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Lavender

The scent the whole world associates with calm. Soft, floral and herbaceous at once; the bottle that lives on my bedside table.

💜 Lavandula angustifolia · calm & skin
doTERRA Lavender

What it does

Lavender owes its name to the Latin 'lavare', to wash: the Romans added the flowers to their bathwater, and in Provence washerwomen spread clean linen over the lavender bushes to dry. doTERRA's Lavender grows on the high plains of Bulgaria, where the fields turn deep purple in summer. The flowering tops are harvested and steam-distilled close to the field.

Lavender is one of the most researched essential oils in the world, with dozens of studies on its two main constituents, linalool and linalyl acetate. On the skin it's also one of the gentlest oils there is: diluted, it calms things down after a day in the sun or after shaving. And in your diffuser, half an hour before bedtime, the aroma quietly becomes the signal that the day is done.

Emotionally, lavender is the oil of your voice: of saying what's going on inside. There's a reason people reach for this bottle on days when everything piles up. The scent gives you room to settle first, and then to say what wants to be said.

One drop, every evening

Anchor the scent to your evening routine: one drop on the edge of your pillowcase, the same one every night. After a few weeks the scent itself tells your brain it's bedtime. It's called scent anchoring, and it works surprisingly well.

Why this one

CPTG-tested for purity

Every batch independently tested. Pure oil, exactly what's on the label, and nothing else.

Carefully sourced

The right plant in the right place, at the right time. You can smell the difference.

Versatile to use

Aromatically in your diffuser or diluted on your skin. One bottle, many moments.

A little goes a long way

Pure and concentrated, so you only need a few drops. One bottle lasts a long time.

How to use Lavender

1.Aromatically: 3-4 drops in your diffuser, half an hour before bedtime.
2.On your pillow: 1 drop on the edge of your pillowcase or on a tissue beside it.
3.On the skin: diluted with a carrier oil (2-3 drops to 10 ml), after sun or after shaving.

Where it comes from

Click a pin for the sourcing story.

Wereldkaart met de herkomst van de doTERRA-oliën
Lavender 🌍 Bulgaria doTERRA’s Lavender grows on the high plains of Bulgaria, on fields run by family farms that have passed the craft down for generations. The flowering tops are harvested in summer and distilled close to the field; through Co-Impact Sourcing the growers get guaranteed purchase and fair prices. View Lavender → Turmeric 🌍 Nepal The rhizomes are harvested by hand by farming families in the hills of Nepal and distilled locally. Co-Impact Sourcing provides steady jobs and fair prices in a region where paid work is scarce. View Turmeric → Frankincense 🌍 Somalia · Oman · Ethiopia doTERRA's frankincense is a blend of several Boswellia species from Somalia, Oman and Ethiopia. Harvesters make careful cuts in the bark; the resin crystallises over a few days into beads, the tree's 'tears'. Every supply chain is audited against the FairWild standard. View Frankincense → Wild Orange 🌍 Brazil Sourced from hundreds of small farmers in southern Brazil, where the climate is ideal for citrus. The oil is cold-pressed from the peel; it takes around 154 oranges for one 15 ml bottle. View Wild Orange → Ylang Ylang 🌍 Madagascar · Nosy Be From growers on the island of Nosy Be, off Madagascar's north-west coast. The star-shaped flowers are hand-picked and distilled within 24 hours, so the rich, sweet aroma is preserved. View Ylang Ylang → Cedarwood 🌍 United States From the south-eastern USA, from Juniperus virginiana. A lovely detail: doTERRA distils the oil from sawdust and offcuts left over from timber processing, giving waste a second life. View Cedarwood → Magnolia Touch 🌍 Southern China The magnolia oil comes from southern China, from the white champaca. The delicate blossoms are hand-picked early morning or late evening and steam-distilled. View Magnolia Touch → Shinrin-Yoku 🌍 Japan (Hinoki) A blend with no single origin: oils from around the world come together. Its heart is Japanese, with the signature note Hinoki, the cypress of Japanese temples, inspired by shinrin-yoku, forest bathing. View Shinrin-Yoku → Peppermint 🌍 USA · India Sourced in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, from a family farm spanning generations, and in northern India (Uttar Pradesh). The steady, wet climate gives a high menthol content. View Peppermint → PastTense 🌍 Nepal A blend of several oils. Its most remarkable sourcing story sits in the wintergreen: wild-harvested in the mountains of rural Nepal, naturally rich in methyl salicylate. View PastTense → Deep Blue Stick 🌍 Nepal Built on the Deep Blue blend. Its main component, wintergreen, is wild-harvested in rural Nepal, where women climb the steep mountain slopes and communities manage their forest areas together. View Deep Blue Stick → Fractionated Coconut Oil 🌍 Philippines The carrier oil comes from the Philippines, from the coconut. Fractionation leaves only the light, liquid part: colourless, odourless and miscible with any essential oil. View Fractionated Coconut Oil →

Fancy giving it a try?

You can order Lavender on its own, or, and honestly I always recommend this, set up your own account and get 25% off.

View Lavender Start with 25% off
About that 25%: with your own doTERRA account (free, no compulsory orders, cancel monthly) you pay the wholesale price on everything. Order more than once and the account pays for itself right away. I'd just do it; you order the same and simply pay less.

Essential oil, for aromatic and diluted topical use. Keep out of the eyes, inner ear and sensitive areas. Store out of reach of children. If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, have a medical condition or take medication, please consult your doctor first. Not a medical product; not intended to prevent, treat or cure any disease.