Guide to essential oils

Essential oil of Organic spike lavender

Spike Lavender essential oil stabilises emotions and promotes relaxation. Refreshing, Spike Lavender essential oil has a very pleasant botanical scent. Long known for its calming properties, it is used in cases of sunburn. Repairing and soothing, Spike Lavender essential oil is traditionally used for insect bites and minor skin problems.

How to use

  • Skin application and massage

    Skin application and massage

    Appropriate

  • Cosmetic active ingredient

    Cosmetic active ingredient

    Appropriate

  • Aromatherapy bath

    Aromatherapy bath

    Appropriate

  • Diffusion

    Diffusion

    Appropriate

  • Food grade

    Food grade

    Possible but not recommended

Features

Properties and uses

Precautions

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Features

Production process

Complete steam distillation

Part of the plant used

Flowering tops

Botanical name

Lavandula latifolia

Warning

The properties, information and methods of use below are quotes from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informative purposes only and in no way constitutes medical guidance. Under no circumstances can this information be used as a substitute for a medical diagnosis, consultation or follow-up, nor can it incur our liability. We recommend that you consult the guide to essential oils before using them, so that you are aware of any precautions that need to be taken. If in doubt, consult a doctor before using essential oils.

Properties and uses

Aroma-Zone Organic Spike Lavender essential oil is traditionally used for: acne, spots, eczema, mouth ulcers, chapped, cracked skin , cold sores, herpes , burns, migraines and headaches, fungal infections, insect and other animal bites.

Health

Beauty

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Properties

Organic spike lavender essential oil is recognised for its health benefits:

  • Powerful antitoxin

  • Excellent fungicide

  • Anticatarrhal, expectorant

  • Healing (external use)

  • Antiviral and immune stimulant

  • Calming

  • Moderate antibacterial

Uses

It is traditionally used to improve the following conditions:

  • Ulcers, pressure sores, psoriasis

  • Skin and gynaecological fungal infections, athlete's foot

  • Shingles, chickenpox, cold sores, genital herpes

  • Headaches, migraines

  • Bronchitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, ear infections, rhinitis

  • Rheumatic fever

  • Mental fatigue, depression

Synergies

  • Respiratory health: Rosemary verbenone essential oil.

  • Joint health: American wintergreen and Lemon eucalyptus essential oils.

  • Diffusion: Spanish marjoram, Pine, Rosewood and Bitter orange essential oils.

In practice

Joint health: mix into your oil-based formulation. Massage the mixture lightly into the affected area.

ENT health: mix into your oil-based formulation. Massage or rub the mixture onto your chest, upper back and temples.

Precautions

  • Do not use during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and avoid using with children under 7 years old and individuals with epilepsy.

  • Use with caution in asthmatic individuals due to its content of 1.8-cineole; inhalation and diffusion should be avoided.

  • Keep out of reach of children.

  • Avoid contact with the eyes.

  • Some natural compounds in this essential oil may cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals when incorporated into cosmetic formulations (as per the 7th Amendment of the European Directive on Cosmetic Products (2003/15/EC)): linalool and, to a lesser extent, limonene.

  • As a general guideline, always perform a patch test on the crook of your elbow at least 48 hours before using the preparation.

  • For use as a cosmetic ingredient, please refer to specific precautions.

Find out more

Spike lavender is quite different from its cousin, True lavender. Less wild and with a later flowering period (June-July), it grows in relatively mild climates. Spike lavender essential oil contains a significant quantity of cineole and camphor, which are virtually absent in True lavender essential oil.

It shares its name and habitat with the asp viper, and since ancient times, it has been used as a topical treatment for snake bites, as well as a general detoxifier.

Equivalents

Essential Oils

1 ml = approximately 35 drops (with our Aroma-Zone dropper caps)

Carrier oils

1 pump (Aroma-Zone aluminium pump) = approx. 0.15 ml

Mass / Volume conversion (for a liquid)

Mass (g) = Density x Volume (ml) at 20°C

Further information

1 full teaspoon = between 3 and 4.5 ml

1 full tablespoon = between 7.5 and 10 ml


However, these spoon ratios depend on a number of factors (e.g. viscosity of the liquid, temperature, depth and size of the spoon, rheological behaviour of the liquid), and we strongly advise you to use precise measuring equipment, such as graduated test tubes, graduated pipettes, and precision scales.

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Dominique Baudoux

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Dominique Baudoux - Editons Amyris

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