ESSENTIAL OIL GUIDE - Lavender

Lavender Essential Oil
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Lavender is one of the world’s most well-known, versatile, and extensively used essential oils.

Originating from France, this multipurpose oil is known to be beneficial for a number of health conditions – bronchitis, asthma, cold, throat infection and cough. Due to its soothing effects, this can be the perfect oil for those that wanting to calm their nerves and relieve tension. In addition, Lavender is effective in treating depression, panic attacks, headaches, migraines and insomnia.

Therapeutically, lavender wide spectrum of benefits can be summed up as calmative and relaxing, cooling and calming to the physical body, purifying and immune enhancing, and balancing to the system.

Lavender’s pleasing fragrance and skin-regenerating benefits make it one of the most commonly used oils in cosmetic and body products.

Lavender was last modified: November 15th, 2018 by Salts & Co

Benefits of using Lavender oil

  • Can assist in slowing down the overly active mind and will support tranquility and peacefulness
  • Decrease excess heat in the body and mind and will support clarity and brightness of presence
  • Helps to lighten tendencies toward sluggishness, complacency and melancholy
  • Mood-uplifting and supports heightened energy

Lavender Essential oil aroma

Floral , Fresh

Lavender Essential oil properties

Anesthetic , Anti-bacterial , Anti-biotic , Anti-depressant , Anti-fungal , Anti-infectious , Anti-inflammatory , Anti-microbial , Anti-parasitic , Anti-rheumatic , Anti-septic-general , Anti-viral , Calmative , Decongestant , Nervine , Sedative , Vulnerary

Health usages for Lavender

Acne , Arthritis (Rheumatoid) , Asthma , Bee Stings , Bleeding Gums , Boils , Bronchitis , Bruises , Candida , Chicken Pox , Cold Sores , Colic , Cuts , Dandruff , Dementia , Earaches , Eczema , Flatulence , Frostbite , Gallstones , Hair Loss , Hay Fever , Headaches , Heatstroke , Herpes , High Blood Pressure , Hives , Hot Flashes , Indigestion , Infections , Insect Bites , Insomnia , Jellyfish Sting , Laryngitis , Lice , Lymphatic Drainage , Menopause , Menstration (PMS) , Menstration (Scanty) , Migraines , Mosquito Bites , Muscle Soreness , Nausea , Rheumatism , Scabies , Scars , Scrapes , Spider Bites , Spider Bites - Black Widow , Sprains , Stretch Marks , Sunburns , Sunstroke , Thrush , Tuberculosis , Typhoid Fever , Vomiting , Wasp Sting , Water Retention , Whooping Cough , Wounds

Emotional Benefits for Lavender

Calm acceptance , Calms nervous tension , Composure , Headache , Insomnia

Lavender Cautions

Not-For-Internal-Consumption , Phototoxic(mild) , Pregnancy(Avoid-During-First-Trimester)

Lavender Chakra


Heart Chakra

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