Lavandula

(Lavender)

Lavender essential oil is obtained by distillation of the flowers of Lavandula Angustifolia, a plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It is the most renowned of the essential oils, it has always been used in thermal baths and for its special perfume, as proven also by the attention reserved to it by the chemist Gattefossé, the father of aromatherapy in the 1920s.

Features

Lavender essential oil is a real panacea: besides its antiseptic, sedative, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties, it is an excellent remedy for irritations and burns, and can be used also on children.

Benefits

  • It regenerates the tissues and protects them from external aggressions
  • It has a sebum-regulating action, useful for hyperseborrheic and acne-prone skins
  • It has healing and antiseptic properties
  • It protects small capillaries
  • It is useful to calm redness, against irritations and burns

You can find this ingredient in the following products.