9 Lemon Essential Oil Recipes | Natural Disinfectant

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Lemon Essential oil recipes are safe and so versatile to use in just about every area of your home. Use them in the kitchen, to make DIY natural cleaners, deodorize, and even use as part of your skincare routine.

Let’s dive in and learn a little bit about this popular versatile oil.

I’m not a medical professional. I’m sharing what I’ve learned about lemon essential oil from personal experience. As always, If you’re new to essential oils I encourage you to do your own research before incorporating them into your natural wellness routine.

What Is Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon essential oil (Citrus Limon) is acquired by cold pressing expression of the fresh lemon peels to produce a pure lemon oil.

It has a bright, clean, fresh scent, that invigorates your senses.

Lemon Essential Oil Benefits And Uses

Variety of uses: Internal use, topical use, and aromatic use.

Lemon essential oil purifies and cleans with its antimicrobial properties, supports healthy respiratory function, and it is known for improving and uplifting people’s mood and immune system.

1. Diffuse to purify the air.
2. Use it internally for immune support, just add a few drops to a glass of water every morning.
3. Add it when making your own household cleaners.
4. Place a few drops on your air filter to help cleanse the air in your home.
5. Add a few drops to a fruit smoothie in the morning.
6. Cleanse and purify surfaces. See DIY spray bottle all purpose cleaner recipe below.
7. Makes a great furniture polish. See diy wood polish blend below.
8. Add a few drops of oil to your soap when trying to get grease off your hands.
9. Get stubborn sticky residue off glass jars by adding a couple drops of oil and rubbing then wiping clean, do this a couple of times for completely clean jars.
10. Make the kids a healthy treat! Give these honey and lemon suckers a try.
11. Add a few drops of lemon and sweet orange oil to a diffuser in the mornings to create an uplifting environment.
12. Mix lemon oil with fractionated coconut oil and sugar to make an exfoliating sugar scrub.
13. You can also mix lemon oil with raw honey and coconut oil to make a cleansing face mask.
14. Clean your silver jewelry in early stages of tarnish. Simply put a few drops of this essential oil on a cotton ball and rub the tarnish right off!

Lemon Essential Oil Diffuser Recipes

Choose an oil blend from the recipes below and add to your diffuser, fill the rest of the way with distilled water. Follow your diffuser’s instructions for water capacity.

Roller Bottle Blends For Topical Use

When making roller bottle blends add each essential oil to a 10mL amber glass bottle, then top off with a carrier oil. I personally use fractionated coconut oil, but you could also use witch hazel. Secure the rollerball, tighten lid and shake well. Use multiple times a day as needed.

DIY Natural Cleaning Products With Lemon Essential Oil

To make these DIY non-toxic cleaners simply add all ingredients to a 16oz amber glass bottle and fill the rest of the bottle with distilled water.

Make sure to shake well before each use.

Precautions When Using Lemon Essential Oil Recipes

Like most citrus oils, lemon essential oil is a photosensitive oil. With that in mind, if you are using it topically as part of your skincare, avoid direct sunlight or UV rays for 12 hours after application.

Skin irritation is the most common side effect. Be sure to always do a skin patch test before using topically.

Make sure to consult with your doctor before use if you have an ongoing medical condition, or if you are pregnant or nursing.

Always keep essential oils away from the reach of children and pets.

Are Essential Oils Effective For Disinfecting?

In this post COVID pandemic world we live now, you might be wondering if essential oils truly are trustworthy antimicrobial cleaners. This is especially important information if you’re trying to rid your home of harmful toxic chemicals, like the ones found in most common household cleaners.

Study’s done by the U.S. National Institute of Health found Lavender, Thyme, Cinnamon, Clove, Eucalyptus, Sage, Tea Tree, and citrus oils (just to name a few) are full of antimicrobial and Antibacterial properties that kill viruses and infections.

So, to give you a little peace of mind, you can feel confident about using essential oils as a natural disinfectant on hard surfaces and the air in your home.

If you would like to read in depth studies and research, head to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612361/

Choosing A Pure Essential Oils Brand

It’s especially important if you are taking essential oils internally to choose a pure high quality oil with zero fillers and contaminants. Visit each brand’s website to find whether or not they recommend their oils for internal use.

There are many reputable essential oil companies. When choosing a brand make sure they disclose the botanical name, country of origin, how the oil is sourced, and complete transparency of testing results.

You should also look for quality ID number ( or batch ID number), and the expiration date printed on each bottle.

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