Lavender Latin Name: Lavendula angustifolia Family: Labiatae

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English Lavender Temperate, Cool Full sun, Half sun 2' 3' Medicinal, Culinary, Potpourri Perennial Shrub Average Seed requires extra care Spring 2' Summer Purple

COMMENTS:
Lavender is a shrubby evergreen with slender and stiff leaves to 7cm with long flower stems and spikes of small mauve to purple flowers.

Helpful Hint: Seeds needs cold, moist conditioning for 2 weeks prior to planting in warm greenhouse type conditions for best germination.

Uses: Aromatic oil glands cover all aerial parts of the plants but are most concentrated in the flowers. The flowers flavor jams, vinegar, sweets, cream, and Provencial stews, and are crystallied for decoration. Dried flowers add long-lasting fragrance to sachets and potpourri. Flower water is a skin toner useful for speeding cell renewal and is an antiseptic for acne. Flower tea treats anxiety, headaches, flatulence, nausea, dizziness, and halitosis. Flower sprigs, particularly those of spike lavender (latiflolia) are a fly repellent. For other herbs to repel bugs, and bug spray recipes. The essential oil is a highly valued perfume and healer. It is antiseptic, mildly sedative , and painkilling. It is applied to insect bites and treats burns, sore throats, and headaches. It is added to bath as a relaxant. It treats rheumatic aches, insomnia, depression, high blood pressure, lymphatic congestion, poor digestion, and menstrual problems.

Directions on how to make your own lavender sachets and pillows available from Comfy Country Creations

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Lavender Vinegar
1 large sprig fresh lavender with flowers, white wine vinegar. Use with fruit salads. Also delicious with duck when used as part of the sauce reduction with the pan juices of the duck.

For more herbal vinegar recipes.

Please download our E-book about Growing and Using Lavender. Contains strains, propagation, crafts and medicinal uses. Feel free to share it with your friends. Click here to download. Lavender

Lavender - A Treat For The Senses

by Colleen Moulding

Originally found in the Mediterranean countries, the perennial herb lavender, has long been prized for it’s perfume and medicinal qualities. Used by the ancient Romans for it’s healing and antiseptic qualities the name itself comes from the Latin "lavare" to wash. As a garden flower lavender is hard to beat, having fragrance, beauty and a harvest of sweet smelling blooms.

Old English Lavender, a must for any cottage garden, will grow two to three feet high given a sunny spot in well drained soil, producing fragrant greyish leaves and blue/purple flowers. It is hardy and drought tolerant too.

The more compact variety Hidcote, has darker blue flowers, grows to around a foot high and is pretty in the flower or herb garden but stunning as a low hedge that will attract bees and butterflies all Summer long.

It adapts well to growing in containers so if you place some on your patio, deck or sitting out area you will be able to enjoy it’s heady fragrance as you relax.

The easiest way to propogate lavender is to take softwood cuttings in the Spring. However, as lavender benefits from a light pruning in early Autumn these clippings make excellent new plants too as long as you protect them from frosts.

Lavender’s spiky form is always useful in Summer flower arranging. Can you imagine a more welcoming posy for a guest room than lavender freshly picked from the garden mixed with pretty pastel coloured sweet peas and a couple of old fashioned roses?

To dry your lavender, strip the leaves or the just opening flowers from the stalk and spread out in a warm place before using in pot pourris to fragrance your rooms, in cotton sprigged sachets to scent and deter moths from drawers and closets or to tuck between your bed pillows for their sleep inducing qualities.

You can also scent a relaxing and antiseptic bath by tying sprigs of lavender into a piece of muslin and letting the bath water run over it as it fills your bath. If you don’t have fresh lavender try adding a couple of drops of the essential oil.

Essential oil of lavender is used in aromatherapy to lift depression, combat tiredness and help relaxation. It has strong disinfectant properties and was even used on the battle fields of World Wars 1 and 11 to prevent infection and relieve pain when other medical supplies were low. A drop of lavender oil mixed with a teaspoon of carrier oil such as grapeseed and massaged into the temples and back of the neck will soothe away headaches. Mixed with a massage oil it is also thought to help relieve the pain of arthritis or aching muscles.

Around the home dried lavender stalks can be burned like incense sticks or burned on the fire for their wonderful fragrance.

Dried lavender can also be tied into wands, wired on to vine wreaths or used in floral art, candlemaking and many other crafts.

In the garden, in the bath or anywhere around the home lavender really is a wonderful treat for the senses!

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Colleen Moulding

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Commercial Products available from other Merchants

Hidcote Blue Lavender - $ 2.39 The Lavender English Dwarf Hidcote, 'Lavandula angustifolia', is an improved dwarf variety of Lavender that stays 12 inches high and is very uniform and compact. The English Lavender Dwarf Hidcote has lots of flower spikes growing very dark purple, fragrant, 1/4 to 1/2 inch flowers. The Lavender blooms in late spring and into the summer. The Lavender can be used for a short hedge, edging, rock gardens, and pots. Lavender also are used in sachets and pot pourri.

