lavandin provence

Lavandin (Lavendula hybrida Provence) 100% Pure Essential Oil

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BOTANICAL NAME: Lavendula hybrida Provence

SCENT: Lavandin Provence Essential Oil has a fruity, fatty, harsh, turpentinelike, eucalyptus fresh, camphorous, sweet, aromatic, and possessing a warm woody aroma.

STRENGTH OF AROMA: Strong

PLANT PART USED:  Flowers and Leaves

EXTRACTION METHOD: Steam Distillation.

ORIGIN: France

COLOUR: Lavandin Provence Essential Oil is pale yellow to pale green in hue

CONSISTENCY: Thin

NOTE: Middle

Lavandin is the name for a variety of lavender that comes from a cross of English and spike lavender (augustifolia x latifolia.) Commonly grown in France, it dates from the 1820’s.

REPORTED ATTRIBUTES:

Lavandin is incredibly versatile and has beneficial effects on all the systems of the body. Excellent for high blood pressure, heart palpitations and other cardiac disorders due to its sedative action on the heart.

Lavandin provides pain relief, relieves spasm and soothes inflammation in conditions such as arthritis, muscular aches and pains, rheumatism, cramps, sprains and strains.

Lavandin is renowned as an immune booster and is recommended for protection against all infections, viruses, colds and throat disorders.

Lavandin is invaluable for all skin care due to its powers of rejuvenation and balancing effects. Helps to heal burns, sunburn, acne, boils, bruises, eczema, fungal infections such as athlete’s foot, psoriasis, infectious skin conditions such as scabies and chicken pox, and wounds and sores of all descriptions.

Generally used more frequently as a fragrancer, Lavandin is the preferred choice of many candlemakers and room freshener manufacturers. lavandin contains far more camphor, making it a “louder”, far less subtle note than true lavender. Lavandin is used a lot in culinary concoctions. It has a harsh, terpenic note and is more pungent than another popular lavandin known as ‘Provence’.

BLENDS WELL WITH

Lavandin blends well with virtually everything but stands alone very highly and is well regarded throughout the industry for its somewhat sharper fragrance than true lavenders.

HISTORY:

A specific cultivar of lavadin known as ‘Abrialii’ or ‘Abrial’ or ‘Abrialis’ formed the basis of the French lavender industry from 1935 to the 1970’s. However this variety was susceptible to disease from a pathogenic microorganism. The disease cut the plant life from around eight to ten years to three or four. In 1972 ‘Abrialii’ was replaced by ‘Grosso’ and since 1975 ‘Grosso’ has been the dominant cultivar. Also in use today is the variety ‘Super’ discovered in the foothills of the Alps.

In the 1920’s the lavender grown in France was about 90% self sown seed and the crop was small – a mere 1 to 2 tons of oil. Today France grows lavadin in large amounts- 28,000 acres yielding between 900 to 1,100 tons of oil.

Most of this oil is used to scent detergents and soaps. The plants make great landscaping and produce high quality oil. All lavandins are much less susceptible to the fungus that can ravage the English lavenders. In the USA ‘Grosso’ has become the favored aroma for soaps, room fresheners, candles, and culinary use. It has a harsh, terpenic note and is more pungent than another popular lavandin known as ‘Provence’.

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