How do you make lavender oil with your own plants?

There are three ways.


1. Infusion - where you leave the leaves in oil a jar for 2 or 3 weeks in the sun. Shake the jar and pack the lavender in tight.


Alternatively, put the oil and plant material and heat to 65 degrees centigrade. Strain and bottle oil.





2. Enfleurage - leaving the leaves in Flora type sunflower margerine (not animal fat).


Spread 2 sheets glass with the marg with the leaves flowers you want to extract oils from. Leave overnight and put fresh leaves, flowers in until the fat smells of the plant. You now have a perfumed fat you can use to make a perfumed cream.


Next stage is to add alcohol (4 parts to one of your cream) and leave in a sealed jar. A few weeks later you should be able to skin off the fat.


Now you need to drive off the alcohol by heating whats left in a bain marie VERY SLOWLY.





3. Distilling - you need a kettle you can fit a plastic tube to, one and a half metres of plastic tubing that will fit your kettle, a bowl of ice and a jug.


Fill kettle with plant material and bottled water.


Fix the tube to the spout and arrange it so it passes through the ice in the bowl, which should be on a table or chair half the height of the stove. This cools the hot steam from the kettle so you might need to replenish the ice.


The end goes in the jug on the floor. The essential oils should end up here.


Turn on your kettle.


Don't throw away the water left in the kettle as it can be used for therapeutic purposes too.


Sadly it is illegal to buy still in this country (which is what you really need), or to import them

How do you make lavender oil with your own plants?
Here is one recipe for oil I found that has lavender in it:





Lavender and Peppermint Oil -





Crush the leaves slightly to help release the


natural oils and put them in a jar with 4


teaspoons of cider vinegar. Leave for 5


minutes. Top up with avocado oil then give


the mixture a good shake. Leave for 24 hours


before straining off the oil.





This can be used before going to bed or


anytime you feel your skin needs a little


soothing, simply pat on to your face. Use as


and when required.





I can't really think of why this method won't work with making just plain lavender oil.





Enjoy!
Reply:Soak the lavender flowers in unscented mineral oil for 2-3 days in a sealed container (do not open until then).
Reply:i would ground the laveder seeds and then blend with water
Reply:clip the blossoms and steep in baby oil....... sort of like making tea

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Is it harmful to inhale a few drops of lavender and rose oil dropped on a piece of cloth for stress?

I read that in a book. Can it do any harm?

Is it harmful to inhale a few drops of lavender and rose oil dropped on a piece of cloth for stress?
Doubt it, it's just oils from plants, I don't see why it would be harmful, just don't ingest it.
Reply:maybe if you added a little glue it might work better but I dont think lavender and rose oil would harm you
Reply:Of course not. I have rose and lavender oil in my bath to breath the calming vapours. If your worried knock off the Rose, Lavender is the best for relaxation, rose can sometimes be too pungent if overused.
Reply:I can't think of any problems associated w/ this.


If you were to hold a rose or twig of lavender to your nose and smell it, it wouldn't do any harm. (Unless you were allergic to those things.)


The only potential problem that I can think that could possibly occur is if you are allergic to something in the essential oil and you got some on your skin. But even that I think is a low probability.
Reply:It's a great stress reliever. Keep your cloth in a container or bag, then inhale a few times every few hours or so as needed. I agree with the other responder, the lavender alone should do it. It is most likely the rose that is smelling strong. You also probably won't be able to get true rose essential oil with out spending a great deal, it is very, very expensive. You could try adding Clary Sage, or Roman Chamomile. Both are wonderful for relaxation, and are very safe.

Can anyone tell me about Lavender Point Siamese Cats?

This is an arguement I'm having with my husband... he says that our cat is Lavender Point Siamese and I googled it and couldn't find anything. But if we had children, he'd swear on them that he wasn't making it up...is there such a thing?

Can anyone tell me about Lavender Point Siamese Cats?
Hi there...the lilac point Siamese has frosty grey, pink-tinged points. Their bodies are glacial white. The nose leather and paw pads of the lilac point are lavender-pink. The lilac points are the lightest colour of Siamese and even as they age, their body colour will stay very light.





