SPIKE LAVENDER OIL
- Botanical Name: Lavandula latifolia
- CAS No.: 8016-78-2
- EC No.: 284-290-6
- FEMA Number: 3033
- Flash Point (°C): 62
- Refractive Index: 1.4580 to 1.4690 at 20°C
- Specific gravity: 0.8890 to 0.8970 at 25 °C
- Optical Rotation (°): -4.50 to +1
- Color:Pale yellow
- Solubility: Soluble in alcohol & oils and insoluble in water
Description:
Spike Lavender (Lavandula latifolia) is native to France, commonly grown in the southern Mediterranean countries of Spain, Portugal, and Italy. Spike Lavender is an evergreen plant and a member of Lamiaceae family. Unlike true lavender, spike lavender grows in low altitudes and yield is also higher.
Lavender oil, Lavandin oil and Spike Lavender oil is commonly mistaken, in order to clarify it following points are to be considered:
1. These three oils are different, extracted from three different plants.
2. Lavender oil generally does not contain Camphor, Lavandin oil contain small quantity of camphor where as Spike Laverder contain larger quantity of Camphor.
3. Lavender oil is milder and sweeter; Lavandin oil is stronger and more pungent where as Spike Laverder oil is Camphoraceous.
Cultivation and Harvesting:
The spike lavander can grow between 35 to 80 cm in height. It can be cultivated in almost any soil, but soil should be well drained and neutral to alkaline. Crop can be harvested between June and September.
The essential oil is extracted from buds & flowering tops of Spike Lavender through steam distillation. Spike Lavender oil contains significantly more camphor than Lavender oil and Spike Lavender oil is more stimulating and energizing than Lavender oil.
The yield of spike lavender oil is of 0.5 to 0.8%. The essential oil is used as top note. The smell of this oil is bit similar to the rosemary oil.
Odor profile:
Fresh, floral-camphoraceous, similar to rosemary
Major Constituents:
Linalool, 1,8-Cineole, Camphor, Borneol, Pinene, Limonene, Camphene, Fenchone .
Application:
~ Spike Lavender essential oil is widely used in making several fragrances and deodorants.
~ Properties of this oil make it’s a wide application as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, deodorant, stimulant, stomachic and expectorant.
Aromatherapy:
The oil is widely used in aromatherapy as it is constituted with anti-depressant properties to induce mental and physical fatigue.
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