Lavender oil is the world's most recognised and widely used essential oil — steam-distilled from the flowers of Lavandula angustifolia, a flowering herb native to the Mediterranean and now cultivated globally across France, Bulgaria, England, and India. The name lavender traces its origins to the Latin lavare, meaning "to wash," a reflection of its historically clean, fresh, and purifying character that made it a staple of Roman bathing rituals and European apothecary traditions for centuries.
At Anjum Aromatics, our lavender oil is carefully distilled from high-quality lavender flowers to produce a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a consistently clean, floral, and herbaceous aroma — free from heavy metal contamination and identifiable by infrared spectrum matching standard references.
Specifications:
- Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
- Synonyms: Lavender essential oil, Lavandula angustifolia oil
- Plant Parts Used: Flowers
- Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
- Appearance: Colorless or pale yellow liquid
- Odor: Fresh, floral, characteristic lavender aroma
- Main Constituents: Linalool, Linalyl acetate, and naturally occurring phytochemicals
- Identification: Infrared spectrum matches standard
- Heavy Metals: No darkening when treated with hydrogen sulfide
Lavender oil blends harmoniously with a wide range of essential oils — including pine, cedarwood, sage, clary sage, nutmeg, and geranium — making it an exceptionally flexible ingredient for complex fragrance compositions and therapeutic blends.
Key Benefits:
- Relaxation & Stress Relief: Lavender's most celebrated property — its linalool and linalyl acetate content directly modulate the nervous system, reducing tension, anxiety, and nervous fatigue. A foundational ingredient in relaxation aromatherapy, sleep aids, and stress-relief product lines
- Pain Relief: Soothes headaches, migraines, and muscle pains through topical application and inhalation — widely used in massage oils, balms, and analgesic formulations
- Skin & Scalp Health: Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties accelerate wound healing, reduce acne inflammation, and soothe skin irritation — one of the few essential oils safe enough for direct skin application in diluted form. Also supports scalp health and hair growth
- Respiratory Support: Relieves coughs, nasal congestion, and bronchial discomfort through its mild expectorant and anti-inflammatory action — used in chest rubs, inhalers, and respiratory wellness blends
- Circulation Enhancement: Promotes healthy blood circulation, contributing to improved oxygenation and overall cardiovascular wellness — beneficial in massage and body care formulations
In personal care manufacturing, lavender oil is a cornerstone ingredient across gels, lotions, soaps, shampoos, infusions, and aromatherapy products — its broad consumer familiarity and consistent safety profile making it one of the most commercially reliable essential oils available.
Anjum Aromatics supplies lavender oil in bulk and wholesale quantities to personal care manufacturers, aromatherapy brands, pharmaceutical formulators, fragrance houses, soap and cosmetic producers, and wellness product companies across India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe.