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*INCI Name: Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Oil
*Used part: flowers
*Origin: France
*Bottle: 10 ml
*Price:
Origin
- Supplier: Nature in Bottle, India
- Origin of the Lavender essential oil: France – Origin Statement
- Note: Crete / Greece does not export to Norway (an EU treaty country, not an EU member state), and often not even to another EU memberstate, because of an increasing required total of documents and safety guidelines.
Certified organic
Certified organic, 100% pure: Cretan-Garden sells just a small collection of essential oils, chosen from the more than 200 different essential oils from Nature in Bottle. Their essential oils are certified organic, 100% pure, natural therapeutic-grade Essential Oils obtained from organically grown aromatic plants and procured from a carefully vetted network of harvesters, farmers, distillers and the most reputed certified suppliers across the world. Nature in Bottle have embraced a rigorous quality control standard and all their essential oils are meticulously analysed in their in-house laboratory as well as verified through an independent third-party to guarantee the highest quality.
Documents – Lavender Essential Oil
- Compliant with the European Union Regulation (EC)
- Certified organic
- Other documents
- EU Declaration
- Technical Data Sheet (TDS)
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- IFRA Conformity Certificate
- Certificate of Analysis (COA) – Current Batch
Lavender Essential Oil & Safety
- PDF * 8 pages professional safety-info about Lavender / Lavandula Angustifolia essential oil: Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- Safety and Essential Oils
- Dosage of Essential Oils
The hazard symbols for Lavender essential oil
Warning pictograms on essential oil bottles are required by law. For Lavender the following pictograms are used:
- Inflammable – Official code: GHS02 – Keep away from heat, sparks, open flames, and hot surfaces. Do not smoke when handling.
- Environmentally hazardous – Official code: GHS09 – All pure, also diluted essential oils, are environmentally hazardous and rests of essential oils have to be collected as chemical waste, and may not be deleted in the sink, or the toilet.
- Long-term health-hazard – Official code: GHS08 – Lavender should not be used excessively or over longer periods of time. If Lavender essential oil is used continuously, it could have a negative health effect in the long term by inhaling. According to the EU list of acquirements however, problems can occur also naturally in minute quantities. Therefore the recommended dosage for the several different applications is crucial.
- Acute health effects – Official code: GHS07 – Immediate health risks arise if swallowed or inhaled deeply. Of course, you always must pay close attention to what you are doing with essential oils and a sip of this oil can certainly be dangerous. Therefore the oil must be generally used moderately and appropriately diluted: see dosage.
Therefore: before using an essential oil on your skin: do a patch test…
Do a patch test
Before using essential oils on the skin….
Do a patch test
A patch test allows you to see how your skin reacts to a substance before using it more widely. Here are the steps for performing a patch test:
- Wash your forearm with mild, unscented soap, and pat the area dry.
- Dab a few drops of diluted essential oil onto a patch of skin on your forearm.
- Place a bandage over the patch, and keep the area dry for 24 hours.
If you notice any rash, irritation, or discomfort during the 24 hours, remove the bandage and wash your skin thoroughly with gentle soap and water. Don’t use the essential oil if any reaction develops during the patch test.
If no irritation develops during the 24 hours, it’s likely safe for you to use the diluted essential oil. However, a successful patch test doesn’t mean that you won’t develop an allergy or experience a reaction after future use.
Source: Healthline – What You Need to Know About Allergic Reaction to Essential Oils
Precautions
- Read the Precautionary Statement in the official PDF, page 2: Material Safety Data Sheet
- Dilution: Always dilute with a vegetable oil before applying to skin, in the bath, etc.
- Children: Keep out of the reach of children.
- Babies: Safe Essential Oils for Babies and How to Use Them – Healthline
- Pregnancy / breastfeeding: What to know about essential oils during pregnancy and breastfeeding – Mayo Clinic
- Eye Contact: Causes serious eye irritation. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.
- In case of contact with eyes, immediately rinse abundantly water and consult a specialist.
- Skin: Can cause skin irritation and can cause an allergic skin reaction. Always dilute with a carrier oil before applying to skin and perform a patch test first. Do the patch test, the number 1 on the list.
- Ingestion: Do not ingest the oil. It is harmful if swallowed and may be fatal if it enters the airways.
- Fire: Keep away from heat, sparks, open flames, and hot surfaces. Do not smoke when handling.
- Environment: Dispose of waste properly to avoid environmental contamination.
Applications – Health Benefits
- It is safe to use essential oils when diluted in a carrier oil like olive oil or jojoba oil. (More: dosage of essential oil)
- Inhalation: Add some lavender essential oil drops to a steam bath, or some drops in the water in an aroma lamp. Dosage of essential oil.
- Massages: create your own massage oil. Recipes. Dosage of essential oil.
- Create your own bath oil, foot bath oil, skin conditioner, hair conditioner. Recipes. Dosage of essential oil.
- Lavender essential oil can be used in jojoba oil, for the treatment of eczema. Recipes. Dosage of essential oil.
- Lavender essential oil can be used for the treatment of hair loss. Recipes: hair conditioner.
- Diluted: mix 5 drops lavender essential oil with 10 ml carrier oil, and mix with 1 litre water for intimate hygiene. Attention: NOT during pregnancy.
- Treatment of chronic perineal eczema (for instance mixed with jojoba oil).
- Helpful in cases of migraine.
- For insect bites, dabbing a drop of lavender oil helps provide quick relief.
- See also here
Psychological Health Benefits
- Calms and relaxes
- Provides mental stability and counteracts mood swings
- Creates balance in thinking
- Reduces anger
- Supports mental exhaustion
- Has an antidepressant effect
- Protects against a too high sensitivity and emotions from the outside world
Aroma
The scent is strong, relaxing, harmonizing, charismatic and intensely botanical – behind its floral sweetness are green and spicy notes, which combine to give lavender a somewhat woody, herbal quality.
Etymology
The name lavender was probably associated with French lavande, Italian lavanda, Greek: λεβάντα, “a washing” (from Latin lavare “to wash”) because it was used to scent washed fabrics and as a bath perfume.
My question is though, if this plant was originally from the Levant (from the Italian word Levante, meaning East, and the Greek word for East is Ανατολή, related with Ανατολία, Anatolia. In that time Anatolia was part of Greece, Greeks lived there, and that part was indeed the eastern part of Greece.
Additional information
- Lavender – Wild Herbs of Crete (specifically info about the Lavandula stoechas, Greek lavender, since the info is interesting.
Images, Videos
- Gallery Lavandula Officinalis, Lavender
- Video Lavandula Officinalis, Lavender
- Playlist Lavandula Officinalis, Lavender
