shopping4organics offers natural Lavender products

DID YOU KNOW?

Lavenders are perhaps one of the best known and most loved plants in our gardens. These aromatic, evergreen shrubs are mainly native to the Mediterranean and have been in cultivation from the middle of the 16th century, used since that time for both ornamental and medicinal use. They are also useful because of their insect repellent properties.

The therapeutic properties of lavender have been well known for centuries. Before soap was discovered people used to wash with lavender water, and scatter the flowers on the floor to make them smell sweeter. The flowering stems were picked when they began to bloom and then dried in small bunches, or the flowers were removed from the stems and dried – a practice that is still carried out today. Lavender bags, pot pourris and pomanders became popular, and are still widely used in linen cupboards and chests. Not only does it make your clothes smell nice but it also has the added benefit of keeping moths at bay. Today lavender is largely used in the perfume industry, where the plant is cultivated on a large scale for adding to soaps and other cosmetic products. Lavender oil in the bath smells nice, but is also very soothing, helping you to relax.

In France, lavender is often added to casseroles and fish dishes, but it does have quite a bitter taste.

Therapeutic uses

• It maybe used to treat most type of burns, including sunburn, rheumatism, muscular pains, neuralgia, cold sores, insect bites, head lice, halitosis, vaginal discharge and anal fissure.
• It has an analgesic effect on the skin, which helps with pain relief, but it is the antiseptic and stimulant properties which make it very effective for use on wounds and burns.
• It is mainly used for its antiseptic and anti-dandruff properties but also have antibacterial, spasmolytic (relieving spasms) and local pain killing actions.
• On the skin, lavender oil tones and revitalizes it and it is useful for all types of skin problems, such as abscesses, acne, oily skin, boils, burns, sunburn, wounds, psoriasis, lice, insect bites, stings. It also acts as an insect repellent.
• Aromatherapy and essential oil use.
• Lavender essential oil must be one of the most popular essential oils on the market, due to its versatile and safe use.
• It has a soothing and calming effect on the nerves, relieving tension, depression, panic, hysteria and nervous exhaustion in general and is effective for headaches, migraines and insomnia.If you place a few drops of the essential oil on a tissue and place this by the pillow at night it can help to reduce snoring!
  
  Lavender oil’s wonderful versatile properties make it an ‘essential’ item for the whole family.