Tall English Lavender - $ 1.79 The Lavender English Tall, 'Lavandula angustifolia (vera)', has the intoxicating fragrance of lavender that has been sought for centuries to lift spirits and freshen scent in the house. If you like the really tall, old fashion, wonderfully fragrant Lavender, choose this variety. The flowers are edible. The English Lavender has lots of flower spikes growing dark purple, fragrant, 1/4 to 1/2 inch flowers. Lavender also are used in sachets and pot pourri.

Organic Tea - Earl Grey Lavender, 6 Units / 20 bag

Lavender Flowers - Whole, 1 lbs

Conditioner - French Lavender, 8 oz

Bath Suds - French Lavender, 12 oz

Liquid Hand Soap - French Lavender, 12 oz

Foot & Leg Revitalizing Lotion - Peppermint & Lavender, 8 oz

Foot Balm - Peppermint & Lavender, 4 oz

Foot Powder - Lavender & Tea Tree
3.5 oz

Foot Salts - Peppermint & Lavender
4 oz

Foot Scrub - Lavender & Tea Tree, 4 oz

Foot Spray - Lavender & Tea Tree, 4 oz

Lip Balm - Lavender, 0.5 oz

Gift Kit, Lavender Lovers, 1 Ea.

Polish - Jojoba & Lavender Honey, 2 oz

Body Wash - Lavender, 18 oz

Lavender Body Wash
38 oz

Lavender Soap - 8.4 oz

Body Lotion - Lavender, 17 oz

Glycerin Bar Soap - French Lavender, 6.3 oz

Cream Shave - Lavender, 13 oz

Essential Oil, 100% Pure - Lavender, Certified Organic, 1.6 oz

Lavender - Foam Bath, 14 oz

Moisturizing Shampoo - Lavender, 12 Units / 1.1 oz

Moist Body Wash - Lavender, 12 Units / 1.1 oz

Lavender Clear Body Bar - 12 Units / 1 oz

Hand & Body Cleanser - French Lavender, 8 oz

Lavender & Aloe Shampoo & Conditioner Pair
24 oz

Moisturizers - Lavender & Shea Butter, 16 oz

Refresher - Lavender, 8 oz

Lavender - 8 oz

Pure Castile Liquid Soap - Lavender
8 oz

Tea Tree & Lavender Oil - 0.6 oz

Liquid Rock Roll-On Deodorant - Lavender, 3 oz

Massage Oil - Lavender Fields, 8 oz

100% PureEssential Oil - Lavender, 0.5 oz

Lavender Earth Body Mist - 4 oz

Body Mist - Lavender Moon
4 oz

Bath Salt - Relax, 32 oz

Mineral Bath, Lavender - 12 Units / 3 oz

Batherapy Natural Mineral Bath - Lavender, 3 oz

Batherapy Natural Mineral Bath - Lavender, 1 lbs

Lavender Rose - Heart Bottle, 3.3 oz

Dead Sea Bath Salts - Lavender, 2 lbs

Ecco Mist Air Fresheners - Lavender, 8 oz

Bathroom Cleaner - Tea Tree and Lavender, 16 oz

Laundry Sachets - Lavender
1 ea

2% Tea Tree Oil and Lavender Toner - 4 oz

Herbal Tea Garden Make tea time truly special with this delicious seed collection, including Agrimony, Cinnamon Basil, Anise, Lemon Balm, Lavender, Mint, Red Clover, Borage, Wild Bergamot and German Chamomile, so you can grow, harvest and blend the finest herbal tea around. Kit includes plant stakes, a pencil, and a handy reference guide for planting, harvesting, drying and blending herbs.

Culinary Herb Garden You'll love the convenience of growing these delicious herbs in your own garden or windowbox, so you'll always have a plentiful supply to flavor your culinary creations. This deluxe collection includes seed for Greek Oregano, Thai Basil, English Thyme, Santo Cilantro, Sweet Italian Flat Leaf Parsley, Garlic Chives, Bouquet Dill, Mint, Sweet Marjoram, and Lavender, plant stakes, a pencil, and detailed reference guide complete with a herb chart.

