Description
Lavender – BALANCE
Scent: A fresh, floral, herbaceous, camphor aroma.
Balances, soothes and cleanses the soul. A nurturing oil, clears mental chatter, tempers harsh thoughts, cools and calms, allows new perspectives to enter. Slows and relaxes breathing, returning you to the ‘rest and digest’ nervous system. Benefits respiratory problems, aids digestion, boosts immunity, balances hormones, relieves muscle, joint and post-operative inflammation and pain, supports restful sleep. Provides relief for sun overexposure, sunburn, burns, scar tissue and insect bites and repels insects.
A very safe oil to apply directly neat to the skin, its antiseptic, antibacterial and antimicrobial properties powerfully cleanse the skins surface. Lavender essential oil is popular for its balancing and healing qualities and has been known to improve general well-being. A medicine cabinet in a bottle, lavender is a must for the first aid kit. One of the worlds more popular and versatile oils, its beautiful strong scent captures the essence of the rugged landscape of Tasmania.
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USAGE TIPS
Re-Connect
Focus on your breath, making the quality of each in breath and out breath gentle, inhale directly from the bottle anytime – at home, work, in the car or whenever you need to re-connect to you.
Topical Use
Adults: Apply 4 – 8 drop with 10ml of a carrier oil or cream apply to pulse points on your temples, wrists, neck or chest.
Diffuser
Add 3 – 5 drops to your 100ml Aromatherapy Diffuser, Car Difffuser or Lava Stone Bracelet.
Wounds
Lavender can be applied directly neat to the skin – apply 1 drop to burns, skin blemishes or acne, wounds, sunburn, scarring.
Compress
Add 2 drops of essential oil to a bowl of water. For treating inflammation or to cool down use cold to room temperature water for overexposure, sunburn. For aching tight muscles use warm to hot water. Agitate a face washer in the water, wring out excess moisture and apply washer to the affected area. Repeat two or three times as the compress cools down or warms up.
Steam Inhalation
Add 2 drops of essential oil to a bowl of steaming hot water. Drape a towel over the back of your head, close you eyes and place your face close to the bowl to trap the aromatic vapours. Be careful to avoid making direct contact with the water. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose for at least two to five minutes.
Bath/Shower
Add up to 3 – 5 drops with a dispersant, such as a vegetable oil to add to the bath to balance your body and nourish your skin. Add 3 -5 drops to the base of the shower to experience a steam inhalation.
Massage
Make your own massage oil with 20 – 45 drops of essential oil to 50mls of carrier oil.
Skin and Hair Care
Add 2 – 3 drops to your skincare or shampoo products to cleanse, lessen redness, irritation, acne, scarring.
Hand or foot bath
Add 2 drops of essential oil to a bowl of water to soothe aching muscles, hydrate the skin, relieve inflammation and pain.
Room or Linen Spray
Mix 100mls water with a dispersant and 3 – 5 drops to a spray bottle to add freshness.
Yoga or Meditation
Lavender’s fresh, floral scent with it’s ability to slow down breathing and the nervous system and balance the body make it an excellent choice for Yoga and Meditation.
Household Cleaners: Add 3 – 5 drops to the washing machine before commencing cycle.
– Add 10 drops in 500ml of water with a dispersant in a spray bottle for a surface disinfectant or natural air freshner.
– Add 3-5 drops of essential oil onto a tissue and place directly into the vacuum cleaner’s empty canister/filter to enjoy your home smelling fresh!
Culinary Use
DIY Recipe
For a calming, balancing blend add 1 drop of Frankincense, 2 drops of Mandarin, 1 drop of Lavender to your diffuser.
Blends Well With
Other FLORAL oils – Boronia, Chamomile Roman, Wattle, Chamomile German, Blue Lotus, Spike Lavender, Geranium, Rose Damask, Pink Lotus, Neroli, Jasmine.
FRUIT oils – Bergamot, Bitter Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin, Orange, Petigrain, Tangerine.
RESIN oils – Benzoin, Peru Balsam, Elemi, Frankincense, Galbanum, Myrrh.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Botanical Name: Lavendula angustifolia from the Lamiaceae family
Other Names: True Lavender, English Lavender, Narrow-leaved Lavender, Common Lavender
Plant Part: Leaves and flowers/buds
Method: Steam distillation
Country of origin: Australia
Brought to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, originally cultivated from true French Lavender sourced from the Maritime Alps in Provence, Australian Lavender Oil is extracted from plants grown on Pyemmairrener land and captures the essence of the rugged Tasmanian landscape. Plantations are also found in Victoria and southern New South Wales, but also in Western Australia and South Australia.
Tasmanian Lavender is now recognised as its own distinctive sub-species and has undergone extensive testing to ensure its high quality.
Main constituents: Camphor, 1,8 Cineole, Cis-B-ocimene, Lavandulol, Lavandulyl acetate, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, 3-octanone, Terpinen-4-ol, a-terpeniol, Trans-B-ocimene
Growing Method: Organic
Safety:
- Not to be taken internally. Essential Oils are extremely potent and can cause serious harm if used incorrectly. For this reason, ingesting essential oils is not recommended for the general public
- Essential oils should be kept out of reach of children and pets
- Best avoided in first trimester of pregnancy as it is an emmenagogue
- To avoid possible skin sensitivity, dilute prior to topical application
10ml: Pure Essential Oil
