Ingredient Name: Lavender Essential Oil (Lavendula angustifolia)

What is it? Lavender essential oil is derived from the lavender plant typically through a steam distillation process. The essential oil contains over 78 nourishing, constituents including a-pinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, cis-ocimene, trans-ocimene, 3-octanone, camphor, linalool, linalyl acetate, caryophyllene, terpinen-4-ol, and lavendulyl acetate.

Nourishing properties:*

• Has antimicrobial and anti-fungal applications
• Reduces pain severity and sensitivity
• Has a calming and stress-reducing natural scent

*= This information has not been approved by the FDA.

 

References

Ghods, Ali Asghar, et al. “The Effect of Topical Application of Lavender Essential Oil on the Intensity of Pain Caused by the Insertion of Dialysis Needles in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” Complementary Therapies in Medicine, vol. 23, no. 3, 2015, pp. 325–330., doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.03.001.

Nasiri, Ahmad, et al. “Effect of Aromatherapy Massage with Lavender Essential Oil on Pain in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.” Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, vol. 25, 2016, pp. 75–80., doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2016.08.002.

Karimollahi, M, et al. “The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on the Pain Severity of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.” Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, vol. 6, no. 4, 2016, p. 211., doi:10.4103/amhsr.amhsr_527_14

Kianpour, Maryam, et al. “Effect of Lavender Scent Inhalation on Prevention of Stress, Anxiety and Depression in the Postpartum Period.” Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, vol. 21, no. 2, 2016, p. 197., doi:10.4103/1735-9066.178248.

López, Víctor, et al. “Exploring Pharmacological Mechanisms of Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia) Essential Oil on Central Nervous System Targets.” Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 8, 2017, doi:10.3389/fphar.2017.00280.

Stea, Susanna, et al. “Essential Oils for Complementary Treatment of Surgical Patients: State of the Art.” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2014, 2014, pp. 1–6., doi:10.1155/2014/726341.

Chemical Composition of Lavender Essential Oil and Its Antioxidant Activity and Inhibition against Rhinitisrelated Bacteria, www.academicjournals.org/app/webroot/article/article1380119091_Hui%20et%20al.pdf.