Lavender

Essential Oils
Written By Tori Thomas

Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia (Hydrosol + Essential Oil)

Why we love it at The Mindful Gem

Lavender is a soothing, harmonizing, and skin-balancing botanical beloved for its ability to calm inflammation, ease tension, and support clear, radiant skin. Both the hydrosol and essential oil contain linalool, linalyl acetate, and antioxidant-rich terpenes, which offer clinically recognized anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and calming benefits. Research shows lavender supports wound healing, reduces redness, regulates sebum, and calms the nervous system—making it a true whole-being botanical (Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017, DOI: 10.1155/2017/3864340). At The Mindful Gem, we use lavender hydrosol and lavender essential oil in mists, masks, and creams to bring tranquility, clarity, and gentle floral comfort to any skin ritual.

Plant Overview:

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a sun-loving Mediterranean shrub known for its silver-green leaves and fragrant purple blooms. Thriving in dry, rocky soils, it has become one of the world’s most iconic aromatic plants.

Parts Used & Traditional Uses:

  • The flowers are steam-distilled to produce essential oil and hydrosol.

  • Traditionally used in European, Mediterranean, and Ayurvedic herbalism to soothe the skin, calm the mind, promote sleep, cleanse wounds, and harmonize energy.

Skin Benefits & Mechanism:

  • Linalool and linalyl acetate calm inflammation and redness.

  • Gently antimicrobial, supporting clarified, blemish-prone, or congested skin.

  • Promotes healing and renewal, especially for irritated or stressed areas.

  • Hydrosol delivers feather-light hydration and pH-balancing benefits.

Key Benefits:

  • Calms redness + irritation

  • Balances oil + clarifies

  • Soothes nerves + skin simultaneously

  • Heals + hydrates with gentle aromatherapy

Sources:

  • Koulivand, P.H. et al. (2013). “Lavender and its effects on the nervous and integumentary systems.” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. DOI: 10.1155/2017/3864340

  • Tisserand, R. & Young, R. (2014). Essential Oil Safety.

  • European Medicines Agency (EMA) Monograph: Lavandula angustifolia Flower.

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Tori Thomas
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