Lavender Angustifolia Essential Oil

Botanical name: 

Lavandula angustifolia

Extraction Method: 

Steam distillation of the flowering tops

Raw Material Origin: 

USA

Aromatic Note

This is one of the few scents that is instantly recognizable and stays with a person forever.
Soft, floral-herbal, with notes of hay, honey, and a faint bitterness.
It creates a sense of silence in which one can exhale.
Lavender does not carry you away into dreams. It brings you back — to the body, to breath, to the feeling of 'I am,' 'I am allowed,' 'I am safe.'
Its scent wraps you — not from the outside, but from within, like a memory of being loved just because you exist.

What the scent brings to light in the subconscious

Lavender angustifolia gently reveals a distorted unconscious drive: to take in order to fill the void, without knowing how to share — because everything ever given before was lost without return.
This desire is often unconscious. It hides behind fatigue, resentment, and the sense that the world does not give, understand, or care.
Thus arises a pathological inertia:
– the person wants to receive but cannot give;
– cannot give — and thus cannot form healthy relationships;
– without connection — they feel isolated and again want to receive…

Lavender brings this loop to light.
Without judgment. Without intrusion.
It says:
"To share is not to lose. It is a way to be with others."
"Your value is not in what you give or get, but in your very being."

Emotional & Psychological Impact

• Helps to exit the reactive state of being 'on the edge' — when one wants to hide, go silent, disappear.
• Relieves inner tension caused by a constant inner defense.
• Restores basic trust in the world and in oneself — especially after periods when it was undermined.
• Supports those who experienced emotional rejection and felt unseen.
• Teaches to give without fear — and receive without guilt.
• Restores the sense of 'normalcy' — without struggle, overcompensation, or needing to be useful.

Cultural Roots & Traditional Use

• In ancient times, lavender was used for cleansing body and space: in Ancient Rome, it was added to baths; in Egypt — to anointing oils.
• In the Middle Ages, it was hung in homes to protect against evil and emotional suffering.
• Though not directly tied to Jewish tradition, in Kabbalistic terms, lavender aligns with the Sefira Chesed (Lovingkindness) — the force that protects, holds, and gives unconditionally.
• In many cultures, lavender is a symbol of calm, maternal care, infant protection, sleep, and healing through love.

Blend Compatibility

• Blends well with oils that enhance stabilization and recovery: cedarwood, vetiver, frankincense, clary sage.
• With oils that promote brightness and openness: bergamot, orange, neroli, rose.
• Often serves as a unifying center in compositions — the binding element between different notes.

Interesting Facts

• 'Lavandula angustifolia' means 'narrow lavender' — due to its leaf shape.
• In the 20th century, French chemist René-Maurice Gattefossé pioneered modern aromatherapy with lavender oil after using it for a burn.
• In Japan, its scent is seen as a symbol of 'quiet strength' — used in Zen practices.
• In Israel, cultivated lavender is common in the north, but its true symbolic strength shows where it grows on rocks — where softness has no place. That is its essence.

Fragrant Message

You can be soft — and still be yourself.
You can open up — and not lose yourself.
You can trust — and not be destroyed.