French Lavender Pure Floral Incense 10 Grams: K These are hand rolled incense sticks that contain no toxic or artificial materials. Delicate scents from fragrant woods, flowers, herbs, spices, resins, barks and premium quality essential oils. The Finest Natural Ingredients Auroshikha's quality is based, first and foremost, on the selection of the finest natural ingredients to create the finest incense anywhere in the world. The master French Perfumer who has been in charge of quality control for more than 25 years carefully sources these ingredients. Whether using Mysore Sandalwood, or Pine from the Himalayas, Lavender from France of the finest Patchouli from Singapore, he has worked hard to locate the best sources from the best locations around the world to create an extraordinary fragrance in each case. All ingredients also meet the stringent guidelines established by the International Fragrance Association, Geneva, Switzerland. Even items such as the bamboo sticks on which the incense is rolled are subjected to the careful scrutiny of the Auroshikha quality control team. Auroshikha uses fragrant woods, barks, herbs, and essential oils to create the most extraordinary range of ''true to nature'' fragrances you will find anywhere in the world. Hand rolled in small batches for quality control Auroshikha incense is made using a natural bamboo stick onto which a paste made of jeegat (a natural bark), Sandalwood powder and charcoal is then hand-rolled. The fragrances, after being carefully blended to achieve just the right note, are then either mixed into the paste for the masala fragrances, or are impregnated into the paste through a hand-dipping process. Auroshikha uses no glue in its incense paste, and no cow dung, making it different in this regard than many incense varieties from around the world. The real secret to achieving the consistent quality that has made Auroshikha incense world famous is the careful blending of the fragrances personally carried out and overseen constantly by the master French perfumer, who brings his long experience and background and combines it with the ultimate ''art'' of quality fragrance-crafting. Other than Auroshikha, very few in the world have actually developed to this level of perfection. Guaranteed Non-Toxic The use of natural fragrances and the avoidance of using glue or cow dung have helped Auroshikha create non-toxic fragrances suitable for use as incense sticks in enclosed spaces. Auroshikha has had its products tested by an independent testing laboratory in India, and another in Europe, to ensure that they do not contain any heavy metals and are certified non-toxic. No other incense manufacturer we know of goes to this length to ensure the safety of its product. Auroshikha is proud to stand behind its products as being guaranteed non-toxic based on these test results. Village Cottage Industry The incense sticks are hand-rolled in the traditional manner and then packaged by Indian villagers, who have developed a real cottage industry in Sout

Lavender Colored Eye Pillow: K Made from silk containing lavender scented flaxseeds. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Lavender & Oatmeal Neem Ultra-Sensitive Bar Soap 3.5 oz: K Neem oils' anti-microbial properties remove viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites from your skin. Now NeemAura Naturals features this ancient therapeutic oil in a handmade bar that is prepared according to the finest western soap making traditions. This uniquely prepared bar actually moisturizes while it cleanses. For maintaining healthy and lustrous skin 'Go Beyond Soap' to NeemAura Naturals Handmade Neem Soap. All bars are vegetable-based & scented with pure essential oils and/or cold pressed citrus oils. All bars are manufactured using the cold-process. In short, cold-processed soap is slow and expensive to manufacture. Cold-processed soaps require curing time (three weeks) and methods of cutting each bar that are more labor intensive. While cold-processed soap bars are more rectangle and sharp sided than detergent bar soaps, the product itself is superior. By using only simple natural ingredients and allowing the soap to age at its own speed, we can present a product of superior quality. Vegetable base consists of palm, olive and coconut oils. All essential oils are aroma grade. Sodium hydroxide and water are used to saponify these vegetable oils creating a very gentle and wholesome product. Please note that while some believe that the use of sodium hydroxide is bad and/or drying, this is simply not true. Sodium hydroxide (lye) is used to turn fats to soap. The sodium hydroxide is spent in the process. Soaps that dry the skin are simply of poor quality. The soap is especially useful for anyone with sensitive skin, as it is ultra-mild, deep cleansing and moisturizing. For maintaining healthy and lustrous skin 'Go Beyond Soap' to NeemAura Naturals Handmade Neem Soap. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada.

