Lavender Love Affiliate #1243

Show your loved ones some Lavender Love! Create a special gift basket using our products or pamper him/her with one of our lovely gift ideas below. Use the discount code "family" to get a 10% discount for the month of December.

Lavender Love Gift Collections

E-Gift Voucher $5-$100

Culinary Duo in gift bag $6.50
Culinary Lavender and Herbs de Provence

Sole Desires in gift bag $22.50
Sole Soak, Sole Scrub, Sole Spray, Sole Smoother, with Bonus Relaxation Marbles

Fragrant Fantasy in gift box $27.50
8oz Bath Salt, 4oz Bubbles, 4oz Lotion and 4oz Mist

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Get your Lavender Love shower gel and have a spa experience every day. Choose from six luxurious aromas:
Lavender
Lavender Grapefruit
Lavender Lemongrass
Lavender Peppermint
Lavender Rose
Lavender Vanilla
Each 8oz bottle priced at $8.50

Now you can purchase your favorite Sole Desires Foot Care Kit product as a Sole Single.
Only $4.50 each

Photo courtesy of sxc.hu

Ingredients

2 oz
rum spiced, like Captain Morgan's (skip this to make Lavender Limeade)

1
lime quartered

2 TBSP
sugar or to taste

1 tsp
lavender

1 TBSP
mint fresh leaves, chopped

club soda
ice

Squeeze limes into martini shaker and add all ingredients but ice and club soda. Fill to 12oz mark with club soda, and add ice. Shake well till mixed and cold. Strain into martini glass and enjoy.

Martini glass photo courtesy of morgueFile.com

What is an Essential Oil?
Peel an orange, walk through a rose garden or rub a sprig of lavender between your fingers and you are instantly aware of the special aroma that is released. The substance that gives flowers, fruits and herbs their distinct aromas are known as essential oils. The oils are derived from various parts of the plant. They can come from seeds, bark, root, leaves, peel, flowers, wood, balsam or resin. Some plants produce numerous oils from various parts of the same plant, such as one from the flower and another from the leaves. Different oils from different parts of the plant may yield different results.

Benefits of Essential Oils
Essential oils can be absorbed into the bloodstream through the skin or inhaled. They have been used throughout history for their power to influence the emotions and state of mind, for their healing properties and as perfumes. Lavender Love's essential oils are 100% pure* and have the following beneficial qualities.

Lavender - stress relief, acne, athlete's foot, comforting the stomach, disinfectant, headache and migraine relief, healing burns and insect bites, insect repellent, stiff joints, sore muscles, sunburns, scenting linens and more!

Grapefruit - relief for chills, colds, flu, depression, headaches, performance stress, circulation, stiffness, water retention, acne, astringent for skin conditioning and toning.

Lemongrass - fever reducer, nervous exhaustion, stress, muscular pain, poor circulation, acne, athlete's foot, excessive perspiration, jetlag, a headache, oily skin, acne, revitalizes body and mind.

Peppermint - poor circulation, colds, flu, fever, cramps, nausea, fainting, headache, migraine, vertigo, acne, ringworm, scabies, improves well being, gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory problems, mental stimulant, clears the mind. To keep costs low Lavender Love uses high quality cosmetic grade fragrance oil.

Vanilla - To keep costs low Lavender Love uses high quality cosmetic grade fragrance oil.

Please note: Aromatherapy and/or essential oils should not be used in lieu of a doctor's care. All essential oils should be avoided by women who are pregnant or nursing. EXTERNAL USE ONLY - ADULT USE ONLY

LAVENDER LOVE POUND CAKE

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon dried lavender
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk

DRIZZLE
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon dried lavender
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Heat oven to 350°F Grease and flour two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 - inch loaf pans.

Mix flour, baking soda and salt in medium-size bowl. Pulse 1/2 cup sugar with the lavender in a food processor until lavender is ground. In large bowl, beat butter, lavender-flavoured sugar, remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and vanilla until fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at the time. In a small bowl combine sour cream and milk. On a low speed, alternately, beat in flour mixture with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide between pans.

Bake at 350 F for 55 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool on rack 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and let cool completely.

DRIZZLE:
Microwave water and lavender for 30 seconds on HIGH power. Let steep for 5 minutes. Strain out lavender flowers and discard. Once cake is cool, whisk lavender water and the confectioner sugar.
Drizzle over both loaves. Slice and serve.

Many thanks to Lavender Love Lady Chris for this recipe.