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A wild True Lavender essential oil carefully hand-picked in southern France on the high Larzac Plateau. An exceptional oil. 

Plant description

History and Origin

True Lavender is a subshrub growing on the dry and sunny hillsides of southern France and other countries around the Mediterranean Sea. It comes with a long-standing reputation as a popular remedy. Known since Roman Antiquity as a perfume and aromatic, Lavender was named from Latin term lavare (meaning “to wash”). Not only using it to perfume linen, Romans also used it in private and public baths. But lavender was also known as a popular remedy against digestive disorders as well as a cosmetic care and insect repellant.

Plant Description

History and Origin

This essential oil is extracted from a small tree that comes from Indo-Malaysian tropical areas. Subsequently, the tree was naturalized by the European explorers in most of the tropical islands of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Ocean. The Latin name of ylang-ylang « Cananga » is simply derived from the original name of the plant in Malay (Kananga ou Kénanga).

The distillation of ylang is special. The first tests were recorded in 1860 by a sailor named Albert Schwenger. The delicate fragrance began to be used in the perfumery field and a unique extraction method was developed. The essential oil is collected in several steps during the distillation process, that is why we can find the names totum, complete (12 to 24 hours of distillation continuously), extra (first hour of distillation), no 2 and no 3.

Plant Description

History and Origin

 Around late 17th century, Anne Marie Orsini, Dutchess of Bracciano and Princess of Nerola, popularized the essence of bitter orange as a fragrance by using it to perfume her gloves and as bathing water. Since then, “neroli” is used to designate orange blossom. Many young brides would use orange blossom to ornament their hair as a symbol of purity and fertility. The flower represented the spirit of the Virgin Mary. The white flower symbolizes virginity and the fruit, maternity.

Energetic and Emotional Effect

Enhances self-love, stimulates the opening of the crown chakra and eighth chakra. Reinforces spirituality (Ref.: Patricia Davis). Orange blossom encourages self-realisation. It opens and equilibrates the masculine and feminine aspects of one’s heart, bringing a feeling of security and protection as well as an intense sensation of being loved in all one’s aspects.

Plant Description

History and Origin

 Sage is cultivated since Antiquity. It used to be called “clear eye” (origin of its name: “clary” sage). People believed it was able to reinforce eye vision. Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) is one of the two sage varieties used in perfumery; the other one being Salvia officinalis. Sclareol, typical component of this plant, is a very powerful molecule that is highly sought after for its capacity to produce derivatives with an amber aroma. Large scale cultures of Clary sage are exploited in the United-States, China and Ukraine and used to produce a concrete from which sclareol is chemically extracted. Provence also produces Clary sage.

Energetic and Emotional Effect The plant shares with us the power to connect with the feminine principle. It takes us on a fast rise towards the superior chakras while providing strength to our legs. Applied on the base or root chakra, it enhances our connection with Mother Earth, sensual pleasure, self-love and love for others. Applied on the plexus and frontal chakras, it eases the access to knowledge and psychic communication through dreaming. Sage seems to make dreams clearer and/or to help us remember them. This plant purifies and tones up the mental body, which allows us to come more easily into contact with joy and peace of mind. With this oil, women will find a help for mid-life crisis and periods of change and transition.