Stress Less Scent Inhaler w/ Lavender: K Stress Less - Ideal for reducing tension while driving, standing in line at the grocery, before bed, or when trying to quiet your thoughts. Now experience aromatherapy anywhere! Effective enough to create an aromatherapeutic sensation, small enough to remain quite discreet. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Lavender, Spike Essential Oil ½ oz: K The oil from the flowering plant has a fresh, eucalyptus-like aroma, somewhat like a combination of eucalyptus and lavender. It is used to scent room sprays, deodorants, soaps, disinfectants and insect repellents. It blends well with rosemary, lavandin, eucalyptus, lavender, rosewood, petitgrain and pine oils. Aromatherapy benefits: purifying. Essential, absolute and resin oils are volatile, fragrant materials extracted from the root, bark, wood, seed, fruit, leaf or flower of a single plant. The plants used to produce these oils are grown on certified organic fields and are third-party certified by Quality Assurance International; no synthetic chemicals are used in growing or processing them. Steam distillation and cold pressing are used to extract the essential oil from the plant. Essential oils and absolutes are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Lavender Flowers Craft Grade (Lavandula officinalis) 1 lb: K This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. This beautiful aromatic herb has many uses, culinary, cosmetic, household and medicinal. It is used as an infusion, decoction, essential oil, bath and potpourri additive. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Lavender flower for 'Internal: Mood disturbances such as restlessness or insomnia, functional abdominal complaints (nervous stomach irritations, Roehmheld syndrome, meteorism, nervous intestinal discomfort). For balneotherapy [Bath]: Treatment of functional circulatory disorders.' 'Dosage: Internal: As tea: 1 - 2 teaspoons of drug per cup of water. Lavender oil: 1 - 4 drops (ca. 20 - 80 mg), e.g., on a sugar cube. External use as bath additive: 20 - 100 g of drug for a 20 liter bath. Mode of Administration: As herb for preparations of tea, as extract and as bath additive. Note: Combinations with other sedative and/or carminative herbs may be beneficial.' 'Actions: Internal: Sedative; Antiflatulent.' As Grieve puts it, of Lavender's household uses, 'Dried Lavender flowers are still greatly used to perfume linen, their powerful, aromatic odour acting also as a preventative to the attacks of moths and other insects. In America, they find very considerable employment for disinfecting hotrooms and keeping away flies and mosquitoes, who do not like the scent. Oil of Lavender, on cotton-wool, tied in a little bag or in a perforated ball hung in the room, is said to keep it free from all flies.' 'Not only are insects averse to the smell of Lavender, so that oil of Lavender rubbed on the skin will prevent midge and mosquito bites, but it is said on good authority that the lions and tigers in our Zoological Gardens are powerfully affected by the scent of Lavender Water, and will become docile under its influence.' Lavender is an effective herb for headaches, especially when they are related to stress. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Lavender was used in earlier days as a condiment and for flavouring dishes 'to comfort the stomach.' Gerard speaks of Conserves of Lavender being served at table.' 'It has aromatic, carminative and nervine properties. Though largely used in perfumery, it is now not much employed internally, except as a flavouring agent, occurring occasionally in pharmacy to cover disagreeable odours in ointments and other compounds.' 'Red Lavender lozenges are employed both as a mild stimulant and for their pleasant taste.' 'The essential oil, or a spirit of Lavender made from it, proves admirably restorative and tonic against faintness, palpitations of a nervous sort, weak giddiness, spasms and colic. It is agreeable to the taste and smell, provokes appetite, raises the spirits and dispels flatulence. The dose is from 1 to 4 drops on sugar or in a spoonful or two of milk.' 'A few drops of the essence of Lavender in a hot f

Lavender Harvest Aromatherapy Body Oil 4 oz: K Aromatherapy body oils are great for massage, bath or after-shower moisturizers. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Anti-Stress Pillow Mist (Lavender & Chamomile) 4 fl oz: K Reminiscent of lavender and lace and everything pretty, the soft romantic scent of our Pillow Mist will lull you into the sweetest of dreams. Spray directly on pillow, bedsheets or pj's to reap aroma-therapeutic rest throughout the night - without the risk of burning candles. Use during the day to enhance meditation or create an ambience of peace and tranquility. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Relaxation Lavender Hemp N Scent Air Freshener 1 oz: K Get peaceful with lavender. The Hemp N Scents air freshener is a 100% biodegradeable air freshener for use in your car, closets, drawer or the dryer. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Lavender Moisturizing Foot Socks W/ Foot Design: K Socks for sleeping beauties. Worn over our Tea Tree Oil Foot Balm, these socks soften and repair feet overnight. They work with your body temperature to seal in and ease penetration of emollients, gradually softening hard skin and calluses. Cotton (90%) and lycra (10%) blend ''breathes'' to keep feet cool and comfortable. One size fits all. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Lavender Pure Castile Liquid Soap 4 fl oz: K Dr. Bronner's LAVENDER Pure-Castile Soap contains both Lavandin & Lavender essential oils to create a soothing and harmonizing bathing experience for the body and mind. Like long serene sunsets over still calm waters, Lavender-Castile showers replenish and recharge the soul. Soap is made by saponifying a fat or oil with a strong alkali. A fat or oil is a triglyceride, which means that three fatty acids of various carbon lengths are attached to a glycerine backbone. The strong alkali is either sodium (for bars) or potassium (for liquids) hydroxide. The saponification process is a simple one-step reaction with no waste generated: the glycerine is split off from the fatty acids, and the fatty acids combine with the sodium or potassium to form soap, while the hydroxide forms water. The result is soap, glycerin and water (no alkali remains). Quality soap-making consists in great part in choosing the right proportions of the right oils with their different fatty acids. Most commercial soaps skimp on quality because of cost, and use lots of tallow from beef fat with a little bit of coconut or palm kernel oil. Our unsurpassed soaps use olive, hemp, and palm oils instead of tallow, and use three to four times more coconut oil than commercial soaps. Saponified coconut oil generates high-lather cleansing even in hard water because it has shorter-chain saturated fatty acids. Hemp, olive, and palm based soaps make a mild, smooth, creamy lather, because these oils contain longer chain unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Dr. Bronner's makes a higher quality soap in other ways as well. Unlike most commercial soapmakers who distill the glycerin out of their soaps to sell, we retain it in our soap for its superb moisturizing qualities. We also superfat our soap with olive fatty acid, which both ensures that there is no free alkali, and lowers the pH, making a milder, smoother lather. We use rosemary extract and plant-derived vitamin antioxidants to protect freshness (the rosemary is effective at 0.005%, so it contributes absolutely no scent). We do not add any chelating agents, dyes, whiteners, or synthetic fragrances. We use only 100% pure high quality essential oils. Our liquid soaps are so concentrated that they are only a few percent away from being a solid, which ecologically saves on packaging materials. They are a superb value, costing less than less-concentrated inferior detergent body-wash ''liquid soaps.'' Our soaps are most popular for at-home washing, but they also are the choice when camping and hiking, as our soaps are so biodegradable and nature-friendly. Dr. Bronner's soaps have spread by quality and word of mouth alone into virtually every health food store in the country. Unsolicited articles raving about our soaps have appeared in magazines and newspapers as diverse as Natural Health, Outdoor Gear, Vogue, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, Parenting and

