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SAFETY REMINDER: LEMON ESSENTIAL OIL IS PHOTOSENSITIVE! DO NOT PUT ON YOUR SKIN AND THEN GO OUTSIDE AS YOU WILL BURN! Essential oils are an amazing concentrated compound! Always start with just a drop or two! Now let’s get on with it!
Do your own research!
I know this is silly as I have done plenty of my own research and have used it successfully and keep discovering more and more wonderous things this little oil can do for over 7 years now!
But, what really sets my soul on fire, besides Jesus obviously, is empowering other people to open their eyes, do their own research, and discover new healthy back to basics simple solutions that work for their families in the 365 everydayness of life! I am not a doctor nor do I play one on the internet, (and you can see our full disclosures here if interested), but I am a person who was desperate to gain her and her family’s health back and decided to ditch all the chemicals and venture in search of a more natural way to tackle life’s everyday stuff and it led me to discover all kinds of natural amazing health increasing benefits of this way of life!
Simplify Life!
Enough already with having 15 different products for as many different uses. Who has the storage space, time and energy to keep it all out of harms reach and the money to repeatedly throw away on all these different things? One tiny bottle of inexpensive Lemon Essential Oil can take care of all that and more! Also, I just can’t keep up with all the new fangled things already coming out and am always looking to keep life as simple as possible….can I get an Amen? To see why simple solutions matter so much, you can click here for the full article!
Now with the world gone a bit crazy and trips to the store not as fun and so strange, why not make it as easy on yourself as possible with making your own at home and using it for so many things straight out of the bottle?!! Save yourself the time and money and trips to the store, and the health hassle of having all those chemicals around your house and simplify! This little oil is a perfect way to get started on simplifying your family’s health and venturing into the world of clean living!
What type of oil?
To be clear that we are on the same page before I start listing these amazing uses of lemon oil, I want to be clear that we are referring to the essential oil of Lemon and the reason this matters. First off, I only order from this company for my essentail oils simply because after all my years of researching into them and using them we have never had any issues with them. Do your own research and see what works best for your family, but please don’t buy them off the shelf at your local discount store. You can’t really be sure what’s in those bottles. So, once you have done your research and know you have a legit company that you can count on what’s in the bottle then you get your lemon essential oil and let’s go have some fun!
The reason that fresh lemon juice won’t work for this list is because it can go rancid and is a fresh food and has a different chemical makeup and compound than lemon essential oil.
So, withour further ado, let’s get on with how one of the cheapest oils out there and one of the most basic things that most of us are used to by now in our lives can save you so much time money and hassle with everyday uses around the house and more!
Top 15 Uses for Lemon Essential Oil
To be clear my love for lemon and all its uses is so great that I am not putting these in a favorite order if that makes sense….just random order of my top 15 uses for this amazing oil!
1. Put it in your water.
I love putting a drop or two (it’s very concentrated so remember it doesn’t take much) in my large 36 oz RTIC cup with my filtered water and sipping on that throughout the day. I honestly alternate between lemon, grapefruit, and spearmint (yes you read that right…mint water!) It’s super refreshing and it doesn’t ever start to taste weird the way that fresh squeezed lemon can in your cup as hours pass throughout the day. Go ahead and give it a try!
Savings: financial and health savings as there are no more powdered substances to buy to pour in your water.
2. Inhale it for a pick- me- up or wake up ritual!
Anytime my brain is starting to feel a bit fatigued or first thing in the am if I am thinking about it before my coffee, I just grab the lemon oil bottle, open it up and take a deep inhale right over top of it. Inhaling the oil is the fastest route into the body as takes it straight to the limbic system part of your brain, which affects so much of who we are I can’t list them here in this article, but please feel free to read this fascinating article all on the limbic system if you are interested….it’s truly a fascinating read!
Savings: saving time as no more slugging around the house to wait to wake up!
3. Diffuse it in your car for alertness.
As a former EMT, my awareness of things that others may not think about is always in a heightened state. Driving being one of them. I can’t tell you how many wrecks I have seen in my day from people simply falling asleep. Thankfully I wasn’t an EMT during the days of texting, but I am sure those are up there as well. So, I know how easy it is to get comfortable behind the wheel and think you are ok. Did you know that most serious and even fatal wrecks happen within 10 miles of the driver’s home? It’s because it’s where our brain is the most comfortable and relaxed and not in a heightened state of paying attention. So, I love my little clip on car diffuser that I love to drop a few drops of lemon and other oils on it to keep my senses alert…just be sure you don’t use a sleepy oil like lavendar….that’s why I use lemon…it’s invigorating and keeps you alert!
