OILS: Lavender Essential Oil (HERBS, REMEDIES)

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Lavender

 

Botanical Name: Lavendula officinalis

 

Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled

 

Color: Clear with a Tinge of Yellow

 

Consistency: Thin

 

Perfumery Note: Top/Middle

 

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

 

Aromatic Description: Fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous, slightly fruity.

 

Possible Uses: Acne, allergies, anxiety, asthma, athlete's foot,

bruises, burns, chicken pox, colic, cuts, cystitis, depression,

dermatitis, dysmenorrhea, earache, flatulence, headache, hypertension,

insect bites, insect repellent, itching, labor pains, migraine, oily

skin, rheumatism, scabies, scars, sores, sprains, strains, stress,

stretch marks, vertigo, whooping cough. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated

Encyclopedia of Essential Oils

<http://www.aromaweb.com/books/lawless.asp> (Rockport, MA: Element

Books, 1995), 56-67.]

 

Constituents: Linalyl Acetate, Linalol, Terpinenol, Cineole,

Beta-Caryophyllene, Farnascene [shirley Price, The Aromatherapy Workbook

<http://www.aromaweb.com/books/sprice.asp> (Hammersmith, London:

Thorsons, 1993), 54-5.]

 

Safety Information: Essential Oil Safety

<http://www.aromaweb.com/books/tissera2.asp> by Robert Tisserand does

not indicate any special precautions when using this oil. [Robert

Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety

<http://www.aromaweb.com/books/tissera2.asp> (United Kingdom: Churchill

Livingstone, 1995), 207.]

 

Important Note: The information provided in the Oil Profiles area is for

educational purposes only. This data is not considered complete and is

not guaranteed to be accurate.

 

General Safety Information: Do not take any oils internally without

consultation from a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. Do not apply

undiluted essential oils, absolutes, CO2s or other concentrated essences

onto the skin. If you are pregnant, epileptic, have liver damage, have

cancer, or have any other medical problem, use oils only under the

proper guidance of a qualified aromatherapy practitioner. Use extreme

caution when using oils with children and give children only the

gentlest oils at extremely low doses. It is safest to consult a

qualified aromatherapy practitioner before using oils with children. A

skin patch test should be conducted prior to using an oil that you've

never used before.

 

Instructions on conducting a skin patch test and more safety information

can be found by visiting the Safety Information

<http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/safety.asp> page.

 

For very in-depth information on oil safety issues, read Essential Oil

Safety <http://www.aromaweb.com/books/tissera2.asp> by Robert Tisserand.

 

 

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