
Recipes: Body
Lemongrass Essential Oil 101
Words by Louise Miller
Illustration by Jenna Vaandering

YOU NEED:
Lemongrass Essential Oil
Lemongrass Essential Oil has a sweet, candy-like scent with herbal undertones. It has a spa-like effect, especially thanks to its antibacterial and antifungal properties (hence it is often used in spa environments!). Plus, it helps repel insects when put in a diffuser.
Our source
Sri Lanka
How we use it
- Scalp treatment: to help relieve an itchy or dry scalp, massage in 3 drops of Lemongrass for two minutes and then rinse.
- Foot bath: add 10 drops of Lemongrass to warm water and soak your feet for 10 minutes to help relieve tension.
- Massage oil: mix 5 drops of Lemongrass with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and massage into your skin for a super soothing treatment.
Blends well with
Cedarwood, Spruce, Eucalyptus.