Lavender Essential Oil - 10ml/ .33 oz
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
Country of Origin: France
Parts Used: Flowering Tops
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Note Classification: Middle
Aroma: Fresh, balsamic, herbaceous, floral
Overview:
French lavender is the Rolls Royce of lavender. The high altitude and rich soil of the French hills yield lavender with high Linalyl acetate content. It has a more intense aroma with balsamic undertones which make it quite in demand.
Lavender is perhaps the most famous of all essential oils. It is said to have received its name from the Latin “lavare,” meaning “to wash,” because ancient Romans used the flowers to scent the water in their infamous bathhouses. Ironic, considering lavender went on to achieve arguably its greatest popularity during the Victorian age.
Studies
1) Calms down mice injected with caffeine
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/znc.1991.46.issue-11-12/znc-1991-11-1223/znc-1991-11-1223.xml
2) Decreases amount of acetametaphin used after surgery http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165587613003479
3) Decreases the amount of painkillers needed after surgery
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-007-9170-7
4) reduce agitation in elderly patients with dementia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5327916/
5) impacts emotional state, brain activity, and autonomic nervous system
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22612017
