100+ Uses and Recipes for Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender essential oil is one of the most versatile of all essential oils. Lavender is widely considered “the universal oil” due to it’s countless and wide-spread uses and benefits. Lavender essential oil can be used in cooking, pest control, first aid, beauty and so much more. We compiled a list of over 100+ uses and recipes for lavender essential oil.
Hair & Beauty
Dandruff Control: Get those pesky white flakes under control with this easy to follow recipe.
Use 3-6 drops of lavender
3-6 drops of tea tree oil
1/4 cup of coconut oil
Mix throughly
Massage into the scalp
Control Itchy Scalp: Can’t stop scratching your head? Get instantaneous relief with the super simple recipe below.
Use 3-6 drops of lavender
1 tsp. jojoba oil
Mix throughly
Massage into the scalp
Fragrance: smell great, and enjoy the calming in relaxing benefits apply lavender essential oil to your body.
Apply 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil to your left palm
Swirl the oil with your right hand.
Apply the lavender oil on the nape of your neck for a lovely long lasting natural fragrance
Bonus Fragrance Recipe: smell great while looking great at the same time with a diffuser necklace.
Apply 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil to a diffuser necklace
Wear all day
Eczema Cream: Stop that red inflamed itchy arm or leg with lavender essential oil and water.
10 drops of lavender essential oil
1 cup of distilled/filtered water
Transfer the water oil blend to a glass spray bottle.
Swirl bottle
Spray on effected area
Repeat as needed
Chapped Lips: Soothe your dry, cracked lips, and return them to their vibrant glory with just one drop of lavender essential oil.
Apply one drop of lavender essential oil to your finger
Massage the oil into your lips
Repeat as needed
DIY Baby Wipes: Dr. Axe has an excellent recipe for creating a chemical free baby wipe with lavender and chamomile essential oils.
Bath Bombs: Enjoy all the healing benefits of Lavender Essential Oils with your own bath bombs. Watch the video below to see how easy it is to make chemical free healing bath bombs:
Shower Bombs: Rejuvenate yourself with a relaxing shower bomb.
30 drops of lavender essential oil
2 tbs distilled/filtered water
Mix together in a glass bowl
Set aside 2 cups of baking soda in a glass bowl
Slowly add the lavender essential oil and water to the baking soda
Mix throughly
Compress into two balls
Let them sit for 12 hours and enjoy
Sugar/Salt Scrub: Unlock the moisturizing properties of lavender essential oil combined with exfoliation of sugar. Use epsom salt scrub during summer and sugar scrub during winter to support your skin all year long.
Combine 1/2 cup coconut oil,
1/4 cup coarse granulated sugar or epsom salt
1/4 tsp of lavender essential oil
Store in a glass container
Lip Exfoliation: The sugar will offer a gentle exfoliation of the lips and the soothing moisturizing properties of lavender essential oil to heal the lips.
Combine 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil
1tbs honey
1tbs granulated sugar
1tbs coconut oil
Store in glass container
Apply to lips as needed
Lotion Bars: We know by now how lavender essential oil can moisturize and soothe skin. This excellent, and easy recipe for Lavender lotion bar will keep your skin craving more and more.
Melt over low heat in a double boiler
2 oz Beeswax
2oz Shea Butter
2oz of coconut oil
Once liquified, apply 10-20 drops of lavender essential oil
Pour the mixture into two silicon molds
Allow them to cool before use, up to 12 hours
Soap: Sarah at FeastForAFraction.com put together an easy to follow tutorial on a lavender essential oil homemade soap. She even includes a cute templates to print labels for your freshly made bars of soap.
Body Butter: This whipped body butter recipe will keep your skin smelling and feeling great all day long.
Melt over low heat in a double-boiler
1/2 cup shea butter
1/2 mango butter
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup of jojoba oil
Cool for one hour
10-20 drops of lavender essential oil
Whip for 10 minutes with a hand mixer
Store in a glass container.
Eyelash Growth: Revitalize old mascara and help grow your lashes by adding one drop of lavender essential oil to your massacre.
Hair Detangler: Get those curls with a mind of their own under control.
Combine in a glass spray bottle
1 cup distilled water
1/2 tsp jojoba oil
1/2 tsp vitamin E oil
20-30 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl the mixture together
Spray on your hair to keep it shiny, and manageable throughout the day
Shaving Cream: The perfect homemade gift. lavender infused shaving cream.
