{Make your own Lavender Water © ShannonSorensen} |
Going to the lavender farm on San Juan Island was a life-long dream of mine. And boy, oh boy was it worth the wait.
The gentle scent of lavender is one of the most soothing smells there is. It's like a summery breeze that sweeps over you as it lifts and carries your worries away. (Sigh)
Making your own Lavender Water is incredibly easy, and only takes a few ingredients. It not only smells dreamy, it has health benefits as well (see below). And as I always say, if it's simple enough for me to make, you can certainly do it!
How to Make Lavender Water
Supplies:- Distilled water (do not use tap water unless you boil and cool it first)
- Essential Lavender Oil
- Witch Hazel (ethyl alcohol, isopropyl or vodka) *acts as an emulsifier & helps spray dry faster
- Measuring cup & spoon
- Funnel
- Spray Bottles
{Easy Lavender Water Tutorial © ShannonSorensen} |
Directions:
- Pour 2 cups distilled water through funnel, into a jar or directly into your spray bottle.
- Drop 16 drops of lavender essential oil into the distilled water (1 oz. oil to 1 oz. water)
- Add 2 Tbsp Witch Hazel (or other emulsifier listed above)
- Shake before each use
Benefits / Uses of Lavender Water
- Induces relaxation and helps ease anxiety
- Spritz your sheets at night to sleep better! Lavender lowers heart rate & blood pressure, promoting relaxation
- Freshen the house, linens, closets, hampers, and more
- Spray on beds, sheets and pillow cases to keep dust mites away
- Use when ironing fabrics for that extra fresh scent
- Spritz baby's crib before nap time
- Use it as an air freshener near a baby's hamper
- As a natural anti-inflammatory, spritz your skin, pillow cases and linens to help reduce itching, swelling or red skin (do a spot test to make sure you skin's not too sensitive)
- Calms nerves, lowers stress and anxiey
- Can ease breathing with colds and stuffed sinuses (*try steam treatment with lavender water)
- Soothes sunburns, scrapes and bug bites with a few spritzes
- Heat lavender water for a soothing foot soak
- Keep in the fridge and spritz on a hot day to refresh and cool yourself down
- Dip a soft washcloth in lavender water & use as a cool or warm compress to relieve headaches
- Spritz yourself before going outdoors to repell insects!
- Can increase the effectiveness of other relaxants for insomnia, anxiety and depressants (see doctor)
- Spray household surfaces as a disinfectant
- Add lavender oil directly to bathwater to improve mood and promote circulation
- Add lavender oil to laundry rinse water to freshen clothes
It's safe to say I have sprayed just about everything that is spray-able in our house with lavender water! It smells so fresh and clean, and really is calming. I spritz our bed every night and I swear I've been sleeping better. It just makes you feel so much more calm and peaceful.
In a burst of enthusiasm, I asked my husband if it would be okay to spray our "under-clothes" with lavender but he wasn't so keen riding from his office to the car in a shuttle full of men, while smelling like lavender. I don't blame him. ha!
{Lavender Farm San Juan Island © ShannonSorensen} |
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