LAVENDER (LAVANDULA), NATIVE TO THE OLD WORLD, IS A GENUS OF 39 SPECIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE MINT FAMILY. LAVENDER IS NOT ONLY CULTIVATED FOR USE AS ORNAMENTAL PLANTS, BUT ALSO FOR USE AS CULINARY HERBS AND AS AN ESSENTIAL OIL.
WHEN GROWN COMMERCIALLY FOR USE AS AN ESSENTIAL OIL, ITS EXTRACTS ARE USED FOR ANTISEPTIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PURPOSES. BECAUSE OF ITS CALMING AND SOOTHING PROPERTIES AND FRAGRANCE, LAVENDER EXTRACTS ARE ALSO USED IN BATH PRODUCTS, BALMS, SALVES, PERFUMES, COSMETICS, AND TOPICAL AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES. LAVENDER OIL WAS USED IN HOSPITALS DURING WWII, AND IS NOW USED EXTENSIVELY WITH HERBS AND AROMATHERAPY.
Alchemilla Lavender Soap
Oregon Lavender Herbal Bath
MEDICINALLY, LAVENDER OIL HAS MANY BENEFITS, SOME OF WHICH ARE JOINT PAIN, HEADACHE, INSECT BITES, DERMATITIS AND ECZEMA. BECAUSE OF ITS SOOTHING PROPERTIES, IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM INSOMNIA.
Lavender Essential Oil
LAVENDER HAS MANY CULINARY USES. IT IS AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT IN HERBES de PROVENCE. MANY RECIPES FOR SWEET FOODS INCLUDE LAVENDER, i.e., SWEET BAKED GOODS.
Lavender Caramel Sauce
Lavender Milk Chocolate
Lavender Finishing Sugar
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