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Name : Lavender Oil
- INCI Name
- Lavandula angustifolia oil
- English name
- Lavender Oil
- CAS No.
- 8000-28-0 / 90063-37-9
- CE No.
- - / 289-995-2
Origins
- Plant
Providers
- Albert Vieille Lavender fine Essential oil
Safety data
Eventual allergens
- Linalool
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Coumarin
CosIng functions
- Tonic
- Masking
- Fragrance Ingredient
Non official functions
- Purifying (skin with blemishes)
- Sanitizer (feet)
- Repairing (promotes skin repair)
- Repellent (lice)
Regulation
No restriction nor condition for use
Knowledge to date
Lavender essential oil, commonly known as ‘real’ lavender, looks like a pale yellow-green liquid concentrated in volatile aromatic compounds derived from the steam distillation of the plant’s blossoming heads.
Its name comes from Latin verb ‘lavare’, which means ‘washing’, as a reference to its original uses: disinfection and purification. As an integral part of the pharmacopoeia, lavender has also become a choice ingredient for the perfumery industry.
It can be very easily and spontaneously combined, for example with aspic to create hybrid lavender, which is often mistaken for real lavender.
The most wonderful qualities of real lavender essential oils are obtained from the plants that grow at high altitude (above 700m, ideally 1,300m).
Tox profile
Just like all essential oils, that of real lavender contains allergens, including anticoagulant coumarin, …