Photos and distinguishing differences between the different colour points in the Siamese breed: http://hometown.aol.com/trrpe/Siamesecol...
Reply:Yes, there is such a thing. Lavender (most of the time called Lilac) points on Siamese cats are light warm gray in color, kind of like a light brown. You can see a lilac point siamese here: http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/si...

How do I get to the power plant above lavender town in pokemon silver?

I can't figure it out! I can't find the entrance or anything so if somebody could please help me, that'd be great!

How do I get to the power plant above lavender town in pokemon silver?
Go to cerulean city and head east, head as far east as possible and you'll find a river. Use surf and surf directly south for a while and you'll find the Power plant. There's a mission associated with the Power plant.
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What are some good colors that go with LAVENder?

For my wedding I'd really like to use some shade of purple.


I've heard of using one color (purple) as your color theme then doing different shades? I dont know how unified that would look though...





But, I do LOVE lavender- what would be good with it?


(My wedding will be in the summer)





Lavender and...


red?


magenta?


pale yellow?

What are some good colors that go with LAVENder?
baby blue, white, darker/lighter shades of purple, baby pink, baby yellow. (so.. pastels)





:-)
Reply:A light green or cream would go great with Lavender.
Reply:a pale yellow or green, would be ok for opposites, yet for your wedding maybe not, try looking pale white/blue and lite pinks


http://www.perfectweddingguide.com/atlan...


http://www.blissweddingsmarket.com/weddi...





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http://www.benjaminmoore.ca/colours/colo...


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Reply:Pale yellow is nice, mint green works, pink is an easy choice although it can get a little too "easter egg." If you want to be daring, how about lavender with coral? Or lavender with a deep burgundy to accent - just a bit, so you don't overpower the lavender.
Reply:My mom's colors were lavendar and yellow. I went with lavendary and white.





I know this might be a little off the wall...but a Navy Blue or midnight blue....looks really good...a high school did that for their graduation...looks really good!
Reply:my room is lavender .i have those things that hang from the door and there dark pink and dark purple. it looks so chick and every one that comes to my house complements them!
Reply:I love colours!! so answering this is fun! Lavender is a light and subtle shade of purple so you will need a complementing colour for smaller details such as in your hair and floral arrangments like ( deep purple, rosey reds ) something rich! Then you will also need somewhere in their a slight touch of a shade that lays between the two. Depending on how light a tone of lavender you choose! Oh, if your not shy to a bit of glitz then you should defo choose some sparkly silvers, they are fantastic with any purple tones! Hope you look dazzling on your day!
Reply:red and magenta sound yucky! how about a pale pink or baby blue! or even violet would look good.
Reply:Honestly, I have a serious opinion on this for you!





My top color of all time to go with lavender is a soft sea green, but with a little more grass green added to it to take some of the pastel-ness out....





I have adored this color combination since I was a kid - strange, but true. My great-grandmother was an antique collector and she had this color combo everywhere - it was gorgeous!





Thanks for a fun question!

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I want to paint my room silver and purple or lavender?How would that look?

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Since my lavender won't bloom for another season or two . what should i do to take care of it in the meantime?

i have been feeding it miracle grow for indoor plants. is this wise? and should i become concerned that the potted plants are now woody. very woody.

Since my lavender won't bloom for another season or two . what should i do to take care of it in the meantime?
If you've grown this from a cutting, it is best outside in the soil. The more clayey the soil is, the happier lavender seems to be. Mine usually flower the year after I've taken them as cuttings. I don't feed them at all and I have loamy soil.


I would cut the plant back to give it a pleasing structure and shape. It is commonly thought one should not cut back into old wood, and that is usually true. Only in the case of very old plants is it recommended to cut back into hard old wood...is this what you've done?


Since the plants are very woody they sound quite old...why haven't they flowered I wonder. I would take plenty of cuttings - they are one of the easiest to propagate and next year you could have lots of blooms.
Reply:Lavender does really not need fertilizer, and its known for its woody base/stocks, leave it alone. Its probably going into remission for a spell( they need a rest period) so stop the fertilizing!!! It knows what to do for itself., and right now its REST!
Reply:Lavender blooms every season, if you have room, plant them in the garden, they will flourish far better than in pots.