The Ultimate Guide to Lemon Essential Oil

Essential Oils 101: Premium Starter Kit Series Lemon Edition

Lemon is an often highly-touted home remedy and common natural ingredient. It is all the craze surrounding detox drinks and goes nicely with your hydration efforts. It is extracted from the rind of the lemon through cold-pressing.

Lemon essential oil has many uses and can be used aromatically, topically, or ingested via the Vitality line. There are many substantial claims being made about lemon, some of which will require time and science to catch up with. 

The concept of essential oils in general seems to have created quite the buzz lately. If for no other reason, essential oils are an excellent alternative to the harms of the store-bought cosmetics, cleaners, and ingredients we expose ourselves to on a daily basis.

​Essential oils make eliminating toxins from your home much simpler than you every could have imagined. I personally learned a great deal (and am still learning) from valuable resources on such as my essential oil desk reference guide. Please realize, I am also happy to hear from the community as well regarding questions on oils.

I digress. Let us return to talking about Lemon. 

The Essential Oil 101: Premium Starter Kit Series is for everyone. From new users to seasoned pros, my hope is that this blog series will continue to help you understand the Premium Starter Kit essential oils and provide our community with a variety of ideas on using them everyday so that your oils are actually out of the box and supporting not just collecting dust.

Learn to Love Lemon Essential Oil
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I can honestly say that there is rarely a week that goes by where lemon essential oil is not used in at least some capacity in our home. 

All of Young Living’s citrus essential oils are cold-pressed from the citrus rind but each offer their unique properties and versatile traits based on their source.

There are many uses of Lemon essential oil, most of which you are going to learn later in this post. 



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3. For pregnant or nursing mothers, and for use with babies and children, please consult this guide.

4. Please consider speaking with your appropriate healthcare professional prior to the use of any oils. Please see our disclaimer for more information. 



A few words on safety specifically for Lemon

• Lemon and citrus essential oils are photosensitive. This means please use caution when applying prior to expecting exposure to the sun. Generally speaking, if you anticipate hitting the sun within the next 12 hours, do not apply citrus oils to the skin.  ​ ​
• The second biggest issue with citrus oils like Lemon Essential Oil is the type of container you are using them in matters! Always use a glass, stainless, or ceramic mug. No plastics!

Fresh & Clean Aroma
Lemon essential oil will bring the fresh aroma that you desire into the home. With two large dogs running around our house, we often add lemon essential oil to our cleaning regiment and to the diffusers to keep the environment fresh in our home. Not only leaving our home smelling and feeling fresh. It also contains the natural constituent limonene, which is great for cleaning. We choose lemon often to stay above the wellness line which is why we choose diffuse this bright, uplifting, and invigorating essential oil into the air.  

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Diffuser blends for the seasons

• Summer - add Lemon essential oil for the vibrant and invigorating citrus aroma that it brings, pair it with Lime, Orange, and Grapefruit for the summer beach or pool vibes environment right in your home.
• Fall -  Lemon essential oil helps freshen the air for back to school "love" that gets brought home from the little ones! We also pair it often with Thieves.
• Winter-  in order to get through the frigid temperatures above the wellness line we use Lemon in our wellness diffuser blend, add a few drops of Thieve, Lemon, and Raven. Sometimes you just need lemon to soothes those winter blues by adding Lemon, Orange and Stress Away when we are stuck inside and dreaming of the beach.
• Spring - I add Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint to the diffuser for all the spring changes.

Clarity & Energy:
Lemon has a very uplifting and invigorating aroma, just like lemon drop candy.

• Add 3-6 drops to the diffuser in the morning, late afternoon, or for a more focused thought process.  ​
• Make a roller to apply topically for creating a very uplifting environment.

Energy & Clarity Roller Recipe: In 5 ml roller bottle, add 10 drops of lemon essential oil and 10 drops of peppermint essential oil.

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Using Lemon Around The House 
We like to use lemon for cleaning as well. It has worked well for us on everything from sticky marks on our windows to permanent marker stains on our counters.*

• Add to Thieves Household Cleaner and other DIY cleaning scrubs
• ​Add 10 drops to jar of baking soda for your own DIY carpet powder
• Add 3-4 drops of lemon to wool dryer balls to freshen up the laundry
• ​Socks, underwear, and cloth diapers - add a few drops to the wash to help brighten and refresh.
• Enhance the bathroom with a purifying room spray, in a 2 oz spray bottle, add 10 drops of lemon, a splash of Thayer’s Witch Hazel, and fill the rest with distilled water.
• ​Soak sponges or dishcloths in a bowl of water with one drop of lemon overnight
• Add a few drops to the dish washer to help remove hard water spots.
• Apply a few drops of lemon on surfaces with gum, stickers, temporary tattoos, or crayons because of the kids.
• Add a few drops with baking soda for many cleaning recipes for the kitchen, bathroom, and house​

Seasonal Support
I use use Lemon Essential Oil with Peppermint and Lavender all spring to tackle the springtime annoyances, which I covered previously!  

Spring Diffuser Blend:
3 drops of  Lemon, Lavender, and Peppermint Essential Oil

Spring Roller Blend: In a 5 ml roller bottle, add 5 drops of Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint and Copaiba then fill the rest with fractionated coconut oil.  

Spring Capsule: In a “00” veggie capsule, add a drop of Lemon Vitality, Lavender Vitality, Peppermint Vitality, and Copaiba Vitality then fill the rest of the capsule with fractionated coconut oil by using a dropper. Put the other half of the veggie capsule on top and take with water.


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Back to School
I use Lemon in my wellness recipes all year long. As a teacher, I am constantly coming in contact with things that try to bring me down.

Lemon is important during "back to school" time. I also use Thieves, Raven, RC, Eucalyptus, Frankincense and Copaiba Essential oils. 

Wellness Support diffuser blend: Lemon, Thieves, Raven and Eucalyptus create an aroma that smells amazing. From fall through winter you can most likely smell these in my diffuser in my locker room office or living room.

Wellness Support roller: In a 5ml roller bottle, add 5 drops of Lemon, Thieves, Raven, and Frankincense then fill the rest of the roller with fractionated coconut oil. I apply on the bottoms of my feet and up my spine every night.  

Wellness Support Capsule: In a “00” veggie capsule, add a drop of Lemon Vitality, Thieve Vitality, Frankincense Vitality, and Copaiba Vitality then fill the rest of the capsule with fractionated coconut oil by using a dropper. Put the other half of the veggie capsule on top and take with water.


My heart’s burning: I apply a few drops of lemon to my chest or I add a few drops to a glass of water.

You could also make a lemon roller.  Simply put about 20 drops of lemon in a 5 ml roller bottle then fill the rest with fractionated coconut oil. 

Oral Support: I rub 1 drop directly onto gums to support healthy gums.
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Healthy-looking Skin Support: Lemon essential oil can be used in natural skin care but it is crucial to only use with the night or when avoiding the sun due to its' photo-sensitivity. Lemon essential oil has been widely used in skincare routines.

Cooking, Baking & Drinks:
Lemon Vitality Essential Oil is labeled specifically as a dietary supplement, it can be used to enhance the flavor of food and support your body in times of need. It brings a bright, dynamic flavor to many dishes but also versatility used in sweet and savory recipes is what makes this fruit a popular item in kitchens around the world.

• Add a drop to a glass of refreshing cold water or Ningxia Red drink
• Add 5-6 drops to any baking recipe. 
• Add a few drops to cold pasta salad or lettuce greens
• ​Add a few drops to your favorite marinades
• Add a few drops to chicken, fish, or salads.

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