Absolute Aromas Lavender (High Altitude) lavandula officinalis

Lavender (High Altitude) lavandula officinalis

Country of Origin: France (Barreme)

Botanical Name:  Lavandula Officinalis 

Lavender is the most widely used essential oil in aromatherapy, particularly for its relaxing and antiseptic properties. It is a calming and stabilising oil and is good for many ailments such as headaches, muscular aches and pains, skin conditions, PMT and irritability.

Plant Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae).

Method of Extraction: The oil is steam distilled from the freshly cut flowering tops.

Lavender is a hardy shrub which grows up to one meter in height.

Lavender has a fresh, floral, sweet aroma and is clear to pale yellow in colour. Our Lavender grows at around 1,000 metres in the foothills of the Alps, in the Provence region of France. It has a 44% Linalyl Acetate content indicating a superior quality oil. Its overall Ester content is 50-52%, which gives this exceptionally fine oil its gentle, rounded aroma.