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Lavender! An Herbal Love Affair
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Lavender
Lavender is my very favorite herb. It's name is derived from the Latin word meaning 'to wash'. Popular uses are: Body and Bath Products, Potpourri, Sachets, Cooking, Medicinally for insect bites and burns, and in Aromatheraphy for relaxation, depression and as a sleep aid. Besides all of that it just smells so good. Below I have included some of my favorite lavender recipes.
What You Can Look Forward To
- My Love Affair With Lavender
- Favorite Lavender Recipes
- Buy Lavender as an Essential Oil
- An Easy Lavender Sachet Recipe
- Other References For Scenting Your Home
- Natural Scented Potpourri
- Buy Lavender In Bulk
- A Lavender Journal
- You Got To Go Green!
- More Information on Lovely Lavender
- Lavender, The Magical Herb
- Share Your Affair With Lavender
My Love Affair With Lavender
I remember the first time I ran my fingers through a pound of lavender flowers in preparation of mixing an intoxicatingly scented potpourri. The scent lingered throughout the store even after we had sealed our creation in a cellophane bag tied with a ribbon and proudly tagged with our handmade label. The pure fresh scent filled my head and left me hooked on the little lavender buds.
Since that day, Lavender was integrated into my life. I strewed it on the carpet, then vacuumed to leave everything smelling fresh (including the vacuum). I used it at my wedding to be showered with instead of rice. I burned candles and incense. I made countless products containing it, magical potions, sleep pillows, bath herbs and even little decorative lavender hearts. And when my daughter was born we both bathed in a lavender scented herbal concoction recommended by my midwife.
Even though today our herbal venture is closed and I have gone on to new things, I still am an avid user of Lavender. I couldn't start my day without bathing in some fragrant lavender soap or tucking in a little sachet filled with the purple flowers into the folds of my favorite lingerie.
Favorite Lavender Recipes
Great for misting your face or whole body on a hot day. Spray it on your pillows and sheets for a relaxing sleep.
- Glass or plastic bottle with spray misting screw on cap. Make sure it is sterile.
- Fill bottle with Distilled Water. Be sure to leave room for oil and replacement of cap.
- Add pure organic lavender essential oil. Amount depends on size of bottle and your personal preference.
- Replace cap and shake.
- Enjoy!
Buy Lavender as an Essential Oil
It has lots of uses
Now's Organic Lavender Essential Oil 1oz
Price: $14.99
Lavender is derived from the Latin word lavare, which means to wash. It was the favored fragrance of Rome and was added to bathwater for a fresh, clea... more »
An Easy Lavender Sachet Recipe
Use in dresser drawers, linen closets, tie to clothes hangers or from the rearview mirror of your car.
- For the sachet, use a 5" x 5" square or circle of lace or bridal netting.
- Fill center with Lavender buds.
- Add a few drops of Lavender essential oil.
- Pull up all sides of lace or netting. Tie tightly and make a bow with a pretty ribbon.
- For a finishing touch, hot glue a tiny dried rosebud to the knot of bow. Let glue dry.
- To refresh the sachet after using for awhile. Just gently squeeze to release the fragrance again.
Other References For Scenting Your Home
Potpourri, Incense, and Other Fragrant Concoctions
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 07/26/2008)
Scented Room
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
Potpourri and fragrant crafts
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
Country Living Gardener The Fragrant Year: Seasonal Inspirations for a Scent-Filled Home
Amazon Price: (as of 07/26/2008)
Natural Scented Potpourri
No artificial ingredients please!
- 1 cup Lavender flowers
- 1/2 cup Rosebuds and petals
- 1/2 cup Cornflowers
- 1/2 cup Lemon Verbena leaves
- 1/2 cup Calendula flowers
- 8 drops of Lavender Essential oil added to 3 Tablespoons of Orris Root Chips
- Blend together and place in a pretty dish
Buy Lavender In Bulk
Lavender Garden in a Bag
Price: $14.95
This all-in-one kit includes everything you need to grow sweetly fragrant lavender at home.
A Lavender Journal
You Got To Go Green!
More Information on Lovely Lavender
Lavender: How to Grow and Use the Fragrant Herb
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/26/2008)
Usually ships in 24 hours
Aromatherapy for Common Ailments: How to Use Essential Oils--Such as Rosemary, Chamomile, and Lavender--To Prevent and Treat More than 40 Common Ailments
Amazon Price: $9.56 (as of 07/26/2008)
Usually ships in 24 hours
Natural Beauty at Home, : More Than 250 Easy to Use Recipes for Body,Bath, and Hair (Revised Edition)
Amazon Price: $13.60 (as of 07/26/2008)
Usually ships in 24 hours
The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 600 Natural, Non-Toxic and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health - Beauty - a Safe Home Environment
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/26/2008)
Usually ships in 24 hours
Lavender, The Magical Herb
Did you know that Lavender attracts Love? Bees Too!
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series)
Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 07/26/2008)
Share Your Affair With Lavender
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FESA
I use a lavender sachet under my pillow to sleep. Beautiful scent, wonderful lens! Sincerely, Fran (FESA) Posted August 02, 2007 |
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Enchanted_Ways
Lavender is a favorite of mine. Lovely lens! Posted July 30, 2007 |
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Graceonline
I grew up with lavender in the house--one of my mother's favorite garden herbs. She had a little ivory sleeve sachet container my grandmother gave her and carried it in her hanky to church on Sundays. To this day, I keep a pillow of lavender on my bedside table to sniff before sleeping. Soothing. Posted July 29, 2007 |
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KimGiancaterino
I grow lots of lavender. My husband won't let me wear it though, because it reminds him of the nuns at his grade school. Posted July 29, 2007 |
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