Lavender Essential Oil
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Oil Properties:
Scent:
Sweet floral, slightly
herbal
Odor Intensity: Low
Evaporation Rate:
Middle Note
Color:
Clear
SAFETY: Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing Avoid if extremely low blood pressure and in first trimester of pregnancy
Uses:
Used to relieve nervousness, anxiety, difficulty in falling asleep,
It is suitable for all complexion types and hastens the healing of skin cells, so it's used on burns, sun-damaged skin, wounds, and rashes. It also relieves the pain of injuries by numbing nerve endings. Lavender can be used to treat oily skin and acne and prevents scarring and stretch marks and reputedly slows the development of wrinkles. A lavender massage oil or bath improves digestion and boosts immunity. Of several fragrances tested by aromatherapy researchers, lavender was most effective at relaxing brain waves and reducing stress.
Lavender oil has a soothing and calming effect on the nerves, relieving tension, depression, panic, hysteria and nervous exhaustion in general.
It is effective for headaches, migraines and insomnia.
Lavender oil is beneficial for problems such as: bronchitis, asthma, colds, laryngitis, halitosis, throat infections and whooping cough.
It helps the digestive system deal with colic, nausea, vomiting and flatulence.
Lavender oil relieves pain when used for rheumatism, arthritis, lumbago and muscular aches and pains, especially those associated with sport.
Lavender tones the skin and is useful for all types of skin problems: abscesses, acne, oily skin, boils, burns, sunburn, wounds, psoriasis, lice, insect bites, stings and as an insect repellent. Lavender promotes skin healing and eases inflammation. A cooling sunburn spray can be made using Aloe Vera juice mixed with lavender essential oil. When refrigerated, the mixture can be used as a refreshing skin mist throughout the summer.
Lavender is one of the few essentials oils that can be used neat on the skin, and this is especially useful when treating a minor burn wound.
Origin of Lavender Essential oil:
Lavender is an evergreen woody shrub about 1 meter high (3 feet), with gray-green narrow linear leaves and the most beautiful purple-blue flowers perched on a long stem.
A few varieties of Lavenders grow wild in the Mediterranean region, but the main producer is France.
The name Lavender is derived from the Latin word 'lavera' to wash.
The Romans used Lavender frequently in their bath routine, and it is said to been have introduced by them into England, where it soon was a firm favorite.
Lavender was a favorite for strewing on the floor since it released an aroma when walked upon. It is used in toilet water, as an insecticide placed between linen and to clean wounds.
Extraction:
Steam distilled - Flowering tips
Chemical composition:
linalyl acetate, linalool, 1,8-cineole, camphor, a-pinene, geraniol and its esters, lavandulol, nerol, cineole, caryophyllene, limonene, furfural, ethyl amyl ketone, thujone, and pinocamphone.
Blends well with:
Cedarwod, Clary Sage, Geranium, Nutmeg and citrus essential oils