Lavender
AKA “Lavender oil, Lavandula angustifolia, True lavender
Essential Oil
Ingredient Facts
Lavender
AKA: Lavender oil, Lavandula angustifolia, True lavender
Essential Oil · Antioxidant · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Antioxidant
Soothing
Fragrance
Barrier Support
Essential Oil
Clean
Lavender flowers from France soothe and protect your skin with their natural calming properties, leaving it feeling soft and balanced.
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Plant Part
Flower
CAS #
8000-28-0
See origin →
Functions
Skin Protecting
Helps rebuild and strengthen your skin barrier — the invisible shield that keeps moisture in and irritants out. Essential after over-exfoliating or harsh weather.
Fragrance
Added for scent. Can be natural or synthetic. Common irritant and allergen — one of the top reasons people react to products.
Soothing
Calms redness, irritation, and inflammation. Your skin's chill pill — great for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Antioxidant
Fights free radicals — the unstable molecules from UV, pollution, and stress that break down collagen and cause premature aging.
Nourishes & Protects
Traditional Use
One of the most historically documented botanical ingredients, used since ancient Egypt and Rome for skin healing, relaxation, and perfumery. Central to European herbalism for over 2,000 years for wound care, skincare, and aromatherapy.
Skin Types
all-skin-types
Best For
Soothing
Melanin-Rich Skin
Suitable
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
EWG
4
CIR
Safe
Pregnancy
Caution
CIR Safety Findings
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USApermitted
EUrestricted
JAPANrestricted
CANADArestricted
Biological activities of lavender essential oil.
H M A Cavanagh, J M Wilkinson
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2002
Biological activities of lavender essential oil.
H M A Cavanagh, J M Wilkinson
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2002
Biological activities of lavender essential oil.
H M A Cavanagh, J M Wilkinson
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2002
Lavandula angustifolia oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower‛/leaf‛/stem extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Lavandula Angustifolia Lavender Flower Leaf Stem Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Lavender Plant: Farming and Health Benefits.
Khan SU, Hamza B, Mir RH, Fatima K, Malik F
Current molecular medicine, 2024
Effect of inhaler and topical lavender oil on pain manage...
Sevda Tüzün Özdemir, Asiye Akyol
The journal of vascular access, 2023
Verified Feb 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR