June ~ Lovely Lemon

Lemon Essential Oil is our essential oil of the month for June.

It is also one of the FREE essential oils this month from Young Living ( with qualifying purchase of 190PV or more)

Lemon (Citrus limon) has a strong, purifying, citrus scent that is revitalizing and uplifting. Lemon consists of 68 percent dlimonene, a powerful antioxidant. It is delightfully refreshing in water and may be beneficial for the skin. Lemon may also be used to enhance the flavor of foods. Lemon essential oil is cold-pressed from the rinds of lemons. Jean Valnet MD estimated that it takes 3,000 lemons to produce one kilo of oil. In his book, The Practice of Aromatherapy, Valnet wrote that lemon is a tonic for supporting the nervous and sympathetic nervous system.* Lemon has an approximate ORAC of 6,619 (TE/L). TE/L is expressed as micromole Trolox equivalent per liter.

The uses for Lemon are endless and very beneficial to our health.

Lemon can help with weight loss.

Lemon can be used with other essential oils for many different things.

As with all essential oils, if you are drinking your oils with water, make sure to use a glass or stainless steel container. I have made the mistake of putting lemon in my ice tea in a styrofoam cup and had a HUGE MESS!