Lavender Perfumed Flower Candle: 2¾'' x 3'' Pillar: K The Lavender candle may help relieve stress, anger, depression, hypertension, mood swings, insomnia, headache, hyperactivity and be helpful for PMS, motion sickness and fevers. The timeless beauty of Nature is reflected in Auroshika Flower Candles. Dried flower designs are crafted and applied by hand to hand poured candles. The artistry of the native craftspeople of southern India has a feeling of simple joy and delight that shines through in these candles. Natural fragrances enhance this simple joy with a gently uplifting sense of well being. With the sweet purity of Jasmine, the expressive heart-felt sweetness of Rose, the woody richness of Sandal, or the beloved freshness of Lavender, you will find your spirit uplifted and soothed. Create moods of clarity, romance or mystery, anything you choose. Auroshika, world renowned for their revival of the ancient art of incense making and their extraordinary variety of incense, provides a range of candle fragrances and styles to match your mood and surroundings. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Lavender Pure Castile Liquid Soap 16 fl oz (pint): K Dr. Bronner's LAVENDER Pure-Castile Soap contains both Lavandin & Lavender essential oils to create a soothing and harmonizing bathing experience for the body and mind. Like long serene sunsets over still calm waters, Lavender-Castile showers replenish and recharge the soul. Soap is made by saponifying a fat or oil with a strong alkali. A fat or oil is a triglyceride, which means that three fatty acids of various carbon lengths are attached to a glycerine backbone. The strong alkali is either sodium (for bars) or potassium (for liquids) hydroxide. The saponification process is a simple one-step reaction with no waste generated: the glycerine is split off from the fatty acids, and the fatty acids combine with the sodium or potassium to form soap, while the hydroxide forms water. The result is soap, glycerin and water (no alkali remains). Quality soap-making consists in great part in choosing the right proportions of the right oils with their different fatty acids. Most commercial soaps skimp on quality because of cost, and use lots of tallow from beef fat with a little bit of coconut or palm kernel oil. Our unsurpassed soaps use olive, hemp, and palm oils instead of tallow, and use three to four times more coconut oil than commercial soaps. Saponified coconut oil generates high-lather cleansing even in hard water because it has shorter-chain saturated fatty acids. Hemp, olive, and palm based soaps make a mild, smooth, creamy lather, because these oils contain longer chain unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Dr. Bronner's makes a higher quality soap in other ways as well. Unlike most commercial soapmakers who distill the glycerin out of their soaps to sell, we retain it in our soap for its superb moisturizing qualities. We also superfat our soap with olive fatty acid, which both ensures that there is no free alkali, and lowers the pH, making a milder, smoother lather. We use rosemary extract and plant-derived vitamin antioxidants to protect freshness (the rosemary is effective at 0.005%, so it contributes absolutely no scent). We do not add any chelating agents, dyes, whiteners, or synthetic fragrances. We use only 100% pure high quality essential oils. Our liquid soaps are so concentrated that they are only a few percent away from being a solid, which ecologically saves on packaging materials. They are a superb value, costing less than less-concentrated inferior detergent body-wash ''liquid soaps.'' Our soaps are most popular for at-home washing, but they also are the choice when camping and hiking, as our soaps are so biodegradable and nature-friendly. Dr. Bronner's soaps have spread by quality and word of mouth alone into virtually every health food store in the country. Unsolicited articles raving about our soaps have appeared in magazines and newspapers as diverse as Natural Health, Outdoor Gear, Vogue, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, Parenting and

Almond Glow Skin Lotion, Lavender, 8 fl oz: K Natural health begins at home. Natural, all-purpose lotion. Moisturizes and revitalizes the skin. Excellent for massage. The rich natural oils that make Almond Glow a delightful moisturizing lotion for all-over skin care also make it an excellent massage oil. Our exclusive formula includes the following natural ingredients: *Peanut Oil- an excellent emollient and lubricant. *Olive Oil- to nourish the skin *Lanolin Oil- to moisturize and soften *Vitamin E- to maintain skin's vitality for a healthy complexion all over. At Home Health, years of research have gone into creating truly effective personal care products based on traditional, natural ingredients. We are confident you will find this skin lotion to be superior in quality and effectiveness. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada.

