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Natural organic body and aromatherapy products
Friends of the Earth Lavender offers fine body and aromatherapy products from the lavender we grow organically, harvest and distill. We combine this pure lavender essential oil with the finest ingredients to create nourishing, sensual products for your well-being and pleasure.
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Few other herbs offer so much in so many
different ways.
In today’s
fast-paced lives, lavender continues to prove its value as one
of the most rewarding and useful herbs. |
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Gorgeously fragrant and aromatic, invigorating, evocative and romantic, and rich with soothing and healing properties, lavender has been cultivated from the beginning of recorded civilization.Lavender is a plant rich in history and myth. With its roots in the ancient herbalists, lavender's properties as a disinfectant and antiseptic grew through the centuries, even gaining the reputation of warding off the plague. Lavender's popularity with the English royalty gave it a berth in the ranks of a cosmetic herb, and it was with Queen Victoria that lavender was recognized as a tonic for nerves. With its history of healing properties, glorious colors and enchanting perfume, lavender has remained the Swiss Army Knife of herbs.
Lavender has stepped out of its attachment to old fashioned uses and has found a modern status in aromatherapy. With scientific research verifying its ancient uses, lavender is an essential component of any household first aid box. The essential oil is used on insect bites, burns, and blemishes.essential oil is the most widely used and versatile
healing oil used in aromatherapy.
Not only is it very effective, it is also very safe and
easy to apply “neat” or undiluted to the skin.
It is used as a first aid measure to treat minor burns
in much the same way aloe vera gel might be applied.
It promotes healing of minor cuts and scrapes and helps
prevent scarring.
It is antiseptic and is used in a wide variety of herbal
beauty products and in many insect repellent mixtures.
Research has shown it helpful in promoting restful sleep
and as an aid for headaches when a drop is massaged into the temple area
or onto the back of the neck.
The balancing properties of lavender help correct
anxiety, nervousness and other emotional problems.
Try a drop or two on your pillow at night, in a warm
bath, or on a tissue or hand kerchief when traveling.