Melt over low heat in a glass double-boiler
2/3 cup shea butter
2/3 cup coconut oil
Once melted add a 1/4 cup grape seed oil
20-30 drops of lavender essential oil
Transfer to glass storage container
Allow to cool in the fridge for two hours
Whip with a hand mixer (5-10 minutes)
Natural Deodorant: Know your ingredients. Avoid harmful metals and make your own chemical free deodorant.
In a wide mouth glass storage container combine:
1/4 cup of baking soda
20-30 drops of lavender essential
Apply in the mornings by sticking your fingers into the powder and tapping into your armpits.
Avoid rubbing into skin
Facial Astringent: Clean up those oily pores with this easy to make facial astringent. In a large glass storage container combine:
Full bottle of natural witch hazel
20-30 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl
Apply to cotton ball
Apply to affected areas
Make-up Remover Wipes: Avoid all the harsh chemicals in make remover wipes, and make your own.
In a wide mouth glass jar combine:
2 tbs coconut oil
4 drops lavender essential oil
1 tbs witch hazel
2 tbs distilled/filtered water
4 round cotton pads
Keep the pads in the mixture until throughly soaked
Store in a glass container and use as needed
Skin Detoxifier: Remove those surface toxins from your skin, and peel back time.
In a wide mouth glass jar combine:
4 drops of lavender essential oil
4 drops of rose essential oil
2 tbs of coconut oil
Massage throughout the body to detoxify the skin
Skin Toner: Clear up your oily dry skin with this simple DIY skin toner recipe.
In glass spray bottle combine:
1 tbs apple cider vinegar
1tbs distilled/filtered water
1-5 drops of lavender essential oil
Hair Loss: Thinning hair or balding?
In a glass jar combine:
2 drops of lavender essential oil
2 drops of rosemary essential oil
2 drops of cedar wood essential oil
2 drops of thyme
2 tbs of jojoba oil
Massage into scalp at night daily
Keep oils in your hair at least one hour
Wash and rinse.
Frizz Control: Can't seem to keep those flyaway's at bay? Start taming that mane today.
In a glass spray bottle combine:
2oz of castor oil
5-10 drops of lavender essential
5-10 drops of rosemary essential oil
Swirl
Spray
Diminish Wrinkles: Start moving the clock back on father time with the healing properties of lavender essential oil.
In a small glass jar combine:
1/4 oz jojoba oil
20-30 drops lavender essential oil
20-30 drops frankincense essential oil
20-30 drops pomegranate essential oil
Dip your finger in jar and apply to your face at night and in the morning. To revitalize, your skin.
Beard Growth: Tame your beard, give it shine, fill in slow growing areas, and a soft relaxed feel. Sounds impossible? It's not.
In a small glass bottle combine:
1 tbs jojoba oil
20 drops of tea tree oil
5 drops of lavender
Swirl it
Apply a couple drops to your hands and massage into your beard
Repeat daily until as needed
Cradle Cap: Soothe your baby's scalp, and give yourself piece of mind.
In a glass jar combine:
4 tbs baby shampoo
2 drops tea tree oil
2 drops of lavender oil
Apply to baby's scalp
Wash throughly.
First Aid
Sunburn: Did you get roasted like a marshmallow over an open fire? Put out the burn with this sunburn relief spray.
In a glass spray bottle combine:
1/2 cup aloe vera
1/8 cup fractionated coconut oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
10 drops of peppermint
Swirl the bottle
Spray to the affected area
Diaper Rash: Does your baby have a sore, red, and inflamed tush?
In a wide mouth glass jar combine:
4 tbs coconut oil
4 drops of lavender essential oil
Apply after every diaper change
Repeat until rash subsides
Headache Relief: Melt your tension away by taking a warm bath with 5-10 drops of lavender essential oil added.
Anti-itch: Do you have an uncontrollable itch? Apply 1-2 drops of essential oil to your palms and rub into affected area. If using on a baby combine with 1 tbs of coconut oil.
Burns: Put the fire out from that burn in matter of seconds.
In a wide mouth glass jar combine:
1 tbs aloe vera
5-10 drops of lavender essential oil
Apply to affected area
Every time the burn drys up apply more until the affected area heals
Scratches: Clean a fresh cut or scratch by adding 1 drop lavender essential oil to a warm towel. The anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-microbial proprietaries will go right to work on cleaning up that scratch or cut.
