It is a hybrid plant developed in 1900 by crossing true lavender (L. angustifolia) with spike lavender or aspic (L. latifolia) and is larger than lavender with a woody stem and blue or gray flowers. It is grown extensively in France and often preferred by the perfume industry for its oil and the flowers for sachets, potpourri and craft work.

Lavandin Essential Oil is extracted from the fresh flowering tops by steam distillation.

The therapeutic properties are antidepressant, antiseptic, analgesic cicatrisant, expectorant, nervine and vulnerary.

The main chemical components are lavandulol, linalool, linalyl acetate, camphor, cineole, caryophyllene, camphene, dipentene, limonene, ocimene and terpinene.

It has similar qualities to that of true Lavender, but since it has a sharper smell, it is especially useful for treating muscular aches and pains, as well as for circulatory and respiratory problems.

Lavandin Essential Oil can be useful in cases of muscle stiffness and aches and pains. It eases the lungs and helps with coughs, colds and flu.

Lavandin Essential Oil can be used in vapor therapy for coughs, colds and flu and to promote a more relaxed feeling.

Lavandin Essential Oil can be used as a blended massage oil for muscle and joint pains and is great for relieving muscle stiffness or clearing the lungs and sinuses of phlegm.

When Lavandin Essential Oil is used in a cream or lotion it is useful to help the skin heal wounds faster and also calms dermatitis.

Although essential oils blend well with one another, Lavandin Essential Oil blends particularly well with Bergamot, Citronella, Cinnamon, Clary Sage, Jasmine, Pine, Thyme, Patchouli and Rosemary.