Why is Lavender Essential Oil So Popular?
Who can resist the light, fresh smell of lavender essential oil? This is probably one of the most versatile essential oils used in aromatherapy, and I certainly wouldn’t be without it! In fact every home should have a bottle of lavender because it is capable of so many jobs. The one property that springs to mind straight away is its effectiveness in healing burns and scalds. Gattefosse, who helped the revival of aromatherapy in the 1930’s, discovered this when he burnt his hand badly in the laboratory of his family’s perfume business. He instinctively plunged it into the nearest vat of liquid which happened to be neat lavender essential oil. The burn healed astonishingly quickly and there was no scarring. This one property alone is reason enough to always have a bottle of this oil to hand! However, it is also a natural antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-depressant, sedative and de-toxifier. It stimulates the immune system and also stimulates the cells of a wound to regenerate more quickly. A
