Lavender, otherwise known as lavandula, is a flowering plant from the mint family. There are over 40 known species of lavender and it has been used since ancient Egyptian times. It’s used as an ornamental plant, as an herb, and also for the extraction of essential oils. The word lavender is thought to be derived […]
According to Wikipedia, an essential oil is a “concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants” or more simply put “the oil of the plant from which they were extracted”. With companies like DoTerra and Young Living claiming over a billion dollars in sales per year, essential oils have made their way into thousands […]