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Sharp, invigorating lemon oil banishes fatigue, bacteria and oily skin. Its potent properties particularly help to stimulate your immune system.

Zesty lemon is a top note oil with a refreshing citrus scent. It imparts a feeling of health and well-being, lifts the spirits, stimulates the body and cleanses the home. Lemon is a versatile scent that blends well with most other essential oils and gives a lift to heavier aromas.

Lemon invigorates the immune system, helping the body's defenses to fight disease. An effective heart tonic, it boosts a sluggish circulation and helps reduce high blood pressure. Its detoxifying action can also stimulate the digestion and relieve acid stomachs.

Lemon oil has a short shelf life. Purchase it in small quantities and try to use it within three months. Lemon oil is composed of monoterpenes with traces of aldehydes, and furocoumarins.

Monoterpenes are responsible for lemon oil's antiseptic and stimulating actions. They also provide its expectorant and decongestant properties. The principle monoterpene is limonene, which makes of approximately 70 per cent of lemon oil. Antiseptic lemon is an ideal oil for treating insect bites, small cuts and grazes.
Aldehydes such as citral and geranial give lemon its light yet sharp odor.
Furocoumarins Lemon oil contains tiny but active quantities of furocoumarins, which can cause sensitivity to sunlight. To avoid any adverse skin reactions do not use the oil before sunbathing.

Lemon is amazingly versatile oil with uses ranging from an invigorating massage blend to a refreshing steam inhalation. It was even used as an ingredient in medieval lucky charms.

Lemon oil stimulates the circulation, making it an ideal massage oil for people who suffer from high blood pressure and who are a risk of heart disease.

Add a few drops of yarrow to your lemon oil. This massage blend will help make the blood more fluid.

Add a drop of lavender or chamomile oil to the blend, so the recipient can benefit from their relaxing scents.

Lemon fresh or as an oil contains many active ingredients that help combat colds and infections, which is why it is often used to flavor cough lollies and medicines.

Use lemon in any of the following blends at the first sign of a cold:

In a steam inhalation use: 2 drops of lemon oil and 2 drops of cinnamon oil. The antiviral action of the steam infused with oils will stop many infections before they can take a real hold.
Alternatively, slice a lemon and grapefruit, add a handful of eucalyptus leaves

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