Essential Oil - Lavender

Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia

Color: Clear/very pale amber

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery note: Top/middle. Also useful as a fixative.

Related Planets/Deities: Mercury/Aradia/Hecate

Aroma: Strong, soothing floral odor, prominent floral notes, slight woody undertone

Energetic Properties: Uplifting, calming, clarifying, bonding, divining.

Aromatherapy Properties: Our lavender oil is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a sweet, floral-herbaceous odor and a balsamic-woody undertone. The oil is used as a fixative in perfumery, since it blends well with most essential oils. Lavender is literally the most popular scent in the world, but not all lavenders are created equally. Our French lavender is the one lavender in the whole world that we have selected to offer. Its scent is amazingly clear and uplifting, with a soothing purity that is unsurpassed.

Our lavender was selected by Natural Health Magazine as their lavender of choice (Feb. 2009).

Spiritual Uses: Lavender’s ability to uplift the spirit is legendary. Due to this ability, lavender developed a long history of use in magickal divination and the acquisition of magickal skills, as well as of general wisdom. Lavender is traditionally associated with love, and is thought to help attract a mate (particularly men).

Blends well with: Almost any essential oil, thanks to its binding and neutral qualities. Lavender mixes particularly well with citrus oils, as well as with Cedarwood, Chamomile, Clary Sage, and Geranium.

History: In the tomb of Tutankhamen, jars containing fragrances similar to Lavender were found. In ancient Greece, Lavender was called “nardus,” or “nard”, from the Syrian city of Naarda where lavender was grown for Mediterranean trade. Lavender was one of the herbs used in purification of the First Temple of Jerusalem, and Nard is also mentioned in the Song of Solomon. In the Roman Empire, too, Lavender was extremely valuable. It fell out of common use during the Middle Ages, and was used and grown only in monasteries and convents. Lavender experienced a revival in Tudor England, and Queen Elizabeth was very fond of it. King Charles VI, of France had the cushions of his seats stuffed with Lavender. Aromatherapy itself was born when, while working in the lab, French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé burned his hand and then used Lavender oil to effectively treat the burn.

Perfect for use with our Ceramic Oil Burners as well. These oils are sold for aromatherapy purposes only.