Essential Oil - Lavender Officinalis (Lavandula officinalis)

True Lavender is a subshrub growing on the dry and sunny hillsides of southern France and other countries around the Mediterranean Sea.

It comes with a long-standing reputation as a popular remedy. Known since Roman Antiquity as a perfume and aromatic.

Oil Characteristics : Clear pale yellow liquid with a suave and herbaceous smell.

Properties : 

• Nervous system regulation
• Calming
• Sedative
• Anti-depressive
• Powerful antispasmodic
• Muscular decongestant
• Hypotensive+++
• General and pulmonary antiseptic
• Cardiotonic and tonic+
• Calming for heart nerves
• Skin cicatrizer(healing)+
• Skin regenerative used externally
• Anti-inflammatory, analgesic++

Indications :

• Infectious
• Cicatricial and allergic skin disorders
• Acne
• Rosacea
• Psoriasis
• Itch
• Eczema++
• Wounds
• Burns
• Insect bites
• Razor burn
• Eschar
• Ulcers
• Stretch marks
• Insomnia
• Sleep disorders
• Spasms
• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Depressive condition
• Stress+++ 
• Cramps
• Contractures and muscular spasms++
• Hypertension
• Palpitations
• Tachycardia
• Nerve-related disorders
• Asthma
• Digestive spasms
• Nauseas
• Migraines
• Rheumatisms

Recipes & Hints : 

• Against congestion : Massage around ear and lymphatic nodes with a few drops of pure lavender essential oil. You can dilute it in vegetable oil if you are too sensitive.

• Against anxiety and stress episodes : Apply five or six drops around solar plexus (diaphragm) and massage breathing slowly and deeply.

• To ease sleep : Blend one drop of essential oil with two spoonfuls of maple syrup. In your blender, mix 500 ml of yogurt with 250 ml of water until the mix if foamy. Add oil and maple syrup and drink cold before going to sleep. 

Size : Bottle of 15 ml, 50 ml & 205 ml