Insect Bites: Those pesky mosquitos always seem to get you at just the wrong time. Stop the itching, and swelling by applying a drop of lavender essential oil directly on the skin.
Bruising: Did you bang yourself recently or just prone to bruising? Here's a SUPER easy fix.
Fill a glass bowl with warm water
3 drops of rosemary essential oil
2 drops of lavender essential oil
1 drop of geranium essential oil
Soak a washcloth in the bowl and apply to the bruised area
Prepare a second bowl with cold water
Add 3 drops of rosemary essential oil
2 drops of lavender essential oil
1 drop of geranium essential oil
Soak a second wash cloth
Alternate between the warm and cold wash cloth to your bruised areas
Umbilical Cord Stump: Apply this essential oil blend to soothe umbilical cord stumps.
In a glass bottle combine:
5-10 drops of lavender essential oil
5-10 drops of frankincense essential oil
5-10 drops of myrrh essential oil
1 tbs coconut oil
Apply to umbilical cord daily
Motion Sickness: Can't seem to find your sea legs? Place 1 drop of lavender essential oil in your palm and swirl. With your hands apply the oil behind your ears to ease motion sickness symptoms.
Hay Fever: Apply 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil to a diffuser to alleviate the symptoms of Hay Fever.
Pet & Dust Allergies: lavender essential oil is a natural antihistamine and by inhaling or diffusing can provide you with long term symptomatic relief.
Rub 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil into your palms
Inhale deeply for 30 seconds
Repeat 2-3 times a day
Nosebleeds: Stop those pesky nosebleeds right in there tracks.
Apply 1 drop of lavender essential oil to a paper towel.
Wrap the paper towel around an ice cube
Place under nose as long as comfortable.
Cold Sores: Place 1 drop to lavender essential oil on a cotton tip and apply directly to cold sore. Repeat process daily until cold sore clears up.
Psoriasis: Soothe your skin with this super simple recipe.
In a glass bowl combine:
3 drops of lavender essential oil
3 drops of frankincense oil
1 tsp coconut oil
Apply to the affected area
Repeat as needed
Cough & Cold Rub: Sleep easy with this at home cough & cold rub.
In a glass jar combine:
1 tbs Coconut oil
5 drops of lavender essential oil
8 drops of eucalyptus oil
2 drops of thyme oil
Apply 1 tsp to your chest before bed
Soothing Eye Pack: The gal at YouMakeItSimple.com has put together a tutorial to make your own soothing eye masks. Avoid paying top dollar for specialty masks, and make one from scratch that you can heat and cool.
After Sun Care: Use a cold compress to soothe your freshly tanned skin.
Fill a glass bowl with 2 cups of cold water
Add 2-5 drops of lavender essential
Soak a washcloth
Wring the cloth out
Apply to the affected area
Bee Stings: Get control of that painful bee sting, and get some instantaneous relief.
In a wide mouth glass jar combine:
1 tbs of coconut oil
2 drops lavender essential oil
1 drop peppermint essential oil
1 drop of german chamomile essential oil
Apply the cream to affected area
Repeat as needed
Anti-Inflammtory: For adults apply 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil directly to the inflamed area. For babies and children dilute the 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil with 1 tbs coconut oil.
Head Lice: Kill lice and lice eggs.
In a wide mouth glass jar combine:
2-5 drops of lavender
2-5 drops tea tree essential oil
1 tbsp of jojoba oil
Massage into the scalp
Digestion Aid: Lavender essential oil increases mobility of food in your gut. Thus reducing symptoms of gas, acid reflux, or bloating. Fill an empty capsule with 2-5 drops of lavender essential oil and wash it down with a glass of water.
Bloating: Fill an empty capsule with 2-5 drops of lavender essential oil & 2-5 drops of peppermint oil. Wash it down with a glass of water.
Acid Indigestion: Lavender stimulates gastric juices in the bile, thus aiding in the symptoms of acid indigestion. Fill an empty capsule with 2-5 drops of lavender essential oil and wash it down with a glass of water.
Ear Ache: Ear aches the come and go and every now and again there's that one that just won't leave you alone.
