Lavender Essential Oil

The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book Aroma-Reiki: Healing The Body, Mind, and Chakras with Reiki-charged Essential Oils.

Botanical name: Lavandula angustifolia

Synonyms: Lavandula officinalis, Lavandual vera, garden lavender, common lavender

Family: Lamiaceae

Parts used: Flowering tops

Extraction Method: Steam distillation

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Yin Yang Quality: Yang

Primary Constituents: More than 100 constituents make up the essential oil with linalyl acetate having the highest content. Other constituents include: linalol, lavandulol, lavandulyl acetate, terpineol, cineol, limonene, ocimene caryophyllene.

Therapeutic Actions: Analgesic, antispasmodic, anticonvulsive, anti-depressant, anti-microbial, anti-rheumatic, antiseptic, anti-toxic, carminative, cholagogue, deodorant, diarrhetic, emmenagogue, hypotensive, insecticide, nervine, parasiticide, rubefacient, sedative, stimulant, vulnerary (Petersen, 2020).

Effects on mind, emotions, and body: Calming and stimulating, mood-uplifting and balancing,

Healing intention: Relieve symptoms for headaches, insomnia, amenorrhea, asthma, cough, flatulence, hypertension, indigestion, nausea, neuralgia, rheumatism, arthritis, eczema, ulcers and burns. 

A placebo-controlled clinical trial of lavender essential oils for the treatment of headaches showed inhaling lavender essential oil may be a useful and safe therapeutic option for migraine headaches that are in their severe stages (Sasannejad, 2012).

Skin and hair care: Relieves acne, dandruff, dermatitis, eczema.

Chakra: Heart Chakra (calms and balances the heart), Throat Chakra (clears the mind and stimulates communication), Crown Chakra (encourages spiritual enlightenment).

Safety data: Non-toxic, non-irritant, and non-sensitizing, though in rare cases, skin sensitivity has occurred. Due to its high 1, 8 cineol content, lavender should be handled with caution. Children are especially vulnerable to. 1.8 cineol. If the concentration of 1,8 cineol exceeds 10%, take the following measures: refrain from using full strength on your nose, eyes, or face. Children younger than ten should not diffuse for more than fifteen minutes in a well-ventilated environment. Do not use undiluted. Do not take internally unless the under care of a professional aromatherapist.

Lavender is a multipurpose essential oil that is great to use during a Reiki healing session. I have also Reiki-charged it with the intention of healing and balance for pain massage blends. I might mix a diffuser blend of 3 drops of lavender, 4 drops of bergamot, and 1 drop of rose to create a soothing and inspiring atmosphere for a Reiki session. This I could Reiki-charge with the intention of peace and inspiration. Bergamot is calming and mood-uplifting, improving mental clarity and bringing in positive energy through the root chakra. It stimulates balanced personal power in the solar plexus chakra and activates love that radiates from within the heart chakra. Rose is calming and mood-uplifting. It stimulates love, compassion, hope, and patience in the heart chakra and helps to stimulate a spiritual connection in the crown chakra.

Lavender is light yellow to clear in color with a light, floral, and slightly sweet aroma. In addition to the above-mentioned oils it blends well with most oils including: cedarwood atlas, cedarwood Virginia, clary sage, cypress, gardenia, geranium, honeysuckle, eucalyptus, frankincense, lemon balm, marjoram, myrrh, oregano, patchouli, peppermint, petitgrain, pine, rosemary, rosewood, sandalwood, ylang ylang, and all citrus and spice oils.

Petersen, D. (2020). Aromatherapy Materia Medica Essential Oil Monographs. American

College of Healthcare Sciences.

Petersen, D. & ACHS Aromatherapy Department. (2020). Therapeutic Action Guide (20th

Edition). American College of Healthcare Sciences.

Sasannejad, P., Saeedi, M., Shoeibi, A., Gorji, A., Abbasi, M., & Foroughipour, M. (n.d.).

Lavender Essential Oil in the Treatment of Migraine Headache: A Placebo Controlled

Clinical Trial. European Neurology, 67(5), 288–291. https://

doi.org/10.1159/000335249

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