Product Overview
Our special Lavender, Kashmir has a very sweet, ultra smooth, soft honeyed-floral aroma with subtle fruity and coumarinic green grassy undertones. Mindfully cultivated and artisan distilled on high elevation mountain slopes in the Kashmir region of India, this true Lavandula angustifolia is our sweetest and smoothest Lavender offering.
Our producers hold a deep reverence for the fertile, snow-fed land they tend at 6,000 feet altitude. Here, high in the Kashmir Valley, Lavender is grown and harvested with love and care almost entirely by hand and without any chemicals, mixed amongst apples, walnuts, and almonds. Preserving the ecosystem is of great importance, so the Lavender is grown in small plots to keep in harmony with the surrounding flora, insects, and soil microbes. The result is an exquisitely sweet, lush Lavender aroma rich in linalyl acetate that embodies the uplifting, tranquil spirit of the Himalayas.
In consumer products, true Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia and the synonyms L. officinalis and L. vera) is often adulterated or replaced by the less expensive, but higher yielding hybrid Lavandins. This substitution only approximates the complex and robust aroma of Lavender and offers a much narrower spectrum of aromatic constituents.
Lavender has been an integral part of fine fragrances for centuries, particularly citrus colognes. As a middle to top note, it can be used as a perfume modifier and can also help mask unpleasant aromas in blends. It blends well with citrus oils, especially Bergamot, herbaceous oils like Clary Sage, Geranium, and Rosemary, grasses like Flouve and Hay, spices, needle oils, florals, and classic base notes like Patchouli, Labdanum, and Oakmoss.
In aromatherapy, Lavender is one of the most commonly used essential oils due to its general availability, modest price, versatility and universally pleasant scent. It has a cool and dry energy that is said to help calm the body, mind, and spirit. Formulators value Lavender in skincare and cosmetic preparations of all types, including massage oils and body lotions, facial and scalp oils, and soaps and cleansers. It’s a favorite in diffusers, nighttime and children’s blends, outdoor sprays, and relaxing baths. This is an oil that should be part of everyone’s collection.
Not sure which Lavender to choose? Please see our article Lowdown on Lavender – Which One Should I Buy?
