Spotlight on Essential Oils: Lavender

Lavender (Botanical Name: Lavandula Officinalis​, Country of Origin: France) is native to the Mediterranean but is now cultivated all over the world. Lavender has a long and rich history in folk and alternative medicine. Lavender essential oil can help with skin irritations, digestion, headaches, anxiety, and stress symptoms.  Lavender is antiseptic, analgesic, antimicrobial, and sedative.

Lavender Uses
​Lavender is generally considered to be one of the most versatile herbs and essential oils.
Diluted with a carrier oil or in a balm or spray, lavender can treat acne, bruises, eczema, inflammation, insect bites and stings, boils, psoriasis, and sunburn.
Inhaled or rubbed on the stomach with a carrier oil, lavender oil can ease stomach aches, flatulence, and nausea.
When diffused or worn on the body as a perfume or in an aromatherapy necklace,lavender can have a calming effect which may ease symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, or hyperactivity. Lavender linen or pillow spray can help to ease symptoms of insomnia or sleeplessness.

Lavender Essential Oil

CA$9.50

Pure Lavender Essential Oil 

Botanical name - Lavandula Officinalis

Country of origin - France

Method of extraction - Steam Distilled

10 ml Amber glass bottle with orifice reducer.

Bottled in High River, Alberta

Lavender Oil has a beautiful, versatile aroma. It is anti-bacterial and is a must-have for your first-aid kit. Its calming and sedative properties make Lavender Essential Oil a wonderful oil to help relax, fight stress and to promote sleep. And when properly diluted, it's amongst the safest of essential oils.

Lavender Essential Oil is well known for its sedative properties and for its ability to help calm stress and anxiety and to help promote sleep.

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Safety Data
Externally non-toxic, non-irritant (in dilution), non-sensitizing.
Not for internal use.
Keep out of reach of children and pets.
Essential oils are not a replacement for medical care. Speak to your doctor if any of the symptoms you are treating persist, if you develop a reaction to an oil, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding and wish to use essential oils.
When diffusing oils around pets, make sure that they can easily leave the room in case it is irritating to them.

Source: Source: Lawless, Julia. The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils: Updated Edition. HarperThorsons, 2014.