Its summer and despite all precautions I ended up with a sunburn last week. I hate trying to sleep at night when your hot and cold all at the same time! I finally had enough and got up and rubbed lavender all over me and within minutes I was back to sleep! Lavender oil really take the heat out of the burn. I think it works WAY better then Aloe Vera. It will actually works on any burn – not just sunburns.
If you are burned really bad you can also soak in a tub with a mixture about 10 drops lavender oil, 5 drops peppermint oil, and 1 tsp jojoba oil. Just make sure the water is not too warm.
If I could only have 1 oil for the rest of my life -it would be lavender! This is what we use lavender for in our house:
- Burns – all non major types
- Aches and pains – rub directly onto where you hurt
- Restlessness and Insomnia – rub on legs and feet at night. Funny story – my kids call this “sleepy oil” because it helps them sleep so much better. At one time Caleb hid my bottle so I couldn’t use it to make him go to sleep faster
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- Cuts – my boys love this on their minor cuts. It helps cut the pain and also helps fight infection, as well as help scarring.
- Earaches. For babies with ear infections you can add a few drops of lavender oil to coconut oil or olive and rub that into the skin around their ears
- Menstrual cramps – rub lavender oil into your lower abdomen and then place a heating pad over where it hurts
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