Lavender Aromatherapy

There are times when you just want the day to end. Everything goes wrong and even the slightest incident can make you want to burst into tears. It is at times like these that you need something to relax and calm you. Lavender aromatherapy can lift the lowest spirits and calm the most turbulent soul.

The essential oil of this fragile and beautiful flower is one of the most powerful mood enhancers, and its use in aromatherapy is as varied as it is beneficial. The following are some benefits and uses of the same.

Aromatherapy is a type of alternative holistic medicine that involves the use of essential oils and other aromatic compounds to bring about beneficial changes in mood and health. The essential oil of lavender is one of the most widely used in this therapy because of its myriad benefits and inherent mood-enhancing nature. 

Essential oils can be used in mainly three ways - topical application, aerial diffusion, and inhalation for this therapy, and lavender oil is suitable for all three.

When topically applied through massage or with a few drops added to warm bathwater, it can help relieve stress, have a calming effect, and also induce sleep. Scent and emotions are closely linked, and lavender aromatherapy uses this principle to induce a feeling of tranquility and peace.

The smell of this oil causes certain neurochemicals to be released in the brain, promoting a feeling of serenity. Serotonin release is also triggered by its inhalation. This aromatherapy is widely advocated for mood enhancement and overall well-being.

• Applied directly on cuts and burns, the antiseptic properties of this oil can speed up the healing process.
• Inhaled through scented candles or oil diffusers, it can help reduce stress.

• Aromatherapy has also been used as a proven medical treatment for headaches and migraine.
• Steam inhalation with this oil enables it to work as a nasal decongestant. It is also useful as a herbal remedy to combat cold and flu.

• It doubles as an air freshener and insect repellent at once
• It can be effective as an analgesic. Add a few drops of it to regular massage oil for pain relief.
• Aromatherapy can combat air sickness or motion sickness when a few drops are massaged onto the temples.

• This flower is used to create scented sachets that can be placed inside cupboards and clothes to impart a mild and soothing scent to combat mustiness and moth balls.
• The calming effect of this oil is also used in the treatment of sleeplessness and other associated sleep disorders.

Whether you need a mood lift after a blue day, or a relaxing addition to a bubble bath, a good night's sleep, or a natural pain reliever, this aromatherapy is the answer. Lavender essential oil has been used over the ages and has stood the test of time.

Smell is one of the most powerful memory stimulants, and the age-old use of this flower is bound to bring back some long-forgotten memories for you too.