An old favourite and with VERY good reason.  If you only buy one oil, make it this one.  This has been used for so long I think we've forgotten all it can do.  Not only does it smell wonderful but it's so very versatile. I could write a whole book about this oil but very briefly:

Do you fancy a good night sleep?  Put a drop on your pillow. Also very effective in a childs bath before bedtime, the calming aroma will soothe even the most savage little beast.

Got an insect bite?  A drop applied directly to the bite will soothe, take away the itch and heal the swelling.

Burn yourself on the cooker?  Get it straight under cold water and apply neat oil directly to the affected area and feel that healing start. It's startlingly effective at this.

Got a small cut?  Clean with wound with water and apply a drop of neat oil to the boo-boo and the antiseptic properties of the lavender will disinfect as well as heal. Great for scraped knees for example.

I could go on and on, this is not just a flower oil, it's nature's medicine cabinet.

As a safe guide, use no more than 8 drops in a bath for a skin nourishing soak, 2-3 drops in a foot spa (or old washing up bowl for the old fashioned among us...) and no more than 4 drops per 100mls of base or carrier oil.  

10ml (from England)

Reviews (1 total)

Mary Davis - 20th March 2012 17:03

1) I put a few drops of Tea Tree Oil and Lavendar Oil in my natural laundry detergent each wash. This keeps the mold out of the washing machine seal and also adds a subtle lovely fragrance to the finished clothes! 2) I also add a few drops of Lavendar when filling my iron with water. It lightly fragrances the steam. 3) For a lovely, safe, effective all-purpose surface cleaner I add about 20 drops of Tea Tree Oil and 10 drops of Lavendar to a water spray bottle and use that to clean the kitchen counters, bathroom, etc. Makes cleaning so much nicer! :)