5 Uses of Essential Oil you probably didn’t know!

We all know that various oils have been of great use for thousands of years now across various cultures for medicinal and health properties they carry. The types of essential oils can vary from aromatherapy, household cleaning products, natural medicine treatments and personal beauty care oils.

The process of distilling or extracting various parts of the plants helps in extracting the particles for essential oils from parts like roots, leaves, flowers, resin and peels.  It is also known that soaking the plants in oil and then filtering the oil through a linen bag can be another method of making essential oils if the Jews and Egyptians are to be believed from the ancient times.

So what are the uses of these essential oils that not all might know?

One of the reasons is that they have antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Another is that these do not have any side effects as they are completely natural medicines. So, here are 10 uses of these essential oils that you can try at home:

1.  For a natural Mosquito repellent, all you must do is mix one drop of lemongrass oil, citronella oil and eucalyptus oil along with one teaspoon of coconut oil. Apply it on your exposed skin and you are all set! A natural bug spray you can try at home.
2. An all-purpose cleaner can be made by adding three drops each of lemon oil and tea tree oil to a few ounces of warm water and then spraying over the countertops to naturally disinfect the area.
3. Cinnamon essential oil has anti-microbial properties and diffusing this oil in the air can help in having a clean air.
4. For cleaning up burnt pans or utensils, just use a few drops of lemon oil and some boiling water. This will help remove burnt food from pan and other utensils.
5. Christmas scent since winter is coming: put a few drops of pine, sandalwood or Cedarwood oil on a fire log 30 minutes before burning them.

Well, these were just a few. You must explore more about such essential oils and their uses to make your small world smell good and feel good.