Lavender French High Altitude essential oil has a supreme refreshing aroma with a sweet floral herbaceous scent and a balsamic woody undertone. An excellent relaxing oil and generally regarded as the most versatile essential oil. It is widely used in aromatherapy for its relaxing, calming and skin soothing properties.

Latin Name

Lavandula Angustifolia

Family

Lamiaceae (Libiatae)

Note

Middle

Extraction

Essential by steam distillation from the fresh flowering tops.

Constituents

Linalyl acetate, linalol, lavandulol, lavandulyl acetate, terpineol, cineol, limonene, ocimene, caryophyllene among many others, constituents may vary according to source eg; high altitudes produce more esters.

Origin

France

This evergreen woody shrub grows to around a meter in height, has green narrow leaves with violet-blue flowers and is highly aromatic.

History

Lavender has been used extensively in herbalism for many years. The essential oil has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, known to relieve toothache, neuralgia, rheumatism among many other ailments. It has been used as an insect repellant and was used in hospitals during the first world war to disinfect floors and walls.