It relieves muscle pain, headaches, insect bites, and inflammation. Lavender is suitable for all skin types. A cell regenerator that prevents scarring and stretch marks, it has a reputation for slowing wrinkles. It is used on burns, sun-damaged skin, wounds, rashes and skin infections. It also clears sinus and lung congestion, and is used to treat muscle spasms and inflammation.
Peppermint stimulates the skin's oil production.
It also relieves the itching skin of ringworm, herpes simplex, scabies and poison oak. Hypericum is currently being medically studied as a treatment for AIDS, several forms of cancer, bed wetting and night terrors in children, skin diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, peptic ulcers, and even hangover. A good immune-system tonic, tea tree fights lung, genital and urinary, vaginal, sinus and mouth infections. It counters fungal infections and viral infections such as herpes, shingles, chicken pox, candida, thrush and flu. Tea tree treats diaper rash, fungus, acne, wounds and insect bites.