Lavender, Bulgaria Essential Oil - Organic

10 ml

Botanical source: Lavandula angustifolia
Plant part used: The flower
Origin: Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Production: Cultivated and certified organic
Extraction method: Steam distillation of the semi-dried flower spikes

Fragrance profile: Sweet-floral, rich herbaceous, with a hint of magnolia in the top notes and sweet wood in the base.


Properties: Relaxing, cooling, harmonizing, refreshing

Chinese medicine function: To circulate the Qi, nourish the Yin, clear heat and calm the Shen

Complementary blending: Bulgarian lavender blends widely and easily. Favorites include Bergamot, Blue tansy, Clary sage, Thyme linalool, Hyssop, Spike lavender, Marjoram, Geranium, Patchouli, Atlas cedarwood, Vetiver, and all citrus and floral oils in general.

For external use only. Properly dilute all essential oils in lotion or vegetable carrier oil before massage or other topical use. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health conditions, or are taking medications, please consult your healthcare provider before using essential oils.

Fragrance energy: Green, sweet
Movement course: Circulating
Warmth effect: Neutral to cool
Tone effect: Relaxant
Channel tropism: Liver, Heart, Pericardium, Lung
Five-Element affinity: Fire, Wood

In Chinese Medicine: Lavender is a gentle but versatile cooling, sweet-green oil used to circulate Qi in the Middle and Upper Jiao. In the traditional framework it addresses constrained Qi that generates heat and tension, and it is equally at home in acute and chronic work — one reason it is such a common choice for children and for sensitive people. Like Bergamot it is a wide-ranging relaxant oil, but cooling and calming rather than warming.

Chinese Medicine functions adapted from Peter Holmes, L.Ac., M.H., Channeling Fragrance. The full profile — treatment patterns, acupoint combinations and synergist oils — is in the book.