Lavender (Fine French - High Altitude) Essential Oil (Lavandula Angustifolia)
- High-altitude French lavender. Lavandula angustifolia flowering tops from France, steam distilled into a colorless to pale yellow, thin oil.
- 34.51% linalyl acetate in this batch, with linalool at 29.03% and cis-beta-ocimene at 5.11%. See the chemistry.
- Sore muscles and joints. In a massage oil, it helps ease lower back pain, sprains and muscular aches.
- Calm and sleep. Relaxes the nervous system, settles irritability and helps you drift off at night.
- Bites and itchy skin. Helps calm the pain, swelling and itching of bites and stings.
- Five sizes. Choose from 5ml, 10ml, 30ml or 60ml bottles, or a 4oz bottle for regular use.
Product specification
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View the full compositionFine French Lavender, grown at high altitude
6 benefits of Lavender
Muscle and joint aches
With its analgesic, spasmolytic and anti-inflammatory properties, French lavender in a massage oil helps ease lower back pain, sprains, rheumatic discomfort and sore muscles.
Period comfort
Massaged into the lower belly in a carrier oil, it helps ease the cramps that come with painful periods.
Tummy cramps
It helps soothe abdominal cramps and discomfort from indigestion and wind.
Bites, stings and itchy skin
Its anti-inflammatory, antiallergy and antipruritic properties help keep pain, swelling and itching to a minimum. It may also help with the symptoms of eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis.
Coughs and hoarseness
French lavender helps soothe coughing, hoarseness and mucus build-up in the nose.
Calm, rest and sleep
It calms the nervous system and helps settle irritability, stress and anxiety. Use it before the lights go out as a gentle sleep aid.
How to use
Massage
DilutedMix 6 to 12 drops into one ounce of a carrier oil such as Meadowfoam Seed Oil, a 1 to 2% dilution. Massage it into sore muscles, joints or the lower back. If your skin is sensitive, patch test a small spot first.
Diffuser
In the airFollow your diffuser maker's instructions. In a nebulizing diffuser, 8 to 20 drops is typical. Diffuse it in the bedroom before sleep.
Steam inhalation
For coughsAdd 5 drops to a pot of steaming water. Cover your head with a towel, lean over the pot and breathe in the steam slowly, with your eyes closed.
Bath
In the bathMix 4 to 5 drops into a handful of bath salt, or into an ounce of light cream or whole milk, then stir it into the bath water.
Blends well with these 6 oils
2 recipes using this oil
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Method. Combine the oils. Use the blend to massage your lower belly, starting about 7 days before your period begins. It is made for menstrual cramps.
Method. Combine the ingredients. A bottle with a nozzle makes it easier to apply the blend straight to the roots. Coat the whole head of hair, starting with the scalp and roots, then cover with a shower cap. Leave it on for 2 to 4 hours, 4 if you can. Wash with shampoo, then comb through the hair.
Technical information for this batch
At 34.51% this batch is dominated by Linalyl acetate. Linalool sits at 29.03%, cis-beta-Ocimene sits at 5.11%, Lavandulyl acetate sits at 4.72%, Terpinen-4-ol sits at 4.68%, beta-Caryophyllene sits at 4.21%. The oil is colorless or pale yellow thin consistency, and it reads as a middle note in a blend.
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Frequently asked questions
6 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
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