Lavender

• Cleaning: Add directly to kitchen sponges or the washing machine before doing a load of laundry.
• Mood enhancing: Diffuse in a room or add to bath water, unscented massage lotion, or carrier oil to relieve anger, anxiety, depression, frustration, insomnia, menopausal depression, or nervous tension.
• Massage: Add to unscented massage lotion or carrier oil for aches, inflammation, nerve pain, spasms, irregular periods, PMS, or menopausal problems.
• Respiratory aid: Diffuse in a room, steam room, or sauna, apply as a compress or add to unscented massage lotion or carrier oil and massage on the chest and upper back for asthma, bronchitis, flu, throat infection, or whooping cough.
• Skin care: Apply on bandages for blisters, boils, bruises, burns, cold sores, cuts, eczema, insect bites, skin infections, scarring, sunburn, or wounds. Add to unscented facial cleanser, toner, carrier oil, or aloe vera gel for abscesses, acne, or oily skin. Use in a spritzer as an insect repellent.

Precautions

• Do not use if you are pregnant.
• Lavender lowers blood pressure, so use it in mod­eration if you already have low blood pressure.