Lavender Essential Oil Profile

Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) comes from lavare, meaning “to wash” in Latin. From ancient Greece, it is use to ease anger and purify the body and mind.

Lavender essential oil is a MUST HAVE essential oils in your cabinet. Lavender is used for many conditions, it is like an archetype of a mother who take care and nurture us. It is a practical essential oil every family should have at least a bottle of lavender essential oil.

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Common Name	Lavender
Botanical Latin Name	Lavandula angustifolia/ Lavandula officinalis
Botanical Family	Lamiaceae
Place of Origin	Mediterranean area
Part of plant used	Flowering tops
Extraction Method	Distillation
Precaution/ Contra-indication	None in therapeutic doses, but the oil must be diluted well for asthma suffers as it can create problems in some individuals.

Uses:

Very effective for burn and scald
Can balance the central nervous system and emotional system
Ease anxiety, sleep disorders, insomnia
It is a natural germicidal, disinfectant
good for migraine headaches, colds, laryngitis
Muscle aches and sprains
Menstrual pain, premenstrual syndrome, viginal infection
Bee sting, insect bite
Help to alleviate stress related symptoms
It can drive away moths and insects and so on.

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