Lavender Essential Oil 10ml

Lavender Oil is steam distilled from Lavender plants. Lavender is the most loved aromatic used in aromatherapy today. Besides being versatile, its lightly floral and soothing scent is one that most people find appealing. It is also one of the few essential oils that can be applied neat. Lavender has a long history of use in many different cultures.

Likely the most popular and versatile of the essential oils, lavender has been used through the centuries not only for its aromatherapy benefits but for cleansing as well; the name itself is derived from the Latin lavare which means to wash.

Lavender was used by ancient Egyptians as well as Greeks and Romans. Egyptians employed the vapor from steamed lavender plants as incense and perfume. Lavender flower heads were used in the communal baths of Rome both as an antiseptic and as a soothing fragrance. Medieval European herbalists exploited lavender water to treat head lice. Many of our ancestors in the Middle Ages placed small bundles of dried lavender in laundry for a fresh smell and moth deterrent, and when placed in their beds, the aroma helped with insomnia while warding off bed bugs. 

How to use Lavender Essential Oil?

Combine 4-5 drops of Lavender Essential Oil with a bath gel base such as a dab of shampoo, liquid body soap, or a tablespoon of olive or coconut oil (to slow the evaporation of lavender oil) and use in a warm bath.

Place 1-2 drops of Lavender Essential Oil on your pillow.

Massage several drops of Lavender Essential Oil diluted with a carrier oil into your feet which easily. You can also mix a few drops of lavender with a massage oil for an overall body massage.

Topically: A drop of Lavender Essential Oil mixed with a teaspoon of carrier oil can be used to soothe skin irritations

Hair Care. Lavender Essential Oil is a fragrantly effective way to get rid of head lice. 

Insect Control. Mosquitoes, moths, bedbugs, and such do not like the smell of lavender. If you have meal moths in your pantry, don't spray poison! Diffuse Lavender Essential Oil near the pantry or place cotton balls soaked with a few drops of lavender in there instead. And please don’t use standard, toxic mothballs to preserve your wool clothing! Lavender sachets or oil-saturated cotton balls (re-soaked every week or so) provide healthy, effective moth warfare instead, and leaves a conspicuously more pleasant scent in your clothing than mothballs.

Important: If you are pregnant or nursing, ask your healthcare provider before using Lavender Essential Oil. Use of lavender by diabetics may not be advisable; if you are diabetic, ask your doctor before use. Even though Lavender Essential Oil is generally considered safe to apply undiluted to the skin, some people may have a negative reaction to it. Before using lavender oil, apply a drop diluted with a bit of olive oil to the inside of your elbow. If there is no reaction after 10 minutes, you are probably not hypersensitive to lavender.