Lavender Recipes using Fresh or Dried Lavender

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Lavender is a calming, antibacterial and antiseptic Mediterranean

shrub that is classified as a mint. No household should be without

Lavender as it is an extremely versatile plant.

 

To follow are recipes using fresh or dried lavender leaves.

 

Lavender Mouthwash:

 

To make Lavender mouthwash assemble the following supplies:

 

1 tablespoon clear vodka

Two tablespoons rosewater. Click here for our rosewater recipe.

1 tablespoon fresh or dried lavender leaves

1 cup distilled water

Heat proof glass bowl – preferably one with a indention for pouring

Wide mouth glass jar and cheesecloth or cotton gauze for straining

Bring the distilled water to a rolling boil. Place the lavender

leaves in the heat proof glass bowl and pour the boiling water over

the lavender leaves.

 

Let this mixture sit for a few hours until it is cool. Strain the

mixture into the glass jar collecting the lavender leaves in the

cheesecloth or gauze. Discard the lavender leaves.

 

Add the vodka and rosewater and shake well. Use this mixture to rinse

your mouth after brushing your teeth. DO NOT INGEST.

 

Relaxing Tub Tea - in a clean empty glass bottle combine 2 ounces of

dried lavender with 1 ounce of crushed, dried juniper berries and 1

ounce of dried rosemary.

 

Place in a muslin bag and swish in your bath water. Just before you

enter the bath add 10 drops of lavender pure essential oil. You can

also sprinkle some dried or fresh lavender directly into the bath

water.

 

This is a wonderful evening bath to relax your mind and spirit prior

to going to bed.

 

 

Lavender is gentle on the skin and relaxing to the spirit. Lavender

is also a wonderful antifungal and antiseptic essential oil. To make

this soap follow my basic soap making instructions adding 2

tablespoons of dried Lavender and 20 drops of Lavender pure essential

oil to the basic soap mix.

 

 

Balancing Bath Salts - to make Balancing Bath Salts assemble the

following ingredients:

 

8 ounces of finely ground Dead Sea Salts. Dead Sea Salts have a

higher mineral content than generic sea salt and are famous for their

healing and therapeutic properties. If you can not find Dead Sea Salt

use sea or kosher salt.

2 tablespoons of dried or fresh Lavender.

1 teaspoon each of Lavender, Bergamot and Grapefruit pure essential

oils.

Glass jar with top to use mix and store your sea salts.

Small muslin bag. You could also add your sea salt directly to your

bath water from the glass jar. Just make sure the sea salt is

completely dissolved prior to entering the bath.

Combine all the ingredients in the glass jar, replace the lid and

gently shake. If you like, add more essential oil until the sea salt

is scented to your personal satisfaction. The result is a luxurious

natural formula that soothes your skin and removes old, dead cells.

After a soak in the tub you will feel years younger.

Place about 1/4 cup of the sea salt mixture into the muslin bag and

swish the muslin bag in your bath water. Most muslin bags are

reusable so after your bath allow it to dry, empty any remains and

save the muslin bag for your next balancing bath.

 

 

Banishing Body Oil - use this body lotion on difficult days when you

think it is going to be hard to stay positive.

 

To make a thick body lotion add the essential oils to 2 tablespoons

of jojoba or coconut oil and apply to a pulse point. Otherwise, use a

carrier oil such as sweet almond or grapeseed.

 

Combine the following pure essential oils:

 

4 drops of Lavender

2 drops of Bergamot

2 drop of Myrrh

Place 4 ounces of the carrier oil into a clean, plastic flip-top

bottle, add the essential oils, throughly mix and apply to your arms

and legs.

 

 

Val