7 Benefits of Honeysuckle Essential Oil

The bright orange flower of the honeysuckle plant first burst onto the scene centuries ago in Chinese medicine to help treat several different respiratory conditions. The first documented use of honeysuckle in ancient Chinese medicine was recorded in AD 659 to remove heat from the body and to counteract the poison of snakebites.

In the early days of Europe, they too saw the benefit of honeysuckle essential oil. Europeans used the oil of honeysuckle to remove toxins and heat from the mother’s body as she gave birth to her child. Today, honeysuckle essential oil is still widely used, mainly for aromatherapy and cosmetic purposes.

 

If you’re looking for a sweet yet hygienic way to beautify your skin, hair, and home, honeysuckle may be the essential oil for you.

1) Anti-inflammatory

Honeysuckle essential oil is a known anti-inflammatory. This soothing oil will heal achy joints, sore muscles, and benefit those suffering from arthritis.

2) Antibacterial

Honeysuckle essential oil contains antimicrobials, making it useful in treating various infections, viruses, and other harmful microbes. This is due in part to the high concentration of aromadendrene naturally found in honeysuckle.

This antimicrobial helps stop the growth of various microorganisms found in fungi, bacteria, and protozoans. While inhibiting the growth of bacteria, honeysuckle essential oil also helps to strengthen the tissue of the body.

By adding a couple drops of honeysuckle essential oil to water in a spray bottle, you can help fight infections and inflammation on the surface of the skin.

3) Aromatherapy

Oil extracted from honeysuckle flowers provides a sweet fragrance and aroma that melts away mental and physical stress while leaving you with a tranquil, calm state of mind.

Add a couple drops of honeysuckle oil in a diffuser, add a dash to your bath, or incorporate it into your massage to fully enjoy everything honeysuckle oil has to offer.

4) Antioxidant

Packed with antioxidants, honeysuckle essential oil helps inhibits the growth of free radicles and helps to reduce oxidative stress. As a result, this essential oil helps prevent cancer and other illnesses that form due to toxins roaming the body. This powerful essential oil also helps prevent toxins from ravaging the skin, reducing hyperpigmentation and scaring.

5) Skin Conditions

Honeysuckle essential oil is effective in treating various skin conditions such as rashes from poison oak and poison ivy, abrasions, and cuts. This oil not only expedites the healing process and reduces inflammation, but it also serves as an antibacterial while relieving pain as well. The antiseptic qualities of this essential oil also work well to treat blemishes, sunburn, and other minor burns.

Mix a few drops with a carrier oil to witness what honeysuckle oil can do for your skin.

6) Hair care

Harsh environmental conditions, blow-drying, hair dying, and heat styling can leave your hair feeling limp, dry, brittle, and damaged. Honeysuckle makes a great moisturizing treatment for your hair.

By adding a couple drops of honeysuckle essential oil to your shampoo and conditioner, you can give your hair an extra round of moisture and help restore life and vibrancy to your mane.

7) Dreams

Rumor has it that inhaling honeysuckle oil at night can give you erotic dreams. Many people believe that by placing a few drops of the essential oil underneath your pillow, you can go on quite the adventure in your dreams.

How to Use Honeysuckle Essential Oil

Room Deodorizer

The long lasting, fresh scent of Honeysuckle Essential oil makes it a great way to scent and deodorize your home.

1. To make a deodorizing spray, add three drops of honeysuckle essential oil to 6 ounces of water and spray on various surfaces and the air of your home. The scent will energize you and lift your spirits.
2. Try spritzing this essential oil first thing in the morning to start your day off right.

Cleaning Agent

Honeysuckle essential oil contains antiseptic and antimicrobial properties, making it a great natural cleanser with a pleasant scent.

To use honeysuckle essential oil as a cleaning alternative, mix one cup of white vinegar, one cup of water, and three drops of honeysuckle essential oil in a spray bottle.

In the kitchen, this solution is great for cleaning countertops, the surface of your range, and any surface the suffers from backsplash during cooking. When cleaning the bathroom, use this spray to clean your sink, toilet, shower, and floor.

Candles

To experience the therapeutic effects of Honeysuckle essential oil, consider using it in your candle making. This essential oil works great in scenting both soy and paraffin wax candles. When burned, a candle made with honeysuckle essential oil is a mood boosting, energizing scent.

Honeysuckle works great solo or blends beautifully with other essential oils. Consider blending honeysuckle essential oil with jasmine, ylang ylang, lavender, amber attar, champa attar, sandalwood, bergamot, mandarin, orange, and frankincense.

Soap

The lovely scent paired with its ability to treat blemishes and various other skin infections makes honeysuckle essential oil an ideal candidate when scenting your soap.

Either add a couple drops during the soap making process or add a few drops to your unscented cleansers for an extra boost of scent and blemish fighting power.

Bath

Consider adding a couple drops of honeysuckle essential oil to experience an uplifting, mood-boosting bath. It’s recommended to mix the honeysuckle essential oil with bath salts or an emulsifier to help evenly distribute the essential oil in the bath water. Honeysuckle essential oil baths are great for alleviating respiratory problems, skin conditions, muscular pain, achy joints, and anxiety.

Massage

To release stress, soothe achy muscles, and relieve stiff joints, try adding a couple drops of honeysuckle essential oil into the mix.

Simply combine a few drops of essential oil in an unscented lotion or in a carrier oil for your next massage.

Exfoliator

If you’re looking for a rejuvenating skin treatment, making a honeysuckle essential oil salt scrub will not only slough off dead skin cells, reveal youthful, glowing skin.

Mix three drops of honeysuckle essential oil with three drops of grapefruit essential oil, one cup or raw Himalayan salt, and one tablespoon of hemp oil in a jar.

Mix together to create an out of this world natural exfoliator. Rub the exfoliator on your legs, the soles of your feet, or any part of the body that can use a good scrub.

Facial Steam

Honeysuckle essential oil is known to contain antioxidants, which improve the condition of your skin while maintaining a healthy tone. To have a healing honeysuckle essential oil steam, add a couple drops of essential oil to a pot of hot water.

Place a towel over your head and allow the skin of your face to absorb the steam emanating from the pot. During the steam, take deep breaths and relax as the steam cleanses your pores

Leave-in Conditioner

Honeysuckle essential oil helps to restore hair that is dry and brittle.

To add a lustrous shine, combine ½ a teaspoon of coconut oil with two drops of honeysuckle essential oil. Rub the ingredients in the palm of your hand and distribute to the ends of your hair, avoiding the roots.