Lemon essential oil has been found to have a variety of uses for skin, from sunburns and insect bites to wrinkles. Lemon oils can help to refine the complexion especially for oily skin types that are prone to large pores, as lemon has astringent properties.
Lemon essential oil benefits make it a versatile ingredient when used in the cosmetics industry. It has antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fungal, and astringent properties, and so due to its purifying properties lemon oil can be used as an effective ingredient in a variety of cosmetic beauty preparations especially wash off products including soaps, cleansers and hair care products.
The use of lemon essential oil in skincare products can help fight free radicals that may lead to premature aging of the skin. When used as an ingredient in cosmetic skincare formulation, the high number of antioxidants the lemon oil provides (which help fight against these pesky free-radicals) combined with its natural astringent, anti-bacterial properties makes it a very useful essential oil for very oily congested skins on the search for a brighter more clear looking radiance to the complexion.
Its antiseptic and antibacterial qualities also make lemon oil very effective in cleansing small abrasions, cuts and wounds on the skin, and also treating some microbial skin problems. In particular the anti-fungal properties of lemon essential oil can make it an effective ingredient when blended and applied topically in the treatment of fungal and yeast infections such as athlete’s foot.
Lemon essential oil is also a great natural, non-toxic way to deter insects such as mosquitoes and ticks when added to a mist or toner to create an organic insect repellant spray.