Fill a glass bowl with two cups of warm water
2-5 drops of lavender essential oil
Soak a washcloth in the warm water and wring it out
Apply the lavender hot compress to your ear
Repeat as necessary
Avoid putting any essential oils in your ear before consulting a physician.
Nail Fungus Removal: Lavender essential oil can be very effective at combatting nail fungus and preventing future infections. Relax and soothe your feet with this lavender and tea tree soak.
Fill a stainless steel pot with warm water
Add 2-5 drops of lavender essential oil
2-5 drops of Tea Tree oil
Soak your feet for 30 minutes
Repeat daily until affected area recedes
Healing: Because of the anti-microbrial, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and antiseptic properties of lavender, it is largely considered the universal essential oil. Apply 1-2 drops directly to any affected area and repeat as needed until healed. Dilute lavender essential oil with a tbs of coconut oil to use on children and babies
Acne Care: Treat those sore spots with a combination of shea butter and lavender essential oil.
In a glass storage jar combine:
1 tbs of shea butter
2-5 drops of lavender essential oil
Apply to face after cleansing before bed.
Ringworm Treatment: Knock the socks off those ringworms with this 1-2 punch of olive oil and lavender essential oil.
In a glass storage container combine:
1 tsp of olive oil
10 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl
Apply three times a day to the affected area.
GERD: Start your day with your GERD symptoms under control, and for long lasting symptomatic relief. Drink the recipe below every morning.
In a glass of water combine:
2-3 drops of lemon oil
2-3 drops of lavender essential oil
Drink every morning.
Teething: Is your baby cutting a new tooth soothe them, and soothe your ears with the recipe below.
In a glass storage container combine:
1 tbs of coconut oil
2-5 drops of lavender essential oil
Massage into jaw line
Repeat as necessary
Emotional Benefits
Anxiety: To alleviate symptoms of anxiety follow the recipe below. Repeat as needed.
Diffuse:
2-8 drops of lavender essential oil
Inhale deeply for 30 seconds
Repeat as needed
Depression: The moody blues a great to listen to but emotionally not that enjoyable. Alleviate those symptoms today with an easy to follow diffusing recipe.
Diffuse:
3 drops of lavender essential oil
3 drops of chamomile essential oil
3 drops of bergamot essential oil
Inhale deeply for 30 seconds
Repeat as needed.
Stress Relief: Stress catches us all at one time or another. Quickly get it under control by diffusing lavender essential oil.
Diffuse:
10 drops of lavender essential oil
Inhale deeply for 30 seconds
Repeat as needed
Mood Amplifier: Keep the tempo upbeat throughout the by wearing a diffuser necklace. Apply 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil to your diffuser necklace and receive uplifting aromatherapy from lavender throughout the day.
Calming: Fill a warm bath and add 10-20 drops of lavender essential oil and soak for 30 minutes.
Sleep Aid: Did you stay up late and throw your sleep schedule off? Get back into the rhythm with this natural sleep aid.
In a glass storage jar combine:
1oz of Almond oil
2-5 drops of lavender essential oil
Massage on the bottom of feet
Behind the ears
Up the jawline
Repeat nightly as needed
Physical Benefits
Pain Relief: For adults apply 1-3 drops of lavender essential oil in your palms. Rub them together and massage into the afflicted area. For children and babies dilute with a 1 tbs of coconut oil. Repeat as needed.
Muscle Spasms: Playing sports, working out, afternoon runs, and any other physical activity can result in muscle spasms. Keep this recipe in a glass jar to use whenever you need to soothe some muscle pain or spasm.
In a wide mouth glass jar combine:
1/4 cup coconut oil
2-5 drops of lavender essential oil
2-5 drops marjoram essential oil
2-5 drops of peppermint essential oil
Swirl
Apply to affected areas as needed
Workout Recovery: Give your muscles the speedy recover they deserve. You ripped them apart now heal them up.
In a glass jar combine:
1/4 cup coconut oil
2-5 drops of lavender oil
2-5 drops marjoram oil
2-5 drops thyme oil
2-5 drops of peppermint oil
Massage into your muscles post workout.
Sex
Aphrodisiac: Spice up your night life by diffusing lavender essential oil in the bedroom. Lavender releases endorphins in the brain and increases blood flow to sexual organs, aaannnnndddd it increases female sensitivity.
