5 Benefits of Using a Lavender Pillow Mist
With many people now understanding the benefits of holistic healing, lavender pillow mists have become a bedside staple for many. Spritzing the essential oil goodness of lavender onto your bedding before you hit the pillow is a great way to alleviate the stresses of the day, and tell your brain it’s time to wind down. Today, we’ll be looking at the benefits of using a pillow mist, and how spraying it is likely to have an effect on your sleep, mood and wellbeing.
1. Lavender helps you to relax
Now, we all know that lavender is relaxing, but we don’t usually know why it’s relaxing. So, let’s look at the science. Lavender has been used as a remedy for anxieties for centuries and is the most commonly sought after herb when stress arises. When inhaled, lavender helps induce that dreamy, sedative state we all need just before bed. This is because it affects the parasympathetic nervous system which is the place where all that anxiety comes from - that fight-or-flight response, hormones and a racing heart rate, all stem from it. So not only does it smell dreamy, it tricks your brain’s sensory signals into reducing that stress response.
2. It sets up your mind for rest
Because the calming effects of lavender are so potent, spraying a pillow mist right before bed will remind your brain that this is the time to begin shutting down for the day and preparing for a lovely restful sleep. Once you reach a routine of spritzing before bed, your body will begin associating the smell of lavender with sleeping. The scent signals your body picks up will act as the cue to begin unwinding.
3. It creates a sleep ritual.
Creating good sleep hygiene habits will help to increase your sense of wellbeing, reduce stress and make unwinding for the night that much more enjoyable and mindful. If you mindlessly scroll on Instagram before bed, haphazardly read a book with Netflix on in the background or jump straight into bed after eating dinner at 10pm, you might wonder why you can’t switch off at night. A good sleep schedule is calming, rewarding and enjoyable. I love spritzing my Lavender Pillow Mist after popping a cup of chamomile tea on my nightstand with the current book I’m reading. Us humans like routines, and healthy night-time routines are known to promote better, deeper sleep.
4. It’s good for your skin
The Emily Arizona Lavender Pillow Mist contains alcohol-free witch hazel, meaning that not only is it excellent at getting you in the mood to snooze, it’s also good for your skin. Witch hazel is a natural astringent and has anti-bacterial properties. That means when you’re spraying your pillow, you’re also getting rid of any potential nasty bacteria hanging around and refreshes your pillow each night. There are no other chemicals or preservatives in our pillow mist, so it is gentle enough even for the most sensitive of skins.
5. They are multi-purpose!
Now, with sustainability more important than ever, multi-use products are a great way to minimise excess waste and items lying around your house. The pillow mist I sell can be used as a body spray to cleanse yourself before you head out the door, a clothing refresher in between washes and as a luxurious bath treat (spritz 4 or 5 times into a hot bath and trust me, it’s magical). You could even use it as an aura cleansing spray when meditating, to get zen before some yoga or to cleanse crystals.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to a good quality pillow mist. A 100ml bottle should last you quite some time, too, since you only need a few sprays a night to get the benefits. And not to mention, they make a lovely addition to any nightstand with their eco-friendly packaging and apothecary style bottle. Since starting Emily Arizona, I have heard many success stories from insomniacs able to drift off thanks to this pillow mist, mums who have finally got their children to sleep through the night and keen meditators who wouldn’t start their rituals without it. As my best selling product of all time, I think the mist speaks for itself, with its dreamy but fresh scent and earthy notes of witch hazel.
And if lavender is not your scent, I got you boo. The Aura Cleansing Crystal Mists are excellent at, well, cleansing your aura. But they are so much more than that; they could be used for bath rituals, refreshing a room, or as a perfume mist (FYI I use the Amethyst mist on myself every morning - it’s my go to scent!). Of course, all of my products are vegan, cruelty-free and sustainably packaged. So from creation to your door, minimal, eco-friendly packaging is used and it can all be recycled or composted once you are finished.
Have you ever tried a lavender pillow spray before? Would you consider using one if you haven’t already? Our Lavender Pillow Mists are available in 30ml, 50ml and 100ml amber glass spray bottles, so you can try a travel-size 30ml to see how you get on first. If you have any further questions, feel free to email me at hello@emilyarizona.com and I’d be happy to chat.
Happy snoozing,
Emily x