Lemon Essential Oil

Botanical Name – (Citrus limonum)
Part of plant used – fruit rind 

Lemon oil is versatile and gives many blends a pleasant aroma. It is refreshing and uplifting and has a distinctive lemon smell. Lemon is a top note being fast to vaporize. 

Emotional Applications 

• gives a new fresh approach to situations
• refreshing and uplifting
• to become enlivened

Physical Applications

• Corns and warts – apply neat
• Greasy skin – steam inhalation, compress, massage in base cream
• Bronchial cough and flu – vaporizer, massage
• Rheumatic pain – massage, bath
• Digestive system – vaporizer, massage
• Tension and stress – vaporizer
• Poor circulation – bath, massage
• Varicose veins – use with orange and grapefruit, massage, footbath
• Immune problems – inhalation, massage, bath, vaporizer

Cautions

• Do not take internally.
• If you have sensitive skin – do a patch test first.
• Do not use before going out into the sun.