What Is Lavender Essential Oil?
Lavender is the most widely utilized and researched essential oil in the modern world. It is derived from a flowering plant with 47 diverse species, whose flowers are purplish and leaves are known for their tapered character. Since time immemorial, both the blooms and stalks have been used in both medicine and perfumery. It is an ambrosial, arcane and haunting scent that thrives in gardens from all corners of the globe extending from Cape Verde and The Canary Islands to Europe, northern and eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, southwest Asia, China and southeast India.
What Does Lavender Essential Oil Smell Like?
Delicate, sweet and woodsy, lavender essential oil is many things to many people. Its character can be soft and powdery or smoky. Serene and floral, lavender is among the most beloved scents
in use today. It is light and fresh, its sweetness tempered with herbal, balsamic nuances.
A Short History of Lavender Essential Oil
Little is known about the exact origins of lavender essential oil, but the hieroglyphics and art depicted on Egyptian friezes reveal that the ancient Egyptians developed one of the first distillation machines to extract essential oils from lavender and other plants. The Greeks used it as a cure for insomnia; the Romans in cooking, bathing and scenting the air. This essential oil perfumed cabinet drawers and French women who took in washing for hire were known as “lavenders” during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods in history.
Why Is Lavender So Appealing?
Lavender’s calm, velvety and mellow stream of fragrance symbolizes refinement, grace and elegance. Many people associate it with peace and relaxation because of its chemical makeup that contains linalool, which is a naturally occurring terpene found in many plants. This substance is responsible for its unforgettable fragrance. Lavender’s many properties help reduce stress and anxiety, and are featured in many products designated for aromatherapy including: diffusers, burners candles and incense. Lavender is also a practical choice for decorations and potpourri because its potent flowers maintain their fragrance long after being dried.
Common Applications of Lavender
Lavender essential oil is extremely versatile and perhaps its most potent characteristic is the strange fact that it is both powerful and gentle at this same time. Besides perfume and aromatherapy, its fragrance is also known to calm horses, promote resentful sleep and balance emotions. Many household cleaning products, deodorizers and food products also include lavender as a vital ingredient.
Why Does Lavender Essential Oil Work Well In A Diffuser?
Due to its well-known ability to calm and soothe, lavender oil when released via a scent diffuser is a popular choice for encouraging relaxation and lowers stress and anxiety levels. It can help create a calm environment and some scientific studies indicate that lavender does improve both the quality and duration of sleep, which renders a renewed freshness to each new day.
Is Lavender Essential Oil Safe for Use Around Pets?
A 2006 study on hyperactive dogs riding in cars determined that those animals exposed to lavender essential oil had calmer dispositions throughout their trips. This has led to a burgeoning trend in designing lavender-based based products, including dog biscuits, exclusively for the pet industry.
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