Lavender sleep?

Question

Hi! I have a good bunch of big lavender plants at home and was wondering if any one could tell me how I could make and use the exstracted oils for sleeping. Any and all information is much aprecaited. Thank you.

Answer 1

You can buy lavendar essential oil cheaply from many stores - health food, chemists and some hardware stores. It takes an awful lot of lavendar to make even a small amount of essential oil.

Plus if you do cut lavendar from the plant and hang this for any length of time then most of the essential oils will evaporate as they are very volatile.

What you could do with them is make lavendar bags using some thin linen or cotton or mesh material and use these in your drawers and wardrobe (closet) to make clothes smell nice, and under your pillow to aid restful sleep. Or just put in an old pillow case and hang amongst the clothes in the wardrobe (closet).

Making lavendar bags:
http://herbsociety.co.uk/schools/activities/lavender_bag.htm


This link explains the distillation process
: http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/l/lavend13.html

Answer 2

To make your own essential oil involves a distillation procedure. I recomend going to your nearest health food store and buying a Lavender EO you like.

You could make sachets with the plants you already have. Once made you can keep them with your clean linens or under your pillow at night. The scented pillowcase will work nicely.

I like to take a bath before bed with 6 drops or so of Lavender and Clary Save EOs. I soak for 20 mins and then I sleep wonderfully! Of course, make sure you're not allergic and will have no drug interactions before you start to use EOs.

Answer 3

I would think just having the scented plants in your room would be helpful to your sleep.

Answer 4

Try this site:
essentialoil.com/distillinglav.html