Melissa Essential Oil (lemon balm) Top Benefits and 30 Uses

Learn How to Use Melissa Essential Oil for Emotional and Physical Health.

This essential oil offers powerful benefits for our immune system, help with seasonal watery eyes and sniffles, anxious feelings, feeling down, and so much more.

Some of the main benefits of Melissa , also known as Lemon Balm, include:

• May help to support a healthy immune system when taken internally* 
• Internal use can help calm tension and nerves* 
• Encourages feelings of relaxation and creates a relaxing atmosphere
• Can help calm feelings of tension

Here’s a few Fun Facts:

• This essential oil is also known as Lemon Balm, which is the common name of the plant this precious essential oil comes from, and you may see me refer to Lemon Balm throughout this article.. 
• This essential oil received it’s name because of its sweet, fresh, citrus-like fragrance, which was known to attract bees (Melissa is Greek for “honey bee”).
• As one of the rarest and most expensive oils, this essential oil has a wide range of health benefits and uses.* 

DID YOU KNOW?

It takes approximately 22 pounds of Lemon Balm flowers to make 1 5ml bottle of the essential oil! 

Emotional Benefits of Melissa Essential Oil

Melissa essential oil is known as the oil of light and release.  The oil contains aldehyes like Neral (fancy chemical constituent name) that makes it a restoring oil.

It sparks enthusiasm and shines light where there was despair or darkness.It is the friend that will help let you go, move past emotions, and push forward.  

It can help address the feelings of feeling weighed down, stuck, lack of confidence, hopeless, or held back and turn those around into positive emotions.

Where Melissa Essential Oil is sourced from

Melissa essential oil, also known as lemon balm essential oil, is sourced from the plant Melissa officinalis, which is commonly known as lemon balm.

This plant is native to the Mediterranean region and is cultivated in various countries such as Italy, Spain, France, and Bulgaria.

The essential oil is typically extracted through steam distillation of the leaves and the white flowers of the Melissa plant.

Benefits of Melissa essential oil

• One of this oil’s most prominent health benefits is that it may help support a healthy immune system.*  To obtain this powerful bodily assistance, dilute one drop of Melissa essential oil into 4 fl. oz. of liquid and drink.* You can also take Melissa essential oil internally by putting Melissa oil into a veggie capsule and ingesting it like a dietary supplement.  
• Two of the main chemical constituents of Melissa essential oil are geranial and neral. These two chemicals contain soothing properties that make this essential oil a perfect oil for relaxation. For optimal relaxation, apply Melissa oil topically or put a few drops of Melissa oil into a diffuser.  
• Don’t let nerves ruin your big moment. Before a nerve-wracking speech, presentation, or performance, apply one to two drops of this essential oil to the palms of your hands and cup your hands over your nose and inhale. This is great for calming tension and nerves and will prove to be a powerful aid during those anxious occasions.  
• Give your skin an invigorating boost by applying the essential oil topically. Add it oil to your moisturizer or to a spray bottle with water and spritz your face. This simple essential oil addition will give your skin a rejuvenated feeling and will help refresh the mind.   
• After a long day, let your mind and body relax and unwind with a little help from Melissa essential oil. For relieving results, rub Melissa oil on your forehead, shoulders, or chest. Applying this essential oil will help lessen feelings of stress and promote emotional well-being.  
• One of the most important things you can do to support your body’s health is to get a full night’s sleep. Aside from nutrition, sleep is the fuel that gives your body the strength to work and play. To help create a relaxing environment that encourages a restful night’s sleep, diffuse Melissa oil in your diffuser before going to bed.  
• For possible support your body’s immune system, place one to two drops of Melissa essential oil under the tongue or on the roof of the mouth and then swallow.* Directly placing an appropriate quantity of the essential oil into your mouth is an easy and quick way to receive the internal benefits of this powerful oil.*

Essential Oils that blend well with Melissa

Try blending any of these essential oils with Melissa to create diffuser blends, or to apply topically:

• Wild Orange
• Lemon
• Green Mandarin
• Bergamot
• doTERRA On Guard^®
• Geranium
• Lavender
• Rose Frankincense 

6 Melissa Essential Oil Diffuser Blend Recipes

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Add these to your diffuser and enjoy the benefits of the essential oils while it fills your room with the scent of the essential oils. Use your diffuser instead of toxic candles in your home for healthy air quality.

