Organic Beauty Products - Benefits Of Lavender Essential Oil
Organic Beauty Products - Benefits Of Lavender Essential Oil
Instead of using commercial beauty and personal care products, many consumers are switching to organic. Organic beauty products contain essential oils rather than potentially health dangerous artificial fragrances. One such oil is lavender essential oil. Like all essential oils it has many health and beauty benefits. Read on to find out about lavender oil and some of its benefits by reading below.
Lavender oil is extracted from the flowers of the Lavender plant through distillation. The plant has a distinctive scent and it has traditionally been used to manufacture perfumes. Today lavender oil has many uses including in cosmetics such as lotions and soaps as well as in gels and for aromatherapy.
Lavender essential oil has many health benefits and is particularly good for skin care. In fact the name of the plant comes from the Latin lavare which means to wash. Lavender was also commonly used by the Romans as an addition to bath water not only because of its scent bur because it was believed to restore the skin. A few drops of the oil mixed with water provides an effective washing agent that has considerable benefits for skin as outlined below.
Lavender has many benefits for the skin because lavender essential oil has natural antifungal and antiseptic properties. It can be used to treat various skin conditions such as wrinkles, acne and psoriasis. Lavender oil has a soothing, anti-inflammatory action and can be used for various other skin conditions such as dermatitis, eczema, boils and carbuncles. It is also excellent for treating inflammations and heals cuts, wounds, sunburn and other burns since as it aids in the formation of scar tissue.
Treating burns is best done with Lavender oil in the form of a cream or lotion: it helps the skin to heal faster because of its cicatrisant properties. Lavender oil is also used to treat insect bites and is an effective insect repellent (particularly for mosquitoes). It is also widely used as a massage oil since it is said to have a soothing, relaxing effect. Lavender essential oil thus helps to tone the skin and is effective against a variety of skin problems.