Medicinal and aromatic plants – industrial profiles

Lavender and lavender oil today
Nowadays, lavender is used mainly as the essential oil in manufactured products like cosmetics,
perfumes, soaps etc, but there has been a general reversion to the use of the dried lavender plant
itself in the homespun industry of making products like herbal pillows and lavender bags (see
Chapter 18).
Spike lavender is included in some veterinary shampoos and other products as an insect 
repellent especially for fleas (Potter’s, 1988). Lavender, usually the synthetic type, is used in
household products like furniture polish, general cleaners, odour-repellent sprays. It is also used
in cooking by some enthusiasts and in the Food Industry (Fenaroli, 1998).