Description
“Everybody loves lavender. This oil has such a magnificent, mind-blowing, magical and mystical fragrance within it to splash our senses with a never before energy.”
Botanical name: Lavendulla Augustifolia
Origin: Bulgaria
Source: Floral tops
Lavender is a powerful herb known for its exquisite and energizing ability to empower the mind and stimulate the brain functions, reviving the senses and balancing the entire human system. It has been proven to treat anxiety, irritability, migraine, low self-esteem, insomnia, nervousness, anger, stress, palpitations, loneliness and the feelings of being neglected.
The essential oil is highly valued by people around the world for its multi-purpose utility and is mostly used in aromatherapy owing to its assorted properties. In fact, if you are given the option to buy only one essential oil, you ought to purchase lavender essential oil. Almost all the parts of the lavender plant are fragrant and, hence, its oil may be obtained by distilling the leaves, blossoms and even the stems of this species.
You would be amazed if I say that the name ‘Lavender’ was extracted from the name of a Latin root ‘Lavare’, which carries the strong meaning ‘To Wash’. This is more than enough to claim that Lavender is the perfect herb and its essential oil is the ideal solution for cleansing the mind, body and the ailments allied with them. Going through the pages of history, you will find that lavender and the essential oil obtained from it has been in use since times immemorial. In fact, different ancient cultures of the world valued and used it aromatic natural oil for several purposes. While the Romans are known to have bathed in water mixed with lavender essential oil, in Egypt, the Pharaohs used this genuine essential oil as a perfume. On the other hand, people in England used lavender essential oil to add fragrance to their linen boxes as well as an effective pest control. Since lavender essential oil has the aptitude to easily blend with several other essential oils, it has always been the preferred natural oil while manufacturing cosmetics and perfumes.
The essential oil obtained by distilling the fragrant flowers, leaves and stems of the plant possesses several therapeutic properties and is especially useful for treating skin irritations because it has the ability to promote quick and smooth healing of the cells of the harmed or damaged skin. This natural oil of lavender is an excellent remedy for treating skin conditions, such as sunburn. In addition, it is also very beneficial to skin care as it generally suits almost all types of skin. This oil may also be used to treat other skin conditions, including psoriasis, eczema, burns, wounds, abscesses, ulcers, cuts and insect bites. As mentioned earlier, lavender essential oil possesses numerous therapeutic benefits and is, hence, used for treating several medical conditions. Below is a brief discussion on the condition specific benefits of this fragrant natural oil used extensively in aromatherapy today. Hope you find it useful and interesting.
- The essential oil obtained by distilling the fragrant flowers, stems and leaves of the herb possesses a soothing aroma which works as an effective stimulant for the nerves. Owing to this characteristic of lavender essential oil it is beneficial in healing headaches, nervous anxiety, migraines, depression, and tension of the nerves as well as emotional stress. The revitalizing scent of lavender essential oil facilitates in eliminating exhaustion of the nerves and helps in enhancing cerebral activities – promote memory and bring in clarity of thoughts.
- Lavender essential oil is a wonderful cure for a variety of aches and pains associated with throbbing muscles, rheumatism, tense muscles, muscular aches, sprains as well as backache and lumbago. If you use this natural oil for massage on a regular basis, it will help to provide you relief from muscle and joint pains.
- The oil of lavender also possesses sedative or tranquilizing properties and the use of this natural oil helps to promote sleep and treat insomnia. Therefore, it is natural that herbalists around the world recommend this natural oil for treating sleeplessness.
- Lavender oil offers several benefits for the skin and this is attributed to the anti-fungal and antiseptic properties of this natural oil. As aforementioned lavender essential oil is recommended for treating a number of skin disorders, including wrinkles and psoriasis as well as other skin inflammations. In addition, this natural oil is also beneficial in rapidly healing cuts, wounds, burns, and sunburns since it facilitates the formation of scar tissues. To treat conditions like eczema, lavender essential oil is blended with chamomile essential oil and applied on the affected skin area.
- This aromatic natural oil is also effective in treating insect bites and is often used to repel moths and mosquitoes. In fact, several insect repellents available in the market contain lavender essential oil as an important ingredient.
General properties
anti-inflammatory
antiseptic
antispasmodic
balancing
circulatory
detoxifying
diuretic
relaxing
stimulant
tonic
uplifting
Blends well with
eucalyptus
geranium
jasmine
lemon
orange
rose
ylang ylang
General uses
aging / mature skin
allergy
anorexia
arthritis
bronchitis
burns
circulatory problems
colds and flu
cold sores
coughs
depression
digestive disorders
diarrhea
earache
fast breath
fever
flatulence
fluid retention
glandular fever
hair loss
headache
high blood pressure
hysteria and panic
immune system
inflammation
insomnia
liver
menopause
migraine
mood swings
premenstrual tension and other menstrual problems
psoriasis
rejuvenation
rheumatism
irritability
shortness of breath
sinusitis
stiffness
stomach pains
sunburn
throat infection
Precaution
Despite being multi-purpose oil that has widespread use in aromatherapy, one ought to exercise certain cautions before using lavender essential oil for therapeutic purposes. Using this oil obtained by distilling the leaves, flowers and even stems of the lavender plant may result in miscarriage or forced abortion. Hence, pregnant women should be careful to keep off this valuable essential oil during the initial four months of their pregnancy. In addition, patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatments of any type of cancer should also never use this natural aromatic oil.
Like in the case of several other essential oils, nursing mothers and women who are breastfeeding their infants should also never use lavender essential oil as it may pass on to the breast milk and prove to be detrimental for the infant’s health. People suffering from diabetes are also advised to keep off this essential oil. Moreover, lavender essential oil has the potential to cause allergic reactions among people with sensitive skin and, hence, they too need to avoid using this natural oil. Using lavender essential oil may result in adverse after-effects, such as vomiting, nausea and headaches in some people. Therefore, it is advisable that this oil should be used only after consulting any professional familiar with the use of essential oils and with great caution.
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