Nature's Fusions High Altitude French Lavender Essential Oil, 3rd Party GC/MS Tested 100% Pure and Natural Essential Oil for Calming, Aromatherapy and Topical Oils, 15 Milliliters

Lavender Barreme is an evergreen woody shrub, up to 1 meter tall, with pale green, narrow linear leaves and violet blue flowers. Lavender Barreme is typically grown at high altitude and has a high ester content (52%: linalyl, terpenyl, lavandulyl and geranyl acetates) which makes it the most relaxing of all lavenders Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia Common Uses: Properties of Lavender Barreme Essential Oil include analgesic, anti-convulsive, anti-depressant, anti-phlogistic, antirheumatic, antseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, bactericide, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant, cordial, cytophylactic, decongestant, deodorant, and as a diuretic. Herbalist regards Lavender as the most useful and versatile essential oil for therapeutic purposes. Lavender is the essential oil most commonly associated with burns and healing of the skin. It also has antiseptic and analgesic properties which will ease the pain of a burn and prevent infection. It also has cytophylactic properties that promote rapid healing and help reduce scarring. The scent of Lavender is said to have a calming effect on the body and it can be used to reduce anxiety, stress and promote sleep. The different soil, temperature, precipitation, etc. contributes to some subtle changes in scent, the greatest advantage being for more sophisticated label claims Plant Part: Flowers Extraction Method: Steam Distilled Origin: France History: Barrême is well known for its lavender distilleries, and the lavender from this region is called lavande fine de Barrême.The true lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) that thrives in the chalky soils and hot, dry climate of higher altitudes of the Provence was picked systematically at the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, fields of lavender were first planted, at altitudes above 700 m to produce the finest quality lavender