9/25/2006 - Lavender
Lavendere is a valuable herb that shows up for many different uses, often appearing in a varity of spells, as well as having medicinal use, here are some of the ways in which lavender can be used.
A Natural Relaxent
The perfect natural remedy for calming your nerves, lavender can ease you into a sound sleep.
- Prepare for a night of blissful sleep by adding a few drops of lavender essential oil into a deep warm bath
- Dab pulse points such as your tempels and wrists with lavender oil to relive stress or anxeity
- To relive headaches, massage a few drops of undiluted lavender essentail oil into your temples
Improve Your Skin and Hair
A great natural skin tonic, lavender helps to balance oil production and prevents scaring.
- To prevent dandruff ad a few drops to the water of your final air rinse or sprinkle some onto your hairbrush
- Treat minor cuts, bites, strains, and brusies by adding a few drops of lavender oil to a bowl of water, soaking a cloth and pressing it over the affected area.
- Treat spots and pimples by dabbing them morning and night with lavender oil.
- Make an after-shampoo rinse for dull and oily hair with a jug of mineral water, a few drops of lavender oil, and the just of a lemmon. Leave to infuse for 30mins. before use.
Ease Your Period Pains
The relaxing anti-infalmmatory and pain-reliving properties of lavender make it ideal for easing both physical and mental menstral woes.
- To relive period pain, gently massage the lower back and tummy with diluted lavender oil. This will also balance your spirits.
- To aviod the emotional symptoms of PMS, combine 3 drops of lavender, 3 drops Roman chamomile and 30ml carrier oil and dab on your pulse points in the days leading up to your period. The calming, soothing smell of this combination should help regulat your hormonal system.
Magical Lavender
- Lavender is the scared scent of the Cetlic month of the Willow Moon (April 15-May13) Picking lavender during the full moon enhances its magickal powers.
- The Romans burned lavender over hot coals to surround a new mother and child with the scent of compassion
- The ancient Greeks dedicated lavender to Hecate, thier Goddess of witches, soceres and enchatnment
- Sprigs of lavender were worn by medieval monks to banish evil spirits.
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