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.
Side effects of chemotherapy treatments are common, and they are more severe with higher doses. Side effects increase over the course of treatment. Some studies suggest that side effects can be reduced by giving the drugs for shorter durations, without losing the cancer-killing effects.