Diffuse 8 drops lavender essential oil
Libido Enhancer: Diffuse lavender and tangerine in the bedroom to increase blood flow to male organs, and release endorphins in the brain for increased pleasure.
Diffuse:
5 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops tangerine essential oil
Around the Home
Cat Repellant: Tired of your cats using your favorite piece of furniture as a scratching post?
In a glass spray bottle combine:
2 oz of distilled/filtered water
2-5 drops lavender essential oil
2-5 drops orange essential oil
2-5 drops peppermint essential oil
Swirl
Spray in areas where you want to keep the cats at bay
Linen Spray: Ditch the harmful chemicals in commercial linen sprays and gain control of what you spray into your clothing.
In a glass spray bottle combine:
1oz witch hazel
3oz distilled/filter water
10 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl
Spray into your clothes as needed
Liquid Laundry Detergent: Sarah at MyMerryMessyLife.com put together a great walkthrough on making your own chemical free laundry detergent and then how to fragrance them after. Say hello to the chemical free life.
Household Cleaner: Instead of your home smelling like you gave it a bleach bath. Use this natural recipe to fight bacteria, and smell great at the same time.
In a glass spray bottle combine:
2oz of distilled/filtered water
1tbs tea tree essential oil
10 drops of peppermint essential oil
10 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl
Spray and clean
No Chem Dryer Sheet: When you dry your clothes with commercial dryer sheets you inject harmful chemicals into your clothes which is later absorbed through the skin when you wear them. Replace your dryer sheets with wool balls with a couple drops of lavender essential oil. The balls can last up to 600 loads of laundry. Add 2-3 drops of lavender essential to the wool balls every load.
Anti-Bacterial Cream: Brew up your own anti-bacterial cream of cuts, scratches, burns and so much more.
Melt down on low heat in a double boiler
4 tbs beeswax
1/2 cup coconut oil
Transfer to wide mouth glass storage container
Add 15 drops of tea tree essential oil
10 drops of lavender essential oil
Use as needed
Therapeutic Bedrails: Keep your young one's soothed and in their beds.
Grab two pool noodles
Place a cotton pad in each end
Add 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil to each pad
Tuck the pool noodles under the fitted sheet
Replace the cotton pads as the smell fades
Cat-Box Deodorizer: Keep those harsh fumes permeating throughout your house with a simple combination of baking soda and lavender essential oil.
In a glass bowl combine:
1 cup of baking soda
1 drop of lavender essential oil
Allow the mixture to sit over night
Mix into your cat box
Duplicate the recipe for multiple cat boxes.
Room Freshener: Clear up stale smells throughout your home with this sweet lavender room freshener spray.
In a glass spray bottle combine:
3/4 cup distilled/filtered water
10 drops lavender essential oil
8 drops peppermint essential oil
Swirl and spritz.
Play-Dough: LifesLittleSweets has an excellent DIY Play-Dough walkthrough. Never worry again about chemicals in play dough and provide endless amount of aromatherapy benefits to your little ones.
Candle Melts: Make your own long lasting scented wax melts.
In a glass double boiler combine;
2oz beeswax
2tbs coconut oil
Liquify
Pour the mixture into a glass bowl.
Add 20 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl
Pour the mixture into plastic molds
Allow them to cool and harden(12 hours).
Break away the melts and start diffusing lavender throughout your home.
Lavender Sachet: Not only do these lavender sachets have positive effect on the aroma in your home they double as pest control. Who knew your home could be pest free and smell great at the same time. Renee's Garden Seeds has an excellent tutorial on making your very own lavender sachet right from the lavender in your garden!
Scented Lightbulbs: Make your own at home diffuser.
Apply 1-2 drops of lavender essential oil to light bulbs in your house while they are off.
Turn them on the heat will slowly diffuse lavender throughout your house.
Mold Spray: Mold shows up at the worst of times, and cleaning with a bleach solution in an unventilated area can really have some negative effects on your body. How about a bleach, and chemical-free spray that will knock the pants right off that mold.
In glass spray bottle combine:
1 cup vodka
1 cup distilled water
10 drops of tea tree essential oil
10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
10 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl and spray
Wipe after 30 minutes.
Painting: Add 2-5 drops of lavender to your paint to eliminate those nasty fresh paint odors from your home or business. Since essential oils do not contain fatty acids they will not stain your wall.
