Lavandin Essential Oil
Lavandin Essential Oil, Lavandin is a hybrid plant developed by crossing true lavender with spike lavender or aspic. Its flowers may be blue like true lavender or greyish like aspic. Essential oil extracted through steam distillation from the fresh and flowering tops. Commonly grown in France, it dates from the 1820’s. A specific cultivar of lavadin known as ‘Abrialii’ or ‘Abrial’ or ‘Abrialis’ formed the basis of the French lavender industry from 1935 to the 1970’s. However this variety was susceptible to disease from a pathogenic micro-organism. The disease cut the plant life from around eight to ten years to three or four. In 1972 ‘Abrialii’ was replaced by ‘Grosso’ and since 1975 ‘Grosso’ has been the dominant cultivar. Also in use today is the variety ‘Super’ or 'Supra' discovered in the foothills of the Alps.
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| Botanical Name: | Lavandula hybrida supra Rev. |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Synonyms: | Lavander hybrida, Lavander x intermedia, Lavender hortensis, bastard lavender. |
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| Parts Used: | Fresh Flowering tops |
| Extraction Method: | Steam Distillation. |
| Appearance: | Colourless to pale yellow liquid |
| Aroma Description: | Light floral aroma, similar to lavender oil, a little sharper. |
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| Consistancy: | Thin |
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| Historical Uses: | A very modern hybrid, no traditional uses. |
| Modern Uses: | The essential oil, proves admirably restorative and a tonic against faintness, palpitations of a nervous sort, weak giddiness, spasms and colic. Provokes appetite, raises the spirits and dispels flatulence. Used in floreal (tea note) flavours and in blossom, herbaceous fragrance compounds. |
| Cautions: | Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing. |
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