• Muscle relaxant

• Rub several drops of Lavender oil into the scalp to help eliminate dandruff.

• Place a few drops of Lavender oil on a cotton ball and place in your linen closet to scent the linens and repel moths and insects.

• Place a drop of Lavender oil in your water fountain to scent the air, kill bacteria and prolong the time between cleanings.

• Place a few drops of Lavender oil on a wet cloth and throw into the dryer, which will deodorize and freshen your laundry.

• Put a drop of Lavender oil on a cold sore.

• Diffuse Lavender oil to alleviate the symptoms of allergies.

• Spritz several drops of Lavender oil mixed with distilled water on a sunburn to decrease pain.

• Drop Lavender oil on a cut to clean the wound and kill bacteria.

• Apply 2-3 drops of Lavender oil to a rash to stop the itching and heal the skin.

Here’s a Lavender Lemonade recipe for you to enjoy:

Lavender Lemonade
(they make at the restaurant at the Young Living Farm in Mona, Utah – It’s delicious!)
7 lemons, peeled and juiced
2 limes, peeled and juiced
1 drop pure, therapeutic-grade lavender oil
14 cups water
1-1/2 cup Blue Agave

Mix all ingredients together and chill. Add more water or Blue Agave, depending on the size and tartness of the fruit. Be careful that you don’t add more than a drop of lavender oil so that it does not overpower your lemonade.

Enjoy!

“Live Your Dream” by D. Gary Young

 

The key is to know that you can have your dreams.  Visualize your dreams as complete; see them as reality.  Anchor your dreams and get on the path to achieving them.

– D. Gary Young

Few people in this world are unstoppable, who if they say they’re going to do something, they do it.

D. Gary Young checking the leaf quality of the high mountain Oolong, in the central mountains of Taiwan.

Have You Seen Gary Young’s Blog?

Few people are aware that essential oils have been distilled since ancient times in Egypt, some of our first recordings in history.

Most people are also unaware that when Gary Young was 22 years old, he was in an accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down on one side, and from the waist down on the other.  After multiple failed suicide attempts, he turned to a path of alternative healing methods, and after 13 years completely regained the use of his body, so much so that he ran a 1/2 marathon and placed in the finish!   Gary credits the oils with his recovery, a feat the doctors told him he would never accomplish.

Just prior to harvesting, Gary checks the fragrance of his Ylang Ylang flowers on the YL Ecuador Farm.

 

He’s dedicated his life to the planting, growing, cultivating and distilling of high grade therapeutic oils so that these oils can be available to anyone.  These, the strongest substances in the world, will work with your own body’s miraculous capacity to heal itself.

“When you study and work with plants, including their behavior and personality, there is no way that you can deny there is a God. It is the most phenomenal thing for me to watch how God has orchestrated His kingdom for us. I can also tell you that there is not a single ailment on this planet, I don’t care what you call it or what name they have given it, that God did not give us the answer for, right here on earth.”  

And I so agree with him, 100%.

Gary regularly writes to us posting his thoughts and views on how the gifts of healing can become more available to people world-wide who are seeking them.  He also shares with us the ins and outs of harvesting and distilling plants even in the most remotest regions of the world.

Visit Gary’s Blog and Read More HERE

We are so lucky to have this man’s genius on our side when it comes to natural health and healing.

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I hope you’re having a Happy Summer,