Essential Lavender

i read in a book somewhere that essential oils can be really helpful. eg, lavender is supposed to be relaxing. Where can i buy essential oils, and what are the different scents used for?

Thanks x

Essential oils are sold at Whole Foods, health food stores, large grocery stores like HEB Plus, and online.

Some oils and their uses:

Lavender: Headaches
Chamomile: Sleeplessness, anxiety
Cinnamon: Bronchitis, PMS
Rose Otto: Grief, asthma
Lemon: Lethargy, depression
Peppermint: Nausea, sinus problems
Eucalyptus: Coughs, stuffiness
Ylang Ylang: Anger
Clove: Depression, indigestion
Bergamot: Tension, fear

And to correct a previous response, cinnamon is a spice, it is also an essential oil- the spice is from the bark, and the essential oil used in aromatherapy comes from the leaf.

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i have grown lavender flowers blooms are ready for harvesting. how do i make oil

You cannot make essential oils with a distillation system. You can make a fragrant oil by soaking lavender flowers in an oil, like olive oil or for a lighter oil sesame oil. You leave the flowers in the oil for days maybe a week, then if you want more fragrant oild you strain out the old flowers add new flowers and soak it again, you can do this like 3 times. It's good masage oil, but it is not an essential oil.

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Is it safe to apply pure lavender essential oil on the face of a six-year old boy ? Not all over the face of course - but by applying it with a cotton bud on three small “warts” (molluscum c’s) ?
Thank you
Lavender and tea-tree are usually the essential oils that are safe to put directly on the skin, but I wouldn’t use lavender for molluscum - which is contagious and can spread over the rest of the body and sometimes can become infected. It is not dangerous. But you should take him to see a homeopath in order to distinguish the growths i.e. whether they are warts or molluscum and an appropriate treatment needs to be given.

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Yesterday I read about a cosmetologist mom that I believe uses lavender essential oil mixed with water as a rinse after washing the hair. I didn't print it off to get all the details and now I cannot find it. I have a 5 year old and the other things are so harsh on her little head. I think this might be a good preventative. Please help if you can. Thank you.

I haven't heard anything about lavendar oil, but I SWEAR by Tea Tree Oil. My poor daughter was a magnet for head lice when she was younger. After someone recommended Tea Tree Oil, she never got it again. I would put a bunch of drops in a spray bottle with water and spary it in her hair when I was brushing it in the morning and at night. I would also use the shampoo with added oil to help me get rid of the lice, and use the shampoo for regular hair washes.

It works like a charm!

Also, it is NOT true that children who have poor personal hygene get lice. I have attached a link below for more info;

http://www.lice.ca/articles/art3.html
Good luck!

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I bought the lavender essential oil and it smelled like turpentine oil. Is it the actual smell of lavender oil?
I bought the lavender oil from a brand which makes cosmetics for aromatherapy

It's supposed to smell like lavender.

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Hello Everyone

Welcome to my new blog called “Essential Lavender” When we think of essential oils the #1 most requested oil is definately Lavender. This is what makes it Essential and therefore the name for my blog

Lavender is the top Essential Oil for stress reduction, insomnia, headaches and burns! I will be adding some Essential Oil Recipes for Lavender later in another blog post so stay tuned for that one.

Essentially it was the first essential oil discovered by Rene Gattefosse when he burned himself in a lab environment. He need to place his hand in water but he mistakenly placed it in a vat of essential Lavender oil. He was so amazed at the way that the burn healed so quickly.

It was Rene Gattefosse who first coined the name “Aromatherapy” It is a shame that the market place has used it to trick people into thinking that they are doing something good for themselves when in actuality they are harming themselves with fragrance chemicals.

It is really important to know how to use Essential oils properly and safely. That is why I always recommend people to take an Aromatherapy Course so that they can use Essential Oils properly for Aromatherapy Treatments.

For example, Did you know that many, many aromatherapy sites will tell you that you can use Essential oils of Lavender and Tea Tree neat on the skin without a carrier oil?

I always teach to dilute all oils, even Essential oils of Lavender and Tea Tree because I have had clients who have had reactions to these undiluted oils.

The ONLY TIME an essential oil such as Lavender should be undiluted is if you are going to be using it in an aromatherapy diffuser or nebulizer.

Okay, so that’s my first post on the Essential Lavender Blog. I hope you have found it useful.

You have my permission to copy this and add it to your blog or newsletter as long as you keep my links and bio intact.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Sharron Myers

Certified Aromatherapist

Owner of Serene Aromatherapy

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