9 Amazing Uses For Lavender Essential Oil

The relaxing scent of lavender oil can help prepare you for a good night's sleep. Dilute it with a bit of distilled water in a spray bottle and spray onto your sheets and pillows, or rub a little oil directly onto your palms and smooth it over your pillow.

Soothe sore muscles by rubbing lavender oil directly onto the area, or alleviate headaches by rubbing some into your temples. (Make sure your oil is 100 percent lavender, and test an area on your body first.) Minor cuts and wounds can also benefit from a topical treatment.

Drip a few drops of oil on the inside of a toilet paper tube for a lasting, pleasant scent throughout your bathroom.

Add a few drops to your bath for a calming soak or into your oil burner to allow your whole home to fill up with lavender. For those extrastressful days, try steam inhalation by adding some drops to a bowl of hot water and covering your head with a towel.

Lavender also has antifungal properties that can help treat dandruff. Add it to apple cider vinegar for a soothing rinse, or combine it with other essential oils to create a preshampoo treatment.

Ward off pests by adding 30 to 40 drops of lavender oil into a spray bottle filled with distilled water. Spray the solution over your body and bed before you sleep, and wake up bite-free.

Make your laundry smell fresh and clean by adding 12 to 15 drops to your laundry detergent or to a wash cloth that you can throw into the dryer.

Create an antibacterial spray that you can use to clean around the home, or put together a spray to refresh your yoga mat after use.

Lavender oil is said to be effective in healing blemishes, scars, acne, and irritated skin. To aid with acne, dilute the oil and apply to your skin, or add it to a bath for an all-body soak.