Lavender

I have used Lavender for many different challenges (good night's sleep, drippy nose and especially burns). While making myself a Hot Fudge Sundae one day, I accidentally tipped the jar slightly and hot, bubbly fudge sauce coated all four fingers of my left hand. The pain was unbelievable. I immediately rinsed off the fudge with cold water. Then grabbed my bottle of Lavender and put a couple drops on each finger and massaged it in. Almost, immediate relief. Two hours later I repeated the Lavender and went to bed. In the morning, all four fingers showed no signs of a burn. The skin was not pink or tight with movement. I will always keep a bottle of Lavender in the kitchen for burns and cuts and, of course, one bottle in the bedroom for a peaceful sleep.
Thank you for letting me share!

Christine Panich

During a trip on a airplane, I happened to sit next to a woman who was terrified of flying. While we were waiting to take off, she leaned over and confided that she sometimes had "panic attacks" while flying.
I didn't say much but I wondered what "panic attacks" meant! During the take-off, she was white-knuckled but calm and I thought, "That wasn't too bad!" and went back to reading my magazine.
The captain came on and announced that our trip was just about over and we would soon begin our descent to our destination. As the plane was just starting to descend, she became very agitated and started moving around in her seat. Then she started bouncing up and down on her seat. Then her arms started flailing and she was breathing very heavily. I looked at her in horror as all the other passengers did as, by now, she was really creating a commotion. Reaching into my purse, I uncapped the lavender, held it under her nose and instructed her to "Breathe deeply". 20 seconds later she was calm.
I was amazed as everyone else that the lavender had such a quick effect and I sure did get the questions from everyone around asking what was in the bottle!
Don't fly without it!

Terry Todd, C.M.T.

One nostril of mine was infected. Bad thing…smelly yellow/orange/red stuff coming out ... I mean 'infected', not a simple bad cold. I rubbed Lavender on my nose, several times a day. At the end of the first day it was already better. At the end of the 3rd day the infection was almost all gone... only traces of it. The next day or so, it was a thing of the past

Aye Jin

My grandchildren were driving our garden tractor, and fell into a hole with one tire and couldn't move it. I went up to help rock and push it out, and OW!!!! I put my leg right against the hot radiator, and burned a patch above my knee the size of a half dollar, and another bigger one, not quite so badly. I didn't have my oils with me. Darn. When I got home, I looked at the big clear blister, and thought, "Well, it won't do any good at this point, but to keep the blister from popping, and oozing, I decided to put a band aid on it. But first, I soaked the blister with lavender, then put the band aid on.
A couple days later, I removed the band aid, and viola, no blister, and hardly a trace of the burn. I was amazed that that big blister had glued itself back and was once again skin.

Bev Newcomer

About 1/2 an hour ago, my 2yo pinched her finger in the door of my night table (and leaned her weight against it) ... it looked like it would soon be a blood blister and she was crying like it hurt A LOT (and this is a kid who doesn't cry all that much). I went and got my lavender and added a drop to her fingertip. It appeared to feel better quite quickly and I thought she had forgotten all about it; but after reading together for about 10 mins, she said "My finger better Mommy". We'll see tomorrow what colors develop ...
A little dab'll do 'ya, eh?

Andrea Goodsaid

This is really a great idea and here is one of my testimonies. My dh owns a sheet metal manufacturing business. He often gets cuts on his hands and arms that are quite deep. Sheet metal also has an application on it that is oily and when cut it burns like crazy.
Years ago, he would get cut and it would always infect, take weeks to heal and leave a very nasty scar, no matter what size the cut. Since we now have lavender, he puts a drop or two on the cut and it immediately closes the wound, stops the bleeding and starts the healing. It also takes away the sting.
We have found that if he does not have any lavender with him, he has gone a full day until he gets home to put it on the cut. It will still take the same action.
Love that Lavender!

