Lemon Oil

Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon essential oil lends a bright, cheerful note to the recipes of many soap makers and aromatherapists. The sweet and sour scent of lemon oil helps banish fatigue and depression. It is known to lift the spirits and help clarify the mind, aiding decision-making. The therapeutic properties of lemon essential oil include, but are not limited to, antiseptic, bactericidal, insecticidal, diuretic, anti-rheumatic and antimicrobial. It is used in the treatment of headaches, rheumatism, arthritis, high blood pressure and respiratory infections. Lemon essential oil is also used to clean oily skin and hair. This pleasantly tangy citrus oil can help clear acne, reduce cellulite, ease painful moth sores and relieve insect bites. Lemon oil also aids blood flow and helps reduce fevers.

Lemon essential oil is thin and watery in consistency. The color is pale yellow or pale yellowish green. The scent of lemon oil blends beautifully with many other essential oils, making it a versatile top keynote. Most soap makers and aromatherapists consider lemon essential oil as a must have ingredient and use it often in their formulas. Why not try one of the following recipes and enjoy the fresh, uplifting scent of lemon essential oil for yourself?

Tropical Air Soap

Ingredients:

4 oz Palm Oil
8 oz Palm Kernel Oil
1 oz Mango Butter
2.25 oz lye (sodium hydroxide)
7 ounces water

At trace:

1-tablespoon blood orange essential oil
1-tablespoon lemon essential oil
2 teaspoons jasmine essential oil
1 Tablespoon dried, ground lemon peel

Mix lye into water and cool to 105 degrees. Heat carrier oils and mango butter until mango butter is melted and temperatures reach 105 degrees. Pour lye/water mix into oils and bring to trace. At trace, add blend of essential oils and lemon peel. Stir well to assure orange peel is evenly distributed. Pour into molds, cover and let sit undisturbed for 24 hours. Remove from molds and cure 3-4 weeks.

Arabian Nights Soap

30 oz olive oil
10 oz palm oil
10 oz coconut oil
16 oz distilled water
7 oz lye

At trace:

2 oz lemon essential oil
1-tablespoon frankincense essential oil
1-tablespoon sandalwood essential oil

Pour lye into water and cool to 110 degrees. Heat carrier oils to 110 degrees, turn off the heat, but keep stirring until solid oils are melted. Pour lye/water mixture into oils. Bring to trace and add the essential oils. Pour into mold, cover and let sit undisturbed for 24 hours. Remove from mold, slice and cure for four weeks.

Sunshine Soap

8 oz Coconut Oil
8 oz Palm Oil
8 oz Palm Kernel Oil
2 oz Shea Butter
4.5 oz lye (sodium hydroxide
14 oz distilled water

At trace:

1-tablspoon lemon essential oil
1-tablespoon tangerine essential oil
1-tablespoon pink grapefruit essential oil
1-tablespoon lime essential oil
2-teaspoons rosemary essential oil

Mix lye into water and cool to 110 degrees. Heat carrier oils and shea butter to 110 degrees. Pour lye/water mixture into oils. Bring to trace and add the essential oils. Pour into mold, cover and let sit undisturbed for 24 hours. Remove from mold and cure for 3 weeks.

Room Freshener

10 drops lemon essential oil
10 drops lavender French essential oil
½-cup water

Mix in spray bottle. Shake well before each use.