Savings: besides the obvious savings of helping you stay alert while driving, and also saving your car dash from caustic drippy substances like other not natural “car fresheners”
4. Put directly onto stains with cold water to remove the stain.
First off, what I learned from years of my husband being in the cleaning industry is the most powerful stain remover for FRESH stains is…..wait for it….COLD WATER! Yup…next time your child gets a little blood from a cut on their shirt, have them take it off (I mean if it’s appropriate of course) and with your hands massage it under the cool running water and watch most of it just wash away and disappear! It’s truly incredible! On those stains that you need a little extra help add a drop of lemon oil and use the cold water to massage that baby away.
Savings: This one saves you tons of money in ruined clothes or linens and toxic stain fighting products stay out of your home too!
5. Add it to your washing machine instead of bleach!
Many years ago our family began our journey to clean up our lifestyle and during that time is when we got rid of bleach in our family’s lives and I can tell you it has made a world of difference in our family’s breathing issues and overall health and wellness. But the question arose, what to use instead of bleach when washing our whites right? So, after much research and trial and error I can honestly tell you our favorite way to keep our whites white and family healthy with regards to the laundry is to simply add a drop or two on top of our detergent in the wash area of the dispenser drawer of lemon oil. If you have a top loader, just drop a drop or two in the drum and add your detergent. That simple and no caustic fumes or dangerous side effects or wearing down of fabric.
Savings: There is a financial savings since there is no more buying bleach, but the health and wellness savings is even more so as you no longer will have bleach fumes in your home or in the fabrics that go on your body!
6. Mix it with Olive Oil to for a healthy and natural car vinyl cleaner!
Well you know the cleaner I am talking about. It’s the one that became a staple for cleaning car dashes for years, but I don’t even want to talk about the ingredients in that famous cleaner….let’s go natural! If you want to read more about this, here is an entire article on it with all you need to know as far as ratios and how to store it!
Savings: Saving loads of money again as there is no reason to buy a manufactured car vinyl cleaner when you can make your own at home with two very simple and cheap ingredients! Saving your health to yet again not be breathing in toxic substances!
7. Diffuse it with purification for a great cleansing of the air!
My absolute favorite combo to diffuse on cleaning day and anytime I want the air to smell just clean is to diffuse a few drops of lemon and a few drops of purification together. Diffusing and inhaling this combo is far safer, more therapeutic, and less expensive than all those nasty air sprays or plug ins that actually aren’t safe for your home or for your family to breathe in all those toxic chemicals.
Savings: safety of your home since you can ditch those dangerous flammable plug ins and the health of your family since you won’t be breathing in those dangerous fumes and chemicals that really do play a big part in your overall health! Also big financial savings as lemon and purification are inexpensive oils and they last a long time compared to those spray bottles filled with a chemical crapstorm!
8. Mix it with Lavender and Peppermint for a powerful seasonal allergy fighter!
LLP (Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint mix) is a staple in and around our home as it has saved us on countless occassions. It has worked on my husband’s migraine massive amounts, bringing him from still in a dark room with excruciating unbearable pain to lights on and my kids can softly enter the room in 10 minutes…then another 10 minutes and he could stand up….truly amazing if you have ever witnessed a migraine! My daughters sinus junk this has been a tremendous blessing with as she will ask for the headache relief oils and this is what she is asking for. I mix it in a rollerball dispenser with 10 drops each and the rest coconut oil or olive oil. She will roll it in her scalp, behind her ears, and on her forehead (when you roll it on your forehead be sure its the upper portion and you are leaning back so it doesn’t drip into your eyes and just use your hands to wipe it upwards towards your scalp) for amazing relief a few minutes later. To go check out all the amazing oils, you can click here to see more about them all.
Savings: This little mixture of LLP has saved us countless trips to the doctor, money we don’t spend on allergy relief pills anymore, and peace of mind knowing we have this in our arsenal to run to when headaches, migraines, and seasonal allergy stuff flares up.
