How to make your own Lavender Oil

I love lavender, it’s one of my favourite herbs, and we’re lucky enough to have lots growing in our garden. One of my favourite things to use the lavender for is to make my own Lavender Oil. Lavender is well known for it’s stress-reducing, calming and sleep inducing properties, so this lavender oil is perfect as a bath oil or for massage, it’s easy to make and smells divine. A little poured into your bath will help you relax and sleep better too. It is also fab to use for a pre-bed massage to calm your little ones down and help them to fall asleep.

Y O U N E E D

2-4 cups lavender flowers {fresh is best, but dried works well too}
glass jar with tight fitting lid
carrier oil {I use sweet almond oil}
muslin/cheescloth for straining
dark blue or amber bottle for storing the finished oil

H O W T O

1// Fill your jar with lavender, full to the top but not too tightly packed.

2// Pour over the carrier oil, ensuring all the flowers are covered and put the lid on securely.

3// Shake the jar gently, leave for around 4 weeks shaking once or twice a week.

4// Strain the oil through a muslin, and squish all the flowers to extract every last drop of oil.

5// pour you oil into storage bottles, add a pretty label and enjoy.

Makes a great gift idea for Mums and Grans too! You could also include it in a package to gift a new Mama, I’m sure it would be very much appreciated!

13 Comments

  1. Tabetha

    September 26, 2012 at 10:24

    I just adore lavender– great DIY & great present idea, thanks!

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  2. Nicola Purkins

    September 26, 2012 at 10:54

    Aw I am going to try this!! I love the idea of making my own rather than getting it at a generic store!!
    :) x

  3. eidolons

    September 26, 2012 at 12:30

    You can do this with just about any herb – or combination. Imagine all those great smelling possibilities! (:
    I infuse oils this way for salves for my boys frequently. In fact, it’s about time I started another batch of calendula oil (with additions this time, I think) for the winter.

  4. bhrett @ lost in relocation

    September 26, 2012 at 12:31

    thanks for the tip :)
    xo bhrett

  5. Manda Rave

    September 26, 2012 at 13:55

    niice, will need to make some of this!

  6. Miss Angie

    September 26, 2012 at 17:13

    Great tutorial, thank you! :)

  7. AVY

    September 26, 2012 at 18:30

    Oh, sounds lovely. I might just try that.

    /Avy

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    ♥

  8. Emma

    September 26, 2012 at 23:58

    lovely!

  9. Yaya

    September 27, 2012 at 11:55

    I love lavender, thanks for the tutorial!

    Now off to find some lavender!

  10. Mary Catherine

    September 29, 2012 at 19:45

    Love this–seems much simpler and newbie proof than some of the other distilling methods I’d seen online lately. I’ve been wanting to do this with some of our yard blooms. Made Rose & Lavender flower water this week! http://www.marycatherinehamelin.com/blog/2012/9/27/making-flower-water.html

  11. Robin

    October 29, 2013 at 21:17

    Love this! Could you tell me what size jar you used for the 2-4 cups of lavender ? And also, can the finished product be used in a misting bottle to spray a pillow at night?

  12. Robin

    November 6, 2013 at 21:20

    So sorry to bug you but my daughter and I are making these fir Christmas Gifts. Do you have any idea how much sweet almond oil you use for 4 cups of dried lavender? I’m ordering it on line and not sure how much is too much. Thank you again for your help.

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