Lavender Essential Oil





Description:

There are 28 species and numerous varieties of the Lavender flower which form white to purple in color. These silvery-leaved, shrubby evergreen perennials are covered in aromatic oil glands, which are most concentrated in the summer flowers. All Lavender flowers carry the sweet balsamic scent.


Therapeutic effects:

Lavender is the most versatile of essential oils, with a great many properties including sedative, antidepressant, antiseptic, and painkilling to benefit the body, mind, and emotions. It acts as a sedative in small doses but stimulating in large doses. It blends well with almost all other oils and when it is blended, its therapeutic qualities seem to increase. Lavender has a rejuvenating effect on all skin types, especially for those with delicate and sensitive skin.

Lavender’s primary importance is in stress. It also strengthens the immune system, whose efficiency may be reduced under stress. It has been used to reduce restlessness and panic attacks. Hospital are now beginning to recognize that Lavender can help patients achieve a comfortable, relaxed sleep. Lavender oil can be massaged on for asthma, acute and chronic bronchitis, rheumatic pains, colds, coughs and flu.

Uses:

Lavender has long been valued for its sweet, clean, relaxing, insect-repellent fragrance. It is used in a wide variety of ways to enjoy its qualities, ranging from potpourri, linen sachets, drawer liners, herb pillows, pet basket linings and incense to bowls of flowers. Lavender is used in masculine perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, cleaning products and insect repellent.

Growth & Propagation:

Sow species from fresh seeds in late summer in an open, sunny site in well drained, open, limy soil. Thin or transplant to 18 to 24 inches apart or 12 inches from hedging. Remove all faded flower stems; prune hedges and plants in late fall or spring.


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