Cooking
Lavender Infused Jam: Enjoy all the healing properties of lavender infused in your favorite jam. To be enjoyed in the morning, middle of the day, and evening. SpoonUniversity has a mouthwatering Lemon, Lavender, Earl Grey recipe that is off the chain!
Sorbet: Delicious sorbet on a hot summer day. Who could ask for more?
Combine in a medium saucepan, over medium heat:
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups water
Dissolve sugar
Add 5-10 drops of lavender essential oil
Bring to a boil for 5 minutes
Simmer for 5 minutes
Turn the heat off and cover for 5 minutes
Strain the syrup
Combine in glass storage jar
2 tablespoons of vodka
2.5 tbs lemon juice
Place in the freezer
After one hour mash it up
Freeze again
Serve within 3 days.
Shortbread: Want to make shortbread cookies to die for? Have you made cookies with essential oils? This recipe Lavender Lemon Shortbread cookies is simply to die for. Ready in oder 35 minutes. You can prep this dish in a hurry and still serve something delicious. Download the recipe here.
Pound Cake: The women over at TheKichenMcCabe put together this fantastic lavender pound cake recipe that tastes so good you'll have everyone coming back for more and more.
Banana Nut Bread: Add 4 drops of lavender essential oil to your favorite banana nut bread recipe for an added twist. Throw in some blueberries to keep your bread moist and delicious.
Lavender Cupcakes: Make great cupcakes by combining 4 drops of lavender essential oil to your favorite cupcake recipe. Making amazing cupcakes by adding dollop of buttercream with a drop of orange for truly unforgettable glaze.
Ice Cream: AwayFromtheBox has an ice cream recipe that is simply to die for. This recipe does require an ice cream maker to prepare. So make sure you have all your materials ready before attempting the recipes. This delicious recipe can be found here.
Whipped Cream: Lavender infused whipped cream. Ooo la la.
In a small saucepan combine:
1 cup whipped cream
2-5 drops lavender essential oil
Bring to a simmer
Pour the mixture into a stainless steel mixing bowl
Cool for two hours
Beat the mixture with 2 tbs of super fine sugar until soft peaks form
Use as you see fit.
Softens Citrus Flavor: Add a drop of lavender essential oil to anything with citrus to soften the bite.
Drinks
Lavender Lemonade: On those hot summer days there's nothing quite like a cold glass of lemonade. Couple that with the relaxing properties of lavender oil. Makes this beverage the perfect summer afternoon drink.
Mix 1 cup filtered water
1 cup sugar
2 drops of lavender oil
1 cup lemon juice
3 cups of sparkling water
let it cool, and serve.
Lavender Sweet Tea: Just add 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil to your favorite sweet tea recipe.
Lavender Martini: Spice up an evening with the girls by serving up Lavender Martinis.
Add your favorite vodka
Juice of half a lemon
Pour over ice
Shake vigorously for 20 seconds
add 1 drop of lavender essential oil
Swirl and serve
Pest Control
Mosquito Repellant: Say goodbye to those pesky mosquitos and deet with two ingredients lavender and water.
In a glass spray bottle combine:
1 cup of distilled/filtered water
2-5 drops lavender essential oil
Spray on your skin
Bonus: Use on existing bug bites for relief.
Ant Repellant: In them summer ants reek havoc on unsuspecting homes all over our country.
Add 1-3 drops of lavender essential oil to a cotton ball
Place it where the ants are coming into your home
Aphid Control: Keep your plants happy all year round with a lavender aphid control solution.
In a glass spray bottle combine:
2 oz of distilled/filtered water
5-10 drops of lavender essential oil
Swirl and spray the problem areas up to twice a day
Repeat until the aphides subside
Fly Control: Flies are the worst. They torment me regularly and I simply couldn't take it anymore. Then I found this AMAZING recipe for keep flies at bay, outside where they belong.
In a glass jar combine:
1/2 cup witch hazel
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
10 drops of lavender essential oil
10 drops of citronella essential oil
10 drops of clove essential oil
10 drops of lemongrass essential oil.
Swirl
Add a washcloth to jar
Allow the washcloth 24 hours to absorb the mixture
Open the jar where you want to deter flies from visiting
Make as many of these jars as you need
Do you have any other uses for lavender essential oil? Let me know in the comments.
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