Orange-Lavender Hemp Bar Soap 3.5 oz Our soap is made in small batches. It is a nondrying cleaner with lots of lather! Our soap comes in snappy, recycled boxes with different hemp facts on the back of each flavor. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Batherapy Natural Mineral Bath Salts Lavender 1 lb: K Bathe Away Aches and Pains Relax tired muscles Reduce tension Sleep soundly Changes ordinary tub water into a refreshing, satisfying, lavender scented, spa-like bath. The aroma of Lavender has a history as a relaxant that dates back to ancient times. We have combined this lavender fragrance with our exclusive BATHerapy Mineral Salts to give you a unique spa-style bath, similar to those found in exclusive hot springs and spas around the world. Lavender Batherapy helps to relieve minor aches and pains, relax tired muscles and refresh the whole body. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada.

Lavender Flowers Whole Cert. Organic (Lavandula officinalis) 1 lb: C This is Starwest's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. This beautiful aromatic herb has many uses, culinary, cosmetic, household and medicinal. It is used as an infusion, decoction, essential oil, bath and potpourri additive. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Lavender flower for 'Internal: Mood disturbances such as restlessness or insomnia, functional abdominal complaints (nervous stomach irritations, Roehmheld syndrome, meteorism, nervous intestinal discomfort). For balneotherapy [Bath]: Treatment of functional circulatory disorders.' 'Dosage: Internal: As tea: 1 - 2 teaspoons of drug per cup of water. Lavender oil: 1 - 4 drops (ca. 20 - 80 mg), e.g., on a sugar cube. External use as bath additive: 20 - 100 g of drug for a 20 liter bath. Mode of Administration: As herb for preparations of tea, as extract and as bath additive. Note: Combinations with other sedative and/or carminative herbs may be beneficial.' 'Actions: Internal: Sedative; Antiflatulent.' As Grieve puts it, of Lavender's household uses, 'Dried Lavender flowers are still greatly used to perfume linen, their powerful, aromatic odour acting also as a preventative to the attacks of moths and other insects. In America, they find very considerable employment for disinfecting hotrooms and keeping away flies and mosquitoes, who do not like the scent. Oil of Lavender, on cotton-wool, tied in a little bag or in a perforated ball hung in the room, is said to keep it free from all flies.' 'Not only are insects averse to the smell of Lavender, so that oil of Lavender rubbed on the skin will prevent midge and mosquito bites, but it is said on good authority that the lions and tigers in our Zoological Gardens are powerfully affected by the scent of Lavender Water, and will become docile under its influence.' Lavender is an effective herb for headaches, especially when they are related to stress. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Lavender was used in earlier days as a condiment and for flavouring dishes 'to comfort the stomach.' Gerard speaks of Conserves of Lavender being served at table.' 'It has aromatic, carminative and nervine properties. Though largely used in perfumery, it is now not much employed internally, except as a flavouring agent, occurring occasionally in pharmacy to cover disagreeable odours in ointments and other compounds.' 'Red Lavender lozenges are employed both as a mild stimulant and for their pleasant taste.' 'The essential oil, or a spirit of Lavender made from it, proves admirably restorative and tonic against faintness, palpitations of a nervous sort, weak giddiness, spasms and colic. It is agreeable to the taste and smell, provokes appetite, raises the spirits and dispels flatulence. The dose is from 1 to 4 drops on sugar or in a spoonful or two of milk.' 'A few drops of the essence of Lavender in a hot footbath has a marked influence in relieving fati

Whammo Hair & Body Cleansing Gel, Moisurizing Lavender 8.5 oz: K The surprising 'Gel-texture' formulas of this retro-fun line are so different that they became best sellers only months after being introduced! Unique hair & body cleansing gel with fantastic rich foam! Place some in your hair & a little on your bath sponge. Fun for grown-ups & children. Also great for a close shave. Certified organic, utilizing natural vegetable colors & vibrant essential oil fragrances. Adds volume & lift to hair. Leaves skin silky soft. Will not strip hair color. This cleansing gel provides the following benefits: Great timesaver - one superior product for both hair and skin  great for all hair types. Will not strip hair color Fresh lavender scent Botanicals treat hair and skin gently Lightweight and fun to use No animal byproducts and cruelty-free. No lauryl/laureth sulfates. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada.

