Popular Uses of Lavender Essential Oil. 1  Add a few drops of Lavender to pillows, bedding, or bottoms of feet for a restful nightâs sleep.  Keep a bottle of Lavender on hand for minor and occasional skin irritations.
Pain. Some chemotherapy drugs can cause painful side effects, such as aching in the muscles and joints, headaches and stomach pains. Burning, numbness, tingling or shooting pains in the hands and feet may also occur. This may continue for a period of time after treatment ends.
Tiredness and weakness are the most common side effects of chemotherapy. They may continue for some months after your treatment ends. Other side effects can include feeling sick or being sick, hair loss or thinning, a sore mouth, diarrhoea or constipation, changes to your periods, and sore eyes.