Lavender, French High Alpine
Lavandula angustifolia
100% PURE ESSENTIAL OIL
0.5 fl. oz. (15 mL)

Part: Flowering Tops
Method: Steam Distilled
Note: top note of strong aromas
Country: France
Traditional uses: Skin care, acne, athletes foot, inflammations, ringworm, sunburn/ burns, bites, rheumatism, depression, insomnia, nervous tension, stress, shock
Thought to be: analgesic, antidepressant, antimicrobial, antirheumatic, antiseptic, parasiticide, sedative

The scent is fresh and sweet, floral, natural and winsome. Unlike some floral extracts, French Lavender is not the least bit nauseating or overpowering, though decidedly floral. Chemically the European lavenders are quite similar. Linalool, linalyl acetate, furfural, valeric aldehyde, amyl alcohol, pinene, cineol, and various other components occur naturally in French Lavender. However, French Lavender has a higher ester content than lavenders cultivated at lower altitudes. For Lavender high altitudes are preferable. The distillations carried out at higher altitudes tend to produce improved oils, due to lower distillation temperatures.

Cautions:
CNS Depressants: may make the effects of central nervous depressants stronger. These drugs include morphine or oxycodone (OxyContin) for pain, and sedative and anti-anxiety agents such as lorazepam
Surgery: Lavender might slow down the central nervous system. It may combine with anesthesia and other medications given during and after surgery
Chloral Hydrate :Lavender seems to increase the effects of chloral hydrate.
Drug Interactions: Sedative medications (Barbiturates) interact. Amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal), secobarbital (Seconal), clonazepam (Klonopin), lorazepam (Ativan), phenobarbital (Donnatal), zolpidem (Ambien)

WARNING:  CONCENTRATED. DILUTE AND PERFORM PATCH TEST BEFORE USE. NOT FOR INTERNAL USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. CONSULT YOUR HEALTHCARE  PRACTITIONER PRIOR TO USE IF PREGNANT, NURSING, SUFFERING FROM ANY MEDICAL CONDITION, OR ON MEDICATION. MAY IRRITATE SKIN.