Janet Ballingham, LMT, NCTMB, Essential Oil Consultant

I use Lavender on my kids burns and hurts all the time. Just a few days ago, my two year old fell down and scraped his elbow. It was skinned up and bleeding. I took him inside and put a drop or two on the scrape and covered it with a Band-Aid. That night we removed the Band-Aid and it looked like it was almost healed. There was a scrape lower down his arm that was a comparable "hurt" a few days older that never had the lavender applied to it. The older scrape had a big ugly scab and looked like it had a few days still before it would heal. What a difference! The new scrape with the lavender was already almost gone. There is no scab on it, just darken skin.

Jessi

Last summer I had a run-in with our garden tiller. It hit me right on the side of the knee. My knee immediately began to swell and turn purple. When I could get up I hobbled to the house to get the lavender bottle. I sat down and poured the lavender on my knee. As I sat there the pain began to subside and the swelling started to go down. Within an hour there was no pain and very little swelling left. My knee was tender for a few days but I did not limp and it was only slightly discolored. So when someone gets a bruise around here we grab the lavender bottle!

Carol Bechtel

This summer, when the sun was not shining, I thought I'd try to get a tan on the tops of my feet, so I could wear sandals in public, without my feet looking so white. Since I always wear tennis shoes while mowing lawn, my feet never had an opportunity to tan. Of course, I did not put on any skin lotion before mowing, so after about 2 hours of exposure to the outdoors, my feet were burning terribly. When the sun is not shining, a person often gets a worse burn. I immediately rubbed Lavender over the tops of my feet, and fifteen minutes later, the terrible burning had subsided at least 90%. I repeated the Lavender application about an hour later, and there was no more pain.
Wow, was I happy to have Lavender!

Arlene Lohmann

My favorite way to enjoy Lavender is in the evening in a cup of hot water with some agave stirred in! It's a wonderful prelude to a good nights sleep!

I have several stories. The first was when I saw my sister-in-law's most unusual bruise on the palm of her hand. It was a nasty one and I asked about it. She said she was sure a fall had sprained her hand, and she had reached for Lavender and spread it all over the top of her hand. The TOP of her hand had NO bruise, but she failed to use it on the bottom (palm), and it was seriously bruised. What was really strange, she showed me between her fingers, and you could literally see where the lavender had dripped. Where the lavender had not dripped were black and blue bruises. Lavender does really help prevent bruising in a way I've NEVER seen or heard of any product doing so.
Several months later, I was visiting friends, and one of their children slammed a door on their hand. Amidst the screaming, which the parents were ignoring, I grabbed my Lavender, asked if I could put some on, got permission, and did so. The tears stopped quickly, and I asked this 6-year-old how she felt. She told me much better, that it didn't hurt any more at all. The parents were amazed.
One of the most intriguing things I've heard of on this chat line several years ago, someone put a single drop of Lavender in a white cake batter before baking. Reportedly, everyone goes crazy over the cake. (I haven't tried it, but it sounds really delightful!) Sometime when my life isn't so crazy, I'm going to make one.

Julie

1. Last Christmas while making a custard on the stove, the mixture "spit" at me and a dollop of hot custard landed right below the lens of my glasses...so it missed my eye...ouch! I could feel the burn...immediately wiped it off...still burning..."THINK" I told myself..."What to do?" Lavender! I immediately put a drop on the spot...instant pain relief and no visible mark by the morning.
2. My friend's son, (age 14) was sooo sick with a high fever and lung infection...the usual medications weren't helping...he was in severe pain due to the chest congestion...crying, unable to get out of bed. My friend had just signed up for YL and had Peppermint and Lavender. (I know this is only about lavender but the peppermint DID break the fever)...she rubbed a few drops of Lavender on his back and he was off to sleep within 10 minutes...
I could go on...but....love that lavender.

