It’s tough living a life as a creative person. Don’t get me wrong I’m blessed with this stress. However, I would love my gifts even more if I could sleep properly.
Here are ten ways you can live a natural lifestyle with lavender. I want to point out that number three is my favorite.
Being a creative entrepreneur, it’s really hard to calm your mind when it’s time to sleep. You have meetings in the morning. There’s a last-minute workshop you have to teach due to a cancellation. And you’re taking care of an elderly parent. So what’s one to do when you need to get a couple of hours of sleep?
This tip (number three) will help you calm your thoughts which will allow you to drift off into la-la land. I want you to grab a spray bottle, add a couple of drops of lavender oil to distilled water and mist your pillow before sleepy time.
Lavender oil like coconut oil can be listed as a “jack of all trades” oil. Of course, it smells divine but it is also instrumental in remaining ageless and promoting a healthy and natural lifestyle. So instead of just giving you one useful way to use lavender, here are nine more.
- Eliminate nausea – Breathe in the lavender oil, straight from the bottle, and exhale. Inhale and then exhale about 3 times more if you desire. Then dab the oil on your tummy, temples, and wrists, this too will aid in eliminating nausea.
- I say this all time, people will take care of their face and neck but forget their lips. Having dry, chapped, and cracked lips are very unappealing and it shows your age just like your hands. This can affect all ages. Soften those lips up by mixing a tablespoon of lavender oil with a 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and rub it on your lips to exfoliate and get rid of the dead skin for a smooth, sexier, and healthier look. Rinse with warm, then apply a small amount of lavender oil to your lips like a gloss.
- Do your thoughts race at night? Do you toss and turn trying to doze off into la-la land? Are you into natural remedies instead of over-the-counter sleep aids? Well, lavender oil is your answer. Grab a spray bottle, apply a couple of drops to 8 ounces of distilled water, and mist your pillow. This faint scent will settle those thoughts and send you off into a peaceful sleep.
- While we’re on the subject of settling those thoughts, sometimes our thoughts overtake us and we find ourselves not being able to concentrate. Lavender oil to the rescue. Again inhale the lavender oil but mix it with a little peppermint or my fav gardenia oil. As stated in #3, the lavender oil will help you calm your mind and will help you focus on a single thought by quieting all the other noise that’s vying for your attention.
- Soothe your sunburn by applying a couple of drops of lavender oil to the affected area. The oil will help reduce redness and soothe the pain.
- Clean those cuts and sanitize those scars, oils have antibacterial, anti-viral, and anti-microbial functions. Soak a cotton ball with lavender oil and apply it on the cut or scar, it will act as a natural disinfectant.
- It’s Summertime and our little furry friends are bothered and bitten by pesky bugs. Massage a couple of drops of lavender oil on your pet’s fur to calm their itchy skin and to keep at bay other pesky bugs, especially fleas.
- Those pesky bugs don’t discriminate they come after us humans as well. Once bitten, rub a couple of drops of the oil onto the itchy bug bit for natural soothing relief.
- Oily face? Want to clear up that complexion? First, let me say chemically manufactured facial cleansers strip skin of its natural oils. I recommend adding a couple of drops of lavender oil to a non-clogging moisturizer. My recommendation, Pure JoJoba (A superfine natural moisturizer, Jojobapenetrates easily, nourishing, softening, and protecting the skin without clogging the pores) after you wash your face to restore natural moisture. This is especially good during the summer months.
- Saving the best for last, reducing wrinkles. The moisturizing agents in lavender oil help keep the skin firm and supple. Grab that spray bottle of lavender oil and distilled water and mist your face or the desired area.
