Lavender For the Home

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HERBS: Lavender For the Home (BATH, CRAFTS, GIFTS, REMEDIES, OILS)

Lavender For the Home - How-To

By Annie B. Bond, author of Home Enlightenment, (Rodale, 2005).

 

Lavender Linen Water

As far back as ancient Egyptian and Greek times, people used lavender,

rosemary, tansy, and other herbs for cleaning.

They freshened their linens by placing fragrant sachets, herbs, and

flowers in drawers and closets. Homes were "sweetened" with garlands of

lavender and mint.

With this simple formula you can "sweeten" your linens, too, and if you

aren't sensitive to essential oils, even use it to freshen and uplift rooms.

 

Lavender Linen Water

1 teaspoon (100 drops) lavender essential oil

5-10 drops peppermint, spearmint or rosemary essential oil (optional) 2 oz. 80+ proof vodka 24 oz. distilled water

Pour essential oils and vodka into a bottle, cap and shake to emulsion.

Mix with distilled water. The mix will cloud, and eventually separate.

Shake well before each use. Sprinkle on sheets or other other linens to

freshen. Spray onto linens before ironing.

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Here are some of more whys and wherefores about lavender with some

formulas to put it into wonderful use:

 

Anti-Bacterial Spray

Lavender contains up to 50 percent of an ingredient called linalool

which kills bacteria and viruses. Put 20 drops of pure essential oil of

lavender in 1 cup of water, and spray the air, table tops, door knobs,

etc., anywhere you would usually use a disinfectant.

 

Room Aromatherapy

Lavender contains esters and aldehydes that help to regulate your moods,

and it is widely used by herbalists to treat depression. Place a few

drops in a water vaporizer, or on a light bulb.

 

Lavender Tense-Muscle Massage Oil

Because lavender contains ingredients such as aldehydes that help to

reduce inflammation, and it helps relax tense muscles. Add a few drops

to 1 teaspoon of a good carrier oil such as olive or grapeseed

(available in the health food store).

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