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August 12, 2015 by Diane – 5 Comments

Best Uses For Lemongrass Essential Oil

These best uses for lemongrass essential oil are sure to keep you and your home healthy and happy. While lemongrass essential oil smells amazing, it is also a great useful essential oil throughout your home. Not only a beautiful smell, but a health benefit and cleansing agent you’ll love to use. While essential oils are often beneficial for many things, any medical use should be done only with the consultation of your physician.

Best Uses For Lemongrass Essential Oil

Best Uses For Lemongrass Essential Oil

As an anti-septic in homemade cleaning agents. Lemongrass not only provides a pleasant smell for your homemade cleansers, it is anti-septic and anti-bacterial. Add 5-10 drops into your homemade laundry deterrent, homemade all purpose cleaner or homemade anti-bacterial hand spray. This is a pleasant smelling and healthy choice that will help rid your home of germs naturally.

As an analgesic and anti-inflammatory assistant. Lemongrass is often used in a carrier oil like coconut oil along with things like wintergreen essential oil and camphor essential oil for an all natural analgesic and anti-inflammatory for muscle pain. Apply to tired and sore muscles to help reduce inflammation and pain.

As an insect repellent. Not only is it a great insect repellent in itself, it goes great along with things like lavender, oregano and rosemary essential oils mixed in an alcohol or witch hazel solution to create an all natural insect repellent. You can also use it in a diffuser or oil warmer in your home or in your picnic areas along with citronella to repel bugs.

As a help for fluid retention and edema. A few drops of lemongrass essential oil in your water can help naturally relieve fluid and edema. Be careful and only use with permission from your physician. Fluid retention can be a sign of other major medial issues and should be dealt with safely.

As a natural way to rid your pets of fleas. Add 2-3 drops to your dogs flea shampoo to help rid them of fleas. While dogs don’t like the scent, a small amount can help kill fleas as well as keep them off your dog after their bath. Be careful to use only a very small amount of lemongrass essential oil at a time so as not to overwhelm your dogs senses.

These are what we feel are the best uses for lemongrass essential oil in your everyday life. Essential oils are a great lower cost, effective and natural way to do everything from clean your home, to brightening he smell in your home. Whether you use for cleaning purposes, or as aromatherapy, lemongrass essential oil is a great choice for your home.

 

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  1. Pam @ The Birch Cottage says

    August 19, 2015 at 7:58 pm

    I never knew, but now I do! Thanks for sharing on the Living with Style Linky Party.

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  2. Lory from The Robin’s Nest Designs says

    August 23, 2015 at 8:38 pm

    Thank you for these tips. I have Lemongrass but had not used it yet. This is so helpful. :) Thanks so much for sharing at The Living With Style Linky Party! Have a great day.
    Hugs, Lory
    http://www.therobinsnestdesigns.com

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  3. Michelle James says

    August 25, 2015 at 5:25 am

    I am learning more and more about the benefits of Essential Oils. I had no idea that lemon grass was used for so many things. I think I still have a lot to learn. LOL! Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  4. DJ says

    September 13, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    I love using lemongrass when I am cleaning. It smells wonderful.

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