Lavender is an aromatic plant that we all know well by its rich fragrance that it distributes.
We especially find it in Mediterranean climate countries like Spain. In fact, one of the best-known areas, and currently photographed on Instagram, is Brihuega, very close to Madrid, just over an hour's drive away, in the province of Guadalajara. In addition to the beauty of contemplating a field of lavender plants, the most important thing is the aromatic and medicinal properties that are derived from the lavender plant.
The scientific name of lavender, lavandulae, comes from the Latin verb lavare, as the lavender flower helps to wash both physical and emotional wounds. In fact, the ancient Romans already used it primarily for relaxing baths.
Currently, this plant has multiple uses, and today we are going to discover all its properties and why at Maminat we use it to make several of our products.
How to use it?
Lavender has multiple uses and benefits, but there are only two ways to use it: in infusion, tea, or prepared drops of essential oil.
Below we detail how to prepare lavender tea or infusion at home, so you can make your own home remedies:
How to prepare lavender infusion?
- Step 1: Take a bunch of lavender flowers and put them to cook in a pot until they boil enough.
- Step 2: Once they are boiled and you see the color, strain them.
- Step 3: Once strained, it is ready to be consumed.
Lavender as a medicinal plant and its benefits
We have already mentioned that Lavender has multiple and very beneficial properties, which is why it is highly valued in the field of medicine, and its application can complement healthcare to achieve certain objectives. In fact, the use of essential oils for health and holistic healing can help improve well-being and spirit. Below, we detail all the properties and benefits of the plant.
Properties and benefits of the infusion
- Taken as an infusion or tea, lavender helps relieve emotional symptoms such as: stress, anxiety, insomnia.
- Drinking an infusion of this plant helps with the treatment of hypertension.
- Using lavender helps to have a better functioning nervous system and improves our digestion.
Properties and benefits of essential oil
- Essential oil can be beneficial for the treatment of various types of pain such as: low back pain, torticollis, headache, and foot pain.
- Applying a lavender bath helps stop hair loss by preventing it from falling out.
- The essential oil applied to the skin is distinguished by being a great regenerator of skin cells. This is why it is used in many cosmetics for treatments of acne, dehydrated, and damaged skin, as well as for sensitive skin. This oil has anti-inflammatory effects.
- It is also used to perfume and repel insects from wardrobes and drawers, where a sachet with its flowers is placed.
- Its dense flower spikes are steam distilled to produce the essential oil used for muscle aches and headaches.
In which Maminat products do we use lavender?
As we have been pointing out throughout the post, this plant generates great changes internally and externally, and its changes are tangible and verifiable over time, which has generated confidence in more and more users who decide to use this plant to calm various symptoms or improve the skin.
That is why at Maminat, we use Lavandulae in many of our products. Obviously, it is very important for our health that the essential oil we use is of high quality, otherwise the measures given in the indications of the remedies may not be effective. That is why we ensure 100% and place great emphasis on the quality of the essential oil of all the plants we use.
Below we detail and explain our products:
- Shampoo for oily hair: as we have already mentioned, lavender applied in a wash to our hair can help stop hair loss.
- Facial creams and hand creams: if there is one thing for which lavender essential oil can stand out, it is for being a great regenerator of skin cells.
- Balance shower gel: it helps us nourish and regenerate the skin, and the aroma of this gel is also based on lavender. This aroma that we like so much.
