Essential Lemon Oil – Not Just for Furniture
In these hard economic and ecologically sensitive times, natural and organic products are making their way back into many homes who for years have relied on synthetic and petroleum based products originally marketed as being superior. Lemon essential oil is one of these natural remedies that people are rediscovering. For years, lemon oil has been added to cleaning products to make them smell nicer that what the chemical constituents themselves would give off, but used on its own, essential lemon oil may actually be more effective.
Lemon oil has many different therapeutic and health benefits aside from those found cleaning and disinfecting around the house. Used in dilution, lemon essential oil is highly effective as an astringent and helps to clear up blemishes from acne as well as lighten unwanted freckles. Lemon oil is also a powerful antibiotic as well as containing a high amount of Vitamin C and is very effective in helping to fight off colds, infections, and the flu. It has even shown promise treating cold sores and herpes!