lemon + crayon

a while ago, my 2-yo daughter colored on the wall with crayon. i'd read and heard from personal testimonials that lemon essential oil is the household charm. so, i took out a washcloth, wet it, + dripped 3-4 drops of lemon essential oil.

here are the results:

while it didn't take all of the blue off, it did take quite a bit off. and now that it is dry (+ aged about a year), the blue has faded and is unnoticable.

amazing, right? i was impressed.

lemon + firsts

lemon was the first Young Living Essential Oil I ever used.  I got a bottle of it free at an Essential Oils 101 class.  I'd never used essential oils before.  it was exciting to tip the little, dark, glass bottle + smell that sharp, refreshing, tangy aroma drip onto my fingers.

lemon essential oil is a powerful anti-oxidant (because it is made from real lemon rinds) + can be used to purify odors + sanitize your house.  it can also be used as a seasoning for cooking.

how I've used it so far...
+ on my plantar callous (bottom of my foot) to ease the pain (which has been there for 3 years + now it is considerably shallower)
+ in my water
+ in my daughter's water (when she was battling her UTI)
+ on my kitchen surfaces
+ in my baby's trash can (where smelly diapers are collected)

just make sure, when you use lemon topically on the skin, you keep it off of areas that will be exposed to sunlight in the next 24 hours.