Lavandula angustifolia aka officinalis flower head, steam distilled, from Bulgaria.

Aroma: Fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous, slightly fruity. The Bulgarian true lavender oil has a rich herbaceous quality that delights lavender lovers and impresses those who dislike the one-note perfume-y scent of hybrid and low-land grown lavenders - TTF

Colour: Clear with a Tinge of Yellow

Consistency: Thin

Perfumery Note: Top/Middle

Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Possible Uses: Acne, allergies, anxiety, asthma, athlete's foot, bruises, burns, chicken pox, colic, cuts, cystitis, depression, dermatitis, dysmenorrhea, earache, flatulence, headache, hypertension, insect bites, insect repellant, itching, labor pains, migrane, oily skin, rheumatism, scabies, scars, sores, sprains, strains, stress, stretch marks, vertigo, whooping cough. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 56-67.]

Constituents: Linalyl Acetate, Linalol, Terpinenol, Cineole, Beta-Caryophyllene, Farnascene [Shirley Price, The Aromatherapy Workbook (Hammersmith, London: Thorsons, 1993), 54-5.]

Safety Information: Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand does not indicate any special precautions when using this oil. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 207.]