Gum and me don't mix!
I got into a fight with gum and lost!
Apparently gum does not like me. I usually don't chew gum, but lately I was killing it.
I was popping gum like nobody's business! Everything was cool until I bit my lip. It was no biggie. Just a little bite.
Then, over several days, I kept biting that SAME. EXACT. PLACE!
The last time I bit it I wasn't even chewing gum, I was talking. Tears came to my eyes. I was pretty sure I took a chunk of skin off.
I wanted to cry and just take my entire lip off (not possible though).
The aftermath
It hurt. I mean Oh. Em. Gee did it hurt.
The last two days I have dealt with a sore, swollen lip. It hurt to eat, to talk. If anything touched my lip, it hurt.
There is a bit of soft skin missing in my mouth. So yea that hurts.
I rinsed it often with peroxide that kind of helped but not really. After having to talk all day at work, I came home determined to put an end to this once and for all.
The problem is there aren't a lot of things you can put in your mouth for nasty bites like this.
It's constantly moist! I thought about packing it with gauze and something like Neosporin but umm gross!
I worried about an infection because our mouths are full of bacteria. I started thinking what do I have that I can apply that will kill bacteria and treat the wound.
Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender essential oil for the win! A quick fix for my lip!!
Lavender essential oil!
It's a safe, liquid that I can swab in my mouth to solve my problem.
I used one drop and immediately felt relief. I am totally comfortable ingesting this because it's edible and I don't have any alleriges to it.
I've had lavender lemonade, lavender pepper, and there are even lavender cakes!
I absolutely love this wonderful plant and the oil it produces! It truly saved my lip!
I will continue to reapply it, but I was so pleased when the swelling went down and the pain was gone!
Nature is truly amazing!
Lavender essential oil is a staple in my house.
It is one of my favorite scents! Lavender smells amazing!
I add drops to our bath water, use it on my skin, for acne and scrapes, and I use it to scent my dresser.
The smell is so amazing, fresh, woody, but calming!
I love adding a few drops to my lotion and other things that I may whip up at home. It is an all around, all-purpose, must have for me!
What's your favorite essential oil?