Lavender Essential Oil
Lavendula Angustifolia from Bulgaria
This is our Lavender Steam Distilled Essential Oil. Herbal Folk Traditional uses for Lavender include soothing the stomach, repelling insects, reviving, soothing the mind and calming the spirit.
Aromatherapy and home use include and is not limited to:
Skin Care
- Abscesses
- Acne
- Allergies
- Athlete's foot
- Boils
- Bruises
- Burns
- Dandruff
- Dermatitis
- Earache
- Eczema
- Inflammation
- Insect bites
- Insect stings
- Insect repellent
- Lice
- Psoriasis
- Ringworm
- Scabies
- Skin soothing
- Sores
- Spots
- Sunburn
- Wounds
Circulation, Muscles and Joints
- Lumbago
- Muscle aches
- Muscle Pain
- Rheumatism
- Sprains
Respiratory System
- Asthma
- Bad breath
- Bronchitis
- Congestion
- Laryngitis
- Throat infections
- Whooping cough
Digestive System
- Abdominal cramps
- Colic
- Dyspepsia
- Flatulence
- Nausea
Genito-Urinary System
- Cystitis
- Dysmenorrhea
- Leucorrhea
Immune System
Nervous System
- Depression
- Headache
- High blood pressure
- Insomnia
- Migraine
- Nervous tension
- PMS
- Stress related conditions
- Sciatica
- Shock
- Vertigo
Lavender is probably the most used of essential oils. It is the gentlest oil and therefore is used by many mothers for their babies and young children. It has a sweet floral scent that is smooth and herbaceous. Lavender blends well with Bergamot, Cedarwood, Chamomile, Citronella, Clary Sage, Clove, Geranium, Jasmine, Laurel Leaf, Lemon, Mandarin, Oakmoss, Orange, Patchouli, Rose, Rosemary, Thyme and Vetiver.
Lavender is famous for its high quality and purity. Although French Lavender is also highly regarded, France imports a large amount of Lavender to use in their Lavender Essential Oil production. Thus France exports more Lavender Essential Oil than it produces. Bulgarian Lavender comes from northern Bulgaria which is referred to as the Garden of Lavender.
When I first started learning about essential oils in 1995, I began using lavender essential oil on my face in place of my previous skin regimen, wild aloe leaves. My then husband went out of town to work for a week and when he came home he said my face looked different, younger than before he left. I have used lavender on my face all these years and still get compliments on my skin. I have used lavender essential oil on my children when they were babies to soothe hot skin when we have really hot weather in Florida, for occasional sunburn, for adding to homemade body lotion, for cuts and abrasions, for teething and as a totally natural underarm deodorant.
Lavender Essential Oil is also used as an antiseptic ointment and fragrance, in soaps, lotions and perfumes.
Lavender Essential Oil has the following actions: analgesic, anti-convulsive, antidepressant, antimicrobial, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, anti-toxic, carminative, cholagogue, choleretic, cicatrizant, cordial, cytophylactic, deodorant, diuretic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, insecticidal, nervine, parasiticide, rubefacient, sedative, stimulant, sudorific, tonic, vermifuge and vulnerary.
This Essential Oil is authentic and natural. To the best of our knowledge it does not contain any artificial ingredients or adulterants of any kind. The analysis and statements are derived from the most complete information available to Alive & Well. This oil is guaranteed by Alive & Well to be of excellent quality.
1/2 ounce/14.79 mililiters.
Shelf life is 5 years or more.
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