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.
Managing chemotherapy side effects. Glossary. While chemotherapy can kill cancer cells, it can also affect normal cells that grow or divide rapidly, such as those in the bone marrow, digestive tract, skin, hair and reproductive organs. When the normal cells are damaged, this causes side effects.