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4 Melissa Essential Oil Room Spray recipes

Here are some room spray recipes that use Melissa. These are non-toxic, healthy room sprays that don’t contain all the bad chemicals and artificial fragrances found in store bought sprays.

To make your spray:

1. Add the drops of essential oil to any empty 8 oz glass spray bottle
2. Top with either witch hazel or distilled water (tap is fine too)
3. Gently shake before using

4 Melissa Roller Recipes

These Roller Recipes using Melissa oil are an easy way to get the benefits of the essential oils topically.

Roll on pulse points like your wrists, inside elbows, the back of your neck, down your spine, or the bottoms of your feet.

To make a roller:

1. Add the drops of essential oil to an empty glass roller bottle.
2. Top the roller bottle with a carrier oil like jojoba oil or fractionated coconut oil.
3. push the roller on and gently shake to mix everything.

Checklist: 30 Ways to Use Melissa

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Use this checklist as a way to try Melissa oil a new way each day for a month.

Here are 33 simple ways you can add Melissa to your daily routine:

1. To support a healthy immune system add 1 drop to 4oz. liquid and drink.
2. Add a drop to your tea. Add a few drops to your diffuser to promote relaxation.
3. Apply 1-2 drops to the palms of your hands, cup your hands over your nose, and inhale.
4. Add to your moisturizer or to a spray bottle with water and spritz your face.
5. To relax the body and mind, rub 1 drop on your forehead, shoulders, or chest.
6. Diffuse to encourage a restful night’s sleep.
7. Place 1-2 drops under the tongue to help support the immune system.
8. Add a few drops to a spray bottle of water to create a simple cleaning spray.
9. Take a drop under the tongue every morning to promote healthy cellular function.
10. Mix 2-3 drops with fractionated coconut oil to help rejuvenate skin.
11. Take two drops internally to promote healthy cholesterol levels already in the normal range.
12. Apply over the bridge of the nose to help reduce the effects of seasonal threats.
13. Apply 1 drop to the roof of the mouth and hold for 5-10 seconds.
14. Take a few drops in a capsule several times a day to help clear up the skin.
15. Take 1 drop internally daily to support a healthy gut.
16. Diffuse in the evening or during quiet times of the day to create a soothing, comforting
17. atmosphere.
18. Inhale deeply directly from the bottle.
19. Dilute with fractionated coconut oil and massage on abdomen to help provide relief from cramps.
20. Add a drop to herbal tea to soothe stomach discomfort.
21. For help with excessively dry skin, dilute 1 drop with 1 tsp. carrier oil, then apply to the area 1-3
22. times a day.
23. To help promote healthy blood pressure levels, rub 1-3 drops (diluted) to the chest and back area.
24. To promote relaxation, apply 1-2 drops (diluted) to the wrists, neck and/or ears.
25. Apply a drop to the big toe to help promote a restful night’s sleep.
26. Apply 1-2 drops diluted over the chest to promote clear and easy breathing.
27. Diffuse to feel enlightened.
28. Apply topically over the abdomen to help promote healthy digestion.
29. Diffuse to promote emotional balance.
30. Massage diluted topically over area of skin discomfort for calming relief.
31. Apply along the spine to help lower body temperature.
32. Apply topically over abdomen to help promote a healthy endocrine system.
33. Take 2 drops daily in a veggie capsule to promote a healthy immune system.

How to buy Melissa Essential Oil 

Because of the sheer amount of plant material needed to make the essential oil, Melissa is a very pricey essential oil.  You will get the best price with a doTERRA wholesale account which saves you 25% off the retail price.  

Even with the low, one time membership fee, you are still paying far less than the retail price.

Get your doTERRA wholesale membership and Melissa Oil for less than the cost of the retail price of Melissa! 

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