Lavender
Jul 30
Lavender essential oil is one of those bottles that seems to find a place in almost every aromatherapy collection. Its soft floral-herbal fragrance works beautifully on its own, blends easily with many other essential oils, and can be used in everything from a bedroom diffuser to a properly diluted massage oil. Lavender also has one …
Jul 30
Lavender essential oil is often one of the first oils people purchase when they become interested in aromatherapy—and for good reason. Its recognizable floral-herbal fragrance is easy to enjoy on its own, it blends beautifully with many other aromas, and it can be used in diffusers as well as properly diluted skin-care and massage preparations. …
Jul 29
Warm evenings, backyard dinners, gardening sessions, camping trips, and summer walks would all be a little more enjoyable without mosquitoes and other persistent insects buzzing nearby. It is no surprise that many people turn to essential oils when looking for a more natural-smelling addition to their outdoor routine. Lavender essential oil is especially appealing. It …
Jul 29
Lavender has a reputation for being one of the gentlest and most relaxing essential oils. Its soft floral-herbal fragrance appears in everything from pillow sprays and bath products to candles, massage oils, and bedtime diffuser blends. But a product that is pleasant for humans is not automatically safe for dogs. Dogs process and experience aromatic …
Jul 19
Lavender may be best known for its unmistakable fragrance and beautiful purple flowers, but this Mediterranean herb has much more to offer than good looks. A healthy lavender plant can bring pollinators into the garden, provide fragrant flowers for drying and crafts, supply culinary lavender for the kitchen, add structure to sunny borders, and offer …
Jul 03
Softly floral, herbaceous, fresh, and instantly recognizable, lavender essential oil is one of the most widely used aromatic oils in modern aromatherapy. Its popularity is easy to understand. Lavender blends comfortably with florals, woods, citrus oils, herbs, and resins. It can be enjoyed through inhalation, added in appropriate concentrations to massage and body products, incorporated …
Feb 23
Lavender essential oil is one of the most recognizable and widely used oils in aromatherapy. Its soft floral-herbal fragrance appears in diffuser blends, massage oils, soaps, lotions, perfumes, linen products, and countless nighttime routines. Lavender is also one of the essential oils most frequently associated with wellness claims. You may see it described as a …
Feb 22
Lavender essential oil is probably the first fragrance many people associate with bedtime. It appears in pillow sprays, nighttime lotions, bath products, candles, diffuser blends, and countless aromatherapy recipes designed to help create a calmer evening. Unlike many essential-oil sleep claims, lavender also has a meaningful body of human research behind it. Recent reviews of …
Feb 21
Lavender essential oil is one of the most popular botanical ingredients in homemade skincare. You will find it in facial oils, body lotions, soaps, creams, bath products, massage blends, and DIY recipes for everything from acne to dry skin. Its popularity makes sense. Lavender has a soft floral-herbal fragrance, blends easily with carrier oils, and …
Feb 20
Lavender essential oil is one of the easiest oils to turn into a simple roll-on. Its soft floral-herbal fragrance works well on its own, it pairs beautifully with many carrier oils, and a small roller bottle makes it easy to enjoy the aroma without carrying a full bottle of concentrated essential oil. Making your own …