Lavender Active Enzyme Stick Deodorant 1.7 oz: K This exclusive formula utilizes odor neutralizing enzymatic protein from vegetables plus odor absorbing baking soda and purifying clay, with the calming and relaxing properties of Lavender, the universal oil. Lavender Essential Oil is renowned for its aromatic and antibacterial properties. Lasts all day, effective and natural. Colorless, natural. Neutralizes & eliminates odor Effective & natural Lasts all day Colorless Really works! As always, our products contain no animal ingredients, artificial colors, or unnecessary chemicals and were not tested on animals. pH Balanced. 100% Biodegradable. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada.

Lavender Flowers Whole (Lavandula officinalis) 1 lb: K This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. This beautiful aromatic herb has many uses, culinary, cosmetic, household and medicinal. It is used as an infusion, decoction, essential oil, bath and potpourri additive. The 1997 Commission E on Phytotherapy and Herbal Substances of the German Federal Institute for Drugs recommends Lavender flower for 'Internal: Mood disturbances such as restlessness or insomnia, functional abdominal complaints (nervous stomach irritations, Roehmheld syndrome, meteorism, nervous intestinal discomfort). For balneotherapy [Bath]: Treatment of functional circulatory disorders.' 'Dosage: Internal: As tea: 1 - 2 teaspoons of drug per cup of water. Lavender oil: 1 - 4 drops (ca. 20 - 80 mg), e.g., on a sugar cube. External use as bath additive: 20 - 100 g of drug for a 20 liter bath. Mode of Administration: As herb for preparations of tea, as extract and as bath additive. Note: Combinations with other sedative and/or carminative herbs may be beneficial.' 'Actions: Internal: Sedative; Antiflatulent.' As Grieve puts it, of Lavender's household uses, 'Dried Lavender flowers are still greatly used to perfume linen, their powerful, aromatic odour acting also as a preventative to the attacks of moths and other insects. In America, they find very considerable employment for disinfecting hotrooms and keeping away flies and mosquitoes, who do not like the scent. Oil of Lavender, on cotton-wool, tied in a little bag or in a perforated ball hung in the room, is said to keep it free from all flies.' 'Not only are insects averse to the smell of Lavender, so that oil of Lavender rubbed on the skin will prevent midge and mosquito bites, but it is said on good authority that the lions and tigers in our Zoological Gardens are powerfully affected by the scent of Lavender Water, and will become docile under its influence.' Lavender is an effective herb for headaches, especially when they are related to stress. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'Lavender was used in earlier days as a condiment and for flavouring dishes 'to comfort the stomach.' Gerard speaks of Conserves of Lavender being served at table.' 'It has aromatic, carminative and nervine properties. Though largely used in perfumery, it is now not much employed internally, except as a flavouring agent, occurring occasionally in pharmacy to cover disagreeable odours in ointments and other compounds.' 'Red Lavender lozenges are employed both as a mild stimulant and for their pleasant taste.' 'The essential oil, or a spirit of Lavender made from it, proves admirably restorative and tonic against faintness, palpitations of a nervous sort, weak giddiness, spasms and colic. It is agreeable to the taste and smell, provokes appetite, raises the spirits and dispels flatulence. The dose is from 1 to 4 drops on sugar or in a spoonful or two of milk.' 'A few drops of the essence of Lavender in a

Lavender 40/42 Flower Grade 1 Essential Oil 4 oz: ES The Kalyx label provides all the important information about the essential oil, including botanical name, part of plant used, method of isolation, country of origin, chemical class of the oil (monoterpene, sesquiterpene, monoterpenol, sesquiterpenol, aldehyde, ketone, ester, etc.) and commercial grade of the oil. Our essential oils are GC/MS (Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry) analyzed by Applied Essential Oil Research for quality assurance. Our 1 oz size comes in a very high quality colorless thick frosted glass bottle, allowing you to appreciate the beautiful spectrum of colors that these oils exhibit. We feel that it is impossible to fully experience an essential oil without being familiar with all its characteristics, including its odor, flavor, chemistry and its color. Our 4 oz & 16 oz bottles are unbreakable aluminum, the best and safest way to transport large sizes of valuable essential oils. Essential oils are the volatile, aromatic oils obtained by steam or hydrodistillation of botanicals. Most essential oils are primarily composed of terpenes and their oxygenated derivatives. Different parts of the plants can be used to obtain essential oils, including the flowers, leaves, seeds, roots, stems, bark, wood, etc. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added. Essential oils are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. We are currently working on getting certificates of analysis for each of our Kalyx.com essential oils. Those oils for which we have already completed analytical data sheets can be accessed here. Our essential oils are graded  here is the meaning of the grade numbers: 1 = Commercial grade oils, mass produced specifically for the fragrance and flavor industries. 2 thru 6 = Higher quality than commercial with better odor properties, pesticide free according to GC/MS analysis. 7 = Oils certified organic (pesticide-free) at the farm level. 9 = Wild Crafted - naturally growing in the wild, not cultivated, organically-grown by nature. All oils are sold by weight and not by volume. Essence Fulfillment Center cannot deliver to PO Boxes. Please provide a STREET ADDRESS for this fulfillment center.

