Top Ten Uses for Lavender Essential Oil You May Not Think Of

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Lavender is a cornerstone essential oil.

It is used for almost everything. Many people know about diffusing lavender essential oil at bedtime, so I wanted to think of some new and creative ways to use lavender.  What are your Top Ten Uses for Lavender Essential Oil? So here we go: in no particular order, I offer you ten innovative, creative and cool ways to use lavender.

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Top Ten Uses for Lavender Essential Oil

  1. Suitcase Refresher. Place a couple of drops of lavender on a dryer ball and place inside a suitcase before you head on your next trip.  This will help to your clothing smelling fresh the whole trip.
  2. Homemade Mascara. Making your own lavender-infused mascara is quick and easy. Find the recipe here.
  3. DIY Makeup Remover Pads. Lavender and frankincense essential oil with gentle witch hazel and fractionated coconut oil whisks away makeup from the skin, and gives you a nice clean canvas to then wash your face.
  4. Use in a variety of ways in blends. There are four different types of essential oils in blending: Personifiers, equalizer, enhancers and modifiers.  Lavender is an equalizer, an enhancer, and a modifier. If you are making a blend and you can’t quite get it to come together, a drop or two of lavender essential oil can bring the aromas together into harmony. Lavender can also serve as the basis of your blend, or bring synergy to the blend.
  5. Lash Serum. Want longer fuller lashes, let’s create a lash serum that can be applied at night to help lashes grow longer naturally.

Whoo Hoo! Let’s keep going!

  1. Baby Bath. Did you know that babies who are bathed in lavender essential oils smile more, look at their mothers more during the bath, fall asleep more quickly and stay asleep longer after the bath. Yes to all of that. Create a bath for the baby using this recipe. Combine 1 part coconut milk and 1 part Castile soap, lavender and cedarwood essential oils.
  2. Yoga Mat Spray. Nothing is worse for the zen that toxic yoga mat sprays.  Create this one from 1 part vinegar and one part witch hazel, and then add in your lavender essential oil.
  3. Carpet Refreshing Powder. Nothing says a clean house like a fresh scent. Combine 1/2 cup baking soda with 10 drops lavender essential oil.  Simply sprinkle on this carpet powder, and then vacuum it up for long lasting freshness.
  4. Everyday Skin Spray. This stuff was literally my gateway drug to essential oils. I love it and still use it daily.
  5. Create the Memory Release Blend and do your own self-Aroma Freedom Technique.

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Lavender Lash Serum

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 Want Long Luxurious Lashes?

Then let’s moisturize them! This DIY brings nourishing vitamin E and coconut oil, which both support hair growth. The biggest thing about this DIY is to make sure that you have the correct containers and transfer pipettes. Otherwise, it can be very challenging and frustrating to fill the mascara tubes. Let’s talk about how to make the Lavender Lash Serum.

Lavender Lash Serum

Ingredients

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Wash your hands and sterilize containers by dropping in boiling water breifly.
  2. In a small bowl, combine fractionated coconut oil and vitamin E.
  3. Add essential oils.
  4. Whisk to combine.
  5. Use transfer pipette to move the mixture from the bowl into empty containers. Add rubber stopper.
  6. Screw on lid and invert a few times to combine more.
  7. Apply in the evening after removing all makeup.
  8. Store at room temperature for a couple of weeks.

That’s what I love about Lavender!

It is so diverse and versatile that it can be used in a ton of personal care, cleaning, infant care, and travel products. What is your favorite lavender infused do it yourself product?

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Makeup Remover Pads

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Here’s Another Chance to Clean Out the Toxins from Your Personal Care Products

Makeup and makeup removers are so laden with potentially toxic chemicals. You may find formaldehyde, parabens, and ethanolamines in them, so it is important to be aware of what you put on your face and near you eyes by searching for the natural products.

Once you have on your natural mascara, we now need to take it off. These easy to make makeup remover pads use oil to remove the makeup. Lavender and frankincense essential oils support the appearance of the skin. They also bring a wonderful aroma.

Makeup Remover Pads

Ingredients

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Mix witch hazel, coconut oil, water, lavender essential oil, and frankincense essential oils in a small bowl.
  2. Whisk to combine.
  3. Place cotton rounds inside glass jar. Pour mixture over the top of the cotton rounds.
  4. Screw on lid, and invert jar a couple of times to saturate the pads.
  5. Store at room temperature for a few weeks. I recommend making small batches more often so the risk of bacterial contamination is lower.

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DIY Mascara

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Mascara Makes Such a Huge Difference

Mascara is key to making any dramatic look come to life. Unfortunately, mascaras can be packed full of parabens, thimerosal, synthetic dyes, aluminum powder, formalehyde, coal tars, and other unsavory ingredients. That is why I created this easy DIY mascara recipe based on a few other recipes I have adapted from other blogs. Before you begin, be sure that you have the correct containers. Without them, this DIY can be so frustrating to get into the tubes.

DIY Mascara

Ingredients

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Wash your hands and sterilize ramekin and empty mascara tubes by boiling briefly.
  2. Mix all ingredients in a ramekin until completely smooth. Start with 1/4 teaspoon of aloe vera gel and add more as needed.
  3. Use transfer pipettes, suck up mascara. Use funnels to add mascara to empty tubes.
  4. Once mascara is in the tube, place rubber stopper in the lid. Insert wand and close tightly.
  5. Use like a regular mascara.
  6. Remove with natural eye makeup remover pads.

Easy as That!

Now you have a cleaner alternative to the mascaras that you find at your local grocery or department store. Additionally, it is infused with essential oils as a bonus! So simple, gently on the eyes, and wonderful to smell.

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