9. Drop a drop or two down kitchen and bathroom sink drains to ditch the odors.
Have you ever been in the kitchen with dishes piled up and there is that funky smell you just can’t seem to shake? You know it’s coming from the drain! Or you have been cooking with something like fish or onions or something particularly strong and you want the kitchen to smell fresh again? Drop one or two drops of lemon essential oil down the drain and let it sit for a sec and then run the water. I don’t even mind if an extra drop gets on the inside of the sink itself and use that to wipe the sink down and watch how quickly the funky smell is replaced with freshness! In the bathroom it helps with getting that smell out of the drain with all the toothpaste and hair going down there as well as wiping down the sink it will take that toothpaste right off!
Savings: it saves your nose to not have to smell those funky house smells! ha! also saves you money on not buying more products yet again! Anytime you can do something natural, that’s the way to go!
10. Mix with baking soda to make a cleaning paste!
When you need some extra scrubbing and grit power, mix a drop or two of lemon oil with some baking soda for a good healthy cleaning scrub! I use this on my shower liners when they get that build up and lay them on the ground and rub that paste in and it really helps! Also great on shower scum build up on shower doors as well!
Savings: Again anytime we can keep caustic chemicals and dangerous fumes out of our house, that is a win and not having to spend money and take up space with all those cleaning products!
11. Steam clean your microwave with it!
Put a couple drops in a mug of water and place it in the microwave for 2 minutes on high. Open and easily wipe away thick food and grime from the microwave!
Savings: no more dropping money (again) on nasty toxic cleaning products and putting them where your food interacts with!
12. Remove thick furniture stain and paint off hands!
Any other DIYers out there like me? Well you know what I am talking about then…the thick paint and stain that gets under your nails and all over your hands and you can’t touch anything? Yup…I tell my kids to grab the lemon oil bottle and meet me in their bathroom….then I have them drop some drops straight on my hands and I start rubbing my hands together and rinsing under the faucet and it comes off easy peasy! You can thank me later!
Savings: healthy and financial savings as no more buying those thick pasty weird goo removers that have lots of strange substances lurking in them! and save tons of time too because this is a super fast 2 second job!
13. Remove price tags and tag residue!
Also works for band aid residue! So, with the holiday season coming up, but really any time of year as we are always buying gifts for others or just things from the store for your own home that you need that pesky stubborn tag to come off right? Well look no further than that multi purpose inexpensive bottle of lemon oil again! Yup! I will drop it right on the tag or try to peel first and then use it for the residue and get a wet paper towel and start rubbing. If it’s something you are going to wash anyway, I use a dish brush and lemon oil and scrub and it’s gone in a flash!
Savings: saves tons of time as it is a super fast process!
14. Use it in recipes!
From no bake recipes like amazing lemon coconut fat bombs (recipe to come shortly!) to lemon cookies or using a couple drops as you cook veggies on the stovetop, and even adding to a smoothie, lemon oil is super versatile and can work in a pinch when you don’t have fresh lemons or even lemon extract! It comes in handy for so much!
Savings: so nice to have either as your first go to for certain recipes or in a pinch when you are out of something!
15. Clean greasy and sticky surfaces!
Mix 20 drops of lemon essential oil with 1 cup white vinegar in a glass spray bottle (because lemon oil should be kept in glass bottles not plastic) and get to work on those stovetops and countertops with the grime buildup! Wala! Just like that beautiful smooth and fresh surfaces!
Savings: time and money as making your own with one of the most inexpensive oils out there is always a benefit and these are surfaces the whole family is touching so there are wonderful health benefits as well!
So there you have it…our family’s top 15 uses for one of our favorite essential oils out there! Lemon! Who knew that all of those seemingly hard jobs that we spend so much time and money trying to figure out are solved with an inexpensive quick drop of lemon oil!
Wowzers! Just please don’t forget like I mentioned earlier that Lemon essential oil IS PHOTOSENSITIVE so do not put it on your skin and then go in the sun as you will burn badly! Essential Oils are a super concentrated amazing compound that are to be used wisely as with anything else! That’s it for my safety blurb…now go enjoy and have fun! Always start with just a drop or two!
Here’s our go to Lemon Essential Oil that we use on the daily for our family.
Are you a Lemon Essential Oil fan too? What are your go to uses that you have discovered with this amazing all natural oil? Comment below and let us know your favorite lemon oil hacks and how it has saved you countless trips to the store and money in savings!