Lavender High Alt., Italy Flower Grade 5 Essential Oil 16 oz: ES The Kalyx label provides all the important information about the essential oil, including botanical name, part of plant used, method of isolation, country of origin, chemical class of the oil (monoterpene, sesquiterpene, monoterpenol, sesquiterpenol, aldehyde, ketone, ester, etc.) and commercial grade of the oil. Our essential oils are GC/MS (Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry) analyzed by Applied Essential Oil Research for quality assurance. Our 1 oz size comes in a very high quality colorless thick frosted glass bottle, allowing you to appreciate the beautiful spectrum of colors that these oils exhibit. We feel that it is impossible to fully experience an essential oil without being familiar with all its characteristics, including its odor, flavor, chemistry and its color. Our 4 oz & 16 oz bottles are unbreakable aluminum, the best and safest way to transport large sizes of valuable essential oils. Essential oils are the volatile, aromatic oils obtained by steam or hydrodistillation of botanicals. Most essential oils are primarily composed of terpenes and their oxygenated derivatives. Different parts of the plants can be used to obtain essential oils, including the flowers, leaves, seeds, roots, stems, bark, wood, etc. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added. Essential oils are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. We are currently working on getting certificates of analysis for each of our Kalyx.com essential oils. Those oils for which we have already completed analytical data sheets can be accessed here. Our essential oils are graded  here is the meaning of the grade numbers: 1 = Commercial grade oils, mass produced specifically for the fragrance and flavor industries. 2 thru 6 = Higher quality than commercial with better odor properties, pesticide free according to GC/MS analysis. 7 = Oils certified organic (pesticide-free) at the farm level. 9 = Wild Crafted - naturally growing in the wild, not cultivated, organically-grown by nature. All oils are sold by weight and not by volume. Essence Fulfillment Center cannot deliver to PO Boxes. Please provide a STREET ADDRESS for this fulfillment center.

Lavender Flower, USA (Cert. Organic) Grade 7 Essential Oil 1 oz: ES The Kalyx label provides all the important information about the essential oil, including botanical name, part of plant used, method of isolation, country of origin, chemical class of the oil (monoterpene, sesquiterpene, monoterpenol, sesquiterpenol, aldehyde, ketone, ester, etc.) and commercial grade of the oil. Our essential oils are GC/MS (Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry) analyzed by Applied Essential Oil Research for quality assurance. Our 1 oz size comes in a very high quality colorless thick frosted glass bottle, allowing you to appreciate the beautiful spectrum of colors that these oils exhibit. We feel that it is impossible to fully experience an essential oil without being familiar with all its characteristics, including its odor, flavor, chemistry and its color. Our 4 oz & 16 oz bottles are unbreakable aluminum, the best and safest way to transport large sizes of valuable essential oils. Essential oils are the volatile, aromatic oils obtained by steam or hydrodistillation of botanicals. Most essential oils are primarily composed of terpenes and their oxygenated derivatives. Different parts of the plants can be used to obtain essential oils, including the flowers, leaves, seeds, roots, stems, bark, wood, etc. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added. Essential oils are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. We are currently working on getting certificates of analysis for each of our Kalyx.com essential oils. Those oils for which we have already completed analytical data sheets can be accessed here. Our essential oils are graded  here is the meaning of the grade numbers: 1 = Commercial grade oils, mass produced specifically for the fragrance and flavor industries. 2 thru 6 = Higher quality than commercial with better odor properties, pesticide free according to GC/MS analysis. 7 = Oils certified organic (pesticide-free) at the farm level. 9 = Wild Crafted - naturally growing in the wild, not cultivated, organically-grown by nature. All oils are sold by weight and not by volume. Essence Fulfillment Center cannot deliver to PO Boxes. Please provide a STREET ADDRESS for this fulfillment center.

Relaxing Lavender Dead Sea Salts 14 oz: K Bathe in luxury in the finest natural and organic Dead Sea Salts Mineral and Herb Bath. Kalyx Fulfillment Center ships only to the USA and Canada

Lavender Spirits Compund 1z WebVitamins offers highly competitive pricing on more than nearly ten-thousand nutritional products. Uncover the benefits of Lavender Spirits Compund 1z (FORM: oz.QTY: 1). The same great brands at great prices...WHY PAY MORE?

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Lavender Herb Marker Pair This Lavender Herb Marker is a great way to show off your herb garden! Not only does it look great, it is also extremely durable.

Lavender Marker Pair This Lavender Perennial Marker will really set off your perennial garden! Durability combined with a great look! Made of solid brass.

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