Linda Chick

The first YL oil I used was the Lavender. We were rushing off for a vacation and had to check on our neighbors dogs. They were in a makeshift pen in the garage. As soon as they spotted me with their food, they got really unruly and knocked a board down which hit my shinbone gouging out a quarter sized area. Ouch!!! Bled like a stuck pig too! Skinny leg and the gouged area was right over the bone. I remembered I had been given a tiny sample of lavender oil at a seminar and thought they said it was good for cuts/wounds. As soon as I applied it, the profuse bleeding stopped as well as the pain! I continued to apply it for several days instead of going to get stitches and the area healed so nicely and scarless, I can hardly find where it was.
My grandson knocked a heavy stocking holder off a cabinet and it hit him on his temple. My daughter called saying he had knocked his brains out! I knew she was probably exaggerating, but I drove beyond the speed limit anyway to arrive as she was heading out the door to her car with him for the ER. I said hold on a minute, let me see! Head was wrapped in a bloody towel. As soon as I got a look at it, I dropped 2 drops of lavender oil on the area and the bleeding stopped instantly. He was relieved and seemed to calm faster too from smelling the oil. No trip to ER needed. We healed that deep wound area without a scar, which my daughter swore up and down he would have. Not so!
I call lavender the mother oil. If you couldn't have another oil, you'd be set with lavender. My hubby used it for a burned hand. My friend uses it for migraines. My downline has used it for respiratory relief. A 92-yo lady used it to heal a much worse wound on her leg than I had experienced. She wasn't a candidate for stitches with her paper thin skin and was sent home from the ER with it still bleeding and hurting. 3 drops of lavender (after 2 wks. of the treatment of triple antibiotic ointment and a gauze dressing) stopped the bleeding and began the needed healing after the dressing and ointment was discontinued. It healed in about another week and almost scarless. She got right back out into her garden and was glad to tell the doctor that she didn't need to stay in the house with her leg elevated for the estimated 6 weeks he had told her.
Love the Mother Oil,

Celeste

Trigger finger is what got me started on essential oils. For my "trigger finger" my physician prescribed anti-inflammatories and Cortisone pills which didn't help. Then there were the cortisone shots, which worked...for awhile. My rheumatologist said that the third time my middle finger locked (not a good sight to see), I'd have to have surgery. My finger middle locked for the third time. That's when someone invited me to a meeting about Young Living Essential Oils. A few of the oils were passed around and we were invited to use any of the oils. I rubbed a drop of lavender oil on the base of the finger on my palm where the physician gave me the cortisone shot. I dared the oil to work, and when nothing happened, I wondered what good those oils were. Little did I know that this was the start of my adventure with YL essential oils. The next day my finger unlocked and I didn't need the surgery. At first I had to use the lavender oil several times daily, then at less frequent intervals. Now I rarely need to use the oil. Sometime during the year when my finger seems to be tightening I use a drop of lavender on my palm at the base of the finger and everything is fine again.
Be well,

Jeannie

A friend of mine said every time he feels a cold sore coming on he pulls out the lavender and applies it anytime he is aware of a little itching, pain, or whatever. Sometimes several times an hour at first. It almost always keeps it from erupting for him. I tried it, it works sometimes for me but I usually get them when I've really pushed myself too much, and often (dummie) don't have my lavender handy. When I do it right, it usually works for me too! I favor it and sometimes ravensara (cooling and creates an unfriendly environment for viruses) during the first and second stage of the sore, then if it crusts over I favor the sandalwood or vetiver or myrrh, unctuous, thicker, protective healing ones.

Martha

I was at my mother in laws when my sister said she had a terrible headache. She was sitting at the table hanging her head with her eyes closed in pain. I asked where, she pointed to the spot and I applied a single drop of lavender oil. She was astonished. The pain left immediately. Relief. She is a distributor today.

Denese

I love using lavender with my four children, ages 7 years to 10 months. Just today... my 10 month old had woken up a little "off". She'd been cranky and whiny, and very clingy. I diluted a couple drops of lavender and rubbed it all over her belly and legs. She began smiling and cooing, and now is happily playing. It is wonderful for its calming, relaxing effects!

Tamra

I have a puppy who is "hyper" to say the least. I had a terrible time keeping her in the tub while giving her a bath. Decided to add a couple drops of lavender to the bath water. Results: she stands there like a statue and even lets me dump rinse water directly on her head!
So the next time my granddaughter is here I'll put some in her bathwater too…she too hates having her head washed!!

Denese