Household Cleaner

One of my favorite ways to use lemon oil is to create my own home cleaning products.

It’s super easy and can help keep the surfaces of your home free from bacteria while also getting the aromatherapy benefits of the lemon oil.

Lemon Oil for Fresh Laundry

Just as lemon oil works wonders as a natural cleaning remedy, you can also add a couple of drops to your laundry cycle to help keep your clothes smelling fresh and clean by killing off bacteria that can cause unpleasant smells, especially in workout clothes!

Healing Tooth Oil

Thanks to the anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-septic benefits of lemon oil, it makes an incredible addition to a tooth-healing dental routine.

I love creating an oil blend with lemon, eucalyptus, cinnamon, peppermint, clove, and rosemary essential oils to keep the bacteria in my mouth balanced and healthy, which means fresher smelling breath!

The anti-inflammatory benefits of this oil blend can also help with tooth pain and inflammation in the gums.

Use as a Mouthwash

If you’re not totally sold on the idea of creating your own tooth oil blend, then you may want to start with something more simple such as a mouthwash.

One study found that using a diluted essential oil blend of peppermint, tea tree, and lemon oil helped manage bad breath in patients in the intensive care unit.

Skin Care

There are so many ways to use lemon oil to support your skin health in topical applications.

You can try mixing a couple of drops with coconut oil to make a skin brightening balm to help make you complexion shine.

You can also add a few drops to the tub with a splash of olive oil to help with any dry, cracked skin on your body.

The smell of lemon oil is also incredibly soothing, which makes it a great addition to any relaxing Epsom salt bath.

Respiratory Supporting Aromatherapy

The volatile aromatic compounds found in lemon oil can help support the immune system in several ways.

Thanks to its active components such as kaempferol and a-Pinene, it can support the respiratory system during cold and flu season. 

Lower Blood-Pressure and Calm the Nervous System

High blood pressure can be a predictor of heart disease and keeping your blood pressure under control can be a great way to protect your heart and health.

One study compared the inhalation of an essential oil blend of lemon, lavender, and ylang ylang to the inhalation of artificial compounds found in lemon oil.

The results demonstrated that inhaling the true essential oil blend was not only effective in lower systolic blood pressure but also in lowering sympathetic nervous system activity, helping to keep you calm, cool, and collected! 

Help Digestive Function

Digestive complaints are one of the biggest reasons for doctor’s visits in the US and constipation is high on that list.

A study that used an essential oil blend of peppermint, rosemary, and lemon in a carrier oil as an abdominal massage showed promising results when it came to alleviating constipation, even up to two weeks after treatment! 

Chemo-Protective Agent

You would be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t had their life or the life of their loved one impacted by cancer in some form.

This disease is incredibly complex and I would never claim that one specific thing would help prevent or cause the disease; however there is promising research that shows several of the constituents in lemon oil, such as coumarins, can help protect cells from cancer, thanks to inhibition of free-radical formation. 

This study also demonstrated that lemon oil may help prevent the formation of pulmonary adenomas, giving you another reason to give this oil a try.

Pain Reliever

Aches and pains in the body are a common complaint and topical applications of several essential oils, including lemon oil, can help with pain relief in the body.

This patent combines eucalyptus, lemon, orange, peppermint, and rosemary oil with aloe vera to produce a pain-relieving composition.

This combination has been found to help with PMS pain and is “also useful in treating other physical ailments, such as muscle strains, muscle sprains, muscle aches, headaches, bruises, arthritis, and joint pain. Additionally, the pain relief composition reduces swelling when applied topically in areas of a body where swelling is found”. 

Help Manage Stress and Anxiety

Stress is a major contributing factor to a variety of diseases. Even if you’re eating the perfect diet, if your stress levels are through the roof it’s hard to keep your body healthy and your hormones balanced.

Luckily some very promising animal studies have shown that diffusing lemon essential oil, alone or as a blend , can help lower physiological markers of stress in the body.

Some great oils to combine lemon with to increase the benefits include lavender and rose.

Not only will your house smell great, but your body will thank you!

Boost Overall Immunity

Lemon oil contains many antioxidants to help manage inflammation in the body, which can take a lot of pressure off your immune system.

It is also a great source of vitamin C, which can help boost immune function in the body.

It’s crucial for boosting the absorption of iron, which can have downstream effects when it comes to energy and circulation of blood in the body. You need to have good circulation in order to bring all the required white blood cells to sites of illness and infection.