Lavender

A lot of people know that lavender helps you sleep, and it does! It is an amazing oils. But it does more than just help you sleep. Here are a few things that you can use it for:

Cuts, scrapes, minor burns and bug bites 

• For minor cuts and scrapes you can drop some oil in the cut to stop the bleeding. It will also disinfect the wound which will help keep it from getting infected. 
• For small burns you can add 2 to 3 drops to help reduce pain, redness and swelling. 
• For bug bites and stings add and hold a drop onto the bite/sting it will help reduce the swelling and stop the itching. 

Eczema, Dandruff, dry or chapped skin 

• I suffer from eczema, especially in the winter. My hands will start getting it and they will itch and itch and peel like crazy!Then I was using Lavender to help calm Parker down and I noticed my hands started getting better! I didn't even know that Lavender would help with that! Nothing I've tried (and I swear I have tried EVERYTHING!) has worked, not even an Rx from the doctor. So I've got to say I'm pretty happy about this one. 
• You can use lavender oil on lots of dry itchy skin issues! 

Nausea or motion sickness 

• I wish I had known about this earlier! To help with motion sickness and nausea, put one drop on end of your tongue, behind your ears or around your belly button. 

Calming and sleep aid 

• And of course the most common of them all, Lavender oil does wonders for calming your mood, relieving stress and helps you sleep. To help you sleep spread a few drops on your pillow before bed. 
• For stress relieving and calming effects put a few drops on your hands then rub onto your neck and shoulders. I hope you enjoyed this first post of mine! Many more to come!

Here is a link to the doTERRA product information page a great resource for general use and info for Lavender oil:

http://www.doterratools.com/documents/Lavender_Essential_Oil_Product_Information_Page.pdf

And here is the link for where I got more general uses for Lavender oil:
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7769/13-uses-for-lavender-oil-the-only-essential-oil-youll-need.html