Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender Essential Oil – 100% Pure, Steam-Distilled

Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia (True/“English” Lavender) or comparable true-lavender species.
Plant Part: Flower spikes / blossoms
Extraction Method: Steam distillation of blossoms
Form: Clear to light-yellow, thin liquid essential oil

What is Lavender Essential Oil?

Lavender Essential Oil is a classic, widely used essential oil distilled from the flowering spikes of Lavandula angustifolia. Because of its pleasant floral-herbal aroma and broad historical use, it is one of the most universal and versatile essential oils — employed in aromatherapy, natural skincare, hair care, relaxation, and wellness treatments.

Lavender’s chemical complexity — including major constituents like linalool and linalyl acetate — gives it unique calming, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and soothing properties, making it a foundational oil for many blends and formulations.

Features & Benefits

Relaxation, Stress Relief & Sleep Support

• Lavender oil is renowned for its calming, stress-reducing and anxiolytic-like effects when diffused or inhaled, helping support mental calmness and emotional balance.
• Widely used in holistic sleep-aid blends — adding a few drops to a diffuser, pillow spray, or bedtime routine may help promote restful sleep and relaxation.

Skin Care & Healing Support

• Lavender oil demonstrates soothing, anti-inflammatory and mild analgesic properties — suitable for calming skin irritations, minor burns, insect bites, cuts, or scrapes.
• Supports skin healing and regeneration — useful for acne-prone, stressed, or inflamed skin (when diluted properly). 

Pain Relief & Muscle / Tension Support

• When diluted in a carrier oil and massaged into skin, Lavender oil can help soothe muscle tension, ease mild aches, cramps, or headaches.

Hair, Scalp & General Care

• Lavender may support scalp health and hair care when included in hair oils, scalp treatments, or shampoo blends — potentially improving scalp comfort and hair softness. 
• Also used in natural home-care or cleaning blends due to its pleasant aroma and mild antimicrobial properties.

Aromatherapy & Versatile Blending

• As a top-to-middle note with a versatile, fresh floral-herbaceous scent, Lavender blends beautifully with many essential oils — citrus, floral, woody, herbal — making it a go-to oil for perfumes, massage blends, body care, soaps, and diffusers.
• Because of its balanced profile, Lavender Essential Oil works well as a foundational oil in natural cosmetic and wellness formulations.

Suggested Uses & Application Guidelines

• Aromatherapy / Diffusion: Add 3–6 drops to a diffuser to create a calming, relaxing atmosphere — ideal for evenings, meditation, or stress relief.
• Sleep Aid: Diffuse in the bedroom, add to a pillow spray or nighttime routine, or apply diluted topically to the bottoms of feet / behind ears before bed.
• Skin Care / Healing: Dilute 0.5–2% in a carrier oil or lotion and apply to irritated, dry, or inflamed skin — helpful for minor burns, insect bites, acne, or general skin comfort.
• Massage & Body Oils: Combine with a carrier oil for soothing muscle/joint rubs, relaxation, or tension relief.
• Hair & Scalp Treatments: Add to hair oils, scalp blends, or shampoos for scalp health, softness, and aroma.
• Natural Perfumes / Blends / Home-Care: Use as a fresh floral note in soaps, creams, body sprays, natural cleaners, or room sprays.

Safety & Dilution: Essential oils are highly concentrated. Always dilute before topical application. Patch-test before use. Avoid eye contact and mucous membranes. Use with care in pregnancy, infancy, or sensitive skin. Avoid undiluted use.

Specifications

• Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia (or comparable true lavender species)
• Plant Part: Flower spikes / blossoms
• Extraction Method: Steam distillation
• Appearance / Consistency: Clear to pale-yellow thin essential oil.
• Aroma / Scent Profile: Light floral-herbal, sweet-fresh, slightly herbaceous with mild herbal undertones; clean, calming, soothing scent.
• Typical Constituents: Linalool, linalyl acetate (major), with smaller amounts of 1,8-cineole, camphor, borneol, terpinen-4-ol and other terpenes/esters — composition varies with source and distillation conditions.
• Solubility: Oil-soluble, miscible with carrier oils / other oils
• Shelf Life & Stability: When stored in a cool, dark place, tightly sealed — remains stable for extended periods; as with all essential oils, keep away from direct heat/light.

Why Choose Lavender Essential Oil?

Lavender Essential Oil is among the most versatile, gentle, and widely used oils in aromatherapy, skincare, and natural wellness. Its calming, balancing aroma, combined with skin-soothing, analgesic, and antimicrobial qualities, make it an excellent base for a wide range of formulations — from relaxing massage oils and sleep-support blends to gentle skin care, scalp & hair treatments, and natural soaps or perfumes.

For formulators, natural-care brands, or DIY creators looking for a reliable, multi-purpose essential oil, Lavender offers a near-universal “go-to” ingredient that blends easily, performs gently, and appeals broadly.