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Lavender essential oil is generally considered one of the few safe essential oils for use on babies aged 3+ months but Lavender essential oil should never be taken orally & it should be kept clear of the face – especially a baby or young child.  The real benefits of Lavender essential oil come in the form of scent and application to skin for burns, bites and wound healing.  Essentially it is your call as to whether you are comfortable using essential oils on your child.  Our experience has shown that Lavender essential oil works well on bites however we recommend diluting the oil in a carrier oil such as almond oil or olive oil or even use a lavender massage oil (but check to ensure there are no other essential oils blended).  

We have also found that babies enjoy the smell of lavender.  It keeps them calm, relaxed & jolly but of course if your baby is tired and hungry then essentially nothing will calm them except food and sleep!  The strength of the lavender smell should be kept light. Don't allow the lavender to overpower the room. Like any strong smell this can just end up causing a head ache and irritation. Lavender is best enjoyed in moderation allowing it to subtly work its magic.

Some people like to add Lavender essential oil to their child’s bath as they find that it relaxes both the parents and the babies and aides in the child falling calmly to sleep.  One or two drops is sufficient for this purpose but please first ensure that your baby isn't irritated by the essential oil on the skin.

We personally add 2 drops to our babies washing.  The essential oil not only aides in freshness but it can also help with cleaning. 

Massaging your baby or child with a lavender massage oil is also a common use shown to calm babies and children.  Keep the oil away from your child’s head.  Usually massaging the feet and legs will do the trick.  You can also add a couple of drops to a lotion that in unscented and use this for the same purpose. Again, please ensure that the lotion is safe for your child.  

Spray some Lavender Floral Water in your baby room to assist with sleeping.  Simply spray a few squirts in the corner of the room to provide a freshness for baby.

Like all things, when introducing new items into you child's life it needs to be done carefully and slowly to avoid irritation and allergic reactions.  Whilst Lavender essential oil is generally considered safe when used correctly, each child is different and therefore care must be taken.

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In this blog post we will discover some other usefull lavender products for skin and hair care.  Our home made Lavender Soap bar soap is made using only Urangutan Friendly certifified GreenPalm Oil, is preservative and trans free.  This makes the product both an ethically correct choice and a great choice for your skin.  The real key to gaining extra life out of your soap is to allow it to dry out a little.  Essentially the more dry the soap bar is, the longer it lasts however the off side to this is that as the soap bar airs it loses some of those beautiful essential oil aromas.  Home made soaps are great because you can usually trust that they have been made free from preservatives and unnecessary chemicals and the labelling is not confusing.  

Lavender is also a great ingredient in shampoo or conditioner & studies have found lavender essential oil to be linked to hair regrowth, controlling hair loss and can assist to reduce dandruff..  Our Shampoo and Conditioner are also PEG and Sulphate Free making them less likely to cause allergy, result in itchy scalps or cause hair loss.  For any real benefit to be obtained from using natural products, we find that it is important that there are no 'nasty' ingredients added or any benefit is out weighed by the negative.  Lavender Shampoo containing Essential Lavender Oil is also great in for hair and scalps because it can hydrate, moisturize & provide necessary nourishment.  

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Saturday Feb 14 is Valentines day!  At Bella Lavender we are going to celebrate with LIve Music performed by Mandy Page and Barry Hembling.under our pergola from 630pm.  Ladies receive a Free sparkling wine & chocolates!  

Not to be missed.  For bookings please phone 85831184.

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As we continue our journey through the many different uses of lavender we think you will continue to be surprised at how versatile it really is.  Did you know that Lavender is actually a herb?  We often used our dried Angustifolia Lavender flowers in gelato, milkshakes, scones and tea!

Lavender is great for joint and muscle releif.  Our Extra Strength Arthritis and Muscle Rub Cream has been specially formulated just for this purpose.  We have customers who phone or order online from all over Australia for this product.  Its popularity is spreading rapidly by word of mouth as we do no adverdising of it.  We recently had a lady walk in our front door from Toowoomba, Queensland.  She burst through the door and,with a cheeky smile, demanded "where is your arthritis cream, my daughter said I'm not allowed to go back to Toowoomba without it." Her Daughter had visited Bella Lavender a few months earlier and purchased the cream and loved it so much that she got her mum to get some more for her! This Lavender is great for people suffering arthritis or joint pain.  We have even had people claim great results with eczma.  We often find that the product provides pain relief to people who are undergoing chemotheropy.

Washing you hands and body with Lavender leaves a beautiful scent on the skin and in the room where the product lives.  Using lavender liquid soap can be great for sensitive & dry skin.  Bella Lavender Liquid Soap is the perfect hand and body soap.  It cleans to a high standard and contains our the Lavender Essential Oil fronm the Lavender grown right here at Bella Lavender Estate.  We use this Liquid soap in our cafe toilets and every day we have costomers walk over to our products and purchase this soap off the shelf because they have just tried it and loved it.  It is additive free which means that those sensitive to allergies find that the product is great for them.  Other Benefits of a lavender liquid soap are the calming effects on the might and body.  

In our next installment we will discover the benefits of other types of soap, shampoo and conditioners

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In this series we will cover the versatility of Lavender in and its effects on calming and soothing the body.  The beauty of this wonderful plant is that it is both aesthetically pleasing as well as being incredibly useful medicinally, culinary and in the home.  Forever and a day, lavender has been used for such reasons, even the Romans have recordings of the value of Lavender.

Lavender essential oil is often referred to as the most versatile of essential oils as it serves many different purposes such as fragrance for perfume, medicinal uses (we find it is great for mosquito bites and burns) & as a relaxant which serves the nervous system or even as a refreshing pick me up.  Lavender can also be used around the house.  We use our lavender water in our iron for ironing and it gives our clothes the most pleasant fragrance & we use our culinary lavender in scones & gelato!

Lavender is also versatile in that it can be used both fresh, dry or as an essential oil.

Below I will list some of our products and how you can use them every day to help in your day to day life.

Our Lavender Floral Water can be used in your iron for ironing.  It provides your clothes with a fresh, gentle & relaxing fragrance.  It can also be used in a spray bottle to spray a room or area around the house.

Bella Lavender Essential Lavender Oil is extremely versatile.  We have often used this to treat minor surface burns by placing one or two drops over the affected area.  Our experience is that the wound heals faster and the scarring is reduced or non-existent.  It can also be used against mosquito or other bug bites to remove the itchy feeling and relax the skin back to its original state.  Lavender is said to have anti-viral, anti-septic & anti-inflammatory properties and was used in early western medicine for such purposes.  burning Lavender oil in an incense burner or inhaling one or two drops when placed on your skin can also be very relaxing.  

Lavender Massage Oil is brilliant for relieving tension, headaches and sore muscles when massaged into the skin.  

In the next installment we will talk more about how lavender can be used medicinally & as a fragrance.  

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2014/15 was a great harvest at Bella Lavender Estate.  Our yield has been high due to some good early winter rain and a healthy dose of natural fertiliser. 

The Essential Lavender Oil this year is one of our best, a real sweet smelling lavender that is easy on the sinuses.  Our harvest began in late November and continued throughout December and January.  Harvesting the lavender is usually a two person operation involving a hand held hedger harvester and a catching sack.  The lavender flowers are then placed in to our distillery and the oil is created using this machinery.

We produce two brands of essential lavender oil at Bella Lavender Estate; Angustifolia and Intermedia & these can be purchased from Bella Lavneder via our website, over the phone or in our store.