Lavender
AKA “Lavender oil, Lavandula angustifolia, True lavender”
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Lavender
AKA: Lavender oil, Lavandula angustifolia, True lavender
Ingredient · Skin Protecting · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Barrier Support
Not Clean
This is the extract of the flowers of Lavandula angustifolia (Lamiaceae); the leaves of Olea europaea (Oleaceae), Origanum vulgare (Lamiaceae), Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae) and Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae) and the whole plant Hydrastis Canadensis (Ranunculaceae).
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Plant Part
Flower
CAS #
8000-28-0
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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.
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
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
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 Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR