doTERRA Citronella Essential Oil - Wound Healer, Mood Uplifter

doTERRA Citronella Essential Oil is well known for its ability to repel mosquitoes. This essential oil is the perfect oil to take away with you while hiking, camping and trips to the great outdoors.

While citronella may assist in repelling mosquitoes, it is also a fantastic oil for mood uplifting and creating an optimistic environment in your home. Add three or four drops to water for an aromatic surface cleaner which has a lemon balm aroma.

Used in aromatherapy applications, Citronella Essential Oil slows or prevents the growth or spread of harmful airborne bacteria, repels flying insects. Interestingly, while citronella uplifts negative moods, it can have a relaxing effect on the brain in some people and a stimulating effect on the brain in others.

Citronella is also reputed to reduce muscles spasms, ease headaches, and boost energy. It is also a very effective fungal inhibitor, and this combined with its anti-inflammatory properties may make it an effective wound healer also.

Benefits

For centuries, citronella has been used for a variety of purposes, including:

• as an insect repellent
• as an antifungal agent
• to treat parasitic infections
• to promote wound healing
• to lift mood or fight fatigue
• in perfumes or as a flavour additive in food

Uses

- Diffuser while enjoying the outdoors

- Apply to skin using fractionated coconut oil 

- Add to water to use as a surface cleaner

- Diffuse in the home to promote a cheery, optimistic environment

- Use in shampoo and conditioner for a refreshing aroma

dōTERRA Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® essential oils represent the purest and most potent oils in the world and have been specifically developed to soothe emotions and help balance hormones. They are one of only two companies whose oils are so pure that you can ingest them, put them directly on your skin undiluted (some oils such as oregano will always need diluting) and even use them diluted on toddlers. Check your bottle of oil and it will warn you not to ingest it, not to put it on your skin undiluted and not to use it on children - it may even have 'poison' written on the bottle. With dōTERRA oils esential oils, you CAN ingest them (those that are edible); you CAN put them on your skin) and CAN use them on children.

Caution: Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration in the US. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.